AUGUST 26, 2026
Thought Record Questions: How to Test an Automatic Thought Without Forced Positivity
Nick Skorobogatko Designer, Leaflo
Leaflo Blog: Essays and notes for calmer evenings
AUGUST 24, 2026
A 7-Column Thought Record Example After a Friend Cancels Plans
A fully worked 7-column CBT thought record — situation, feelings, automatic thought, evidence for and against, alternative thought, feelings after — using a friend's second cancellation.
AUGUST 21, 2026
CBT Thought Record: A Clear Guide to Situation, Thought, Emotion, and Evidence
A CBT thought record helps you pause after a difficult moment.
AUGUST 19, 2026
How to Use a CBT Journal Without Turning It Into Homework
Use a CBT journal in three to five minutes: one moment, what you felt and thought, a fuller view, one next step — and a stopping rule so it stays short.
The step does not need to solve the whole problem. It only needs to make the next moment more intentional.Read post →
Thoughts
JULY 24, 2026
Why companies talk about employee mental health
Why workplace mental health support often ends with a meditation app, where that tool can help, and why it cannot replace better working conditions.
JULY 22, 2026
Why we want to tell someone our secret
Why a secret sometimes needs a reader, why secret thoughts return, and how to understand what response you want without revealing too much.
JULY 8, 2026
What to do when tasks pile up and procrastination gets worse
A practical way through a backlog: declare task bankruptcy, sort what is left by real consequence, choose three for today, and renegotiate the rest out loud.
JULY 7, 2026
How to deal with Sunday scaries without losing your Sunday
A small Sunday evening practice for low-level work dread: name the worry, choose one Monday step, and stop planning before it takes over your free time.
A blank page gives free expression room. A guided CBT journal supplies the next question.Read post →
AUGUST 10, 2026
CBT Thought Diary: What to Capture When an Emotion Hits
A CBT thought diary records one emotional event: the situation, the feeling and its intensity, the automatic thought, and what you did next.
AUGUST 7, 2026
What to write after a therapy session: a 5-minute template
A five-minute note after therapy: the main idea in your words, your reaction to it, one question left open, and one step before the next session.
A long exercise list and “CBT” in the name guarantee none of this.Read post →