Retrain Your Brain is self-paced online education designed to help you better understand your emotions, thoughts, and behaviors – and build practical skills to manage them.
Through a series of interactive modules, you’ll explore:
- Why people experience anxiety and depression
- How these conditions affect the brain
- How our brains learn patters of emotional response
- What emotions are trying to tell us – and how to respond effectively
- Strategies to manage distress and reduce impulsive reactions
- Common thinking traps and how to avoid them
- How to recognize action urges and apply opposite action techniques
- Each module includes exercises to help participants practice and apply what they’ve learned in real life.
The online education uses digital e-learning modules on Depression, Anxiety, Emotional Awareness, Distress Tolerance, Cognitive Appraisal/Reappraisal, and Behavioral Change. Feel free to opt in or out of each online element to best meet your needs.
Learning new skills takes time and practice—it’s totally normal for it to feel hard at first. That’s why we created Retrain Your Brain: to give you practical tools and remind you that you’re not alone. Be patient with yourself and take it one step at a time. Self-compassion goes a long way.
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Additional Support
CAPS is here for you. Come to CAPS Mon–Fri, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. and 1–4 p.m. or call 919-966-3658 to reach CAPS 24/7.
Additional mental health resources can be explored on the Heels Care Network.
If you or someone else is experiencing distress or a mental health crisis and you need immediate support, consider the following options:
- Call 911
- Go to the nearest hospital emergency department
- Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
- Text “Talk” to 741741 to reach the Crisis Text Line