Herramientas para el bienestar emocional: gratitud, felicidad y autoestima (11-14)

 In our first lesson, students will learn what feeds our self-talk. We will cover the psychological topics of the conscious thought process, along with the unconscious thought process, beliefs, and biases. 
Students will participate in discussion throughout the lesson, and be given the opportunity to ask questions about the material they are learning. This will help ensure that they are understanding the topics. 
Overall Topics: 
Positive Self-Talk VS Negative Self-Talk
Conscious // Unconscious 

 In lesson 2, we begin to cover the variety of ways we can shift our self-talk. The first is gratitude. 
Gratitude has a positive effect on our self-talk, and also on our emotional health, relationships, physical health, and brain activity. Robert Emmons, a positive psychologist, who studied the effects of gratitude on the brain says it "enriches the human life beyond what studies can show".
Students will be provided with guided gratitude journal prompts to practice independently. 

 In lesson three, we cover how addressing our emotions shifts our self-talk. 
Students will learn the variety of emotions through the psychology wheel of emotions. Being able to name the emotion you're feeling can sometimes be half the battle. 
In this section, we will also cover a group of questions to ask yourself when you can't quite figure out how you're feeling, or why you're feeling the way you are. Students will be given a worksheet to practice using this tool at home, independently. 

 In lesson four, we wrap up with one of the most important things to shift our self-talk, the community around us. 
Our community and who we surround ourselves with is vital to our self-confidence, emotional health, and well-being. So, what makes a person trustworthy, or a good friend? Who are the people we can count on?