Bouncing Back with CBT: How to Manage Setbacks and Relapses

Striving towards our goals and making positive changes in our lives can be a challenging journey, filled with ups and downs. However, setbacks and relapses are a natural part of the process, and it’s essential to have strategies in place to help us manage and bounce back from them. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) provides a toolbox of techniques to help us stay on track, even when we face setbacks.

Achieve Your Dreams with SMART Goals!

Are you tired of setting goals but never following through with them? The problem may be that your goals aren’t SMART enough. SMART goals are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound. By setting SMART goals, you can create a roadmap to success that will help you stay on track and reach your dreams!

Don’t Believe Everything You Think: Understanding Cognitive Distortions

We all have thoughts that pop into our heads, but not all thoughts are created equal. Some thoughts can be helpful and accurate, while others can be distorted and lead to unnecessary stress and anxiety. These distorted thoughts are known as cognitive distortions, and they can impact our mental well-being if left unchecked.

Inner Child

Connection: Self, Inner Child

Yesterday was quite a day focused on conflict resolution, thank you so much for everyone who reached out and offered to support […]

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Managing Difficult Emotions: P1

Managing Difficult Emotions, Three part Series. Part one. Very helpful post in the times of Covid-19: … Pain. This familiar intense feeling […]

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Inside your head

“All that you see out in front of you is how you feel inside your head.”
Alan Watts

We often project our fears, worries and anxieties onto others… According to Wikipedia, psychological projection is a defence mechanism in which the human ego defends itself against unconscious impulses or qualities (both positive and negative) by denying their existence in themselves while attributing them to others. 

Mask

Connect: Self, Mask

We all wear masks. Often. At some point in our lives we’ve created (with the outside help) an idealized image of who […]

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Raise Your Words

Yesterday’s Polyamory Workshop went very well. What an amazing crowd!! Awesome participation. We’ve covered topics of Jealousy, Scheduling, Boundaries , Safe sex […]