Skills, skills, skills!
Which Side of Wise Mind
What and How
Tolerating Distress
100

Living in the present moment. Being free from judgment or attachment to each passing moment. 

What is Mindfulness?

100

Cool, calm, and collected

What is Reasonable Mind?

100

- Noticing your body sensations

- Paying attention on purpose

- Wordless watching

What is Observe?

100

This skill provides a method of changing your body chemistry in order to reduce extreme emotion.

What is TIPP?

200

This module focuses on skills that help you build relationships, strengthen current relationships, and deal with conflict.

What is Interpersonal Effectiveness?

200

Mood dependent, ruled by emotions

What is Emotion Mind?

200

- Putting words on an experience

- Labeling what you observe

- Removing interpretations and opinions from the facts

What is Describe?

200

This skill provides a way of moving your attention to something else in order to reduce distress in the moment. 

What is Distracting with Wise Mind ACCEPTS?

300

The goal of this module is to reduce emotional suffering.

What is Emotion Regulation? 

300

Task-focused, ruled by facts and reason

What is Reasonable Mind?

300

- Throwing yourself completely into activities

- Being completely in the moment

- Going with the flow

What is Participate?

300

This skill helps reduce distress through your 5 senses.

What is Self-Soothing?

400

This module focuses on surviving crisis situations and learning to accept reality.

What is Distress Tolerance? 

400

Things get difficult, and facts get tossed out the window

What is Emotion Mind?

400

- Seeing, but not evaluating

- Accepting the moment

- Acknowledging differences, without judging them

What is Non-Judgementally

400

Two methods of helping you accept reality with your body.

What are Half-Smiling and Willing Hands?

500

Although not a skills, this principle focuses on finding a balance and walking the middle path. 

What is Wise Mind?

500

Walking the middle path, seeing the value in reason and emotion.

What is Wise Mind?

500

- Doing one thing at a time

- Letting go of distractions

- Concentrating your mind

What is One-Mindfully

500

This skill can be described as readiness to enter and participate fully in life and living?

What is Willingness?

M
e
n
u