Posted on February 11, 2016
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There are times when I have heard something so profound that I was grateful I lived to reach that moment. Suddenly, my life made more sense, or my understanding of what I will be able to accomplish opened up. I had one of those… Continue Reading “Name It to Regulate It”
Category: Healing, mental health, Moving Forward, personal development, Recovery, therapy, traumaTags: emotional regulation, gaining insight, hypervigilance, naming emotions, self-regulation, systems approach
Posted on June 2, 2014
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I’ve stated that my daughter and I started a 25-week Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills group. There are five other teens in the group with their parents so it’s not a big group. Most of the kids seem to struggle with “target” behaviors on… Continue Reading “DBT 101”
Category: Borderline Personality Disorder, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mental health, Recovery, relationships, therapyTags: bio-social theory, dialectical behavior therapy, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, invalidating environment, mindfulness, self-validation, validation
Posted on April 19, 2014
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I have four daughters, and, for whatever reason, they are all susceptible to anxiety. Studies have shown that people born with a smaller hippocampus in comparison to others tend to struggle with anxiety and a propensity to develop PTSD after trauma. My husband has… Continue Reading “Anxiety, DBT, and The Dialectic”
Posted on October 11, 2013
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As the title of this post might imply, I am now in possession of a workbook. I subscribe to Psychology Today, and September’s issue did a spread on Borderline Personality Disorder called “The Kings and Queens of Chaos”. The article on BPD was okay. It’s… Continue Reading “The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook”
Category: Borderline Personality Disorder, Cluster B personality disorders, mental health, relationships, therapyTags: anxiety, Borderline Personality Disorder, dialectical behavior therapy, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, mindfulness, perseveration, personal development, The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Workbook