Posted: March 29, 2023
What can mindfulness do for you? Why won't therapists, gurus, cult leaders, and paragons of humanity shut up about it? Here's what some research says. What Is Mindfulness? Intentionally living with awareness in the present moment. (Waking up from automatic or rote behaviors to participate...
Posted: March 29, 2023
If you learn only one skill that will help you to more effectively regulate your emotions, this should be the one you learn, taken from Dialectal Behavior Therapy. Learning how to pause in between an intense emotional reaction and your ensuing actions is one of...
Posted: March 29, 2023
Obsessive thinking does not solve problems, you become stuck in set thoughts and feelings. This pairs very well with self soothing strategies . Tips Make a list. Write your thoughts down, then add what triggers them, then add what you can do about the trigger....
Posted: March 29, 2023
This exercise is designed for you to write about some aspects of your own life and your own personality that will help both you and your partner understand you better. In your own notebook, answer the following questions as honestly as you can. It’s ok...
Posted: March 29, 2023
The Relapse Questionnaire can help couples assess and prevent relapse and understand how to seek additional intervention if relapse occurs. Instructions Let’s check to see if you feel that any gains you made in treatment have relapsed or are in the process of relapsing. Please...
Posted: March 29, 2023
Use this questionnaire to assess, on a regular basis, how things are going in your relationship and whether you want to gently bring up an issue that will draw the two of you closer together. Instructions Circle as many of the following items as you...