Tips and Tricks to Optimize Your Sleep As promised, we could not leave you dark from our last blog post on sleep myths, and we are back with some tips and tricks to optimize sleep! Thankfully, a significant amount of research has taken place to develop methods to...
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Debunking Myths about Sleep!
Picture this: It’s an important night! You’ve got a big presentation tomorrow! You’re about to meet your in-laws for the first time! You’re traveling first thing in the morning! Whatever the scenario, all you want is to get a good night's sleep, but you’re wide-awake...
Owning Your Attachment Style
Turns out I am anxiously attached…so now what?! Thank you, readers, for patiently waiting! Now that we have learned about what the heck Attachment Style is, we can apply some DBT tools that can help assist us in owning our attachment in a way that maintains our...
Attachment Styles
Do any of the following thoughts ring true for you when dating or in relationship? I feel smothered. She is way too needy. They always leave. He doesn’t respect my space. I feel comfortable being close to my partner. I feel anxious when I am away from my...
Considering Culture in providing DBT for Latinx Populations in the United States
When it comes to providing therapy, including Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), there is no one-size-fits-all approach. Every individual is unique, and their experiences, values, and beliefs are shaped by their culture. Culture shapes how we understand and...
Cut That Cord! A Parent’s Guide to Using Opposite Action
Here we are again. You’re staring at a sink filled with food-crusted plates, overflowing cups, and more silverware than you can count. How many times have you said, “Clean up after yourself!”? How many conversations have you had about the importance of taking...
Addressing Body Image Concerns Using Mirror Exposure
Who hasn’t experienced some form of self-criticism about their body image? We are all too familiar with examining ourselves in the mirror and zeroing in on whatever it is that we do not like. It’s a process so many of us unconsciously engage in…but what effect does it...
The Adolescent Brain
Brains are like race cars: Powerful, innovative, dynamic, tough, and function like well-oiled machines. Sometimes, however, steering a race car can be hard to maintain control of. Brains are not that different. Our brains have their own accelerator as well as a...
Start SMART this New Year
The New Year is accompanied by a fairly familiar tradition: Setting New Year’s resolutions and then great difficulty actually reaching those resolutions. It is something that, at one point or another, most of us are guilty of experiencing. We pinpoint behaviors to...
The Mindful Brain
The practice of mindfulness can transform us from a rote state to an intentional state. Like a caterpillar morphing into a beautiful butterfly, mindfulness can help transform you into a happier and healthier version of yourself. Yet, what is mindfulness doing in the...