Thoughts aren’t just thoughts—they’re relational frames doing work.

In this episode, Todd breaks down one of the most misunderstood concepts in contextual behavioral science: Relational Frame Theory (RFT)—the engine behind cognitive fusion, verbal suffering, and behavioral rigidity.

Rather than getting lost in jargon, Todd guides you through how language creates meaning through context, and how these meanings can either restrict or expand behavioral flexibility. You’ll explore foundational relational frames like coordination (sameness), comparison (better/worse), and temporal (before/after)—and how they show up in-session when clients say things like:

• “I’m a failure because I didn’t do X.”

• “This always happens after I see my mom.”

• “That was better back then than it is now.”

You’ll learn how these frames can reinforce stuckness, and how “unhooking” from them isn’t about dispute—but about changing the context in which those thoughts operate.

Clinician Takeaway:
You’ll walk away knowing how to spot relational framing in real time, track how it’s functioning, and intervene in ways that shift the frame instead of fighting the content.

🎧 Listen in to reframe what it means to think—and help your clients move toward freedom from the literal traps of their language.