Learn about the DBT Biosocial Theory, which explains why some people struggle with difficulties regulating emotions.
Telling yourself, "don't feel sad," doesn't change that you are feeling sad. Learning how to validate and hold compassionate space for your emotions is a much more effective (and kind) approach. Self-validation helps your the emotional part of your brain to begin to quiet so that you can then m...
Learn about the primary emotions and the ways that we experience emotions, associated action urges, and the gifts of those emotions. Learn about happiness, sadness, anger, fear, shame, guilt, jealousy, envy, disgust, and love.
Learn the general way that emotions work. Learn things that keep emotions around for a long time and behaviors that reactivate emotions.
