The Psychology of Depression and Anxiety - Dr. Scott Eilers How To Operationalize Your Mental Health
Sep 15, 2025
Feeling lost in therapy? Dive into an insightful discussion on building a clear roadmap for mental health. Discover how to treat your life like a research project by focusing on time, energy, attention, and money. Learn practical strategies to audit and redirect your time to support recovery. Dr. Scott emphasizes the importance of managing physical and mental energy, directing attention to positive aspects, and investing wisely in long-term well-being. Get ready to empower your mental health journey with actionable steps!
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Conflicting Therapy Advice Sparked A System
- Scott described seeing two therapists who gave opposite feedback about his emotional style.
- The mismatch motivated him to build a clearer, operational therapy framework.
Treat Mental Health As An Experiment
- Mental health is a dependent variable you cannot directly will into change.
- You must change controllable independent variables and observe effects like a research project.
Audit Your Four Daily Resources
- Audit where you spend your daily resources: time, energy, attention, and money.
- Ask if each allocation is beneficial, irrelevant, or detrimental to your recovery.