IN THIS LESSON
A free worksheet to help you understand the behaviors that feel out of control—without judgment, without shame.
I know what it's like to feel controlled by a behavior.
To tell yourself "this is the last time" and mean it—until you don't. To feel shame about something you can't seem to stop, even though you know it's not serving you.
I created this worksheet because I needed something like it myself. Something that didn't lecture me about willpower. Something that helped me understand what was actually happening—in my brain, in my beliefs, in the parts of me that were trying to protect me from something I couldn't name.
"The Behavior Behind the Behavior" uses three evidence-based approaches—CBT, REBT, and Internal Family Systems—to help you explore your patterns. You can work through all of it, or just the parts that resonate. There's no right way to do this.
What I can promise is this: understanding changes things.
When you see why you reach for the behavior, you can start to build something different. Not through force. Through awareness.
The same brain that learned these patterns can learn new ones. That's not wishful thinking—it's neuroscience.