Aaron P Brinen, PsyD
@drbrinen.bsky.social
🚫 No motivation? You don’t need more willpower — you need a system. 🔁 This daily technique actually makes you do the things you don’t feel like doing. 👇
youtu.be/z62YMVETtS4 #Productivity #Habits #Avolition
youtu.be/z62YMVETtS4 #Productivity #Habits #Avolition
No Motivation? This Simple Daily Technique Actually Works: The List for Avolition
YouTube video by Aaron Brinen
youtu.be
January 26, 2026 at 12:02 PM
🚫 No motivation? You don’t need more willpower — you need a system. 🔁 This daily technique actually makes you do the things you don’t feel like doing. 👇
youtu.be/z62YMVETtS4 #Productivity #Habits #Avolition
youtu.be/z62YMVETtS4 #Productivity #Habits #Avolition
Reposted by Aaron P Brinen, PsyD
We observed small shifts in defeatist beliefs and self-esteem in the intended directions. More impressively, at 1-week follow-up, the overwhelming majority of participants (90%) reported making progress in at least one of the real-life tasks they had identified... 4/5
January 7, 2026 at 4:41 PM
We observed small shifts in defeatist beliefs and self-esteem in the intended directions. More impressively, at 1-week follow-up, the overwhelming majority of participants (90%) reported making progress in at least one of the real-life tasks they had identified... 4/5
Reposted by Aaron P Brinen, PsyD
20 participants tried a single session with a researcher, and then were asked to use it on their own for 1 week with no additional incentives. The app was feasible and acceptable with 19 of the 20 participants able to access and willing to use it on their own ... 3/5
January 7, 2026 at 4:41 PM
20 participants tried a single session with a researcher, and then were asked to use it on their own for 1 week with no additional incentives. The app was feasible and acceptable with 19 of the 20 participants able to access and willing to use it on their own ... 3/5
Reposted by Aaron P Brinen, PsyD
The prototype for NST-SPARK delivers a single session of treatment - eliciting unhelpful beliefs that exacerbate negative symptoms, then providing alternative adaptive beliefs that are reinforced with behavioral experiments carried out via AR... 2/5
January 7, 2026 at 4:41 PM
The prototype for NST-SPARK delivers a single session of treatment - eliciting unhelpful beliefs that exacerbate negative symptoms, then providing alternative adaptive beliefs that are reinforced with behavioral experiments carried out via AR... 2/5
Reposted by Aaron P Brinen, PsyD
#NewPaperAlert 😎! We developed a prototype for an Augmented Reality (#AR) smartphone app (NST-SPARK) that delivers recovery-oriented cognitive therapy targeting negative symptoms of schizophrenia and completed a preliminary study... 1/5
dx.doi.org/10.1111/eip....
dx.doi.org/10.1111/eip....
Preliminary Findings From an Augmented Reality (AR) App Delivering Recovery‐Oriented Cognitive Therapy for Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia
Background NST-SPARK is a novel digital therapeutic targeting negative symptoms in schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD). It is a smartphone application delivering recovery-oriented cognitive thera...
dx.doi.org
January 7, 2026 at 4:41 PM
#NewPaperAlert 😎! We developed a prototype for an Augmented Reality (#AR) smartphone app (NST-SPARK) that delivers recovery-oriented cognitive therapy targeting negative symptoms of schizophrenia and completed a preliminary study... 1/5
dx.doi.org/10.1111/eip....
dx.doi.org/10.1111/eip....
A#NewPaperAlert 😎 #OpenAccess
Excited to share a new paper describing our work on NST-SPARK, a prototype augmented reality (AR) smartphone app built on Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy (CT-R) to target negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
Excited to share a new paper describing our work on NST-SPARK, a prototype augmented reality (AR) smartphone app built on Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy (CT-R) to target negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
Preliminary Findings From an Augmented Reality (AR) App Delivering Recovery‐Oriented Cognitive Therapy for Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia
Background NST-SPARK is a novel digital therapeutic targeting negative symptoms in schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD). It is a smartphone application delivering recovery-oriented cognitive thera...
doi.org
January 23, 2026 at 5:44 PM
A#NewPaperAlert 😎 #OpenAccess
Excited to share a new paper describing our work on NST-SPARK, a prototype augmented reality (AR) smartphone app built on Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy (CT-R) to target negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
Excited to share a new paper describing our work on NST-SPARK, a prototype augmented reality (AR) smartphone app built on Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy (CT-R) to target negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
Grateful to share a new interview with Xavier Amadore on effective talk therapy for schizophrenia & psychosis. Thank you, Xavier, for your kindness and thoughtfulness. Appreciative of the meaningful feedback on Living Well with Psychosis.
🎥 youtu.be/EEvKQjg4nOo
🎥 youtu.be/EEvKQjg4nOo
Effective Talk Therapy for Schizophrenia and Psychosis
YouTube video by TAC
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Grateful to share a new interview with Xavier Amadore on effective talk therapy for schizophrenia & psychosis. Thank you, Xavier, for your kindness and thoughtfulness. Appreciative of the meaningful feedback on Living Well with Psychosis.
🎥 youtu.be/EEvKQjg4nOo
🎥 youtu.be/EEvKQjg4nOo
Grateful for @PsychToday feature on Living Well with Psychosis—highlighting recovery, meaning, and possibility beyond symptoms. 💙
If you or someone you serve is navigating psychosis, I hope this book offers practical tools and hope. 📘✨
www-psychologytoday-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.psyc...
If you or someone you serve is navigating psychosis, I hope this book offers practical tools and hope. 📘✨
www-psychologytoday-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.psyc...
Living Well With Psychosis: Is It Possible?
Do you believe it is possible to live a good life with psychosis?
www-psychologytoday-com.cdn.ampproject.org
January 19, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Grateful for @PsychToday feature on Living Well with Psychosis—highlighting recovery, meaning, and possibility beyond symptoms. 💙
If you or someone you serve is navigating psychosis, I hope this book offers practical tools and hope. 📘✨
www-psychologytoday-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.psyc...
If you or someone you serve is navigating psychosis, I hope this book offers practical tools and hope. 📘✨
www-psychologytoday-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.psyc...
Looking for a meaningful holiday gift? Living Well with Psychosis @guilfordpress.bsky.social is available—packed with compassion, practical tools, and real hope.
Give the gift of recovery this season. 💙
Grab your copy today! 📘✨
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Give the gift of recovery this season. 💙
Grab your copy today! 📘✨
a.co/d/0QSX6Qv
December 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Looking for a meaningful holiday gift? Living Well with Psychosis @guilfordpress.bsky.social is available—packed with compassion, practical tools, and real hope.
Give the gift of recovery this season. 💙
Grab your copy today! 📘✨
a.co/d/0QSX6Qv
Give the gift of recovery this season. 💙
Grab your copy today! 📘✨
a.co/d/0QSX6Qv
My new video takes a critical look at The Body Keeps the Score—where its ideas align with science, where they overreach, and why evidence should guide trauma treatment.
Watch here and let me know what resonated, challenged you, or surprised you. 👇
youtu.be/sb-c_toTIp8
Watch here and let me know what resonated, challenged you, or surprised you. 👇
youtu.be/sb-c_toTIp8
What The Body Keeps the Score Misses and what we need in PTSD treatment
YouTube video by Aaron Brinen
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
My new video takes a critical look at The Body Keeps the Score—where its ideas align with science, where they overreach, and why evidence should guide trauma treatment.
Watch here and let me know what resonated, challenged you, or surprised you. 👇
youtu.be/sb-c_toTIp8
Watch here and let me know what resonated, challenged you, or surprised you. 👇
youtu.be/sb-c_toTIp8
Wrapping up an amazing week at @abctnow.bsky.social in New Orleans! 🌟 Huge thanks to everyone who stopped by the @guilfordpress.bsky.social
📚 Sale: Buy any Living Well book, get another FREE! Perfect time to grab Living Well with Psychosis — and add a thoughtful Amazon review. 💙
📚 Sale: Buy any Living Well book, get another FREE! Perfect time to grab Living Well with Psychosis — and add a thoughtful Amazon review. 💙
November 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Wrapping up an amazing week at @abctnow.bsky.social in New Orleans! 🌟 Huge thanks to everyone who stopped by the @guilfordpress.bsky.social
📚 Sale: Buy any Living Well book, get another FREE! Perfect time to grab Living Well with Psychosis — and add a thoughtful Amazon review. 💙
📚 Sale: Buy any Living Well book, get another FREE! Perfect time to grab Living Well with Psychosis — and add a thoughtful Amazon review. 💙
Excited to be in New Orleans for @abctnow.bsky.social 2025! 🌟 I’ll be at the @guilfordpress.bsky.social booth (#300) with Living Well with Psychosis.
📅 Book Signing: Sat, Nov 22
⏰ 4–5 PM
📍 Booth #300
Come say hi, talk recovery, and connect!
#ABCT2025 #LivingWellWithPsychosis #CBT
📅 Book Signing: Sat, Nov 22
⏰ 4–5 PM
📍 Booth #300
Come say hi, talk recovery, and connect!
#ABCT2025 #LivingWellWithPsychosis #CBT
November 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Excited to be in New Orleans for @abctnow.bsky.social 2025! 🌟 I’ll be at the @guilfordpress.bsky.social booth (#300) with Living Well with Psychosis.
📅 Book Signing: Sat, Nov 22
⏰ 4–5 PM
📍 Booth #300
Come say hi, talk recovery, and connect!
#ABCT2025 #LivingWellWithPsychosis #CBT
📅 Book Signing: Sat, Nov 22
⏰ 4–5 PM
📍 Booth #300
Come say hi, talk recovery, and connect!
#ABCT2025 #LivingWellWithPsychosis #CBT
Excited to be in New Orleans for @abctnow.bsky.social 2025! 🌟 I’ll be at the @guilfordpress.bsky.social booth (#300) with Living Well with Psychosis.
📅 Book Signing: Sat, Nov 22
⏰ 4–5 PM
📍 Booth #300
Come say hi, talk recovery, and connect!
#LivingWellWithPsychosis #PsychosisRecovery
📅 Book Signing: Sat, Nov 22
⏰ 4–5 PM
📍 Booth #300
Come say hi, talk recovery, and connect!
#LivingWellWithPsychosis #PsychosisRecovery
November 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Excited to be in New Orleans for @abctnow.bsky.social 2025! 🌟 I’ll be at the @guilfordpress.bsky.social booth (#300) with Living Well with Psychosis.
📅 Book Signing: Sat, Nov 22
⏰ 4–5 PM
📍 Booth #300
Come say hi, talk recovery, and connect!
#LivingWellWithPsychosis #PsychosisRecovery
📅 Book Signing: Sat, Nov 22
⏰ 4–5 PM
📍 Booth #300
Come say hi, talk recovery, and connect!
#LivingWellWithPsychosis #PsychosisRecovery
Excited to announce a book signing at ABCT for Living Well With Psychosis! 🌿
If you’re attending the conference, I’d love to meet you, talk recovery, and sign your copy. Let’s keep pushing for compassionate, evidence-based care. 💬✨ @guilfordpress.bsky.social
#ABCT2025 #CBTforPsychosis
If you’re attending the conference, I’d love to meet you, talk recovery, and sign your copy. Let’s keep pushing for compassionate, evidence-based care. 💬✨ @guilfordpress.bsky.social
#ABCT2025 #CBTforPsychosis
November 17, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Excited to announce a book signing at ABCT for Living Well With Psychosis! 🌿
If you’re attending the conference, I’d love to meet you, talk recovery, and sign your copy. Let’s keep pushing for compassionate, evidence-based care. 💬✨ @guilfordpress.bsky.social
#ABCT2025 #CBTforPsychosis
If you’re attending the conference, I’d love to meet you, talk recovery, and sign your copy. Let’s keep pushing for compassionate, evidence-based care. 💬✨ @guilfordpress.bsky.social
#ABCT2025 #CBTforPsychosis
🎥 New video: Fighting Emotions Does More Harm — Radical Acceptance
The harder you fight your emotions, the stronger they get. In this video, I share how radical acceptance can help break that cycle and open space for healing and self-care.
Watch here 👉
youtu.be/4vUAShiLfU0
The harder you fight your emotions, the stronger they get. In this video, I share how radical acceptance can help break that cycle and open space for healing and self-care.
Watch here 👉
youtu.be/4vUAShiLfU0
The Secret to Calming Strong Emotions (Without Fighting Them): Radical Acceptance and a dog
YouTube video by Aaron Brinen
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🎥 New video: Fighting Emotions Does More Harm — Radical Acceptance
The harder you fight your emotions, the stronger they get. In this video, I share how radical acceptance can help break that cycle and open space for healing and self-care.
Watch here 👉
youtu.be/4vUAShiLfU0
The harder you fight your emotions, the stronger they get. In this video, I share how radical acceptance can help break that cycle and open space for healing and self-care.
Watch here 👉
youtu.be/4vUAShiLfU0
New video on YouTube 🎥
Understanding Grandiose Delusions (Beliefs of Exceptionality)
Ever felt called to a special mission or purpose that gave life deep meaning—but also led to burnout or strain?
🔗 Watch: youtu.be/9wIGX_zoIq4?...
Understanding Grandiose Delusions (Beliefs of Exceptionality)
Ever felt called to a special mission or purpose that gave life deep meaning—but also led to burnout or strain?
🔗 Watch: youtu.be/9wIGX_zoIq4?...
What Are Grandiose Delusions? Understanding Beliefs of Exceptionality?
YouTube video by Aaron Brinen
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
New video on YouTube 🎥
Understanding Grandiose Delusions (Beliefs of Exceptionality)
Ever felt called to a special mission or purpose that gave life deep meaning—but also led to burnout or strain?
🔗 Watch: youtu.be/9wIGX_zoIq4?...
Understanding Grandiose Delusions (Beliefs of Exceptionality)
Ever felt called to a special mission or purpose that gave life deep meaning—but also led to burnout or strain?
🔗 Watch: youtu.be/9wIGX_zoIq4?...
When a setback happens—a relapse, hospitalization, or just a hard day—it’s easy to move on fast. But reflection fuels recovery.
Learn how to use an After Action Report to turn setbacks into growth: youtu.be/IRM4ON92Uag?...
#recovery #mentalhealth #psychosis
@guilfordpress.bsky.social
Learn how to use an After Action Report to turn setbacks into growth: youtu.be/IRM4ON92Uag?...
#recovery #mentalhealth #psychosis
@guilfordpress.bsky.social
Why Ignoring Relapse Makes Things Worse (And What To Do Instead): After Action Reports for relapse.
YouTube video by Aaron Brinen
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
When a setback happens—a relapse, hospitalization, or just a hard day—it’s easy to move on fast. But reflection fuels recovery.
Learn how to use an After Action Report to turn setbacks into growth: youtu.be/IRM4ON92Uag?...
#recovery #mentalhealth #psychosis
@guilfordpress.bsky.social
Learn how to use an After Action Report to turn setbacks into growth: youtu.be/IRM4ON92Uag?...
#recovery #mentalhealth #psychosis
@guilfordpress.bsky.social
🎉 Celebrating 8 years of Recover with CBT YouTube! From the early days of webinars during COVID to now building a growing community of hope and recovery — thank you for being part of the journey. 🙏
Excited for what’s ahead ( Living Well with Psychosis book!)
www.youtube.com/@RecoverWith...
Excited for what’s ahead ( Living Well with Psychosis book!)
www.youtube.com/@RecoverWith...
Aaron Brinen
Welcome to Recover with CBT! I’m Dr. Aaron Brinen, psychologist, co-creator of Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy (CT-R), and author of Living Well with Psychosis.
This channel shares mental health ...
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November 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🎉 Celebrating 8 years of Recover with CBT YouTube! From the early days of webinars during COVID to now building a growing community of hope and recovery — thank you for being part of the journey. 🙏
Excited for what’s ahead ( Living Well with Psychosis book!)
www.youtube.com/@RecoverWith...
Excited for what’s ahead ( Living Well with Psychosis book!)
www.youtube.com/@RecoverWith...
🎃 As the nights get darker, it’s the perfect time to shed some light.
Grab Living Well with Psychosis—a compassionate, evidence-based guide to recovery and hope.
And if you’ve read it, your thoughtful Amazon review helps others find their way out of the fog. 💙🕯️
#Psychosis #HalloweenReads
Grab Living Well with Psychosis—a compassionate, evidence-based guide to recovery and hope.
And if you’ve read it, your thoughtful Amazon review helps others find their way out of the fog. 💙🕯️
#Psychosis #HalloweenReads
October 31, 2025 at 3:47 PM
🎃 As the nights get darker, it’s the perfect time to shed some light.
Grab Living Well with Psychosis—a compassionate, evidence-based guide to recovery and hope.
And if you’ve read it, your thoughtful Amazon review helps others find their way out of the fog. 💙🕯️
#Psychosis #HalloweenReads
Grab Living Well with Psychosis—a compassionate, evidence-based guide to recovery and hope.
And if you’ve read it, your thoughtful Amazon review helps others find their way out of the fog. 💙🕯️
#Psychosis #HalloweenReads
It’s getting colder out—perfect weather to curl up with a good book. ❄️
Grab your copy of @guilfordpress.bsky.social Living Well with Psychosis, and if it resonates with you, I’d love for you to leave a thoughtful review. Your feedback helps others find hope and recovery. 💙📘
Grab your copy of @guilfordpress.bsky.social Living Well with Psychosis, and if it resonates with you, I’d love for you to leave a thoughtful review. Your feedback helps others find hope and recovery. 💙📘
October 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
It’s getting colder out—perfect weather to curl up with a good book. ❄️
Grab your copy of @guilfordpress.bsky.social Living Well with Psychosis, and if it resonates with you, I’d love for you to leave a thoughtful review. Your feedback helps others find hope and recovery. 💙📘
Grab your copy of @guilfordpress.bsky.social Living Well with Psychosis, and if it resonates with you, I’d love for you to leave a thoughtful review. Your feedback helps others find hope and recovery. 💙📘
Why does motivation feels impossible?
Negative symptoms—feeling your “battery” never charges. One of the most misunderstood parts of psychosis.
🎥 Drained Batteries: Why Motivation Disappears in Schizophrenia (And What to Do About It)
youtu.be/SZte7r57Kfs
Negative symptoms—feeling your “battery” never charges. One of the most misunderstood parts of psychosis.
🎥 Drained Batteries: Why Motivation Disappears in Schizophrenia (And What to Do About It)
youtu.be/SZte7r57Kfs
Drained Batteries: Why Motivation Disappears in Schizophrenia (And What to Do About It)
YouTube video by Aaron Brinen
youtu.be
October 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Why does motivation feels impossible?
Negative symptoms—feeling your “battery” never charges. One of the most misunderstood parts of psychosis.
🎥 Drained Batteries: Why Motivation Disappears in Schizophrenia (And What to Do About It)
youtu.be/SZte7r57Kfs
Negative symptoms—feeling your “battery” never charges. One of the most misunderstood parts of psychosis.
🎥 Drained Batteries: Why Motivation Disappears in Schizophrenia (And What to Do About It)
youtu.be/SZte7r57Kfs
Reposted by Aaron P Brinen, PsyD
We’re fast approaching the 2025 ABCT Annual Convention in New Orleans! Don’t forget Early Bird/Pre-Registration ends TOMORROW, October 15. Register NOW to take advantage of the early bird rates! After Oct 15 you will pay Onsite rates for 2025 Convention registration. www.abct.org/2025-convent...
October 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
We’re fast approaching the 2025 ABCT Annual Convention in New Orleans! Don’t forget Early Bird/Pre-Registration ends TOMORROW, October 15. Register NOW to take advantage of the early bird rates! After Oct 15 you will pay Onsite rates for 2025 Convention registration. www.abct.org/2025-convent...
Excited to be signing Living Well with Psychosis at @abctnow.bsky.social in New Orleans! 📚
🗓 Sat, Nov 22 | ⏰ 4–5 PM
📍 Guilford Press Booth #300 (right at the entrance)
www.guilford.com/books/Living...
Stop by for 20% off + free U.S. shipping!
Already read it? Please leave a thoughtful review 💙
🗓 Sat, Nov 22 | ⏰ 4–5 PM
📍 Guilford Press Booth #300 (right at the entrance)
www.guilford.com/books/Living...
Stop by for 20% off + free U.S. shipping!
Already read it? Please leave a thoughtful review 💙
Living Well with Psychosis: Practical Strategies for Improving Your Daily Life
For people with psychosis, recovery is a winding path, not a straight line. And the best person to steer your recovery is you. Leading psychologist Aaron P. Brinen busts myths and helps you build the ...
www.guilford.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Excited to be signing Living Well with Psychosis at @abctnow.bsky.social in New Orleans! 📚
🗓 Sat, Nov 22 | ⏰ 4–5 PM
📍 Guilford Press Booth #300 (right at the entrance)
www.guilford.com/books/Living...
Stop by for 20% off + free U.S. shipping!
Already read it? Please leave a thoughtful review 💙
🗓 Sat, Nov 22 | ⏰ 4–5 PM
📍 Guilford Press Booth #300 (right at the entrance)
www.guilford.com/books/Living...
Stop by for 20% off + free U.S. shipping!
Already read it? Please leave a thoughtful review 💙
Are you tired of collecting coping skills just to get through the day? 🧘♂️🚶♀️
In my new video, I explain why lasting recovery isn’t about more coping skills—it’s about learning new lessons that keep the fires from starting.
youtu.be/FmpHjRjigCQ
#MentalHealth #Recovery #CBT #Psychosis
In my new video, I explain why lasting recovery isn’t about more coping skills—it’s about learning new lessons that keep the fires from starting.
youtu.be/FmpHjRjigCQ
#MentalHealth #Recovery #CBT #Psychosis
Why Mental Health Recovery is Exhausting You and How to Fix It...Dump the Coping Skills
YouTube video by Aaron Brinen
youtu.be
October 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Are you tired of collecting coping skills just to get through the day? 🧘♂️🚶♀️
In my new video, I explain why lasting recovery isn’t about more coping skills—it’s about learning new lessons that keep the fires from starting.
youtu.be/FmpHjRjigCQ
#MentalHealth #Recovery #CBT #Psychosis
In my new video, I explain why lasting recovery isn’t about more coping skills—it’s about learning new lessons that keep the fires from starting.
youtu.be/FmpHjRjigCQ
#MentalHealth #Recovery #CBT #Psychosis