Cope Well - Behavior Therapy Skills to support Mental Health and Well-being

Cope Well - Behavior Therapy Skills to support Mental Health and Well-being

By Ashley DeLuccia, Ph.D.Health & FitnessMental HealthEducationSelf-Improvement
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  • Who's in Charge of You? Understanding Your Three Mental Operators

    Recap:

    - All three states are normal and human; we all have these different states of mind

    - The goal is in finding balance through acknowledgment of our thoughts and feelings and letting Wise Mind guide us

    - It takes practice to recognize and balance these states

    - Being in emotion mind or reasonable mind isn't "bad" - it's just not the whole picture

    Daily Practice to ask yourself:

    - "Who's in charge right now - the toddler, the robot, or the CEO?"

    - "What would the CEO/wise mind do in this situation?"

    - "How can I acknowledge my emotions while letting wise mind make the decisions?"

    - "Is my logic trying to shut down important feelings?"

    Take away: The goal is about practice and progress in finding balance between our emotional and logical selves.



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    15 min
  • Somatic Processing Meditation

    Let’s begin my acknowledging that it isn’t easy and doesn’t always feel safe to feel difficult emotions. Instead of avoiding them or projecting them by blaming others, take responsibility for your own feelings. They are a part of us and are worth paying attention to. This knowing can help you pay attention to them and begin the healing process.

    * Find a feeling that’s safe so you have something to ground you if needed. (For example, bring attention back to the support of your chair.)

    * Recall a situation that caused a big emotion that you haven’t dealt with yet. Activate the unprocessed emotion.

    * Notice the emotion. Name it. Describe it. Where is it? What does it look like (as you imagine it)?

    * Breathe into the feeling. Allow it. Listen to it. Keep being present until it begins to shift. You may notice it changing as you pay attention to it. Let it integrate with your nervous system.

    * As you feel lighter, when you are ready, come back to the safe feeling you named in the beginning of the session. Take a deep breath and notice how you feel. Big emotions may need more than one session. Keep being willing to listen to your emotions.

    My hope is that this session moves you towards healing. You are worthy of feeling good.

    Cope well.



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    15 min

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