Complex Grief
by Lynn Harnack, LPC 5/20/2019 Grief shows up in so many different ways, when I think of grief I think of loss, I think of the death of something or someone. I think of life being different from here on…
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Author Archive: authenticcounseling
Anger and Suicide
by Lynn Harnack, LPC 5/24/2017 Since Chris Cornell hung himself last week in a hotel bathroom, depression has been a hot topic. I have seen more blogs and posts written about depression and getting help. Which, is good, when someone…
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When We Listen to Outside Messages
I have been told throughout my life that I was strong willed and most definitely, stubborn. Both have definitely gotten me into trouble and gotten me where I want to go in life. Because of this I have been able…
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Parenting as a Mindfulness Practice
I was having lunch with a friend the other day when she asked if I had been meditating lately, as a new parent I laughed and said, “no, but I have been regulating a lot, I guess that parenting is…
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Complexities of an Eating Disorder
Living with an Eating Disorder is extremely painful and challenging. Every day we can wake up feeling defeated before the day has even begun. Your relationship between food and your body is a unique one. I don’t think people realize…
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Autoimmune Illness
Having an autoimmune illness does not mean you cannot live life to a full capacity however, it also means that life is going to have some complications. Depending upon what season of your life you are in your autoimmune illness…
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Taking Ownership
Taking Responsibility – by Lynn Harnack, MA So something that speaks to me is this idea of empowerment and how to have more of it. When clients come into my office I often times will see this theme that others…
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Avoidance Promotes Anxiety
Avoidance Promotes Anxiety by Lynn Harnack, MA I am sure anyone who reads this knows on some level by what I mean when I write “Avoidance Promotes Anxiety”, I mean, who hasn’t procrastinated on a paper and in the back…
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How to Transform Our Wounds
Something that has occurred to me recently working with a population, who suffers from depression and/or anxiety, is this idea that no one understands what I am going through. I hesitate to even write those words, looking at my own…
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Love All Year Round
With the holidays coming to an end I wonder how I am going to take the message of Christmas with me throughout this upcoming year. I think of Christmas as a time to explore this Gift of love that has…
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