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Mindfulness of Current Emotions

Mindfulness of Current Emotions

Feel your feelings. (Wow, I've never heard THAT before!) Sure, it's definitely a cliche, but stick with me. Do you like freedom? FREEDOM!! (Murica) Well, mindfulness of current emotions is your path to emotional freedom. (Seriously!?) I get it, though. If you're...

Mindfulness of Current Thoughts

Mindfulness of Current Thoughts

If I say to you, DON'T think about a pink elephant flying through the clouds with a rainbow umbrella, what are you thinking right now? I'm thinking about an aeroplane taking a leak on a helicopter. (How does that even work, and why did your mind go there??) It's...

Half Smile and Willing Hands

Half Smile and Willing Hands

I’m going to blow your mind with a way to be HAPPIER INSTANTLY. It will cost you NOTHING and it will take ZERO EFFORT. All you will have to do is be willing to be gawked at by your friends and family while you’re SMILING to yourself. Kidding. This article is all about...

Mindfulness in DBT: Everything You NEED to Know

Mindfulness in DBT: Everything You NEED to Know

Well done for clicking on this or googling this. I know that mindfulness in DBT can be a confusing topic. I've been there, done that. What the hell does it even mean anyway? And what the heck are mindfulness skills? I struggled to understand it the whole way through...

42 Fun Ideas for DBT Group Activities

42 Fun Ideas for DBT Group Activities

I was sitting in therapy, wondering when it was going to end. I'd given up my time for this and I was starting to get bored. Sure, they were trying their best, and I appreciated that. But come on...watching paint dry was better than this. Aren't there any fun ideas...

How To Build Your DBT House

How To Build Your DBT House

If you're on a mental health journey and looking to enhance your well-being, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) might be the answer. DBT is a therapeutic approach that focuses on regulating emotions, managing stress and anxiety, and improving interpersonal...

7 Wonderful Ways To Practice DBT How Skills to Master Mindfulness

7 Wonderful Ways To Practice DBT How Skills to Master Mindfulness

Do you struggle with practicing mindfulness as part of DBT? Or do you struggle with practicing mindfulness simply? If so, this guide is for you. I will discuss how we can use the 'How Skills' to be more effective in our mindfulness practice and give you seven ways to...

How To Adopt Wise Mind to Increase Your Happiness: Step-By-Step

How To Adopt Wise Mind to Increase Your Happiness: Step-By-Step

Do you ever feel like a plastic bagDrifting through the wind, wanting to start again?Do you ever feel, feel so paper thinLike a house of cards, one blow from cavin' in? So says the wise Katy Perry 🙂 I'm sure you'll agree that, at times, life can feel just like that -...

DBT What Skills: Observe, Describe, Participate

DBT What Skills: Observe, Describe, Participate

The DBT What Skills consist of three components: observing, describing, and participating. Observing, describing, and participating form a core part of the mindfulness skill in dialectical behaviour therapy. Mindfulness involves deliberately centring one's attention...