Tangled gold threads resolving into a single point of light

Nine buttons.

Small deliberate acts that help you respond differently to life and love.

One micro-moment at a time, find your way through the stress, the mess, and the space between what was and what's next.

Because you're not stuck here.

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The Button Method book by Dr. Gabrielle Morrissey
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The book behind the method

Life doesn't change when you know better. It changes when you respond differently.

Whether you're navigating divorce, relationship challenges, changes in intimacy and desire, parenting stress, career transitions, grief, sobriety, or the identity shifts that can follow major body changes, Press Differently offers a practical roadmap for creating healthy, balanced change that lasts.

Built around nine simple buttons, The Button Method™ helps you interrupt old patterns, regulate emotions, make better decisions, and take small actions that lead to meaningful transformation.

Because the space between what was and what's next can feel messy, uncertain, and overwhelming. This book helps you find your way through it—one button press at a time.

Guide
How to apply the method

These How To Guides help take the method deeper into the moments that matter during specific life challenges and transitions. Because different seasons press different buttons differently.

  • The Weight of Desire
    The Weight of Desire

    Navigating Libido, Intimacy and Relationship Changes in the Era of GLPs and Rapid Weight Loss.

  • Managing the Narcissist in Your Life
    Managing the Narcissist in Your Life

    Protect your peace. Reclaim your power.

  • Recovering from Abuse and Control
    Recovering from Abuse and Control

    Finding safety in yourself again.

  • Parenting Teens
    Parenting Teens

    Less reacting. More relating.

  • When You're Newly Single
    When You're Newly Single

    Find yourself again before finding someone else.

  • Rebuilding After Divorce
    Rebuilding After Divorce

    When everything changes, choose yourself.

  • Reconnecting with Desire
    Reconnecting with Desire

    Renew intimacy. Create the relationships you want.

  • Survival Mode
    Survival Mode

    Small Steps Through Financial Stress, Fear, and Uncertainty.

  • After Goodbye
    After Goodbye

    Love, loss and learning to live differently.

  • Sober Curious
    Sober Curious

    Exploring Identity, Relationships, and Life Without Numbing.

  • On the Brink
    On the Brink

    Finding clarity when your relationship is in crisis. Before you decide whether to stay or go.

  • Untangling
    Untangling

    Finding your way during divorce. When everything feels uncertain, start with one next step.

Learn
The science behind the method

Regulate. Risk. Reconnect. Repeat. Rewire.

Your brain learns what you repeat

Every response you practice — calm or reactive — strengthens a neural pathway. Repetition is what makes a pattern stick.

Micro-moments rewire faster than insight

Small, deliberate acts in real moments build new wiring more reliably than big realisations on their own.

Naming the button gives you choice

Labeling a response — PAUSE, NO, BRAVE — moves it from automatic to chosen. You step out of autopilot.

Repetition is the rewire

Press the same button enough times in real life and your default response begins to change. That's the rewire.

The Button Method book by Dr. Gabrielle Morrissey

To learn more, read the book.

The Button Method blends science, story, and practical strategy into a guide you can return to
again and again.

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Who is Bertie?
Bertie — the small companion behind The Button Method

Bertie is the small companion behind The Button Method™ — a curious, emotional, sometimes overwhelmed little reminder that being human can feel messy for all of us. Through everyday moments, Bertie helps explore how small choices can calm the nervous system, shift emotional patterns, and help us respond differently over time. You can follow Bertie through our social reels.

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