I have my first guest!! My sister Ruth joins me to talk about why we get so annoyed when a skill actually works to help us regulate and/or be more effective. We practice some observe and describe with each other, and rant about the Puritans and capitalism. As one does.

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;

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

• Observe;
• Describe;

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

• Nonjudgementally;

Emotion Regulation Handout 22 – Mindfulness of Current Emotions: Letting Go of Emotional Suffering;

Distress Tolerance Handout 11 – Radical Acceptance;

Distress Tolerance Handout 12 – Turning the Mind;

Distress Tolerance Handout 15 – Mindfulness of Current Thoughts;

Other resources used in this episode:

Instagram: @sitwithwit re: toxic positivity;

Tiktok: @kaitiechilds re: trauma drive;

Twitter: @shrinkrapping on productivity;

Autistic inertia;

Documentary: The Biggest Little Farm;

Before Maslow’s Hierarchy: The Whitewashing of Indigenous Knowledge;

Book: The Dream Manager by Matthew Kelly;

Book: New Stories of Love, Power, and Purpose: A Global Invitation to Experiment With the Unknown by Christiane Seuhs-Schoeller

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