My sister Ruth joins me to drill down to what she's not accepting around how she impacts others. Because she's not accepting that she hurts others, she's unable to repair relationship effectively. It takes quite a bit of testing various ideas to land on what lies at the root of her fear that she might hurt other people. But we find it!

Helpful resources from this episode:

DBT references:

DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets – online pdf version;

DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets – buy the manual from a Black-owned book store!

DBT handouts used in this episode:

Mindfulness Handout 3 – Wise Mind: States of Mind;

Interpersonal Effectiveness Handout 17 - Validation;

Interpersonal Effectiveness Handout 18 - A “How To” Guide to Validation;

Emotion Regulation Handout 6 - Ways to Describe Emotions;

• Shame;
• Guilt;

Distress Tolerance Handout 11 – Radical Acceptance;

Distress Tolerance Handout 11A – Radical Acceptance: Factors that Interfere

Other resources used in this episode:

Cognitive distortions

The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control: A Path to Peace and Power by Katherine Morgan Schafler;

Characteristics of white supremacy by Tema Okun

Radical acceptance comic

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