RO-DBT Therapists: A Rare Species That Cares Deeply
It’s been eight months since I started individual RO-DBT as a client, and since then, I’ve come ...
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Zoloft, Grief, and Gratitude: learning to forgive using Flexible Mind has HEART
Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to decrease the dosage of one of my psychiatric medications...
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Google Maps Strikes Again
If you have ever driven with my partner Deanne and I, you will know that we kick it old school analo...
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Fixed, Fatalistic & Flexible: the gifts of the RO states of mind
Recently, I’ve been reflecting on the three RO states of mind: Fixed Mind, Fatalistic Mind, an...
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Fixing Isn’t Always the Wise Thing: How I’m learning to help others help themselves
I like to problem-solve. I also like to fix things. I especially like to fix or solve other people...
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The Pros and Cons of Being an OC Caregiver
In the last few years, I entered into the reality known as “the sandwich generation.” For those ...
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5 Reasons to Grab a Copy of the recently published RO-DBT Workbook
I discovered RO-DBT a few years ago. Since then, I’ve been lucky enough to participate in an RO-DB...
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Babies, Businesses, and the DEEP skill
This blog will walk you, the reader, through the DEEP skill in RO DBT, and how I have personally app...
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When your therapist makes you a hot chocolate: rethinking the “rules” of therapy according to RO-DBT
According to RO-DBT, “since OC clients are highly rule governed, they often have developed rules a...
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RO in Turbulent Times
In the early days of the COVID 19 pandemic, many of my clients (with the exception of essential work...
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