Based on my knowledge of Psychology and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and from my own experience and the experience of many of my clients, this course is designed to teach you how to break the cycle of worry and anxiety and take more control of your life.

Cycle of Worry

Let’s face it, life can be stressful for lots of us, whether it’s at work, at home or both. This stress can lead to frequent or constant feelings of anxiety. It’s as though our mind just cannot switch off and we find that we’re even worrying about the small stuff.

And all this can have an effect on our body, with aching muscles, stomach cramps, headaches and other physical symptoms.

For many, this can also have an effect on our self-confidence so that we begin to believe that we are useless or just not good enough. Furthermore, this belief brings more stress and anxiety and so we have a vicious cycle.

But it doesn’t have to be that way. This course will teach you the tools you need to help you lower your anxiety levels and raise your resilience or “bounce-back-ability”.

What Will We Learn?

· TFB Cycle

We will begin by studying the Thoughts/Feelings/Behaviors or TFB Cycle. This will help us to understand how our thoughts, feelings and behaviors are connected. We will then take some time to journal about our own experience with the TFB cycle.

· Thoughts and Thinking

Then we will take a long look at how and why we think as we do. We’ll find out about Confirmation Bias, Negativity Bias and other ways of thinking. We’ll practice observing our thoughts and noticing how they affect our emotions. Then we’ll journal about our own personal experience.

· Feelings and Emotions

Next we’ll dive deeper into our emotions and show how they can have a physical effect on our body. We’ll practice labelling our emotions as this has been shown by science to help us deal with them more effectively. We’ll then journal about our own experience.

· Thoughts Are Not Facts: Challenging our Thoughts

Here we get to the most important part of the course, where we learn that our thoughts are not facts and how we can challenge what we think. At the end of the module we will take some time to practice this skill and journal about it.

· Other Factors That Can Influence Our Mood

Finally we will examine some of the other factors that can have an effect on how we feel, such as food, drink, exercise, sleep and alcohol. We will show our some small changes in our life style can have a big effect on our life.

By the end of the course you will have a skill set that will enable you to ease your stress levels and lower your anxiety. This will also help you to deal with whatever life throws at you in a more calm and measured manner and to bounce back from setbacks, both minor and major.