Byron Katie

Byron Kathleen Mitchell, (née Reid; born December 6, 1942) better known as Byron Katie, is an American speaker and author who teaches a method of self-inquiry known as "The Work of Byron Katie" or simply as "The Work". She is the founder of Byron Katie International, an organization that includes the School for the Work and Turnaround House in Ojai, California. Time Magazine describes her as "a spiritual innovator for the 21st century." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_Katie

  • Specifically, The Work is a way of identifying and questioning any stressful thought. It consists of four questions and what is referred to as the "turnarounds". The four questions are:[9]
    • Is it true?
    • Can you absolutely know that it's true?
    • How do you react, what happens, when you believe that thought?
    • Who would you be without the thought?
  • The next step in The Work is known as "the turnarounds," which involves considering the opposite of the thought being examined. For instance, the thought "My husband should listen to me" can be turned around to the following alternatives: "I should listen to my husband," "I should listen to myself," and "My husband shouldn't listen to me."[9] Then, the individual finds specific examples of how each "turnaround" might be "just as true" as the original distressing thought.

(this reminds me of ReBT)


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