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Join us when author Joanna Hardis visits to discuss her latest book, Just Do Nothing (for Parents).
About the author:
Joanna Hardis, LISW-S, is a cognitive behavioral therapist based in Cleveland, Ohio. Committed to using evidence-based treatments, Joanna helps people get “unstuck.” Through her private practice as well as virtual workshops on distress tolerance, Joanna shows people how to respond to being uncomfortable by giving them the knowledge and tools they need to move forward. She may drop a favorite Yiddish word (or two) during a session, and her goal is always for her clients not to need her anymore.
She has been quoted in The Today Show, Self, and Well and Good magazines.
She received her B.S. at Cornell University and her M.S.S.A. at Case Western Reserve University. She earned her certification from the Cleveland Center for Cognitive Therapy in 2000, SPACE (Supportive Counseling for Anxious Childhood Emotions) Certification in 2016, and she’s one of a handful of clinicians with the highest training in Exposure and Response Prevention for OCD in Northeast Ohio.
In her spare time, Joanna enjoys powerlifting, doing anything with her three kids, traveling, and getting sucked into bad reality TV. Just Do Nothing is her first book.
In Just Do Nothing (for Parents)...
You swore you'd parent differently.
But somehow, you find yourself on Reddit parenting threads at 2am seeking reassurance that you’re not a terrible mom, and you’ve Googled “Is it bad if I yelled at my child?” more times than you’d like to admit. You’re tired of bouncing between contradictory advice, hoping someone, somewhere, has the one “right” answer.
Parenting is hard. It’s even harder when your nervous system feels stuck on high alert (or overdrive), your emotions feel out of control, and you’re worried that every move you make will screw your kids up. From the author of Just Do Nothing: The Paradoxical Guide to Getting Out of Your Way comes a version just for parents. Because raising emotionally resilient kids starts with us.
As a CBT therapist who specializes in the treatment of OCD and anxiety disorders (and has been in the parenting trenches for over two decades), Joanna Hardis doesn’t just tell you to get comfortable being uncomfortable; she shows you how to do it with a science-backed, refreshingly honest approach to becoming a more regulated parent who’s better capable of navigating discomfort by doing less, not more.
Inside, you’ll learn how to:
★ Pause instead of pounce when your kid hits your last nerve.
★ Increase your capacity to sit with discomfort and uncertainty.
★ Respond with intention instead of reactivity.
★ Accept difficult emotions and build your emotional resilience.
★ Not make already difficult situations even harder.
It’s not about eliminating distress. It’s about learning to live with it in healthier ways. And while that may sound uncomfortable, it’s exactly the skill set you (and your kids) need.
Books will be available for purchase courtesy of Mac's Backs - Books on Coventry.
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