It Makes Sense That You Feel This Way

It Makes Sense That You Feel This Way is here with a must-listen holiday survival guide! Host Kerrie Toole, LICSW, tackles the challenges of navigating family dynamics, emotional stress, and the overwhelm that often accompanies this season.

Highlights include:

• Proactive vs. reactive strategies for handling tough moments.
• Setting boundaries and limits that ...

In this episode, host Kerrie Toole, LICSW explores how high-sensitivity individuals can reduce emotional vulnerabilities using the ABC skill set from dialectical behavior therapy (DBT).

Kerrie breaks down strategies like accumulating positive experiences, building mastery, and coping ahead to help manage intense emotions and navigate life’s challenges. 

Whether you're starting your emotional regulation journey or looking to refine ...

In this episode, host Kerrie Toole, LICSW continues guiding listeners through the therapeutic journey for highly sensitive individuals. She introduces the ABC skill, offering practical steps to rewire your brain and find balance.

Learn how to intentionally collect enjoyable moments and build resilience to handle daily challenges. Tune in for actionable tools to reduce emotional overwhelm and strengthen your mental and emotional wel...

If you've ever found yourself overwhelmed by intense emotions, whether you're a highly sensitive individual or parenting someone who is, today's episode is packed with practical tools to help you proactively reduce emotional vulnerability. 

Host Kerrie Toole, LICSW, discusses the importance of daily habits in creating a solid emotional foundation, introducing the "PLEASE" acronym from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). 

Join Kerri...

In this episode, host Kerrie Toole, LICSW, continues her parenting series by diving into a common challenge for parents of highly sensitive kids: walking on eggshells.

She explores how this behavior develops, why it can perpetuate emotional fragility in families, and the toll it takes on parents, children, and loved ones.

She shares practical strategies for addressing these dynamics, offering guidance on how to start shifting away ...

In today’s episode, Kerrie Toole, LICSW continues her series on parenting landmines, this time focusing on the timing of conversations with high-sensitivity individuals.

We’ve all experienced moments when emotions run high, and we’re caught in a panic—whether as parents or sensitive individuals ourselves. But how do we navigate these intense emotions without accidentally escalating the situation?

Continuing the series on "Parenting Landmines," host Kerrie Toole, LICSW, discusses how parents often fall into the trap of trying to fix their kids' problems, unintentionally fostering dependence and undermining their children's ability to handle challenges on their own.

She explores the concept of helicopter and snowplow parenting, the impact of generational experiences, and how high-sensitivity parents can navigate these dynamic...

In this episode, host Kerrie Toole, LICSW dives into a common parenting challenge: labeling emotions as "good" or "bad." She explains how this habit can unintentionally harm children, particularly those who are highly sensitive. Learn how to shift your perspective on emotions and create a more supportive environment for your kids (and yourself). Discover practical tips for reframing emotional experiences, fostering emotional intell...

In this episode, host Kerrie Toole, LICSW, delves into the challenges parents face when trying to protect their kids from emotional pain and the importance of allowing kids to experience and process their emotions.

Kerrie shares insights on validating emotions, avoiding toxic positivity, and finding the balance between protection and resilience-building. Whether you're a parent or a highly sensitive person yourself, this episod...

In today's episode, host Kerrie Toole, LICSW, delves into the essential key to unlocking change for high sensitivity individuals: validation.

Discover the fascinating story of how Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) was developed by Marsha Linehan and how mindfulness, initially considered a strange addition, became a core practice in DBT, and learn why traditional change-focused therapies often fail for those with high emotional sen...

In this episode, we're diving into "target behaviors" in DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy). We explore how these behaviors, developed by highly sensitive individuals in response to invalidating environments, serve as coping mechanisms.

From childhood, many of us learn to suppress emotions to maintain connection and security. These behaviors, while initially protective, can lead to challenges with emotional regulation and self-expr...

This episode explores why kids with big emotions explode despite parents' best efforts. We uncover how accidental invalidations cause these reactions and why support sometimes feels ineffective.

Discover how the internalized voice of invalidation affects sensitive individuals, leading to self-doubt and emotional suppression. We also discuss the three main ways environments unintentionally invalidate emotions and offer practical tip...