Q1: What sort of cognitive distortions have you experienced in your life? (e.g. catastrophising, all-or-nothing thinking, overgeneralising, etc.) 

Q2: What sort of impacts do cognitive distortions have on our lives? 

Q3: How might reframing help us with these distortions? 

Q4: Have you any examples of a time you successfully reframed a distressing thought or mental space? What worked? What didn’t? 

Q5: Can you think of any times where reframing might not be useful or appropriate? 

Q6: How might we support our loved ones if we notice they’re experiencing cognitive distortions? 

Q7: Can you think of any tools or resources that might be helpful if we are struggling to reframe our thoughts? 

Here are some further resources we recommend having a look at: 

1 How Cognitive Reframing Works: 

https://www.verywellmind.com/reframing-defined-2610419 

2 Positive Reframing and Examining the Evidence 

https://sdlab.fas.harvard.edu/cognitive-reappraisal/positive-reframing-and-examining-evidence 

3 Reframing is Therapy’s Most Effective Tool, Here’s Why 

https://www.talkspace.com/blog/reframing-therapy-effective-tool/