6 Awesome Steps to IMPROVE YOUR PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH WITH cbt
Keep what’s helpful and leave what’s not. That’s always my motto. What works for us all will be different and we all need different things in different moments.
The autumn equinox has arrived. It’s the perfect time to get our internal and external house in order so we can make the most out of the darker months ahead. Persistent stress, depression, anxiety and overwhelm is at an all time high so we all need a robust skills set of tools to come back to regularly to keep us well and on track with living the life important to us. Personal development is life long and so we all need to commit to it daily with an open and flexible heart, whatever the weather. If we don’t invest in ourselves then who will? It’s daily practice and I promise you won’t regret it. It’s not a quick fix. Some patterns take more time and effort to update so be gentle with yourself. If you need help, make sure to speak to a friend, talk to your GP or another health professional. You got this!
Here's 6 of my favourite CBT tools (think a beautiful blend of cognitive, emotional and behavioural) for you to try out for yourself.
1) Build your awareness of when and how you are getting stuck in your old familiar patterns - think cognitive, emotional, sensations and behaviours. Note them down.
2) Notice how you react during these moments and what the triggers are.
3) Appreciate how all your life experiences to date will be influencing how you are reacting and know that your brain is so malleable and you can learn new ways of coping and responding to update the brain and body in tandem.
4) Generate one new balanced and healthy way of how you would prefer to interpret the situation, whatever it is, and allow yourself to know what that looks like in reality, to help know you are following it through in practice.
5) Emotions take their own time to process in the background while you choose healthier ways or responding so be compassionate to holding any discomfort and remind yourself that all your feelings are welcome and they can pass in the background in their own time. Label and honour them but remember they are not always the best guide and let them pass. Try not to fear them utilise your self-care grounding activities as often as you need them.
6) Personal development is life long for us all. Work with where you are at not were you want to be. Accepting and working from the present time is where you can take control, honour it fully, update the past and create your future.
If you would like to share feedback on your experience I’d love to hear from you. You can write to me at info@moore-living.com
Be well
Catherine
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