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12/07/2025

Here are some of our favorite DBT-friendly winter activities! ❄️

What are some of yours!? Comment below and let us know what we missed 👇🏼

12/03/2025

DBT talks a lot about Effectiveness — doing what works in the moment, especially during social or family gatherings.

Effectiveness might look like:
• Taking a quiet sip to ground yourself
• Choosing to listen instead of react
• Setting a boundary with compassion
• Noticing one good thing in the room

Skillfulness doesn’t require perfection — just awareness and intention.

Being around family or loved ones can bring up emotions. DBT offers tools like Checking the Facts to help us understand what’s happening internally.

Before jumping to conclusions, ask:
• What do I know to be true?
• What assumptions am I making?
• Is my emotion fitting the facts, or is it amplified by stress, fatigue, or the season?

A warm drink, a grounded breath, and a moment of clarity can shift the whole experience.

12/01/2025

Winter can be a season of stillness, slowing down, and big feelings — and DBT skills can help you navigate it with warmth and intention. ❄️🧣

Here are a few winter-friendly DBT skills to lean on:

✨ PLEASE Skills — take care of your body during colder, darker months
✨ Opposite Action — get moving when urge says “hibernate”
✨ Self-Soothing — cozy textures, warm drinks, soft lighting
✨ Radical Acceptance — embracing the season as it is
✨ Mindfulness of Routine — grounding in small winter rituals

Wherever you are this season, may you find moments of ease, gentleness, and skillfulness. 🤍

11/26/2025

Holidays can be joyful and overwhelming — both can be true.

If you need support navigating family dynamics, emotions, or expectations this Thanksgiving, these DBT skills might help create more ease and intentionality. 💛

11/24/2025

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Thanksgiving the DBT way means grounding, boundaries, validation, and compassion — for yourself and others.

Wishing you a holiday that feels supportive, balanced, and gentle. 🧡

11/23/2025

Sometimes “building a life worth living” looks like slowing down with a blanket, a warm fire, and a book. 🔥

This season is a perfect reminder that rest is productive, too.

What cozy ritual is helping you recharge this season? 🍁🦃🕯️❄️

11/17/2025

Cozy moments count as coping skills. 🍁📖

In DBT, self-soothing with the senses can help calm the nervous system when emotions run high.

Think warmth, softness, quiet, and a good book — little anchors that help you feel grounded.

How are you creating comfort this fall? 🍂

11/09/2025

When the world feels heavy, soften your space.
Light a candle. Wrap up in a blanket. Take a slow breath.

You’re practicing DBT self-soothing — caring for yourself through your senses. 🕯️

💛 Save this post as your reminder: comfort is a skill you can practice.

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