VitaPath: The Curriculum of Psychological Vitality
In the PsycheVita approach, symptoms are signals.
VitaPath helps you build the skills your signals are asking for, in the order humans develop.
(Diagram under construction)
Start at Layer 1 and build upward
Move up when the layer holds under pressure. Not perfectly, but reliably.
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Watch the overview video, then start at Layer 1
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Signals videos + worksheets are free.
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When to move up
When do I move up a layer?
Move up when you can access the layer’s core skill most days, including on a ‘bad day’, and recovery time after stress is shrinking.
A simple test: Can I create a small 5% shift in 2–5 minutes when I need to? If not, stay where you are. Foundations first.
Layer 1 - Regulatory Foundations - Common Signals
Overwhelm. Shutdown. Panic. Dissociation. Sleep disruption. “I can’t settle.”
What this layer gives you:
A body you can come home to, so everything else can grow on stable ground.
Start here: 8.4 Recovery and Decompression Practices
Short stabilisation collections (for days when you can’t yet do the full curriculum).
Layer 2 – Worth, Safety from Shame and Agency for Action - Common Signals
Shame. People-pleasing. Harsh self-criticism. Approval hunger. Fear of needs.
What this layer gives you:
“My value isn’t on trial and I can act without collapsing under criticism.”
Start here: 3.4 Healthy Self-Worth
Layer 3 – Clear Thinking and Self-Directed Action - Common Signals
Procrastination. Scattered focus. Task avoidance. Overthinking. “I know what to do, I just can’t do it consistently.”
What this layer gives you:
Focus, follow-through and flexibility — powered by steady foundations.
If this layer won’t “stick”, strengthen Layers 1–2 underneath.
Start here: 6.1 Impulse Control
Layer 4 – Meaning, Motivation and Direction - Common Signals
Drifting. Numb ambition. “I’m functioning, but what’s the point?”
What this layer gives you:
A life that feels chosen, not just managed.
Start here: 7.1 Internalised Sense of Purpose
Layer 5 – Healthy Connection and Genuine Influence - Common Signals
Anxious/ avoidant cycles. Boundary guilt. Conflict dread. Burnout from caring.
What this layer gives you:
Secure closeness, clean boundaries, influence without self-erasure.
Start here: 4.4 Secure Relational Boundaries
Layer 6 – Higher Integrative Capacities - Common Signals
Moral injury. Confusion. Loss of meaning. Inner conflict. Reality fatigue.
What this layer gives you:
Discernment, ethics, reality work, meaning-making and integration.
Start here: 9.1 Accurate Reality Appraisal
Part B is best done once Part A feels stable under pressure.
How to use the Grow videos
Start at Layer 1 and train little + often, 1–5 minutes a day.
Choose one skill. Repeat daily for 2–4 weeks. Track small 5% shifts, not fireworks.
If you get a small shift on more days than not, move to the next skill in the layer, or the next layer.
What you’ll find inside each skill
Intro video + short “do it with me” practice
Long instructional video + guide + worksheet
Short reset video
PsycheScription® - guided practice
View-only written guides - step-by-step processes embedded in the relevant video sections.
You don’t have to use everything. Start with one layer in your preferred learning style, practise regularly, and let repetition do the heavy lifting.
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