Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    The Yellow Brick Road to Better Living: A Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Workbook for the Young and Young at Heart
    The Yellow Brick Road to Better Living: A Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Workbook for the Young and Young at Heart
    The Yellow Brick Road to Better Living: A Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Workbook for the Young and Young at Heart
    Ebook155 pages42 minutes

    The Yellow Brick Road to Better Living: A Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Workbook for the Young and Young at Heart

    By Dr. Nicole Gehl

    5/5

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Happiness is not dependent on having perfect life experiences, or the good will of witches or wizards. It’s a process and a journey. The Yellow Brick Road to Better Living is a retelling of the Wizard of OZ written to help you deal with your challenges using cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) and other evidence based techniques tested by behavioural scientists shown to offer relief from a wide range of emotional and behaviour problems.
    With this workbook, you’ll travel through the land of Oz and get an understanding of how what you think is connected to how you feel physically and emotionally, and consequently what you do.
    Through self-monitoring, psycho-education and experimentation, you’ll develop greater self-awareness and thinking habits to take with you wherever it is that your yellow brick road may lead.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDr. Nicole Gehl
    Release dateJan 20, 2015
    ISBN9781311590855
    The Yellow Brick Road to Better Living: A Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Workbook for the Young and Young at Heart

    Related to The Yellow Brick Road to Better Living

    Related ebooks

    Wellness For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      On The Spectrum, On The Path

      Sep 19, 2023

      On The Spectrum, On The Path
      14 min read

    • Article

      The Things Science Has Taught Me

      Mar 11, 2020

      The Things Science Has Taught Me
      6 min read

    • Article

      Bookmark This read…listen…stream

      Apr 1, 2020

      How Exercise Helps Us Find Happiness, Hope, Connection, and Courage Kelly McGonigal, PhD • Avery McGonigal’s thesis is simple—as humans, we are hardwired for movement. She builds her case through a wide-ranging survey of scientific studies, interview

      7 min read

    • Article

      Yoga For Mental Health

      Nov 19, 2021

      Yoga For Mental Health
      2 min read

    • Article

      5 Books To Help You Feel Better

      Feb 27, 2022

      Life doesn’t feel very conducive to calm right now and so this book is timely. It is for anyone wanting to be more resilient in the face of inevitable ups and downs. Finding Calm shares useful advice and practical skills to help everyone come to term

      2 min read

    • Article

      For Readers …

      Mar 2, 2023

      Frans Stiene has been a major influence on global research into the system of Reiki since the early 2000s. His practical understanding of the Japanese influences on the human system has allowed students around the world to connect deeply with this pr

      3 min read

    • Article

      Your Dilemmas…

      Jul 22, 2021

      Danielle Barnett is a NLP Master practitioner, clinical hypnotherapist, and a life coach. She has a weekly podcast: Real Therapy. (www.daniellebarnett.coach) QI lost my parents in an accident when I was a teenager. I don’t talk about it – my friends

      3 min read

    • Article

      The Compassion Cure

      May 20, 2020

      The Compassion Cure
      8 min read

    • Article

      Calm Your Mind

      Mar 11, 2020

      Calm Your Mind
      6 min read

    • Article

      Calm Your Mind

      Mar 22, 2020

      Calm Your Mind
      6 min read

    • Article

      From The Editor-in-chief

      Oct 10, 2018

      You can learn a lot at bedtime. As you crawl under covers, as the mattress supports your body, as the pillow caresses your head, the cares of the day fall away and in that free space things are said. Things that would be crushed by the bright busy-ne

      2 min read

    • Article

      Struggling To Breathe

      Jun 12, 2020

      Struggling To Breathe
      4 min read

    • Article

      Tune In

      Jul 1, 2023

      Tune In
      1 min read

    • Article

      Your Dilemmas…

      Jan 19, 2023

      Rhiannon Spurgeon is a coach, mentor, author of Grief Without Guilt, and also founder of Totally Awesome Women’s Network online. (rhiannonspurgeon.com) Q Hitting the menopause, I feel like I’ve become a shell of myself. I feel really sad as it’s like

      2 min read

    • Article

      For Readers …

      Aug 31, 2023

      Your body is built to move and if you’re not giving it what it needs you’re not counteracting the effects of the technology-dependence and sedentary living that come with our modern way of life. After decades spent working with pro-athletes and Olymp

      3 min read

    • Article

      MIND & BODY

      Jun 7, 2023

      MIND & BODY
      2 min read

    • Article

      What Death Can Teach Us

      Oct 30, 2017

      Life and death are a package deal. You cannot pull them apart. In Japanese Zen, the term shoji translates as “birth-death”. There is no separation between life and death other than a small hyphen, a thin line that connects the two. We cannot be truly

      5 min read

    • Article

      Medicalising Emotions

      Aug 14, 2019

      Medicalising Emotions
      9 min read

    • Article

      Yoga For Forgiveness

      Jan 15, 2023

      Yoga For Forgiveness
      8 min read

    • Article

      Words Of Wisdom

      Jul 1, 2021

      It’s safe to say most of us have complicated feelings towards technology. And whether we like it or not, our devices are no longer something we simply use – but part of who we are. Dr Joanne Orlando has spent more than 15 years exploring our digital

      2 min read

    • Article

      Secrets To A HAPPY LIFE

      Dec 26, 2021

      Rather than luck, wealth, status, IQ or even good genes, it’s finding joy in simple pleasures, connectedness to community and great relationships that are the better predictors of a long, happy life. Passion, purpose and the ability to bounce back fr

      2 min read

    • Article

      Living With An Open Heart

      Nov 24, 2019

      Living With An Open Heart
      6 min read

    • Article

      Learn To SELF-SOOTHE

      Jan 12, 2020

      Learn To SELF-SOOTHE
      2 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for The Yellow Brick Road to Better Living

    5/5

    2 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      The Yellow Brick Road to Better Living - Dr. Nicole Gehl

      Introduction

      In everyday life, we are all faced with a variety of problems. Most of the time, we are able to manage these, but others they seem as overwhelming as a cyclone in the mind. The Wizard of Oz is a story of self-development and growth, popular with generations of children and the adults they become.

      The main characters view themselves as flawed in some way because of something that each falsely believes they lack;

      Fed up with the world around her, Dorothy longs to be in a different place, but as soon as this happens she realizes that the comfort she seeks can only be found being within herself.

      The Scarecrow, with all of his great ideas, still thinks he needs a brain in order to think,

      The Tin Man, in spite of his empathy, deeply feels that he needs a heart in order to feel,

      And the Lion does not realize his own ability to act with courage until he bravely lets go of old behaviours and chooses new ones based on how he wants to live in the world.

      Dorothy always had the power to come home to herself, just as the others were never without the resources they wished for. None of them can see this, though, until they have done their own work, and travelled the sometimes twisting, broken and uneven Yellow Brick Road. In life, all of us at some times stumble on ideas and behavior patterns, but in spite of the messiness, a golden path forwards can still be found.

      The Yellow Brick Road to Better Living is a workbook written to help you deal with your challenges using cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and other evidence based techniques tested by behavioural scientists shown to offer relief from a wide range of emotional and behavioural problems, including depression, anxiety, phobias, sleeping difficulties, obsessive compulsive disorder, post traumatic stress, panic disorder, eating disorders and pain management.

      Within these pages, you’ll journey to Oz and get an understanding of how what you think is connected to how you feel physically and emotionally, and consequently what you do.

      Through self-monitoring, psycho-education and experimentation, you’ll develop greater self-awareness and thinking habits.

      Happiness is not dependent on having perfect life experiences, or the good will of witches or wizards. It’s a process, and not always a straightforward one. Well-being is ultimately the task of the individual.

      Your journey is ultimately down to you.

      How to Use This Book

      This book is not intended as a replacement for professional support, but rather a self-help practice workbook to be enjoyed. It’s meant to be fun, using a fairytale to help the reader experience increased self-awareness, and evaluate their thinking habits.

      For the Young at Heart:

      Read the story from start to finish. You already know it, of course, but there are some key insights to the characters and their processes which could help you with your own. You know the brainless Scarecrow, but here you’ll meet the Scarecrow whose brain allows him to quote Nietzsche, but not to manage his own busy mind, the Tin man whose floods of emotion has him locked in Thought Prisons, and the Lion whose aversion to action keeps him in vicious cycles of avoidance. In Oz Dorothy illustrates the way in which sensations in the physical body impact thoughts feelings and behaviours.

      For Parents and Other Caring Adults:

      CBT with children needs to be fun, interesting and playful.

      First and foremost, if a child in distress isn’t able to connect with the material and strategies offered, he or she can not benefit from it.

      Feel free to use the exercises in the book as they seem relevant. Read the story and complete the exercises from start to finish, or jump around.

      Remember: children do not typically ask to start any form of therapy, and may not share the concerns with the adults around them. Additionally, readiness to engage in a

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1