welcome to the all the hard things blog

In this episode, I describe why things seem to get worse before they get better.  Whether you’re dealing with anxiety or OCD, quitting smoking/drinking/any other bad habit, or just saying no to a toddler – you’ll learn what to expect once you start to change things up.  You’ll learn what an extinction burst is, how […]

In this episode, I describe what happens to your anxiety when you give into it with safety behaviors and compulsions/rituals.  I also go over the habituation curve, i.e. when you, instead, sit with those feelings – without engaging in safety behaviors or compulsions/rituals.  You’ll see what happens to your anxiety over time in both scenarios […]