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INSIGHTS AND TOOLS TO EMPOWER CHANGE

Reflections on Well-Being, Contentment, Psychological Science, Cognitive Behavioral and other Evidence-based Therapies

Oct 23

Regulate Emotions Using ACCEPTS DBT skills

ACCEPTS is one of the most well-known distress tolerance skills taught in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).

Oct 9

Tolerate Distress with TIPP DBT Skills

TIPP (Temperature, Intense Exercise, Paced Breathing, and Paired Muscle Relaxation) DBT skills work by changing your response to stress.

Sep 10

Emotion or Solution-focused: Choosing the Right Coping Strategy

Life is full of ups and downs. Sometimes, challenges throw us into emotional turmoil, leaving us feeling overwhelmed and unsure how to cope.

Jul 22

When Life Gets Stormy: Drop Anchor and Find Your Calm with the ACE Technique

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy offers a powerful technique called ACE or "drop anchor" to help us navigate stormy waters and find calm.

Jun 24

"Opposite Action" Technique in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

At our core, emotions are wired with action tendencies. The opposite action technique in DBT disrupts this automatic cycle.

Oct 31, 2023

Anger Management with Humor

Good news: there are various psychological interventions to manage anger, and one surprisingly effective tool is...humor.

Apr 18, 2023

Self-compassion and Psychological Wellbeing

Self-compassion is not about being selfish or self-indulgent. It is about recognizing that we are all human beings who make mistakes.

Apr 5, 2023

Too much Stress? The Yerkes-Dodson Law

Some stress is good. Too little or too much may lead to subpar performance. The question is how to modulate the stress. Enter Yerkes-Dodson.

Feb 8, 2023

Empathy: What is it, really?

Empathy is a fundamental ingredient of any psychotherapy treatment. It is so important in TEAM-CBT that it gets its own acronym letter "E".

Dec 22, 2021

How to Get Rid of OCD

OCD is a mental health illness that encompasses obsessions, compulsions, or both. Motivation and self-disclosure can help overcome OCD.

Empowering Change

"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom."

- Viktor Frankl