Healthy Mind, Healthy Life

In this empowering episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Avik Chakraborty sits down with renowned psychotherapist and author Judith Belmont to explore the transformative power of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). With over 40 years in the mental health field and her latest book 110 CBT Tips & Tools, Judith shares practical strategies to shift negative thought patterns, manage stress, and foster self-compassion. From recognizing automatic negative thoughts (ANTs) to incorporating daily coping tools, this conversation provides actionable steps anyone can use to improve mental well-being. Tune in to learn how simple mindset shifts can lead to profound emotional resilience.

About Judith Belmont:
Judith Belmont is a psychotherapist, corporate trainer, and wellness speaker with four decades of experience. She has authored 11 books on mental health and self-help, including 110 CBT Tips & Tools. Judith’s work focuses on empowering individuals with practical skills to transform their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors for a healthier, happier life. Her mission is to equip people with tools that foster emotional resilience and self-compassion.

Key Takeaways:

• What is CBT? Understand how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interconnected and how shifting thoughts can change emotional outcomes.

• Tools You Can Use Today: Learn Judith’s favorite exercises, including identifying cognitive distortions and writing down automatic negative thoughts (ANTs).

• Coping Cards & Affirmations: Simple strategies to stay grounded and build emotional strength during stressful times.

• Cognitive Defusion: Visualize thoughts drifting away on clouds or leaves to detach from self-criticism.

• Self-Compassion Exercise: Remember your worth with Judith’s $20 bill metaphor—creases and all, you are inherently valuable.

Connect with Judith Belmont:

• Website:Belmont Wellness
  Explore free worksheets, handouts, and self-help quizzes for assertiveness, gratitude, and more.

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