Coping with the Holidays: Skills and Self Care for Trauma Survivors
Togetherness can be fun, joyful, and fulfilling for many people. Yet, for many others, the idea of coming together with certain friends and family can be triggering, isolating, distressing, and anxiety-provoking.
Below, I have outlined core skills to use whenever we think our sensitivity is high.
Radical Acceptance
Mindfulness
Self and Sensory Soothing
Boundaries with people, time, and content.
DBT Trauma Therapy
DBT Trauma Therapy (aka Trauma Focused DBT) and how we apply DBT to trauma and trauma recovery
There are two main topics that I want to touch on in this conversation:
1. What is a skillful approach to trauma recovery using DBT skills?
2. What is DBT prolonged exposure (DBT PE)? How is it applied? How is it functional?
