My sister Ruth joins me for the second part of our conversation around accepting that she hurts others and others hurt her. We identified where she’s out of acceptance in episode 49, so in this episode we’re practicing acceptance of those things, step by step. It’s a lengthy process but we get faster as we go and she moves closer to accepting by the end of the episode!

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 5 – Taking Hold of Your Mind: “How” Skills

• Non-judgmentally;

Emotion Regulation Handout 19 – Build Mastery and Cope Ahead

• Cope Ahead of Time with Difficult Situations;

Distress Tolerance Handout 9 – Improving the Moment;

Distress Tolerance Handout 11 – Radical Acceptance;

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

Distress Tolerance Handout 11B – Practicing Radical Acceptance Step by Step

Distress Tolerance Handout 14 – Half-Smiling and Willing Hands

Distress Tolerance Worksheet 9 – Radical Acceptance

Other resources used in this episode:

Ep 29 – annoyance when skills work

The Book of Forgiving: The Fourfold Path for Healing Ourselves and Our World by Desmond Tutu and Mpho Tutu;

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

Instagram account: Christabel Mintah-Galloway on relational repair:

———

More resources are available at https://therapize.joygerhard.com/

Please rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast wherever you listen.

Follow me on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok

Like what you hear? Support me and this podcast on Patreon.