Social Sisters of Halton: DBT

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

DBT

Consider what matters to you and set goals to work towards the achievement of living in closer alignment to your values

In addition to accumulating positives each and every day, we encourage you to Build Mastery and challenge yourself.

Remember to challenge the narrative in your mind.

These skills are helping us to be less vulnerable to extremes and to more easily access our wise mind.

During challenging times like this, try something positive now, especially if you don't feel like it.

Your body and brain will get more used to your attempts at being mindful to participate in a positive moment.

Allow yourself to enjoy a moment of positivity without concern for it ending.

To further reduce your vulnerability to emotion mind practice the Coping Ahead Skills

Please take some time to watch this brief video for the PLEASE skills

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jiYIHVGKCE

Validation: “It’s not about the Nail”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4EDhdAHrOg

Empathetic Listening from “ Inside Out”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t685WM5R6aM

We want to be mindful of the various ways we can offer validation. You can disagree with someone and still validate them. Be mindful of your own discomfort with unpleasant emotions and resist the urge to fix or minimize. Consider practicing using validation statements with others.