The FORGE method
FORGE brings together five areas you can return to as your circumstances change. Start with the part that helps you today.
The five areas
"What would make today more manageable?"
Create a small amount of structure around everyday needs and routines.
Output: A minimum daily routine.
"What is within my control today?"
Recognise the choices available to you while acknowledging real limits and circumstances.
Output: One realistic choice.
"What helps when things get difficult?"
Identify ways to adjust, recover, ask for support, and return after a setback.
Output: A personal setback plan.
"What matters to me now?"
Connect a manageable action with something personally meaningful.
Output: One meaningful direction.
"What will I try next, and when?"
Turn an intention into a small action, then review and adjust it.
Output: A simple action plan.
Built to return to
The five areas aren't a fixed course you must complete. You can return to whichever part helps you today, as your circumstances change.
Progress can be uneven, and that's part of the process. Actions should fit your current capacity, not an imagined standard.
FORGE is evidence-informed — it draws on established behavioural and psychological principles. Those principles are well researched in their own right, but FORGE itself has not been clinically evaluated. Learn more about how FORGE approaches this on our evidence-informed approach page.