Exercises

This page offers a guide to get the most out of Dr. Lock’s self-help exercises – both the audio recordings and readings:

1. Listen to the audio recording,  “Self help exercise Feeling Dealing and Healing talk by Dr Lock.”

1. While listening, open document titled, “Self help exercise Feeling Dealing and Healing handouts” and review the PowerPoints for that talk.
2. Read document titled, “Self help exercise: How to use Expressive Journal Writing in the Most Effective Way” edited by Dr Lock and begin to practice journaling.

3. Use the following emotion word list and emotion faces to help you with your journaling exercises.

2. Review the following related to Handout 5 and Handout 6

1. Read document titled, “Self help exercise Instructions for Handout 5 and 6”.
2. Look over “Self help exercise Handout 5”.
3. Review and complete “Self help exercise Handout 6”.

3. Practice soulfulness (also called mindfulness) and relaxation

1. Listen to the audio recording, “Self help exercise Soulfulness talk by Dr Lock”.
2. If you are looking for soulfulness meditations, you can find a lot online and many apps that offer meditations. One free website is: https://www.freemindfulness.org/download
3. Progressive muscular relaxation audio
4. If you would like a Catholic focused soulfulness meditation, consider the “Fear is Useless” recording of Dr. Conrad Baars (or other recordings of Dr. Baars) available here: https://www.baarsinstitute.com/shop/p/speak-lord-an-aid-to-meditation-be-still-an-aid-to-contemplation-digital-download

4. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy resources

1. Trauma and the brain
   
2. An introduction to EMDR
3. What EMDR therapy looks like

5. Forgiveness resources

1. The best book in the world on forgiveness: Choosing Forgiveness by Fr. Thomas Berg & Dr. Tim Lock
   
2. Enright Forgiveness model in one page
3. Enright Forgiveness model website
4. Worthington REACH model for forgiveness – Free DYI workbook
5. More materials by Dr. Worthington

6. Additional Resources

1. St. Therese: On Acting the Opposite (aka Mortifications)
2. Aspiration Prayers
3. Unhelpful Thinking Habits
4. Window of Tolerance infographic
5. My Weekly Counseling Check-in
6. The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
   (Sample first chapter)
7. Conquering Codependency by Pat Springle