DBT and Me
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) was created by a woman named Marsha Linehan in the 1980s. The skills she created are now taught all over the world. DBT can improve depression, anxiety, borderline personality disorder, and other mental health struggles. We are Kate and Michelle, two mental health therapists in Seattle, WA. We have been teaching DBT groups as a team for years. Whether you've never heard of DBT before or are experienced with DBT skills, this podcast is here to help you use DBT skills in your daily life.
Episodes
Learning DBT skills takes time and practice to truly understand and integrate what the skills actually look like in our lives. Kate and Michelle each discuss three DBT skills they once misunderstood. They explain their former belief about each skill compared to their current understanding. Kate chose wise mind, mindfulness and check the facts while Michelle chose PLEASE, GIVE and being non-judgmental.
Kate and Michelle answer listener questions about worrying whether or not a family member wants you to live with them, talking to a friend who is self-harming about DBT, CBT vs. DBT, practicing mindfulness with ADHD, coping with stonewalling from an ex, wanting a friend to celebrate an achievement with you, fearing getting into a relationship, and coping with limerence.
TRIGGER WARNING: Material that may be triggering is dis...
It's time for a re-do! When Kate and Michelle first recorded this episode, it was during COVID which resulted in poor sound quality as they adjusted to recording virtually.
In this special re-recorded episode, they explain opposite action all over again, providing new personal examples to help explain the skill.
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Kate and Michelle answer listener questions about when to learn coping skills for anger, questioning if DBT can work when there's resistance, obsessing over unresolved situations, and coping with getting fired from a job.
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If you want to sign up for Kate's free DBT peer support group, you can sign up her...
Kate and Michelle answer listener questions about moving past hurt feelings, disrespectful in-laws, betrayal by multiple people, finding a "gray area" with harmful behavior, how to get to know yourself, hypervigilance about a partner's change in tone, seeing a friend who has blocked you, and skills for being in a struggling marriage.
TRIGGER WARNING: Material that may be triggering is discussed from 42:39-42:41.
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Kate and Michelle are joined by fellow therapist Sara Abbott, host of the Bold Beautiful Borderline podcast, to discuss her journey with being diagnosed with BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder). Sara talks about early childhood experiences, difficulties with relationships as an adult, and what's helped her the most with finding her wise mind. Sara shares inspirational reminders and advice that will be helpful to anyone who is fin...
Michelle is joined by therapist Diana Ramirez who shares her incredible story of coming to the United States from Honduras when she was 13 as an unaccompanied minor. Having no idea what DBT was, she can look back now at her past and see how she was using DBT skills along the way to help her overcome the obstacles she was facing. She shares DBT skills that can be useful for other immigrants and talks about how she uses DBT personall...
It's time for a re-do! When Kate and Michelle first recorded this episode, it was during COVID which resulted in poor sound quality as they adjusted to recording virtually.
In this special re-recorded episode, they explain Check the Facts skill all over again, providing new personal examples to help explain the skill along with some updated strategies to make using it easier.
Interested in checking out the two Gui...
Kate and Michelle answer listener questions about making amends, manic symptoms that worsen with exercise, coping with panic attacks and the difference between feelings and emotions.
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If you want to sign up for Kate's free DBT peer support group, you can sign up here:
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Michelle is joined by Samuel Eshleman Latimer to discuss how DBT skills can help us feel more confident with navigating conflict. Samuel talks about what conflict actually is, how emotions impact conflict, what his go-to DBT skills are during active conflict and how to get through conflict with difficult people.
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Kate and Michelle answer listener questions about how to regulate emotions instead of suppressing them, managing anxiety about work, what to do when a provider violates your trust, and the impact chronic pain can have on relationships.
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Kate and Michelle answer listener questions about what to do when you feel like you're at your breaking point, helping teens understand opposite action, managing obsessive thinking, feeling like no one cares, telling others no, resisting googling medical symptoms, disagreeing on values with a romantic partner, and practicing non-judgmentalness.
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Kate and Michelle are joined by author and therapist Kate Mageau to discuss her new book "Rose Colored Glasses". Kate reads an excerpt of her book and shares some of her own personal experiences with being in a toxic relationship. DBT skills are also discussed that can help those who are currently in toxic relationships and those who have recently left.
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Kate and Michelle are joined by Zelda Eli, author of "BPD: How Horror Genre Became My Borderline Therapy." Zelda openly shares her own history of mental health struggles and how far she's come since finding a therapist who was finally a good fit for her. She reads a chapter of her book aloud and speaks to the benefits that can come from engaging with horror content.
TRIGGER WARNING: Please note that content that may be trigger...
In this mini-episode, Kate and Michelle discuss the revised editions of the DBT Skills Training Manual and the accompanying DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets (both by Marsha Linehan). They share their 15% discount code that is good on ALL Guildford Press books and discuss two other Guilford Press titles they recommend.
Check out their book recommendations here:
Real Skills for Real Life - https://www.guilford.com/book...
It's time for a re-do! When Kate and Michelle first recorded this episode, it was during COVID which resulted in poor sound quality as they adjusted to recording virtually.
In this special re-recorded episode, they explain the ABC skill all over again, offering new insights and perspectives that they didn't share 5 years ago when it was first recorded.
Want to get 15% off of ALL Guilford Press titles? Use ...
Kate and Michelle answer listener questions about feeling empty, feeling alone after a divorce, willfulness about using skills, and having a manager who acts out of alignment with your values.
To join Diana Partington's DBT for Life community, go to this link: https://www.dbtforlife.com/dbt-for-life-community
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Welcome to the first Mega Q & A episode where 8 listener questions are answered! Kate and Michelle answer questions about processing overwhelming emotions, irritability as a stay-at-home mom, taking a break from marijuana use, ruminating on previous conversations, coping with divorce, workplace trauma, practicing skills when not in a crisis, and if it's okay to learn DBT on your own.
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Kate and Michelle each share personal examples of how they have noticed dialectics in their own lives recently and how their personal examples can be applied more broadly to dialectics that many people may experience.
You can sign up for Diana's online DBT community by going to this link: https://www.dbtforlife.com/dbt-for-life-community
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Kate and Michelle answer listener questions about feeling afraid to be happy, determining when coping skills are helpful, using DBT for gaslighting, and accepting strong feelings even when skills are being used.
Want to get 15% off of ALL Guilford Press titles? Use this link (code is DBTME at checkout): https://www.guilford.com/dbtme
If you want to sign up for Kate's free DBT peer support group, you can ...
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