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therapy-bites · 2 years

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Happy Halloween Half-Way!!!

Doc Heath here; your friendly Neighborhood NeuroMechanic!

Spooky season is a great time for the young AND the young at heart to PRACTICE “FEAR”. That’s right! Practicing experiencing difficult emotions when we know we’re in a safe environment can help us program our minds to understand emotions - even the difficult ones - are not harmful to us.

Go ahead and enter the creaky doors of that Haunted House. Watch that spooky movie and let the CHILLS run up and down your spine. Decorate your home and yard with ghosts and monsters and witches and zombies; later imagining them all coming to life in the dark of the night.

Guess what will happen when you experience that FEAR? N-O-T-H-I-N-G.

Fear can never harm you though it can be a difficult emotion.

Use this Half-Way to Halloween to create a space for fear that YOU control.

Feel the fear and THEN pay attention to your THINKING. After all, it is your THINKING that is CREATING the fear in the first place.

Change your thinking; change your feelings. Master your thinking; master your life.

TherapyBites Podcast NOW AVAILABLE on your favorite pod player!

It’s all about the Psychology of EveryDay Life & Relationships.

SIX BRAND NEW episodes:

E1. Bonus Intro Episode

E2. Scary Stories from the DARK RECESSES Beneath the Therapy Couch

E3. Spooky Tales, Scary Therapy, & Staying Psychologically Safe

E4. Barking Werewolf Ruins the Day

E5. Zombies & Depression Quicksand

E6. Spirits, Unsafe Spaces, & Other Tales of Terror

E7. Myths, Monsters, & Scary Stress

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couch-crumbs · 2 years

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Welcome to CouchCrumbs!

Made just for you by TherapyBites A.R.T. LAB!

We showcase stories of regret & resilience, tragedy & triumph, helping, hurting, healing, and bite into the most common myths and misperceptions of psychotherapy along with the surprising neuroscience of real life from the bright upper side of the couch and sometimes the darker spaces beneath. And, oh yeah! We’re gonna get crumbs on the couch!

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Join us on the Clubhouse app each Wednesday @ 12pm CST as we discuss actual strategies to improve your thinking & your life.

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Join us on the Volley app each Friday @ 11am CST as we bat around actual stories and strategies of helping & healing.

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Grab your coffee & bagel! Join us for the TBAL Community Breakfast each Saturday @ 9am CST for support, sharing, and evidence that you’re not alone. Just text 1(870) 686-4196 to join the team. Our compliments!

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terimariedegree · 6 years

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therapy-bites · 2 years

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TherapyBites A.R.T. LAB World Premiere LIVE WATCH PARTY

JOIN US this Saturday

October 15 @ 6pm CST

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therapy-bites · 2 years

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NEWSFLASH! TherapyBites YouTube LIVE Watch Party! 6pm CST, October 15, 2022. Great Fun & Healthy Living Info - Games - GiveAways - Gift Cards - Scavenger Hunts - PRIZES of ALL SIZES

Hey, TBALr's, Sarah here! Adventure-seeker, book-worm, & associate to Doc Heath, your friendly neighborhood NeuroMechanic!

It's definitely one of those "Oh Jinkies!" moments! You're sitting outside your therapist's office awaiting your appointment. Then, you remember... you had homework! Oh, no! What will my therapist think? You scramble to write down as much as you can before COUCH TIME!

Sound familiar? I know we’ve definitely seen it; even done it ourselves!

During YOUR next session, put a homework reminder in your phone. Make scheduling that reminder a part of the therapy session. Also, share this plan with your therapist! Make it part of your treatment plan.

Great clinicians will help YOU develop a healthier MINDSET by reviewing your homework with you DURING each session.

Don't forget YOUR homework! Keep moving FORWARD!

REMEMBER: TherapyBites YouTube LIVE Watch Party! 6pm CST, October 15, 2022

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therapy-bites · 2 years

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JOIN US 🗓️ TOMORROW

(Sat. - 6pm CST - 10/15)

TherapyBites A.R.T. LAB 🎙️Podcast 🌎 World Premiere 📺WATCH PARTY!!!

🥳GAMES 🤔TRIVIA 🎁PRIZES 💝GIVE AWAYS!!!

😱REAL LIFE😱 stories fresh from the 🛋️THERAPY COUCH 🛋️ & the 💀dark recesses beneath 👻

🍿🍿WATCH US LIVE ON YOUTUBE🍿🍿

INVITE FRIENDS & WIN MORE COOL STUFF!!!

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therapy-bites · 2 years

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TherapyBites Podcast NOW AVAILABLE on your favorite pod player!

It’s all about the Psychology of EveryDay Life & Relationships.

BRAND NEW episodes + BONUS:

E8. Ghosts, Ghouls, & Scary Faces: The Psychology of Halloween (p. 1)

E7. Myths, Monsters, & Scary Stress

E6. Spirits, Unsafe Spaces, & Other Tales of Terror

E5. Zombies & Depression Quicksand

E4. Barking Werewolf Ruins the Day

E3. Spooky Tales, Scary Therapy, & Staying Psychologically Safe

E2. Scary Stories from the DARK RECESSES Beneath the Therapy Couch

E1. Bonus Intro Episode

*NEW EPISODES WEEKLY*

*FOLLOW US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST PLATFORM*

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therapy-bites · 2 years

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JOIN US 🗓️ TOMORROW

(Sat. - 6pm CST - 10/15)

TherapyBites A.R.T. LAB 🎙️Podcast 🌎 World Premiere 📺WATCH PARTY!!!

🥳GAMES 🤔TRIVIA 🎁PRIZES 💝GIVE AWAYS!!!

😱REAL LIFE😱 stories fresh from the 🛋️THERAPY COUCH 🛋️ & the 💀dark recesses beneath 👻

🍿🍿WATCH US LIVE ON YOUTUBE🍿🍿

INVITE FRIENDS & WIN MORE COOL STUFF!!!

(mugs-mouse pads-hoodies-tees-gift cards & MORE)

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therapy-bites · 2 years

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LISTENING = THE BEST SUICIDE PREVENTION

A Mindful Good Morning to you!

Debbie & Dr. Heath here. Our area of expertise is ‘neuromechanics' (e.g., neuroscience, neuropsychology, forensic psychology).

September is Suicide Awareness Month. All month we’ve been sharing mindful facts about suicide prevention.

No one really wants to kill themselves. Self-Harm behaviors originate from distorted thoughts & a desire to avoid non-preferred events, situations, and circumstances.

Asking someone if they are having thoughts of self-harm is the most loving, caring thing you can do.

Many people are afraid to ask because they think by asking they will give the person the idea to do so. This is not true. Someone having thoughts of suicide has been thinking about it already.

Ask questions, listen to what they have to say, & help them challenge Automatic, Negative Thoughts (A.N.T.s).

Listening to understand, not JUST to respond, promotes healthy relationships AND can save a life.

If you are having thoughts of suicide, text “HOME” to 741741

-OR-

Call 988 to talk to a crisis counselor 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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therapy-bites · 2 years

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Afraid of the DARK?

Happy Spooky Season! Afraid of the dark? Actually, even if you THINK you are, it’s not the DARK that scares you.

Doc Heath here; your Friendly Neighborhood Neuromechanic!

Think about it. You don’t REALLY believe the DARK is a harm to you but, rather what might be HIDING IN THE DARK.

In other words, your brain - behind the murky curtains of your awareness - has a whole CAULDRON of things you BELIEVE are a danger to you: Lions and tigers and bears…OH MY!

Or is it ghosts & goblins & things that go BUMP in the night?

Likely, it’s things much more down to Earth and not even in the dark at all (except the dark corners of your own mind): A loved one not loving you; losing things you want such as a relationship, a job, your health.

The next time you THINK you’re afraid of the DARK, think DEEPER. Ask yourself what SPECIFICALLY am I afraid of, THEN ask yourself how ACCURATE & REALISTIC is that SPECIFIC thought.

Double, double toil & trouble; fire burn & cauldron bubble!

(The cauldron is the mind; the fire, your THOUGHTS; the bubbling, your LIFE).

We FIRST engineer our thoughts; THEN our thoughts engineer our lives.

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therapy-bites · 1 year

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TherapyBites Podcast NOW AVAILABLE on your favorite pod player!

It’s all about the Psychology of EveryDay Life & Relationships.

BRAND NEW episodes + BONUS:

E9. Hallows, Haunts, & Scary Places: The Psychology of Halloween (p. 2)

E8. Ghosts, Ghouls, & Scary Faces: The Psychology of Halloween (p. 1)

E7. Myths, Monsters, & Scary Stress

E6. Spirits, Unsafe Spaces, & Other Tales of Terror

E5. Zombies & Depression Quicksand

E4. Barking Werewolf Ruins the Day

E3. Spooky Tales, Scary Therapy, & Staying Psychologically Safe

E2. Scary Stories from the DARK RECESSES Beneath the Therapy Couch

E1. Bonus Intro Episode

*NEW EPISODES WEEKLY*

*FOLLOW US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST PLATFORM*

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therapy-bites · 2 years

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WHAT DO YOU LET CONTROL YOU?

(Don’t be a ZOMBIE)

Where is YOUR “Locus of Control”?

INTERNAL or EXTERNAL

Doc Heath here:

Your friendly Neighborhood NeuroMechanic!

Locus of control is a concept that teaches we have a choice of what we allow to direct our lives; what’s INSIDE of US or what’s OUT THERE in the world.

Widespread woo-woo PSEUDOpsychological social media-baked FAKERY would have you believe you have NO POWER in the face of those LABELED “toxic”, “manipulators”, “controlling”, “gaslighters”.

These mucked up memes paint a picture of so-called toxic, manipulating, controlling, gas-lighting folks as possessing CELESTIAL, SUPERHUMAN, GOD-LIKE POWER over YOU and your very BRAIN cells.

HOGWASH!!!

DON’T DRINK THE KOOL-AID!!!

BTW … many of these memes are JUST trying to sell you their app!

TAKE BACK YOUR POWER!

Realize YOU have the ABILITY to DECIDE what YOU are going to THINK regardless of what ANYONE else has to say about it; even so-called social media ‘influencers’.

Refuse to be like the OTHER “SHEEPLE” swallowing the social media “toxicity” claptrap whole.

Your thoughts are YOUR OWN.

MASTERMIND YOUR LIFE!

You can begin developing your own INTERNAL LOCUS of CONTROL today by bringing awareness to your OWN thinking. Ask yourself, “How accurate & realistic are my thoughts? How well is this particular thought serving me?”

OWN your own THINKING!!!

Be aware that many on social media want to keep YOU under the THUMB of their POWER-DRAINING influence.

THINKING for yourself is a THREAT to them.

I know because I debate these individuals all the time on various PSYCHO-BABBLE social feeds.

But be of good cheer! I’VE GOT YOUR BACK! We’re in this TOGETHER! Reach out anytime you need a wingman to help you fly HIGH ABOVE the nonsense.

Welcome to the TBAL TEAM!

TherapyBites A.R.T. LAB (pronounced “tee-ball” for short & just for FUN!)

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therapy-bites · 2 years

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Welcome to Sunset Reflections! Debbie here. Musician, animal lover, explorer, and associate to Doc Heath, your Friendly Neighborhood NeuroMechanic!

Everyday life presents us with many opportunities for learning & growth. Each day we all accomplish something. These opportunities begin the moment we get up to start a new day.

Living each day mindfully & taking time to be aware of our accomplishments - no matter how small they may seem - gives meaning to our lives.

Whether it’s getting up in the morning, taking the kids to school, going to work, attending classes, making or sharing a meal with a friend or loved one, listening to understand someone instead of listening to respond, identifying an A.N.T. (Automatic Negative Thought) to restructure, or smiling at someone you encountered on your daily journey, it’s important to recognize these accomplishments.

Taking time to acknowledge our “weekly wins” as we call them here at the TherapyBites™ A.R.T. (Accurate, Realistic Thoughts) L.A.B. (Life Affirming Beliefs), promotes a healthy mindset and is an important part of practicing A.R.T. in our own lives.

We invite you to share something you accomplished today in the comments below. We all benefit from reading one another’s comments!

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therapy-bites · 2 years

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SLEEPY’s ABC Sheet PRESCRIPTION

Hey, TBALr’s, Sarah here! Adventure-seeker, book-worm, & associate to Doc Heath, your friendly neighborhood NeuroMechanic!

Listening to a patient’s perspective change & their thought processes become healthier is one of the MOST rewarding things about being a therapist.

In order for therapy to work, practice OUTSIDE of therapy is ESSENTIAL. Changing old patterns of thinking takes time AND a lot of hard work. It’s worth it!

Basic practice includes the ABC Thought Records to sort out how our THOUGHTS create our EMOTIONS:

A - Event/Situation

B - Belief

C - Emotions/Feelings

Remember, even when we are NOT going through a difficult situation, we should practice Accurate, Realistic Thinking (A.R.T.).

We want the “A.R.T. Life” to become HABIT but, without practice, that will not happen!

Keep up the good work & keep living the A.R.T. Life everyday!

We know you can do it!

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therapy-bites · 2 years

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FEAR is not a CATASTROPHE!

Doc Heath here; your Friendly Neighborhood Neuromechanic!

Fear can never harm you. It is a FEELING we are engineered to be able to experience.

Like ALL emotions, FEAR is manufactured by our own THINKING!

We FIRST engineer our thoughts THEN, our thoughts engineer our EMOTIONS, BEHAVIORS, & LIVES.

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therapy-bites · 2 years

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Beware depression’s SLIPPERY SLOPE into inactivity.

Doc Heath here; your Friendly neighborhood Neuromechanic!

Inactivity breeds more inactivity & more inactivity breeds more depression.

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