So let’s get started. This week is all about thoughts, feelings and behaviour.

It might seem pretty self-explanatory, but what exactly are thoughts, feelings and behaviour and how do they work together? If we run with a music analogy, think of a band. Each part is very much doing its own thing, but the magic is when there is synergy and the sound works as a whole.

Harmonizer has been designed to support you in improving your quality of life.

There are many ways we can help ourselves and change our circumstances.

Some of these include exercise, a balanced diet and good sleep management. Getting out to gigs, turning the music up loud or having a dance always helps!

Another way you can improve your quality of life is to talk, to try to challenge negative beliefs and patterns of thought about yourself and the world around you.

What is CBT? 

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy has emerged in recent decades and is a solution-focused form of psychotherapy that has been designed to reduce symptoms and boost wellbeing. CBT has two parts, ‘cognitive’ and ‘behavioural’.

Cognitive focuses on your brain; we can try to change negative patterns of thinking. Behavioural focuses on how you act. CBT aims to help us take charge of our thinking and develop behaviours that benefit us.

CBT works in multiple ways.

It helps us break down big challenges into smaller, more manageable pieces. An overwhelming feeling of low mood, for example, can be broken down into a collection of more manageable thoughts, feelings and behaviours.

We can then use different techniques to work on each component. Simple enough really, but unless you learn this you would not naturally make the connection!