51 | The Power of CBT: Stop the Spiral & Shift Your Thoughts

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🎯 Why You Should Listen:

Are your thoughts running the show? In this episode, Laurie Groh breaks down how Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps you identify thought traps, challenge spirals, and reframe your inner dialogue. If you struggle with overthinking, labeling, or feeling like your emotions run your life—this one’s for you.

💡 Key Takeaways:

• You’re not your thoughts. You’re the listener, not the narrator.

• Thought traps like catastrophizing and labeling create intense emotions with no solutions.

• A grounding or breathing exercise can shift your state in just 2 minutes.

• Reframing is about honesty, not toxic positivity.

• Naming a feeling reduces its intensity—“name it to tame it.”

• CBT works best with daily, consistent practice.

• Your brain can change—hello, neuroplasticity!

🔧 What You’ll Learn:

• How to identify common cognitive distortions

• A step-by-step framework to reframe thoughts

• How to stop the text spiral of doom

• The one-word change that makes “should” statements less dreadful

• A grounding practice to use mid-spiral

• Why labeling is not helpful (unless it’s lovingly calling yourself a nerd)

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⁠Download the 5-Minute Reset Rituals⁠ – A collection of grounding tools and mindset shifts to support your mental wellness.

📣 Join the Conversation:

Have a thought trap you want to reframe? Tag @WisconsinWellnessPodcast on IG or DM Laurie with your biggest aha from the episode!

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