Chapter 4

Change your response

How to change the way that you respond to everything that happens

This is the chapter that explains the ABC Model.1 This is where you learn to change the way that you respond to the troublesome things that happen in your life. It is, quite simply, a life changer.

Both Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy (REBT) and its -better-known cousin Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) are used throughout the world to treat anxiety, depression, addiction, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a wide variety of personality disorders. Ours is a coaching model focussing on performance and self-improvement rather than the clinical version of the process.

A key aspect of both REBT and CBT is that they are time-limited. ...

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