Shari B. Kaplan, LCSWIntegrative Mental Health

How Consistency Supports Mental Health #mentalhealthawareness

15 May 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief segment, Shari B. Kaplan, LCSW, emphasizes the therapeutic value of consistency—particularly maintaining a regular exercise or practice routine—as a core component of mental health treatment. She and Speaker B discuss how consistent actions trigger the release of various “feel‑good” neurochemicals (norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin, anandamide, oxytocin, endorphins), reinforcing positive mental states. They contrast a traditional disease‑oriented model with a performance‑oriented model, arguing that by consciously applying consistent practices, individuals can guide their unconscious mind toward healthier functioning, effectively moving the focus from merely managing illness to enhancing performance and well‑being.

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there are so many lessons to be learned about consistency and being consistent and being a person of your word and committed to doing some type of exercise on a regular basis that I think is such a great part of mental health treatment.
No, I completely agree. It's a great way to show up for yourself. It's having a practice of anything, you know, that you do consistently that releases your feel-good neurochemistry, your norepinephrine, your dopamine, your serotonin, anandamide, oxytocin, endorphins, the whole ball of wax. And what we try to do is give people an alternative to a disease model where you have some form of illness. And if we do our job right, we get your head above water. What we try to do is extend the scope from a disease model to a performance model because it's essenti— it's essentially the same. Concepts are used in the conscious mind to guide the unconscious mind to perform.