Healthy Thinking

Healthy thought patterns are those which are helpful, effective, and safe. Unhealthy patterns are those that do not promote good health or are ineffective for your goals.

"We may not have caused all of our own problems, but we all have to solve them anyway."

Helpful Assumptions

Beliefs to abide by for better regulation

The Best

All people at any given point are doing the best they are currently capable of doing.

Improvement

The common characteristic of all people is that they want to improve their lives and be happy.

Solution

People have to change their own responses and alter their environment for life to change.

Motivation

We want to do better, try harder, and be more motivated to change, even if it's difficult.

Steps to Positivity

Which step have you reached today?

Yes, I did it!

I will do it

I can do it

I'll try to do it

How do I do it?

I want to do it

I can't do it

I won't do it

Positive Inner Tools

Reframing the "Good vs Bad" binary

Helpful vs Unhelpful

Does this thought advance or detract from your emotional wellbeing?

Effective vs Ineffective

Does this action move you towards your goal or away from it?

Safe vs Unsafe

Does this behavior promote or risk your physical and emotional safety?

Session Skill