Mental Patterns & Personal Change

These articles explore the invisible emotional and cognitive patterns that shape how we think, feel, and behave — and how to disrupt, rewire, and recondition them.

Evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health

The pandemic, the global shutdown, isolation, fear, rising death toll, grief, bereavement, and the increasing feeling of uncertainty…

ByByShiftGritNov 21, 2022

Yoga for PTSD? How Building Your Mind-Body Connection Enhances Therapy

Click the button below to tune in to the podcast episode! The Shift Show Episode 027 – Yoga…

ByByShiftGritMar 14, 2023

Stop Self-Sabotage, Get Your Brain on Your Side and Be Your Best Self

If you’ve ever ghosted, bailed, or imploded right before something great, you’re not broken — you’re patterned. Here’s…

ByByShiftGritJan 27, 2022

Burnout or Freeze Response? What No One Tells You About “Shutting Down”

What if burnout isn’t just exhaustion—but your nervous system shutting down in survival mode? Learn how freeze response…

ByByShiftGritMay 2, 2025

Why Willpower Fails: The Psychology of Self-Sabotage

This article explores why willpower fails, the deeper roots of self-sabotaging behaviour, and how individuals seeking self-sabotage therapy…

ByByShiftGritApr 18, 2025