Huffing & puffing on the stairs brings up some pretty intense concerns around invalidation: notably potential invalidation around an autism diagnosis and potential invalidation from my dad. I start off doing some mindfulness of current thoughts and then meander into identifying what I need to practice accepting. Spoiler: my feelings about being invalidated are part of what I need to practice accepting.

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:

Distress Tolerance Handout 10 – Overview: Reality Acceptance Skills;

Distress Tolerance Handout 11 – Radical Acceptance;

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

Distress Tolerance Handout 15 - Mindfulness of Current Thoughts;

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