Tag: CBT

Should Statements – Shame no more!

Should statements, those messages we use to motivate us off the couch. Should statements, the inner dialogue that condemns us for our mistakes. Should statements, tools for change or weapons of shame? Last time I wrote, I discussed my relationship with these so-called should statements, these cognitive distortions that tell us we don’t measure up […]

Should Statements – Motivational Tools or Weapons of Shame?

I should get outside. I should take a walk. I should read. I should get out of bed. I should turn off the TV. I should do yoga. I should stack some of that wood that’s been piling up. The lake looks gorgeous. I should really go on a kayak ride. Then there are the […]