Spring DBT Tips for Nurturing Your Mental Health

As the days get longer and nature begins to bloom, spring can be a time of renewal and growth. But for many, the change in seasons can also bring about challenges when it comes to mental health. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers valuable skills that can help you stay grounded and nurture your well-being during…

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Stress and Anxiety Management the DBT Way

Anxiety and stress appear to be the next pandemic. I see so many people who are anxious, overwhelmed, edgy, panicky, full of worry, and always tense. If any of these words describe you and leave you with a constant feeling of uneasiness to all-out panic, you could be suffering from poor stress management. Dialectical Behavioral…

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“I WAS TRYING TO ACT NORMAL…”

I heard this piece of a conversation between two friends as I jogged by them in the park the other day, “I was trying to act normal…” Then I passed them but not without being prompted to consider what that really means. So many of us appear “normal” or even beautiful, talented and rich such…

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Ten DBT Techniques for Anxiety

Anxiety can be divided into two basic areas, as first discussed by Sigmund Freud “Appropriate and Inappropriate Stress”. Anxiety can occur over situations or threats that occur and cause our brain to go into “Fight or Flight” syndrome. This is when the sympathetic or limbic system becomes aroused and creates many symptoms such as rapid…

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