The Headway Project

Promoting Positive Mental Health

Mental and Emotional Health can be challenging today, as resources are limited and reliable information is difficult to find. The Headway Project is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to improving individual health and well-being. Our approach is to shift away from focusing on conditions or problems that people may have to concentrate on actions to improve our personal and collective well-being. This change in focus recognizes the common core of humanity: that we are flawed and everyone struggles at times.

Experienced Licensed Professional Counselors have developed the TEACH Model to help us learn to manage Thoughts and Emotions, control Attention, enhance Connections, and improve Health. Join The Headway Project and discover greater meaning, purpose, and joy in life.

  • The TEACH model is unique in providing a system of care that addresses mental health comprehensively. TEACH is an acronym for Thoughts, Emotions, Attention, Connections, and Health. This is a systemic approach to well-being in which adjustments in each area complement one another—small positive changes in each area compound to improve the quality of life.

    After the overview of each area of  TEACH,  we suggest daily practices to help you gradually build strengths in each area. We offer a variety of ideas to browse, intending to pass on strategies and resources that have been helpful to others. We also welcome your feedback and suggestions to help us identify additional information that we can share with others.

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The Headway Project is here to Help. We offer practical and effective daily living strategies backed by research and inspired by many years of clinical practice. Explore real-life stories from clients, summaries of helpful articles, links to other websites, videos, and downloadable forms to prompt new behaviors and monitor your progress. We also offer activity packages to help children and families develop helpful skills. Start with the Thoughts section and work through each section systematically, but feel free to bounce around to topics of interest. Return to the website often, as there is much to be found.

Intent

  • Maintaining mental balance requires small, frequent, adjustments. At the macro level, the TEACH model addresses Thoughts, Emotions, Attention, Connections, and Health. Information provided in each area will help you improve comfort and peace of mind. At the micro level, the TEACH program encourages Tiny, Easy, Attractive, and Consistent Habits. These small changes help you fine-tune your system and, over time, accumulate into improvements that help you find the healthy balance we all seek.

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