Tag: DBT skills
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Soothing Emotions with the Five Senses
Discover how soothing your five senses—sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste—can help you calm your mind and body. This guide explains simple self-soothing techniques that can reduce stress and restore emotional balance, even if you’ve never learned them before.
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6 Ways to Reduce Vulnerability to Emotions
Emotional vulnerability often increases when we neglect basic health habits like sleep, nutrition, and exercise. Dr. Christine E. Dickson explains how simple daily routines—such as staying hydrated, eating balanced meals, and practicing mindfulness—can strengthen emotional resilience and help prevent overreactions to everyday stressors, keeping both mind and body in balance.
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Using Wise Mind to Manage Stress
Managing stress is a crucial skill in today’s fast-paced world. One approach that can help is using the concept of the wise mind from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). DBT is a form of psychotherapy that emphasizes the importance of balancing emotions and reasoning to improve mental health. The wise mind is a combination of the…