Having a mood disorder can be difficult to navigate, especially when there is a lot of misinformation and myths surrounding it. Many of these myths are surrounding borderline personality disorder (BPD), anxiety, or depression treatment,
Picture this: it’s a rare sunny day here in the Pacific Northwest, and you’re walking down the street, feeling confident and carefree. Suddenly, you hear a voice in your head that says, “You’re not good
Depression is a common and debilitating mental health disorder that affects millions of people around the world. For those struggling with depression, finding the right treatment can feel overwhelming. With numerous treatments for depression available—including
Ending a relationship can be difficult and challenging for anyone, but it can be especially difficult for individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) to move through a break up. BPD is a mental health condition
There are many factors that can contribute to a “life worth living,” and many disciplines—including Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)—offer direction to understand this idea. While all persons benefit from discovering what makes their life worth
In your lifetime, it’s likely that you will know and love people who are battling eating disorders. Research estimates that 9% of the U.S. population, or 28.8 million Americans, will have an eating disorder in
Over recent years, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, has continued to grow in its popularity as a psychological treatment approach. Dialectical means “the existence of opposites,” referring to two seemingly opposite strategies used in DBT;
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) focuses on four major components: interpersonal effectiveness, mindfulness, emotional regulation and distress tolerance. Though these concepts may seem foreign to you now, this article will explain how you can utilize DBT
Recovering from an eating disorder takes a lot of strength, resilience and re-learning how to love your body and fuel it in the way it needs. At times, this process can seem overwhelming and cue
When you’re rewriting your relationship with food, figuring out how it fits into your fall traditions can be just as complex as creating new habits around caring for your body. For this reason, it’s important
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a type of evidence-based treatment that is rapidly growing in popularity in the mental health realm. As a cousin to the even more widely known cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), DBT
The history of suicide prevention in the United States is most noticeable in how we discuss it. Talking about it and talking through it rather than averting our gaze from this difficult subject is the
