CBT × PRACTICAL MYTHOLOGY

Break one pattern that keeps your life small.

Seven days to understand the loop, question the story, and practice courage.

Begin the course

Free. 10–15 minutes a day. The course link will be sent to the email address you enter.

01 / THE PREMISE

You are not a fixed thing.

You are a pattern—one that can keep repeating itself, or learn to move in a new direction.

You may already know what keeps you stuck: avoiding the conversation, postponing meaningful work, retreating into distraction, believing every anxious thought. Insight alone rarely changes it.

This course turns one pattern into seven small experiments. You will learn the essentials of cognitive behavioral therapy and use them where they matter: in your next move.

02 / THE PATH

One pattern. Seven moves.

  1. 01Choose the patternName what is making your life smaller.
  2. 02See the loopMap how thought, feeling, and action reinforce it.
  3. 03Question the mapSeparate what happened from what your mind added.
  4. 04Approach the dragonReplace avoidance with a manageable experiment.
  5. 05Build a better mapFind an interpretation sturdy enough for action.
  6. 06Stop obeying every thoughtCreate space between the story and your response.
  7. 07Choose your directionTurn what matters into a repeatable move.

03 / THE HEROIC PERSPECTIVE

“What would it look like to meet this moment courageously?”

Heroism here does not mean fearlessness, exceptional achievement, or winning every battle.

It means taking responsibility for your next move—even when you did not choose the situation, the fear, or the history that brought you here.

04 / YOUR GUIDE

Built by a psychotherapist. Written for real life.

I’m Adrian Schug, a physician specialized in psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy. My work combines cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and a practical mythology for navigating the unknown.

This is not therapy. It is a compact field course in seeing your patterns more clearly—and practicing a different response.

YOUR FIRST MOVE

Your life does not change when you finally feel ready.

It changes when you repeatedly make a different move.

Begin The Heroic Shift

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