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, often leading to what’s known as
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
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
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
Have you ever had a blister re-form, an old paper cut split or a scab that opens back up after a sudden movement? You think, “Darn, I thought I was done dealing with this already,”
Over 70 years ago, Mental Health America began Mental Health Month to reduce stigma and cultivate healthy conversations about mental health. Their work is essential, and the message of Mental Health Month remains one that
Not everyone has a Mother’s Day that can be summarized by a greeting card, and when these Hallmark holidays are hurtful, it can feel lonely and even deliberately antagonistic. If you have a distaste of
There are common misconceptions that when a person develops an eating disorder, the only factor that has changed and must change to recover is how or what they eat. Not only is this culturally and
THIRA’s Three Program Pillars Here at THIRA Health, we include three pillars in our treatment programs: Whole Person Care Dialectical Behavior Therapy Community & Family Support As we share the ideas behind these three pillars,
#BreakTheBias: Hashtags for Empowerment March 8 is a day where women and their allies across the globe celebrate the achievements of women (e.g., social, economic, cultural, political), while also calling in others to join the
This seemingly endless pandemic continues to uproot the landscape of life as we know it. What has that meant for mental health, and how are mental health treatment plans developing to accept what can’t be
