Essential DBT Books for BPD & Healthy Relationships
Do you want less conflict and more connection? Whether you are supporting a loved one with a BPD diagnosis or just want to improve any relationship, you need a plan and skills.
The DBT Workbook to
Stop Walking on Eggshells
Practical Skills for Families to Improve Relationships and Decrease Conflict When a Family Member Has BPD
by CORRINE STOEWSAND, PhD
RANDI KREGER
CAROLA PECHON
Foreword Anthony P DuBose PsyD
The DBT Workbook to
Stop Walking on Eggshells
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Practical Skills for Families to Improve Relationships and Decrease Conflict When a Family Member Has BPD.
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The essential companion to the million-copy bestseller.
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If you are feeling drained, stressed, or constantly on edge, this workbook offers a lifeline. Harnessing the proven power of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), you will master the specific skills needed to navigate life with a BPD sufferer.
From de-escalating volatile situations to practicing radical self-care, these exercises provide a clear roadmap out of the chaos. Move from simply surviving the relationship to actively managing it with clarity, boundaries, and compassion.
What people say
"The DBT Workbook to Stop Walking on Eggshells provides an accessible, practical guide to navigating the complexities of high-stress relationships with wisdom and empathy. Through clear, actionable dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills, the authors offer strategies to build emotional resilience and establish healthier boundaries. This workbook is a great tool for anyone looking to manage relational challenges while cultivating personal peace and more meaningful connections."
DR. MARCUS RODRIGUEZ,
Associate Professor at Pitzer College,
and Director of the Youth and Family Institute in Los Angeles, CA.
“This book is an excellent resource for families and professionals alike. Written with deep knowledge of the complex and sometimes confusing mental health condition, borderline personality disorder (BPD), it provides a clear path to improved family relationships. Based on many years of experience working with families of individuals with BPD, it brings compassion, kindness, and wisdom to all involved without compromising fidelity to DBT principles. Highly recommended.”
TANIA ALEXANDER,
Clinical Psychologist,
and Director of the DBT Psychology Clinic in Sydney, Australia.
“This user-friendly guide empowers families and friends to understand and more effectively connect with emotionally volatile loved ones. Clear explanations, engaging exercises, and relatable examples teach essential skills to help readers and those they care about manage emotionally turbulent interactions. It is so wonderful to have this new workbook that translates the invaluable benefits inspired by DBT into easy-to-apply strategies. Highly recommended!”
DR. RONDA OSWALT REITZ
DBT trainer, consultant, and therapist
Genuine Validation
Compassionate Communication That Transforms Difficult Relationships at Home and Work
by CORRINE
STOEWSAND, PH.D.
Foreword Dr. Pablo Gagliesi
Genuine Validation
Genuine Validation will guide you step by step to develop powerful communication that allows you to deepen the connection with your family, friends, co-workers and even strangers. You will learn to reduce emotional tension, maintain healthy interactions, and deepen your relationships. It will guide you to the social and emotional intelligence resources that are the foundation for transforming your relationship with others and with yourself.
Living with someone who is vulnerable, emotionally sensitive, and impulsive can be difficult.
Learning and practicing Genuine Validation will transform your relationships and also help you to reduce stress, managing your own emotional responses and improve your effectiveness upon communicate. You will learn to respond to your loved one in an effective and flexible form.
Available in English and in Spanish!
What people say
“Genuine Validation offers families a clear and mindful path from confusion to compassion and hope. I wish that every struggling family can find this book.”
Dr. Christopher Willard, Child and Family Psychologist, Harvard Medical School faculty.
DR. CHRISTOPHER WILLARD,
Child and Family Psychologist,
Harvard Medical School faculty.
“Genuine Validation provides an inspiring and practical guide. Corrine weaves life experiences with scientific insights and develops an impressive program for self-transformation. These tools can help anyone achieve greater wisdom and joy in their relationships.”
DR. PATRICIO BARRIGA,
International Relations Coordinator/Senior Instructor,
Institute for Mindful Leadership.
“Inspirational! Corrine offers us a guide for compassionate communication to utilize in different moments of out lives. With clarity and sharpness this book shows us an optimistic path toward deeper and more effective connections.”
MARTÍN REYNOSO,
Profession of Psychology,
Favaloro University
“Genuine Validation brings with it tears, joy, pain and a desire to improve abilities to deal with the challenges of life!”
Kevin Dennehy KEVIN DENNEHY,
Board Member,
National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder
“This should be required reading for everyone studying psychology or any kind of psychotherapy!"
DR. SEBASTIAN PAUL,
Psychiatrist
