by Kevin Dawkins | Sep 13, 2020
The foundational principle of Marsha Linehan’s Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is the willingness to accept the limitations a condition like Borderline Personality Disorder can impose and at the same time commit to making positive behavioral changes.
by Kevin Dawkins | Aug 2, 2020
Something happens in your day that triggers a highly emotional reaction. You spend the rest of the day mulling over the event and your response to it. Usually not in a positive “what can I learn from this” way…
by Kevin Dawkins | Jul 19, 2020
The skills include a wide array of actions and attitudes that a person with dysregulated emotions can use to cool down out of control emotions…
by Kevin Dawkins | Jul 12, 2020
American people of color are dying younger and more frequently than white Americans. Black and Hispanic people currently represent nearly two-thirds of US coronavirus deaths among people under 65
by Kevin Dawkins | Jul 5, 2020
People from minority communities have largely been excluded from BPD research and access to clinical services. Turns out that has been the case with most every other mental health disorder. But that may be changing
by Kevin Dawkins | Jun 28, 2020
The emotional strength that plays a large role in overcoming devastating emotional turmoil and trauma…