DBT Mindfulness WHAT Skills Blog
Blog, DBT

Your Guide To DBT’s ‘WHAT’ Skills

In this guide, we're going to unpack the ‘WHAT’ skills of the Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) mindfulness module: Observe, Describe, and Participate. These skills aren't just fancy concepts; they're practical tools that can help us navigate the ups and downs of life with a little more grace and a lot less stress. So, what exactly… Continue reading Your Guide To DBT’s ‘WHAT’ Skills

Blog, Mental Health

1000 Days Alcohol-Free: What Have I Learnt?

Today, I am 1000 days alcohol-free. I started writing this at midnight last night, snuggled in bed next to my sleeping fiancé, watching a history documentary before getting some sleep ahead of work (from my home office setup) today. Nothing too special, you might think. But, I can tell you now — it’s a thousand… Continue reading 1000 Days Alcohol-Free: What Have I Learnt?

Blog, Philosophy/Spirituality

Healing the Lower Chakras: Why trauma healing requires safety above all else

I wrote previously on my blog about why healing trauma starts with creating safety, and while I think I had some truly valuable insights from an intellectual perspective here, I have so much more to add to this piece on the spiritual side of things. I’ve “worked with” the chakras for over 10 years—but that doesn’t… Continue reading Healing the Lower Chakras: Why trauma healing requires safety above all else

Blog, Mental Health

2 Year Update: My (Less) Overwhelming Reality of BPD Recovery

If you were to ask me what BPD recovery looks like, I could only speak to my personal experience of recovery. I have to admit, reading back through this post from almost 2 years ago on my recovery journey, it strikes me how far I have come in that time. It stings a little and I still notice a hint of shame, but I’m so glad it exists. Since I first wrote...

Blog, Mental Health

Why Healing Trauma Starts With Creating Safety (& How to Feel Safe Again)

Something that I’m only just starting to realise, after struggling to "fix" myself for over 10 years with no success, is just how instrumental physical and emotional safety actually are to healing. We’ve all heard the phrase “You can’t heal in the same place that hurt you.” But how do we apply that expression to… Continue reading Why Healing Trauma Starts With Creating Safety (& How to Feel Safe Again)