Leah Benson Therapy

08/31/2026

Predictive processing suggests that feelings are signals about how you're doing relative to what you care about, but they aren't always accurate reflections of reality. It's about questioning and refining your internal models.

08/28/2026

🔮 The Illusion of Choice🔮

You have two primary options: continue what you’ve always done and get the same results, or start working a plan that manually updates your brain's predictions. Effortless self-control isn't about better willpower, but about having a more accurate internal model of the world. Taking charge of your internal "user manual" is what finally puts you back in the driver's seat of your own life.

The Feel Good Formula lays out the “user manual” for you in a systematic program.

Click the link to read -
“The Feel Good Formula: Your Path to Effortless Self-Control with Bioenergetic Exercise” - https://zurl.co/bmlnG

08/26/2026

🏋️ The Power of "Bodyset" 🏋🏽
We often hear about "mindset," but the state of the body and the experience of the mind are two sides of the same coin. "Bodyset" is mindset; a rigid body almost always produces a rigid perspective on life’s possibilities. Softening the physical tensions you carry is the most direct way to open up your creative mind to new solutions.

The Feel Good Formula is a systematic program designed to do just that.

Click the link to read -
“The Feel Good Formula: Your Path to Effortless Self-Control with Bioenergetic Exercise” - https://zurl.co/hdJJt

08/24/2026

🪞 Relationships as a Mirror🪞

Most of the drama we experience in our relationships isn't actually with the person in front of us, but with an outdated model of who we think they are. When we update our internal "guess-o-meter," disagreements stop being moral battles and start being opportunities for connection. Viewing others through an updated lens is the fastest way to replace chronic conflict with genuine empathy.

Want to feel closer to the ones you love? The Feel Good Formula is a systematic program for updating your “guess-o-meter”.

Click the link to read -
“The Feel Good Formula: Your Path to Effortless Self-Control with Bioenergetic Exercise” - https://zurl.co/dpBVv

08/21/2026

Your brain prefers old, rigid stories because they are energy-efficient for a "lazy" prediction engine. You can nudge it toward a more accurate reality by "sense foraging"—deliberately noticing raw sights, sounds, and physical sensations. This practice grounds you in a clearer version of reality, making it much harder for anxiety-driven narratives to take root.

Is your autopilot behavior out of touch with reality? Learn about sense foraging by tuning-in to your body. The Feel Good Formula is a systematic program designed for that.

Click the link to read -
“The Feel Good Formula: Your Path to Effortless Self-Control with Bioenergetic Exercise” - https://zurl.co/ZKfJL

08/19/2026

❌ The High-Achiever’s Trap❌

Successful people are used to making things happen through sheer logic and willpower, but these tools often fail in the realm of emotional satisfaction. If you’ve used all the rationality you can summon and you’re still stuck, it’s likely because the answer isn't in your thoughts, but in your body. Shifting your focus from "thinking" to "sensing" provides the breakthrough that logic simply cannot reach.

Willpower failing you? Learn to go to the sensory edge with The Feel Good Formula.

Click the link to read -
“The Feel Good Formula: Your Path to Effortless Self-Control with Bioenergetic Exercise” - https://zurl.co/npqFE

08/18/2026

Predictive Processing: An Illuminating New Framework for Psychotherapy.
The science of how people change in therapy.

By Susan Sands Ph.D.

Published by Psychology Today

Susan Sands, Ph.D., is a former journalist, a faculty member at the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California in San Francisco, and an assistant clinical professor at UC Berkeley. She researches eating disorders and body image. Her recent book is The Inside Story: The Surprising Pleasures of Living in an Aging Body (Sounds True, 2022).

https://zurl.co/xaUiA

The science of how people change in therapy.

08/17/2026

🟢The Capability of Feeling🟢

Happiness isn’t the absence of "bad" feelings; it is the satisfaction of knowing you are capable of experiencing the whole range of human emotion. When you trust your strength to handle grief or anger as they move through you, you lose the fear of being overwhelmed. This emotional resilience is the true "roadmap" to a life lived without the constant need for self-protection.

What is happiness? Get the roadmap in The Feel Good Formula.

Click the link to read -
“The Feel Good Formula: Your Path to Effortless Self-Control with Bioenergetic Exercise” - https://zurl.co/MEMwd

08/14/2026

✖️The Resistance Multiplier✖️

There is a specific formula for human distress: Suffering = Pain x Resistance. While physical or emotional pain is often unavoidable, the suffering that keeps us stuck comes from our frantic effort to push that pain away. By lowering your resistance to discomfort, you decrease the total volume of suffering you have to carry.

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. Get to know how your mind interprets the sensations in your body. The Feel Good Formula is a systematic program for self-loving, self-awareness.

Click the link to read -
“The Feel Good Formula: Your Path to Effortless Self-Control with Bioenergetic Exercise” - https://zurl.co/iqgIN

08/12/2026

Equanimity is often mistaken for apathy, but it is actually a state of "noticing without judgment or desire." It is a stillness borne of deep care that allows you to be at ease with what is, regardless of the chaos around you. Developing this even-mindedness ensures that your internal peace is no longer a hostage to external circumstances.

Developing equanimity is a practice that requires tuning-in to your body and mind. The Feel Good Formula is a systematic program to do just that.

Click the link to read -
“The Feel Good Formula: Your Path to Effortless Self-Control with Bioenergetic Exercise” - https://zurl.co/Usp0f