After a rescheduled therapy session is cancelled, I have a very hard day. I have all kinds of thoughts about not being able to get the help I need, and spiral pretty intensely into despair. I practice observing (and describing, cause hey, it's a podcast), and mindfulness to current thoughts. And I judge the fuck out of myself until I understand that my feelings and thoughts are part of the facts of the situation!

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 1 - Goals of Mindfulness Practice;

Mindfulness Handout 1A – Mindfulness Definitions

Mindfulness Handout 4 – Taking Hold of Your Mind: “What” Skills:

• Observe;
• Describe;

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

Distress Tolerance Handout 15 - Mindfulness to Current Thoughts;

Emotion Regulation Handout 7 – Overview: Changing Emotional Responses.

Other resources used in this episode:

Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder (Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Disorders) by Marsha M. Linehan, PhD, ABPP

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