Stop Walking On Eggshells
DBT Workshop for Families
of persons with borderline personality disorder
Summer schedule: 12 Fridays June 24-July 29 and Sept 9-Oct 14
(Note: No classes during August)
Ideal for North Americans who want a morning class when other family members are not around and accessible for Europeans who want a class at the end of the workday. Start June 24, complete the first six weeks, take August off, and start the second 6 weeks on September 9.
12 noon Eastern Time | 11 a.m. Central Time 10 a.m. Mountain Time | 9 a.m. Pacific Time
5 p.m. Great Britain-Portugal
6 p.m. France-Germany-Sweden
7 p.m. Finland-Greece
“This workshop is for everyone who wants to stop walking on eggshells around a family member with BPD!” -Randi Kreger
What participants have said about our workshop:
“Just a few weeks after starting this workshop, I noticed that I began to feel a little less stressed and a little more centered when I was with my daughter.”
“I came to see the reality of my loved-one from another point of view that was different from the one I had for many years.”
“This workshop was spot-on accurate with the insights that I got about my son's behavior.”
“I learned little by little how to face problems with acceptance.”
“I began to see the reality that I needed to see, raw as it was sometimes.”
“This class helped to calm me and empower me to be more ‘effective’ with my loved one.”
This workshop offers the wisdom and skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help family members understand the symptoms of borderline personality disorder, transform their anger and exhaustion into empathy and hope, and to respond more effectively to a loved-one with BPD symptoms.
If your loved-one tends to be emotionally sensitive and pessimistic or emotionally volatile and irritated, or frequently jumping from one state to to the other, then you may need support in staying centered and grounded and responding in a helpful and understanding way that does not escalate or reinforce the problem. (This is not always the most intuitive way to respond. Friends, family, and even therapists who are not trained in DBT may give advice that is counterproductive.)
Many people gain a new perspective into human behavior and communication and see changes in their relationship with their loved ones after just a few weeks in this program.
You will learn through lectures, experiential practice, and seminars:
The Bio-Social Theory of BPD
What is Emotional Dysregulation and Impulsive Behavior
The Power of Presence and Acceptance
The Function and Construction of Emotions
Validation, Validation, and More Validation
How to Influence Behavioral Change
Interpersonal Effectiveness and Communication Skills
Self-Care and Personal Limits
How to Deal with Risky Behaviors
Ending Black and White Thinking
There is a lot to learn! Each person will have detailed feedback on their practice and homework exercises as well as the opportunity to get to know others who are living through situations that may be similar to yours. You are not alone. Also, graduates of the workshop will have the opportunity to access ongoing support.
Registration is limited to 25 participants. The workshop consists of 12 classes on Thursday evenings. The entire workshop is offered for $429 per person ($35 per 2.5 hour class.)
Corrine Stoewsand, Ph.D. is trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, an evidence-based treatment for borderline personality disorder. There is a wealth of research showing its effectiveness in treating borderline personality disorder and other mental health conditions. Corrine has taught DBT skills to families and therapists throughout Latin America for 15 years. She has helped thousands of family members reduce their own stress and burnout, improve difficult relationships, and sometimes even get their loved ones into the therapy that they need. Her book, Genuine Validation, was published in 2019.
Randi Kreger, author of the bestselling book, Stop Walking on Eggshells, has sponsored the development and promotion of this 12-week workshop since it was first introduced in the U.S. by Corrine Stoewsand. Since 1996 Randi has helped millions of people to "stop walking on eggshells" around persons with symptoms of bpd through her books, articles, and online community services.