Self-Help ToonsIntolerance of uncertainty leads to anxiety and worry. Learn how to accept uncertainty to reduce anxiety and build resilience. Check out my free Self-Help for Anxiety course at shtoons.com/anxiety and to support my channel please see the links below π
0:00 Intro 0:18 Uncertainty 0:54 Intolerance of Uncertainty (IU) 2:37 Behaviors Related to IU 3:49 Accepting Uncertainty 5:34 Thoughts and Worries 8:03 Resilience
Tame Worries & What Ifs By Accepting UncertaintySelf-Help Toons2025-06-10 | Intolerance of uncertainty leads to anxiety and worry. Learn how to accept uncertainty to reduce anxiety and build resilience. Check out my free Self-Help for Anxiety course at shtoons.com/anxiety and to support my channel please see the links below π
0:00 Intro 0:18 Uncertainty 0:54 Intolerance of Uncertainty (IU) 2:37 Behaviors Related to IU 3:49 Accepting Uncertainty 5:34 Thoughts and Worries 8:03 Resilience
Cartoon People by Vector Toons CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), from Wikimedia CommonsStop Fighting Reality with Radical Acceptance (DBT Skills)Self-Help Toons2025-09-24 | Radical acceptance is a DBT distress tolerance skill that teaches how to resisting reality and reduce suffering by accepting the facts of our lives. Check out my Free DBT Self-Help Course at shtoons.com/dbt and to support my channel π
0:00 Intro 0:30 What is acceptance? 2:03 What we need to accept 3:20 Why acceptance is important 4:20 How to practice acceptance 6:20 Mindful breathing 7:20 Action follows acceptance
Cartoon People by Vector Toons CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), from Wikimedia CommonsHow To Overcome Social AnxietySelf-Help Toons2025-09-17 | The best way to overcome social anxiety is with CBT and mindfulness. For more tips that help reduce social anxiety, check out my Free Anxiety Self-Help Course at shtoons.com/anxiety and to support my channel please see the links below π
0:00 Intro 0:18 Exposure Therapy 0:44 Social Anxiety Example 1 3:21 Social Anxiety Example 2 4:20 Anxiety Before Social Situations 5:03 Anxiety During Social Situations 6:02 Negative Attentional Bias 7:09 Dwelling Afterwards 7:50 Mindfulness & Social Anxiety 9:12 Recap
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Cartoon People from Free Clip Art by Vector Toons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), from Wikimedia Commons6 Red Flags Your Relationship is in Trouble (Gottman Method)Self-Help Toons2025-07-15 | 6 science-backed signs your relationship is in trouble from relationship expert John Gottman including The Four Horsemen. More relationship videos @ shtoons.com/relationships and to support my channel π
Cartoon People by Vector Toons CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), from Wikimedia Commons6 Tips to Manage Stress & Feel More in ControlSelf-Help Toons2025-05-13 | Relieve stress with these #stressmanagement techniques involving CBT and mindfulness. Check out my free Stress Management Self-Help course at shtoons.com/stress and to support my channel please see the links below π
0:00 Intro 0:13 Stop 1:00 Letting Thoughts Go 2:07 Modifying Thoughts 2:53 Stress in the Body 4:25 Opposite Action 5:46 Planning and Organizing 7:04 Boundaries & Saying No
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Cartoon People by Vector Toons CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), from Wikimedia CommonsHow Core Beliefs Shape How You Think, Feel & ActSelf-Help Toons2025-04-29 | Core beliefs shape how we think, feel and act. Full vid @ shtoons.com/core #cbt #corebeliefs #selfhelp #mentalhealth
Cartoon People by Vector Toons CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), from Wikimedia CommonsMindfulness for Beginners: What It Is & How to Practice ItSelf-Help Toons2025-04-22 | Learn what #mindfulness is and how to practice mindfulness with techniques that actually work. For more on mindfulness check out my Free Self-Help Course at shtoons.com/mindfulness and if you'd like to support my channel, please see links below π
0:00 Intro to Mindfulness 0:17 What is Mindfulness 1:17 Mindfulness of Thoughts 2:53 Mindfulness of Emotions 4:12 Mindfulness of Body Sensations 5:19 Mindfulness of Behavior 6:13 How to practice Mindfulness 6:20 STOP skill 7:26 Everyday Mindfulness 8:06 Mindfulness Meditation
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Cartoon People from Free Clip Art by Vector Toons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), from Wikimedia CommonsThe #CBT Feedback Loop Behind Your ReactionsSelf-Help Toons2025-04-08 | The model of the relationship between thoughts, feelings, behavior and body sensations. Full vid shtoons.com/cbt #mentalhealth #selfhelp #therapy
Cartoon People by Vector Toons CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), from Wikimedia CommonsDBT Communication Skills for Everyday ArgumentsSelf-Help Toons2025-04-01 | Improve your #communication. Arguments can be frustrating and lead to feeling overwhelmed. Learn #DBT skills to help you stay calm, manage difficult emotions, and communicate better to navigate these interactions more effectively. Check out my Free DBT Self-Help Course at shtoons.com/dbt, and to support my channel π
Cartoon People from Free Clip Art by Vector Toons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), from Wikimedia CommonsHow To Stop Overthinking & Quiet Your MindSelf-Help Toons2025-03-18 | Learn how to stop #overthinking and quiet your mind. Full vid youtu.be/DEFAF0IX6LY #mentalhealth #selfhelp #anxiety #worrying
Cartoon People by Vector Toons CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), via Wikimedia Commons Sight, Touch, Hearing, Smell and Tasting Icons by heathersabrina from the Noun Project thenounproject.comHow Your Core Beliefs Are Making You DepressedSelf-Help Toons2025-03-04 | In the CBT model of depression, core beliefs play a big role in why we become depressed. Learn to change your core beliefs and relieve depression. Check out my Free Self-Help For Depression Course shtoons.com/depression. To support my channel π
Cartoon People from Free Clip Art by Vector Toons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), from Wikimedia CommonsStop Fighting Reality, Start Changing It: Acceptance in DBTSelf-Help Toons2025-02-11 | Radical Acceptance is a #DBT distress tolerance skill. Full vid @ shtoons.com/acceptance #stress #selfhelp #acceptance
Cartoon People from Free Clip Art by Vector Toons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), from Wikimedia Commons IV Drip by Vectorportal.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), Eeyore Images from Wallpapers.comWhy Overcoming Depression Feels So HardβAnd What HelpsSelf-Help Toons2025-02-03 | Overcoming depression can feel really hard. We explore some of the reasons why and how we can counter these challenges and try to move forward. Check out my Free Self-Help For Depression Course shtoons.com/depression. To support my channel π
0:00 Intro 0:42 Behavioral Activation 1:22 I'm too depressed to do anything 2:22 I already do a lot and I'm still depressed 3:07 I don't enjoy anything anymore 3:49 You make this sound so simple 4:39 I tried this. It doesn't work! 5:04 I've tried everything and nothing ever changes 5:52 There's nothing I can do 6:38 Negative thoughts and pessimism 7:22 Self-compassion
Cartoon People from Free Clip Art by Vector Toons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), from Wikimedia CommonsOvercoming Impostor Syndrome: Stop Feeling Like A FraudSelf-Help Toons2025-01-07 | Learn how to overcome impostor syndrome, that pervasive feeling of self-doubt that we don't deserve our success and will be exposed as frauds. Check out my Free Self-Help Courses selfheptoons.com, and to support my channel π
Cartoon People by VectorToons (vectortoons.com) CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), via Wikimedia CommonsMake Your New Years Resolutions StickSelf-Help Toons2024-12-27 | Make your New Year's resolutions stick with these tips #newyearsresolution #newyearsresolutions #resolutions2025
#selfhelp #dbt #therapy #mentalhealth Cartoon People from Free Clip Art by Vector Toons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), from Wikimedia CommonsTap Into Your Inner Wisdom With Wise Mind - DBT SkillsSelf-Help Toons2024-10-30 | The wise mind #dbt skill helps us balance emotion mind and reasonable mind and access our intuition and inner wisdom. Full vid @ youtu.be/MLnUvxg_9po #selfhelp #mindfulness #wisemind
Cartoon People from Free Clip Art by Vector Toons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), from Wikimedia CommonsTired of Worrying? 6 Simple Strategies to StopSelf-Help Toons2024-10-15 | 6 proven strategies to reduce worry and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Please check out my free Self-Help for Worry course at http://shtoons.com/worry and to support my channel please see the links below π
0:00 Intro 0:23 Calendars and Notifications 1:25 To Do Lists 4:22 Mind Maps 5:50 Summary
Cartoon People by VectorToons (vectortoons.com) CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), via Wikimedia CommonsOvercoming Perfectionism: More Success, Less StressSelf-Help Toons2024-09-04 | Overcome perfectionism by reducing perfectionistic thoughts and behaviors with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Find all the videos mentioned here and more tips to cope with perfectionism in my free self-help course for perfectionism at shtoons.com/perfectionism and to support my channel please see the links below π
Cartoon People from Free Clip Art by Vector Toons CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), from Wikimedia CommonsBest Way To Manage OCD: Exposure & Response Prevention-ERPSelf-Help Toons2024-07-10 | Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is the most effective way to treat OCD. ERP worksheet and related videos in my Free Self Help Course for OCD at shtoons.com/erp & to support my channel please see the links below π
0:00 About OCD 0:40 ERP for Contamination 1:39 Responsibility for Harm & Checking 2:23 Symmetry and Order 3:16 Taboo Thoughts 4:09 ERP Intro 4:44 ERP Example 1 10:39 ERP "Pure O" Example
References: Abramowitz, J. S., Deacon, B. J., & Whiteside, S. P. H. (2019). Exposure Therapy for Anxiety: Principles and Practice (2nd ed.). The Guilford Press.
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Cartoon People from Free Clip Art by Vector Toons (vectortoons.com) CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), from Wikimedia Commons Folded Hands by OpenMoji, CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), via Wikimedia CommonsMindfulness for ADHD: Reduce Distractibility & ImpulsivitySelf-Help Toons2024-06-04 | Reduce distractibility and impulsivity associated with adult #ADHD and #ADD through #mindfulness. Check out my free Self-Help for ADHD course at selfhelptoons.com/adhd & to support my channel please see the links below π
Cartoon People from Free Clip Art by Vector Toons (vectortoons.com) CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), from Wikimedia CommonsChange Your Negative Self-Talk & Quiet Your Inner CriticSelf-Help Toons2024-05-14 | Change your negative self-talk and quiet your inner critic with these tips from mindfulness and CBT. Check out my Free Self-Help Courses at selfhelptoons.com. Related videos π
0:00 Intro 1:37 Where does it come from? 2:10 Mindfulness & letting go of negative self-talk 3:28 Reframing negative self-talk 6:21 Self-compassion 7:41 Practicing gratitude