The 6-Step Protocol

Over 14 days, you’ll follow a simple, structured sequence that combines open-label placebo (OLP), cognitive behavioral tools, handwritten reflection and small lifestyle shifts.
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STEP ONE
± 4 minutes

Open Label Placebo

Start the protocol with your OLP gummy, guided by the app. This is a deliberate signal to your nervous system that “care is happening now.”

That expectation paired with a clear explanation of how placebos work can activate real relief pathways. It’s a safe, structured and delicious cue that gets your mind and body into healing mode.
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STEP TWO
± 5 minutes

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

You will then be guided through a bite-sized CBT lesson to challenge unhelpful thoughts, reframe them and reduce spirals. You’ll learn one simple tool at a time that's practical, repeatable, and built for real life.

No other therapy has outperformed CBT in clinical trials across a large spectrum of conditions. It is the most widely practiced and researched psychotherapy approach in the world.
STEP THREE
3 minutes

Writing Exercise

You'll then implement what you've learned by writing out your daily therapy card. When you write by hand, you engage in a process that requires deeper cognitive processing which creates a more profound engagement of brain systems associated with encoding and memory.

Handwriting triggers emotional engagement and allows you to better process your thoughts. Studies like the one below confirm a strong tie between learning, emotional processing and handwritten expression.

View Article in Pyschiatrist.com
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STEP FOUR
± 3 minutes

Scan Card & Receive Insight

You'll then scan your card into our app to receive insight back on your answers so you can get a supportive, helpful and third party opinion on what you've written down. This feedback helps you stay accountable by giving you immediate micro-insight into your thoughts and feelings and rewards you for following through with each handwritten therapeutic postcard.
STEP FIVE
± 5 minutes

Open Journalling

A free-form journalling experience reduces mental noise and consolidates the day’s thoughts and feelings into learning. No perfection, no pressure that just feels like you're talking to a friend. A few honest lines about where your mind is currently focusing will close the day's loop.
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STEP SIX
± 10 minutes

Real World Lifestyle Intervention

Finish with one small, high-leverage and real world action. It could be as simple as hydration, a 10-minute walk or listening to something that sparks joy. This final step is designed to get you out of your head and back into the physical world so you can enjoy your life.

Stay on track to actually complete your protocol.

Consistency beats intensity. Each day takes just a few minutes, and you’ll see your list get checked, your cards stack, and your calendar fill. Clear start, clear finish, measurable progress and a protocol, tools and skillset you can repeat for the rest of your life.

Getting started is the hardest part but Copables is here to help you take real action to finally feel better.