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A new story
🌿 Course Title
Rewriting Your Story: Healing Through ACT and Positive Psychology
🎯 Course Purpose
To help participants develop psychological flexibility, reconnect with their values, and begin creating a more meaningful and empowered life narrative, using principles from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Positive Psychology.
👥 Target Audience
Trauma survivors (mild to moderate – not acute crisis)
Individuals feeling “stuck” in unhelpful patterns
People wanting practical, evidence-based tools for change
NDIS participants / general population (adaptable)
⚠️ Framing & Safety (Important to include early)
This is psychoeducational, not therapy
Encouragement to seek 1:1 support if needed
Grounding strategies included in every module
Emphasis on choice, pacing, and self-compassion
🧭 Course Structure
Duration: 6–8 weeks (or self-paced equivalent)
Format per module:
Short teaching (10–20 mins)
Reflection exercise
Practical skill
Integration task
🧩 MODULE BREAKDOWN
Module 1: Understanding Your Inner World
Theme: “Why do I feel stuck?”
Goals:
Normalize trauma responses
Introduce the mind-body connection
Build awareness without judgment
Key Concepts:
Thoughts vs feelings vs sensations
The survival brain
Experiential avoidance
Exercises:
“Noticing without fixing” journaling
Body awareness scan
Outcome:
Participants begin observing their experience instead of reacting to it.
Module 2: Getting Unstuck from Thoughts (Defusion)
Theme: “I am not my thoughts”
Goals:
Reduce the impact of unhelpful thinking
Create distance from internal dialogue
Key Concepts:
Cognitive defusion (ACT core skill)
Thoughts as mental events, not facts
Exercises:
“Leaves on a stream”
Naming the story (e.g., “the I’m not good enough story”)
Outcome:
Less entanglement with negative thinking patterns.
Module 3: Making Space for Emotions (Acceptance)
Theme: “I can handle this feeling”
Goals:
Shift from avoidance to openness
Build emotional tolerance safely
Key Concepts:
Acceptance vs resignation
Emotional waves
Exercises:
Expansion exercise (making space for feelings)
Urge surfing
Outcome:
Participants stop fighting emotions and reduce emotional overwhelm over time.
Module 4: Coming Back to the Present Moment
Theme: “Right now is where change happens”
Goals:
Increase grounding and awareness
Reduce rumination and anxiety
Key Concepts:
Mindfulness (ACT perspective—not perfection)
Anchoring attention
Exercises:
5-4-3-2-1 grounding
Breath + sensory awareness
Outcome:
Improved ability to regulate attention and stay present.
Module 5: Discovering What Matters (Values)
Theme: “Who do I want to be?”
Goals:
Reconnect with personal meaning
Clarify direction for life
Key Concepts:
Values vs goals
Values as a compass
Exercises:
Values card sort or reflection
“80th birthday reflection”
Outcome:
Participants identify what truly matters to them.
Module 6: Taking Committed Action
Theme: “Small steps create change”
Goals:
Translate values into action
Build confidence through behaviour
Key Concepts:
Committed action (ACT)
Behaviour change through consistency
Exercises:
Tiny habits aligned with values
Barriers + problem-solving
Outcome:
Participants begin making meaningful life changes.
Module 7: Building a New Narrative
Theme: “I am more than my past”
Goals:
Integrate learning into identity
Shift self-story in a realistic way
Key Concepts:
Narrative identity
Strengths-based reframing (from Positive Psychology)
Exercises:
Rewriting your story (past → present → future)
Strengths spotting
Outcome:
A more balanced, compassionate self-narrative.
Module 8 (Optional): Maintaining Growth
Theme: “How do I keep going?”
Goals:
Prevent relapse into old patterns
Build sustainable practices
Key Concepts:
Setbacks as normal
Psychological flexibility over perfection
Exercises:
Personal maintenance plan
“When I get stuck” toolkit
Outcome:
Participants leave with a long-term strategy.
🧰
Workbook
Reflection prompts
Worksheets for each module
Values exercises
Thought defusion scripts
Bonus
Guided audio exercises (grounding, defusion)
Quick “in the moment” coping tools
Strengths assessment (Positive Psychology)
📈 Measurable Outcomes
By the end of the course, participants should:
Understand their internal experiences better
Respond differently to difficult thoughts/emotions
Identify core values
Take at least 2–3 actions aligned with those values
Develop a more flexible and compassionate self-view
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A new story
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Mental Health support and positive psycholgy that can really change how you see things ! Perspective matters
Using meditation, mindfulness and ACT.
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