Psychotherapist and podcast host Jessica Fowler interviews Jesse Finklestein, PsyD. who is the co-author of the book Skills for Real Life: A DBT Guide to Navigating Stress, Emotions and Relationships with Shireen L. Rizvi, PhD. In this episode, we explore the modules of DBT which include mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness can be used to help people in everyday life.  In addition, Dr. Finklestein explains DBT’s skills can help toward change not just in behavior but in creating hope and tolerating pain. He describes the book’s accessible, design-driven format, including having visual elements and “skills paths” to help readers choose tools for specific situations.  

In this weeks episode, Jessica Fowler interviews Dylan Zambrano, MSW about his book the DBT Skills Daily Journal: 10 Minutes a Day to Soothe Your Emotions with Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.

During this episode we discuss what DBT is and who could benefit from this therapy. In addition to talking about what is in the journal, Dylan shares some examples and highlights from the book. We also discuss the benefits of journaling and why he wrote the book.