Tracing the Hidden History of CBT to Life Coaching

Logosofia no Dia a Dia · May 2, 2026 · 29m

Every self-help book and life coaching app telling you to "change your thoughts" has a paper trail. This episode traces that lineage from Aaron Beck's 1963 paper on automatic thoughts, through Albert Ellis's ABC model, to Kara Lowentheil's CTFAR framework. We explore the key philosophical fork between clinical CBT—which asks "Is this thought true?"—and coaching models that ask "Is this thought useful?" Plus, a survey of the coaching frameworks and daily practices that turned clinical methodology into a morning coffee ritual. Episode 2605 — myweirdprompts.com/n/2605 (permanent short link…