Topic
REBT
2 articles
The ABC Model: The Diagram Epictetus Drew Without a Whiteboard
The ABC model looks like three tidy letters on a therapist's whiteboard. It is really a first-century Stoic claim, formalised — and the hard part is the letter nobody can see.
July 8, 2026
Epictetus: How a Slave Gave Psychotherapy Its Foundations
In the 1950s, Albert Ellis built rational-emotive behaviour therapy on a single claim borrowed from Epictetus: events don't disturb us — our judgements do.
May 2, 2026