Joanna Hardis, LISW, LLC

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Joanna Hardis, LISW, LLC

LISW-S therapist specializing in anxiety, OCD & getting you unstuck. Trained in Exposure & Response Therapy. Gestalt certified. Stop worrying, start living.

Ohio based.

10/31/2025

Most of us confuse fear with danger, but fear is a feeling, not always a fact.

Uncertainty, saying “no,” trying something new… these can all feel scary, but they’re not dangerous.

You can feel afraid and still take action.
You can be uncomfortable and still move forward.
Let’s stop letting fear call the shots.

10/30/2025

Parenting today feels like a minefield.

One minute, you’re told you’re doing too much. The next, not enough. No wonder it’s hard to know what the “right” move is.

Just Do Nothing (for parents): How to Parent Better by Doing Less is about cutting through the noise.

It helps you pause before reacting so you’re not parenting from guilt, fear, or the discomfort of watching your child struggle.

This isn’t about being passive. It’s about staying grounded when your instinct is to rescue, fix, or explain away their feelings and learning to respond based on the moment, not your feelings about the moment.

Just Do Nothing (for parents): How to Parent Better by Doing Less is out now! 📚✍️🎉

10/29/2025

Even if you're not a parent, this holds true.

When we're living on autopilot, chances are we're reacting to what's in front of us. If you're also someone who gets overwhelmed by your own emotions (or your child’s), you're more likely to react to your feelings rather than the situation. That’s distress intolerance: the feeling shows up, and we immediately try to make it go away by fixing, avoiding, distracting, or rescuing.

And yes, that might bring short-term relief, but long-term it reinforces the idea that big feelings are dangerous.

When we have the skill set to respond, we can respond to the situation without being distracted by our feelings.

That’s why the shift from reaction to response matters so much.

📚 This is the skill set I break down in my new book, Just Do Nothing (for parents): How to Parent Better by Doing Less. Get your copy today!

10/28/2025

Parenting comes with a lot of noise on the outside and the inside.

My new book, Just Do Nothing (for Parents): How to Parent Better by Doing Less, is officially out! 🎉

This follow-up brings my “Just Do Nothing” process to the parenting space, giving you tools to build distress tolerance so you can model regulation, set boundaries, and stop getting stuck in those relentless worry spirals.

It’s hard. But it’s not impossible. 💛

Available now on Amazon.

10/24/2025

When our kids are upset, it can feel nearly impossible not to swoop in, fix it, or say yes just to make the distress go away.

On the latest episode of .anxious.truth podcast, I talk about how to recognize this instinct, why we fall into it, and what it looks like to pause instead of fix.

🎧 Tune in wherever you get your podcasts!

10/23/2025

So many of us reach for our phones the moment we feel bored, restless, or uncomfortable. But what if we paused instead? Practicing small moments of discomfort like waiting in line without scrolling can build the very muscles we need to make bigger changes later. It’s not about willpower. It’s about working with our brains, not against them. That’s where “scaling the change” comes in.

📈 It’s one of the most powerful tools I use with clients to build distress tolerance in a sustainable way.

Want to learn how to scale your own change? Read my latest blog post.

10/21/2025

🎉 It’s here! Just Do Nothing (For Parents): How to Parent Better by Doing Less is officially live! 🎉

If parenting sometimes feels like one long exercise in managing your own discomfort, this book is for you.

You’ll learn how to PAUSE, notice your urges (to fix, rescue, lecture, etc.), and build the endurance to do less so your kids can develop more emotional resilience.

This isn’t about being passive. It’s about learning to tolerate your own discomfort in service of something greater: your child’s growth.

Because sometimes, doing nothing is the hardest and most powerful thing you can do.

Get your copy here: https://www.amazon.com/Just-Do-Nothing-Parents-Parent-ebook/dp/B0FV2BDPL1?ref_=ast_author_dp&th=1&psc=1

10/16/2025

We have got to stop referring to OCD as being overly “neat” or “a little obsessive.” It’s a neurobiological condition where intrusive thoughts create intense distress and compulsions become a way to reduce that discomfort.

Many people with OCD know their thoughts aren’t rational. But the urge to do something, check again, confess, ask for reassurance, can feel impossible to resist. It’s not about control. It’s about distress regulation.

To learn more about OCD, check out all the resources at . Recovery is possible.

10/13/2025

When we think of OCD, we often picture behaviors like handwashing or checking, but what we see is only part of the story.

What we don’t see are the relentless, intrusive, and often terrifying thoughts driving those actions. For every visible ritual, there are countless mental rituals (reviewing, reassuring, neutralizing) all in an effort to feel certain or safe.

OCD isn’t just about what someone does. It’s about what they’re experiencing internally, over and over and over again.

10/08/2025

✨ Reminder: Don’t discount the win just because you felt anxious, the win is that you showed up. Start noticing what’s going well, even if it’s small.

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2460 Fairmount Boulevard Suite 320
Cleveland Heights, OH
44106

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+12166008696

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http://joannahardis.com/

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