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Self Soothing with 5 Senses and 2 Dimensions
No matter how rough things are for you right nowâŠEspecially if it seems like thereâs no end to your difficultiesâŠYou deserve relief. When...
Sep 5, 2022
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Self-Inquiry: Key to being an emotionally healthy adult
"It is really about self awareness. We cannot be more connected to other people than we are to ourselves.â
Aug 23, 2022
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At the edge of a "disordered" personality?
The label, "borderline personality disorder" (BPD) is simply inscrutable. It describes nothing about this mental illness and it sounds...
Jul 31, 2022
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ANXIETY: It's not what you think!
The Merriam-Webster dictionary has several definitions of anxiety:
Jul 11, 2022
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ER3: Problem Solving
If we can change the emotion by solving the problem, then first solve the problem! Problem solving is an emotional regulation strategy...
Jun 7, 2022
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Emotional Regulation
with OPPOSITE ACTION Opposite action is more than a skill. It is a philosophy of life. Like dialectics or radical acceptance or...
Jun 1, 2022
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Learn new skills this summer
Stop Walking On Eggshells DBT Workshop for Families of persons with borderline personality disorder Summer schedule: 12 Fridays June...
May 31, 2022
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ER: Emotional Regulation Intro
Arguably one of the most important life skills in DBT!
May 11, 2022
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DBT in schools!
Parents demanded it and their call was heard. "DBT Steps-A" has been developed and tested in schools for a wide range of adolescents with...
May 10, 2022
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Self-Compassion: The Ultimate Source of Emotional Recovery
I have attended several interesting conferences on trauma in the past year. It seems that experts from all types of psychology "lineages"...
May 5, 2022
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Setting Boundaries: Q&A with Randi Kreger
Case 1: Setting Boundaries on adolescent yelling and insulting Excerpts from the live Q & A, April 7, 2022, with Randi and Corrine...
May 2, 2022
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Long-Term Prognosis of Borderline Personality Disorder
Corrine R. Stoewsand, Ph.D. Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) was once used as a pejorative label by clinicians for patients who were...
Apr 28, 2022
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Borderline Personality Disorder is not the parentâs âfaultâ
Corrine Stoewsand I recently remembered being in a psychology class several years ago. It was a course on psychopathology, the psychology...
Apr 18, 2022
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Ooops! Now what? How do I say Iâm sorry?
I made a mistake. I did something, perhaps an accident or perhaps it was behavior outside of my own values, and it had negative...
Mar 11, 2022
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How to respond to HOPELESSNESS
Most people who are hopeless are likely to reject encouragement from others who try to tell them that "things are not so bad." In fact,...
Feb 23, 2022
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Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) + Substance Use Disorder (SUDs)
What does the research say about the co-occurrence of borderline personality disorder (BPD) and substance use disorders (SUDs)? A group...
Feb 1, 2022
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Tips for Partners
Ten helpful ideas for improving a relationship with a partner with symptoms, traits, or a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder....
Jan 17, 2022
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