Tuning Your Mental Radio: Resetting Your Mindset

Objective:
Help clients recognize unhelpful thought patterns and practice shifting their mindset using the “radio station” metaphor.

1. Warm-Up
Prompt:
“If your mind was a radio station today, what would it be called? What’s playing?”
(Example: W-ANX 95.7 – All Worry, All the Time)

2. Discussion
Concept:
We often stay stuck on certain mental “stations”—like anxiety, shame, or anger—without realizing we can change the dial.

Prompt:
“What are your most common mental stations? How do they affect you?”

3. Creative Activity
Activity:
Draw or list your current top 3 “stations.” Then design a new station that plays what you want to hear (e.g., calm, motivation, hope).
Share if comfortable.

4. Skill-Building
Prompt:
“What helps you switch the station when you’re stuck?”

Activity:
Create a “mental remote” or “preset list” of 3 tools you can use to shift your mindset quickly (e.g., grounding, music, stepping outside).

5. Wrap-Up
Prompt:
“What’s your mental station now, and what will you try tuning into this week?”
Group shares one takeaway or strategy they’ll use to reset.