House on Fire

When you think about the holiday season, what emotions, sensations, and judgments come up for you? Maybe you're heading home for the holidays. Maybe you're staying home for the holidays. Maybe you're traveling. Maybe you're working. Whatever you're doing, if you're looking for ways to cope ahead for the holiday season, Episode 8 of House on Fire touches upon DBT's Emotion Regulation skill of coping ahead, and provides additional DBT-SUD skills like the three states of mind and dialectical abstinence. An episode packed with, as always, a little bit of cheeky humor, playfulness, and some clinician vulnerability.

Ever find yourself in the midst of an argument or heated exchange with a loved one and wondering — how did we even get here? What are we even talking about right now? Join clinicians at Behavioral Psych Studio as we discuss DBT's STOP skill, a distress tolerance skill that provides space for pausing in the heat of the moment, taking a step back, and proceeding mindfully. As The Supremes sang, "STOP in the Name of Love!"

Join clinicians at Behavioral Psych Studio as we expand upon our discussion of radical acceptance, a DBT distress tolerance skill, through the lens of traumatic invalidation and supporting our TGNB (Transgender/Nonbinary) loved ones. This episode emphasizes a series of key points, including a hard truth that ruptures may occur within the relationships we value most. AND, it is possible to reach affirming, genuine repairs. Listen, reflect, and celebrate a truth we hold dear: Pride Month is Every Month.
Sources:
https://www.glaad.org/transgender/resources
https://behavioralpsychstudio.com/10-tips-to-support-your-tgnb-transgender-nonbinary-loved-one/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5996383/

In this special two-part series of House on Fire, we sit down with Dr. Francheska Perepletchikova, the developer of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Children (DBT-C). DBT-C is an adaptation of DBT designed to help children and their families develop essential coping skills. In Part 1, Dr. Perepletchikova shares the origins of DBT-C, the differences between standard DBT and its child-focused adaptation, and how parents play a central role in the treatment process. She also discusses the core strategies used to teach children emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and problem-solving skills in an engaging and developmentally appropriate way. Whether you’re a clinician, parent, or just curious about the power of DBT for kids, this series offers a fascinating look into the transformative potential of DBT-C. Tune in to learn from the expert herself!

Join the hosts of House on Fire as we close out our discussion on attachment with good humor, personal anecdotes, and a bit of skill-building! Bringing some DBT into the mix, we address the parallels between each attachment style and DBT's three states of mind: wise mind, reasonable mind, and emotion mind. A balance between logic and emotions is what we're after, and this episode is all about HOW to own one's attachment style effectively. Let's find wise mind together, and embrace our emotions while honoring logic in our own interpersonal relationships.