🦬🪄 Look at this beauty I made! I have wanted to attend one of @wildspirityogatx drum making ceremonies for years. I’m so grateful I finally got to have this experience!! I saw her in the pile of hides and immediately knew it was the piece for me to work with. As usual in my lifeContinue reading “Buffalo Magic”
Tag Archives: Justified Emotions
Functions of Emotions
Why do we have emotions? Have you ever taken time to ponder that question? Emotions are universal – we all experience them. And yet, they aren’t something we tend to put a lot of thought into. Unless they are creating problems for our lives. Then we head to the therapist office to unpack our emotionsContinue reading “Functions of Emotions”
Practicing Radical Acceptance with the “Little Stuff”
Yesterday, Radical Acceptance was my personal theme from the Universe. I started my work day by reviewing this skill with one of my individual DBT clients. During our discussion of her homework practice, she shared an Ah ha! moment she experienced over the weekend: This skill that isn’t only for the big stuff! It canContinue reading “Practicing Radical Acceptance with the “Little Stuff””
Examples of Emotions that Fit the Facts Infograph
I’ve referenced this checklist of when Emotions Fit the Facts in 3 or 4 of my recent posts. Each time I end up pulling up a screenshot of a page out of the book to look at. Thought I’d make a pretty one to share 😊 Looking to Learn the DBT Skills Framework – CheckContinue reading “Examples of Emotions that Fit the Facts Infograph”
Dealing with Invalidation when Sadness Fits the Facts
My favorite DBT skills lesson is Emotion Regulation Worksheet 8A – Examples of Emotions That Fit the Facts. It’s one of the first worksheets I share with my new clients. I tell them to go home and make flashcards, do whatever they need to do to memorize this page. Because this is one that will begin toContinue reading “Dealing with Invalidation when Sadness Fits the Facts”
When Love Doesn’t Fit the Facts: Part II Opposite Action
Originally posted February 7, 2019 jamieschmidtlpc.com/blog So what do you do when love does not fit the facts? When you realize the love you feel towards a person or relationship is not actually in your best interest? Of course DBT has a skill for that as well! Opposite action is rooted in the awareness that thereContinue reading “When Love Doesn’t Fit the Facts: Part II Opposite Action”
When Love Doesn’t Fit the Facts: Part I
Originally posted February 5, 2019 on http://www.jamieschmidtlpc.com/blogI started doing some website maintenance today & realized I wrote this exactly a year ago. Whoo life sure is cyclical! February is upon us. With Valentine’s Day just a little more than a week a way, I thought I would do a short series of posts about loveContinue reading “When Love Doesn’t Fit the Facts: Part I”
DBT with Jamie 