🌿 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