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On Point Practice - Home of On Point Leadership Partners & The Skills podcast. We're here to bring skills to founders and leaders everywhere.

Promoting mindful living through education, workshops and individual/couples/family therapy services.

10/31/2025

Paced breathing: The practice of breathing at a slower pace, where our exhale is purposefully longer than our exhale, helps to slow our heart rate and calm our stress response. It’s especially useful when emotions feel intense but can be practiced at anytime.

How to do it:
Breathe in slowly for 4 seconds.
Breathe out gently for 6 seconds.
Continue for 1–2 minutes or until you notice a shift in your body and the stress coming down.

Pro tip:
You can combine paced breathing with other dbt TIPP skills (like holding cold water to your face or progressive muscle relaxation).

Want to learn more about distress tolerance skills? Check out episode 7 of The Skills Podcast at: www.youtube.com/

10/24/2025

Shout out to all the Post-it notes out there... quietly reminding us we’re capable of big things… like stopping.

The STOP skill is exactly what it sounds like: pausing before you make things worse. Simple in theory, wildly challenging in practice.

If you’re new to the STOP skill, try it when things are going well.
Pause mid-laughter, mid-sunset, mid-bite of something you love.
Notice the moment. Let yourself feel it fully and then, carry on (ideally, mindfully).

That’s how we strengthen the pause muscle, so when we need it most, we know we can call on it, in the moment.

Curious to learn more? Check out episode 5 of the skills podcast where we talk in depth about the STOP skill: www.youtube.com/

10/23/2025

Everyone has Wise Mind; the skill is learning how to recognize it and remembering to listen to it. The three states of mind is a tool we can use to help us identify when we're not in Wise Mind and then the question becomes, is there anything I can do, in this moment to help bring me closer to the synthesis of both emotion and reason.

Curious to learn more? Listen to episode 3 of the skills podcast @ https://www.youtube.com/

09/25/2025

In Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), one of the communication strategies emphasized by Alan Fruzzetti in his work with couples and families is “accurate expression.” This phrase refers to the skill of sharing your emotions, thoughts, and needs in a way that is both truthful and clear — without judgments, interpretations or unhelpful assumptions.

And here’s the bonus: when we feel validated, we become more regulated and then can be more attentive, better able to listen and can then offer validation to the person who just gave it to us - and it becomes a net positive cycle! How lovely is that.

In our latest blog post and episode 2 of the skills podcast we explore this more thoroughly. Give it a read or listen, try it on for size and let us know what you think.

07/15/2025

Fresh off the press, blog post 001: Why invest in your mental health? The Essentials of Therapy for Individuals, Leaders, and Relationships - is now live. Check it out at www.theonpointpractice.com/blog

If you’re considering therapy — as an individual, a couple, or a leader — know this: You don’t need to have it all figured out. You just need to be willing to begin.

Ready when you are. -The On Point Practice

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