Description: The Stronger Than BPD Journal by Debbie Corso, Kiera Van Gelder, Kathryn C. Holt, LCSW, Kathryn C. Holt In The Stronger Than BPD Journal, influential BPD blogger, advocate, and peer educator Debbie Corso and psychotherapist Kathryn C. Holt offer a guided journal based in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to help readers with BPD manage strong emotions, strengthen emotional resiliency, and build lasting relationships. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Your story is just beginning. In The Stronger than BPD Journal, influential BPD blogger, advocate, and peer educator Debbie Corso and psychotherapist Kathryn C. Holt offer guided writing activities to help you work through strong emotions, strengthen emotional resiliency, and build lasting relationships. If you have borderline personality disorder (BPD), you may have trouble managing your intense emotions, navigating day-to-day life, and maintaining healthy relationships. You may also have trouble seeing yourself clearly beyond your diagnosis. But you should know that—while BPD is a part of your lifes story—BPD isnt the whole story. This unique journal offers gentle guided exercises based in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to help you balance your emotions, take time for self-care and exploration, and put a stop to overly critical self-judgment. Youll also learn to reduce stress, upsets, and triggers; gain resiliency; and improve communication with others. Writing can be a vehicle for profound self-reflection, exploration, and healing. This guided journal will help you take control of your emotions, gain insight into your unique mind, and start living the life you deserve. Author Biography Debbie Corso (Author) Debbie Corso is a mental health blogging pioneer, courageously chronicling her journey while lighting a torch to provide hope to a severely emotionally wounded community. She has a BS from New York Institute of Technology in Interdisciplinary Studies in English, Communications, and Behavioral Science, as well as a certificate in Early Childhood Development. She is in recovery from borderline personality disorder (BPD). Through hard, consistent work with dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), she no longer meets the criteria to be considered "Borderline." Her work as an Intake Coordinator and Case Manager at a non-profit organization, working closely with children at risk for abuse and neglect, was the catalyst that propelled her to document and share her powerful journey through her blog and hopeful, encouraging books on overcoming the oppressive symptoms of BPD. She currently co-facilitates online, worldwide DBT groups with therapist Alicia Paz at She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.Kathryn C. Holt (Author) Kathryn C. Holt, MSSW, LCSW, is a psychotherapist who accompanies people on the journey of reclaiming their hunger, desire, and permission to live fully in their bodies and lives. She writes about her journey and her psycho-spiritual approach to healing at Holt studied DBT at Columbia University in New York City and worked with teens, adults, and families using DBT for several years prior to moving to Boulder, CO, where she now lives and practices. She offers individual therapy, groups, retreats, and weekly movement classes with the intention of reconnecting people with their power, wisdom, and purpose.Foreword writer Kiera Van Gelder, MFA, is an artist, educator, and writer diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. An international speaker and advocate, she is featured in the documentary Back from the Edge: Living With and Recovering From Borderline Personality Disorder. She currently lives in Massachusetts at a Buddhist meditation center. For additional information, please and Table of Contents Foreword v Introduction 1 Part 1: How to Listen to Your True Inner Voice A Thought Is a Thesis 12 Accessing Your Inner Archetypes 25 Pleasurable Events Practice 30 Who Is Running the Show in a Crisis? 34 Open and Listen to Your Heart 38 Part 2: Handling Life Stress, Upsets, and Triggers Plan Ahead to Feel Better in the Moment 42 Your Superpowers 47 Mental Health Vacation 51 Acknowledging When Life Goes Right 54 Get Out of Your Mind 58 Part 3: Strengthening Your Emotional Resiliency from the Inside Out Being Mindful of Your Body 63 Your Off-Screen Performance 69 Self-Care Using Your Senses: Caring for Your Wise Woman 76 Walk This Way (Mindfully) 83 Part 4: Connecting, Loving, and Boundaries Relationship Inventory 92 Beloved Boundaries: The Wisdom of Saying No 99 Accepting a Different Point of View 107 Repairing Relationships: Mending After a Rupture 113 Part 5: Setting Intentions and Ideas for Future Exploration Using Imagination to Access Inner Wisdom 125 Assessing Your Values 133 Whats at Stake? 140 Building Mastery: Challenging Yourself with Small Steps 147 Moving Forward with Intention 157 Moving On and Moving Forward 165 Acknowledgments 167 References 169 Review "As a dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) therapist, Im very excited to recommend The Stronger Than BPD Journal to my clients. This is a wonderful companion to Debbies first book, and will help take readers to a place in their lives where theyll build even more resiliency and support in their recovery." --Amanda L. Smith, LCSW, author of The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Wellness Planner--Amanda L. Smith, LCSW"Two wise women help empower others to do a thorough inventory of all the patterns that will help you achieve equanimity." --Tamra Sattler, PhD, MFT, therapist, researcher, and entrepreneur--Tamra Sattler, PhD, MFT Review Quote "Two wise women help empower others to do a thorough inventory of all the patterns that will help you achieve equanimity." --Tamra Sattler, PhD, MFT , therapist, researcher, and entrepreneur Promotional "Headline" In The Stronger Than BPD Journal, influential BPD blogger, advocate, and peer educator Debbie Corso and psychotherapist Kathryn C. Holt offer a guided journal based in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to help readers with BPD manage strong emotions, strengthen emotional resiliency, and build lasting relationships. Details ISBN1684030617 Author Kathryn C. Holt Pages 184 Publisher New Harbinger Publications Year 2018 ISBN-10 1684030617 ISBN-13 9781684030613 Format Paperback Imprint New Harbinger Publications Subtitle DBT Activities to Help You Manage Emotions, Heal from Borderline Personality Disorder, and Discover the Wise Woman Within Place of Publication Oakland, CA Country of Publication United States Media Book DEWEY 616.85852 Short Title The Stronger Than BPD Journal Language English AU Release Date 2018-05-24 NZ Release Date 2018-05-24 US Release Date 2018-05-24 Publication Date 2018-05-24 UK Release Date 2018-05-24 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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Book Title: The Stronger Than BPD Journal: DBT Activities to Help You Manage Emotions, Heal from Borderline Personality Disorder, and Discover the Wise Woman Within
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Author: Kiera Van Gelder, Debbie Corso, Kathryn C. Holt, Lcsw
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Coping with Illness
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Publication Year: 2018
Item Weight: 279g
Number of Pages: 184 Pages
