Being Proactive And Problem-solving Your Worries Away
Reading Time: 6 minutes As someone who embraces the scientific method, problem-solving is an important wellbeing skill to have in your toolbox. Here’s how to use it
Theory
Welcome to the theory category archive. Here you’ll find all the articles that have been indexed as discussing a theory.
Here you’ll find articles where I discuss a range of psychological theories. For example, positive psychology and harm reduction.
Nudge Theory: Self-nudging Our Way To Better Wellbeing
Reading Time: 9 minutes Nudge Theory has been having its moment in the spotlight recently. But what if I told you that it has self-care applications?
How To Use The Empty Chair Technique For Self-Help
Reading Time: 5 minutes Learn how to use Gestalt therapy’s empty chair technique on your own to help work through your issues and get closure
Finding Meaning: What Makes Having A Purpose So Important?
Reading Time: 11 minutes It’s been argued that one of the fundamental factors in our wellbeing is finding meaning and purpose in life. To find out why, keep reading
Can Entropy Teach Us About The Secret To Being Happier?
Reading Time: 7 minutes We all want to be happier, but with the way the world demands our time, it can be hard to do. Enter entropy for the assist
Spoon Theory: A Simple Explanation Of Energy Usage
Reading Time: 6 minutes Spoons equal energy, energy equal spoons. That’s the simple takeaway from spoon theory. But there’s a lot more too it than that
Achievements Collage: An Easy Way To Celebrate Yourself
Reading Time: 5 minutes Creating an achievements collage is a creative way to remind yourself of your achievements, boost motivation, and combat negative thoughts
Abstinence And Harm Reduction: The Two Addition Treatments
Reading Time: 6 minutes The abstinence model has been the leading treatment method for over a hundred years, but are people better served by a different approach?
12 Self-Harm Substitutes Inspired By The Harm Reduction Theory
Reading Time: 9 minutes Self-harm is often a subject people try to avoid talking about, especially in the context of harm minimisation. This article will change that
How To Adapt Motivational Interviewing For Self-Help
Reading Time: 6 minutes Motivational interviewing provides therapists techniques to promote change in clients, which this article has adapted into a self-help method