DBT Weekly

There is no realm where only happiness exists. It's up to us as humans to find ways to transform suffering and increase happiness.

This time, I discuss being willing and the opposite, willfulness. This is a reminder to the original episode 19 in season 1. Grab a copy of Marsha's book! It's enlightening and you won't be sad you got the book! Practice being willing - recall that life has pain, and when we avoid it, we increase our own suffering.

DBT is NOT a trauma therapy, nope. It really does work and help get READY to process trauma. Take a listen to what DBT can seem like!

There are three areas of emotional vulnerability and only one area can be controlled and or changed. Take a listen!

When all else fails, use skills~ this episode centers around the final secondary dialectic taught in DBT. Have you ever wanted someone else to solve your problems? Or have you been unable to let others know you don't know what the heck you're doing? This one is for you! Emotion Regulation techniques discussed as well.

This is all about secondary dialectics found in DBT. Give a listen if you are experiencing many kinds of crises and you want to figure out how to make the cycle stop!

Do you or someone you know invalidate themselves when they experience an emotion they don't know how to handle?

What skills have you been using for the last year? What have you been able to notice and accomplish? Have you been hard on yourself or others? Listen up! :D

Have you had a hard time with the DEARMAN skill? Here is a review and some reminders that will improve your skills use!

DBT teaches that there is no absolute truth, and when being dialectical is the most effective choice, often there is much more freedom in letting go of being right and being able to notice both sides of a situation. This takes practice and being willing first and foremost to let go of being right.

Have you heard things about Borderline Personality Disorder that you want to fact check? Here are 7 myths that have been busted for your listening enjoyment. This episode is for anyone that struggles themselves, or has a friend or family member that is struggling. Please help spread awareness and stop the hurtful myths.

Are you someone that sometimes gets stuck in an expert mindset? Know someone that does? This is a short, gentle reminder of what this looks like and why it's unhelpful. Review your mindfulness "how" skills and remember to find observable facts, rather than basing info on judgments!

What do you do when it's time to problem solve?

Are you an impulsive human? Do you sometimes blurt out things and wish you didn't? This is a distress tolerance skill that was designed to help us out with controlling impulsive behavior.

Have you had any troubles trying to use these emotion regulation skills? Take a listen and find out ways to problem solve this issue!

Today, I discuss the Wise Mind skill! This week take some time to REALLY get in touch with this skill, and practice it! Leave a comment about your experience! Thank you for listening!

This week I focus on crisis survival, and in particular the stop skill. Give a listen, leave feedback if this is useful for you! Remember to be practicing your other skills so often, that they become automatic! Thank you for listening and supporting your own mental health!

This week I discuss why I didn't have an episode last week as well as the rest of TIPP! Give a listen and practice the skills to help survive a crisis!

This week focuses on being mindful of what emotions we are experiencing, when they happen! This episode also focuses on when we are at our skills breakdown point.