Trauma

Radical Acceptance is another distress tolerance skill. Radical acceptance is to acknowledge and accept that a situation exists without judging it or yourself, without looking for who to blame or looking for the reason a situation occurred.  Some self-talk phrases that reflect radical acceptance include…

Mindfulness is an awareness of the present moment. This awareness is one in which people are trained to take the stance of an observer towards their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. It is different than getting caught up in the moment, in the feeling or sensation…

I just got back from an incredible, intensive training in EMDR, Complex PTSD and Dissociation and this quote is really speaking to me. No one’s life is pain free, but the pain present from growing up in a family that is neglectful, chaotic, or toxic…

Could we all just agree to stop telling each other to get over it? Please? In my experience, the vast majority of people would get over it if they could. No matter how big or small the trauma was, no one wants to be living…

Distress tolerance is a set of skills for helping you learn to tolerate emotional distress and upset. Self-soothing is one set of distress tolerance skills. In the ideal situation, these self-soothing skills are learned from an early age in the parent-child relationship so that the…

When was the last time you had loving, appreciative thoughts towards your body? My guess is no, so many of us have poor relationships with and opinions of our bodies. This is often due to societal or family messages about who we should be or…