The Headway Project

Navigating Mental Health in a Time of Rapid Change

Why Today Feels So Overwhelming

We’re living in a time of constant change. Technology, artificial intelligence, and rapid innovation are reshaping nearly every part of life—often faster than we can emotionally adapt. While these advances bring many benefits, they also introduce new challenges for mental health and well‑being.

The Inner Challenge

One of the biggest struggles we face today isn’t external—it’s internal. Learning how to regulate our emotions, adapt to change, and coexist peacefully with others has never been more important. As the world moves faster, our internal capacity to adapt, maintain balance, and nurture harmonious relationships is being tested like never before.

The Headway Project

The Headway Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit led by mental health therapists and community members who care deeply about emotional well‑being. Our mission is simple: to use technology to make reliable, practical mental health resources easier to find and easier to trust.

Mental health support is often hard to access, and misinformation is common. We focus on sharing up‑to‑date, carefully vetted information grounded in current research and real‑world experience from decades of helping people navigate their emotional lives

A Focus on Collective Well‑Being

Rather than centering on labels or problems, we focus on actions that strengthen personal and collective well‑being. We believe everyone struggles at times—and that we’re stronger when we support one another. In a world that feels increasingly divided and fast‑moving, working together matters more than ever.

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

  • The TEACH model is unique in that it provides 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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