Take Care with Katie

In today’s episode, we chat about a tool called “thought records” that can help us increase our awareness of our thoughts. Becoming aware of our own cognitive distortions is the first step towards changing them. :)

RESOURCES

Thought Record Worksheet: https://www.therapistaid.com/worksheets/thought-record.pdf

Therapist Aid website: https://www.therapistaid.com/

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/0812968255/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_awdb_imm_0DC9CKN2KCG7HRJWE3GQ

SOCIALS

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/takecarewithkatie/

Website: www.takecarewithkatie.com

Works referenced: Beck, A. (1963). Thinking and Depression: I. Idiosyncratic Content and Cognitive Distortions. Archives of General Psychiatry, 9(4), 324–333. https://doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.1963.01720160014002 Bathina, K. C., ten Thij, M., Lorenzo-Luaces, L., Rutter, L. A., & Bollen, J. (2021). Individuals with depression express more distorted thinking on social media. Nature Human Behaviour, 5(4), 458–466. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-021-01050-7 Burns, D. D. (2008). Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy. https://www.amazon.ca/Feeling-Good-New-Mood-Therapy/dp/0380810336 --- List of Cognitive Distortions: https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-worksheet/cognitive-distortions --- Come hang out :)  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/takecarewithkatie/

In this episode, I chat about the goals of Take Care with Katie and some background on CBT. Listen to learn how our thoughts, emotions and behaviours interact in response to everyday situations. 

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Sources referenced in this episode: 

Aaron T. Beck, MD. (n.d.). Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Retrieved May 27, 2021, from https://beckinstitute.org/team/dr-aaron-t-beck/ 

Gellatly, J., Bower, P., Hennessy, S., Richards, D., Gilbody, S., & Lovell, K. (2007). What makes self-help interventions effective in the management of depressive symptoms? Meta-analysis and meta-regression. Psychological Medicine, 37(9), 1217–1228. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291707000062 

Hirai, M., & Clum, G. A. (2006). A Meta-Analytic Study of Self-Help Interventions for Anxiety Problems. Behavior Therapy, 37(2), 99–111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2005.05.002 Hofmann, S. G., Asnaani, A., Vonk, I. J. J., Sawyer, A. T., & Fang, A. (2012). The Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Review of Meta-analyses. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 36(5), 427–440. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-012-9476-1