Having trouble sleeping? Sleep plays a vital role in our emotion regulation, memory consolidation, and overall physical wellbeing. According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, children between 6 and 12 years old should get 9 to 12 hours of sleep per night and teenagers from 13 to 18 years of age should get 8 … Read more
As a behavioral treatment, DBT operates under the skills deficit model. This model suggests that problem behaviors arise from a lack of crucial skills such as mindfulness or the ability to tolerate distress. Using this model, DBT pushes skills like they’re candy at a grocery store checkout aisle. A skills training group is designed to … Read more
Changing behavior is HARD! I cannot tell you the number of times that I set out to accomplish some super fantastic goal and then find myself completely out of steam and kicking myself for getting my hopes up. From home improvement projects to creative goals to financial plans, I have weaved elaborate designs without the … Read more
Anger is a universal human emotion. In other words, the vast majority of individuals experience variations of anger (i.e., grouchiness, irritability, annoyance, fury, outrage) in their day-to-day lives. Some individuals want to learn how to manage the way that they express anger, while other individuals want to learn how to channel their anger to meet … Read more
Shame – everyone experiences this emotion at some point or another. And I’ve got to tell you, it is not an emotion I would describe as pleasant. I would say it’s quite opposite to being pleasant if I’m being totally honest here. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have value or that we should try … Read more
Imagine you’ve had a tough day at school or work. What do you imagine yourself doing once you get home? Your answer probably depends on how intense your emotions are at that time. All emotions have an associated urge with it. When our emotions are at a distressing level, we can begin to lose sight … Read more
I absolutely love DBT’s emphasis on balance. We need balance in nearly everything we do. Balance improves our conversations, when we alternate between listening and talking. Balance allows us to walk, dance, and play our favorite sports, and balance helps us make effective decisions about our finances, relationships, and leisure time. Finding balance in any … Read more
EMDR is an incredible form of psychotherapy used to treat trauma. EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and it was created by Francine Shapiro in 1987. It’s important to know that when the therapy was discovered, it was through rapid eye movements. It was later discovered that eye movements were one of may … Read more
EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a trauma therapy and it’s so cool. In this article, I’m going to explain to you more about what EMDR is and what it can be used to treat, so you can decide if this is a good therapy for you! EMDR is an evidence-based practice proven … Read more
Shirtless men held hands and openly kissed as they march New York streets on June 28th, 1970. The first pride parade, organized by a bisexual woman named Brenda Howard, vibrated with both celebration and protest. Exactly one year after the historic Stonewall Riots, the marchers sought to use slogans such as “Gay is Okay” and … Read more