Normally, I use a lot of skills to keep the metaphorical glass of water from falling off the table. This episode, I practice a skill so I can catch the glass of water before it crashes to the ground. Turning the Mind is annoyingly simple and annoyingly effective. It takes me a while to observe where I'm at, AND once I've done that, the rest happens annoyingly fast. I'm generally annoyed.

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:

Interpersonal Effectiveness Handout 14 – Overview: Walking the Middle Path;

Interpersonal Effectiveness Handout 16A – Examples of Opposite Sides That Can Both Be True;

Interpersonal Effectiveness Handout 16B – Important Opposites to Balance;

Distress Tolerance Handout 5 – Pros and Cons;

Distress Tolerance Handout 10 – Overview: Reality Acceptance Skills;

Distress Tolerance Handout 11 – Radical Acceptance;

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

Distress Tolerance Handout 12 – Turning the Mind;

Distress Tolerance Handout 14 – Half-Smiling & Willing Hands;

Other resources used in this episode:

Twitter thread by @SacralEmpress

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