cognitive reframing

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, cognitive reframing has been mentioned in one podcast episode on HUBERMAN LAB (Jul 2025). Mentioned as a technique for repairing disconnection between self-perception and body image in individuals with eating disorders.

Cognitive reframing is a psychological technique that consists of identifying and then changing the way situations, experiences, events, ideas and emotions are viewed. Cognitive reframing is the process by which such situations or thoughts are challenged and then changed. In the context of cognitive therapy, cognitive reframing is referred to as cognitive restructuring. In psychological research on emotion regulation, the same process is studied under the term cognitive reappraisal. Research tha