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ABC Thought Diary

Our thoughts directly impact our emotions. One way to change the way we feel is to change the way that we think. In order to
change our thoughts, we first need to become aware of our thinking.

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Break the Shame Cycle with Monkey Therapy

Shame hides. It’s as if it is ashamed of itself. Often we have lived with shame for so long, we are unaware that it is there, driving our beliefs, actions, and emotions. Shame maintains itself. When we feel ashamed, we are less likely to try to repair the damage, reconnect with the hurt party, or learn […]

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How Monkey Therapy Helps You Overcome Overactive Guilt

Guilt feelings are common, healthy, and useful in short durations. However, when they linger passed their usefulness, guilt feelings can cause emotional distress and lead to more serious psychological issues. Monkey therapy combines Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Internal Family Systems, as well as neuroprocessing interventions that address all the aspects of overactive guilt: cognitions, emotional reactions, […]

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How Monkey Therapy Helps You Get Better at Stress

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Stress is our brain’s way of protecting us. While stress overload is harmful, hindering us in the face of difficult life events, other forms of stress invigorate us to rise to the challenge. This positive version of stress is known as eustress. Whether we find a situation distressing or eustress-ing has less to do with […]

How Monkey Therapy Helps You Unstick

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The term ‘stuckness’ is not listed in clinical psychology books but it is very much a real part of our psychological experience.  At some point in our lives, we have all felt like we just can’t make progress. We know that there is something that we can do to change our current situation. It’s just […]

How Monkey Therapy Helps You Defuse Your Inner Critic

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All self-criticism has its own function, which can range from compassionate self-improvement to shame-based punishment. Perhaps surprisingly, our inner critics are guides that are trying to serve us in some way. Albeit misguided, they may be trying to motivate us, protect us, guide us, or punish us.   Monkey therapy draws from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, […]

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