FAMILY & INDIVIDUAL COACHING

Someone recently asked me how she could get her loved one to stop isolating herself. My first thought was, "Start with the connections and the support that you need so that you are not alone in that." The belief that you should manage everything alone, you are the only support for your loved one, or nobody else can understand, are exactly the kinds of thought that DBT names clearly: resistance to reality. Radical acceptance, one of the core distress tolerance skills, offers a

Are you trapped in a relationship with a spouse or partner who is entitled and dependent upon you for far too many of life's daily responsibilities? Is your partner expecting everything and blaming you for everything that doesn't meet their expectations? Surely you have explained how hard you are trying and hoping for a little recognition! Still, no change. You are stuck accommodating your loved one's entitled dependence, perhaps without even realizing it. Here are seven d