Beware the Stress Theives!

Empower your clients to build awareness, defenses, and healing strategies against common negative thought patterns and stressors with the "Stress Thieves" therapeutic digital workbook.

This unique resource frames the daily management of mental energy as an adventure, introducing the concept of "Stress Thieves"—sneaky enemies that try to steal a client's "spoons" (mental energy).

Workbook Highlights:

• Gamified Cognitive Restructuring: Uses creative play and introspection to help clients identify and challenge the cognitive distortions and negative self-talk that undermine their performance and relationships.

• The Bestiary of Thieves: Clients meet and analyze four common "Stress Thieves"—The "Not Good Enough" Goblin, The "What If" Shade, The "Everyone's Mad" Wraith, and The "Flashback" Mimic—detailing what they say, where they strike, their "spoon damage," and a response tool.

• The Loadout Builder: Encourages clients to build their personal defense "loadout" of tools and skills, such as the Shield of Self-Compassion, Healing Potion (Deep Breath), and the Short Rest Rituals.

• One-Shot Encounters: Includes an interactive scenario, "The Cave of Echoes," where clients practice confronting Stress Thieves like the Shame Wisp or Doubt Specter using their loadout tools.

• Reflection & Lore: Features journaling prompts for self-discovery and a concluding chapter with key mental health lessons, such as "Intrusive thoughts are not truths" and "Defense isn't weakness; it's strategy".

Format: Digital Workbook, complete with worksheets for meeting new thieves, building a loadout, and journaling.

Ideal for: Solo use, use in therapy sessions, or in group settings. Perfect for clients who engage well with metaphor, narrative, and structured self-reflection.