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This post explains how naming emotions, practicing radical acceptance, and increasing emotional granularity can support emotional regulation, reduce reactivity, and deepen self-awareness, grounded in DBT principles and current research.

Self-care can improve emotional regulation by helping us stay grounded and intentional when emotions run high. This post explores how DBT PLEASED skills strengthen wellness, balance physical and mental health, and support calmer, more effective responses during stressful moments.

Living with ADHD can be challenging, but it’s also full of hidden strengths. This post explores how embracing your neurodivergence can unlock creativity, courage, and compassion in everyday life.

Learn why sleep hygiene matters for your mental health. Discover what happens in your brain and body during sleep, how lack of rest affects mood and focus, and simple daily habits to improve your sleep quality.

Mindfulness has been practiced across cultures and traditions, but it was most clearly refined in Buddhist monastic life. Ancient scriptures describe meditation as a way to quiet the mind, focus attention, and cultivate a deep, personal understanding of Buddhist teachings as a path toward enlightenment. Buddhist traditions speak of two core forms: concentration meditation and insight meditation

Learn about structural dissociation, how trauma splits the personality and ways therapy can support healing.

I’ve been in a bit of a reset phase lately. Last month I felt really connected to my routines. I was moving my body, eating meals that...

By Weixi Huang  Sharing our thoughts and feelings can be a tricky internal conflict. On one hand, we want to express ourselves genuinely...

TMS therapy offers a non-invasive option for those navigating depression especially when medication hasn’t helped. Destinee shares what TMS is, how it works, and what to expect from the process.

By Shannon Hendrick Summer is often painted as a season of joy—marked by beach trips, vacations, cookouts, and sunshine. But beneath the...

How DBT was born from Dr. Marsha Linehan’s journey of balancing acceptance and change. Her third way can help us build a life worth living.

There is no clear, easy way to respond to nationwide attacks on queer rights. On Wednesday, June 18th, the United States Supreme Court voted 6-3 to uphold a Tennessee ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for minors seeking to transition...

Not a single day has gone by in recent months without hearing about some new way to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into our daily lives, or some new advancement in how we can use AI.

Positive regard is a way of treating someone without judgement or conditions, one of the core principles in Motivational Interviewing, CBT, DBT, and other person-centered interventions.....

Healing is often imagined as a straight path forward, step-by-step, progress neatly measured, pain left behind. But in truth, healing rarely unfolds in a straight line. It moves in spirals, cycles, and layers. Sometimes it feels like climbing, sometimes like circling, and often like standing still.

Our brains are incredibly powerful and surprisingly hungry. In fact, our brain consumes about 20% of our daily calories just to keep functioning.....