4 minLiberation Psychology Liberation psychology emerged in Latin America in the 1970s in resistance to traditional forms of psychology which paid little attention...
3 minDBT - Mindfulness Skills (part 2)Before reading this post, you should probably take a look at Part 1 of the Mindfulness Skills which you can find here. In Part 2, we look...
3 minDBT - Mindfulness Skills (part 1)Before reading this article, you might want to check out my posts on dialectical thinking and liberation psychology. Both of these...
6 minDBT - Dialectical Thinking DBT is short for Dialectical Behavioural Therapy. It was developed by Marhsa Linehan, a psychologist who was detained in a psychiatric...
3 minWaking up the HandsThis is a Betty Martin exercise which you can find on her website. Before reading this post, it’s probably a good idea to read my post on...
3 minDirect and Indirect Pleasure Image taken from somaticconsent.com Image description: A white rectangle contains a heading saying "Direct / Indirect Pleasure Map....
4 minThe Three Minute Game The Three Minute Game was created by Harry Faddis and incorporated into the work of Betty Martin - you can watch the two of them in...
3 minWheel of ConsentImage description: A yellow circle sits on a white background under the heading The Wheel of Consent. The circle is divided into four...
3 minSacred PauseImage description: There are two pink paws on a purple background. The picture is titled "Sacred Pause" and describes three steps: 1)...