Mindfulness
This practice teaches people how to stay present, handle stress, and understand their thoughts and feelings using simple, everyday skills
What is Mindfulness
This skill asks you to change your body’s chemistry fast to bring your emotions down from a 10 for 5-20 minutes
What is "TIPP" Skills?
This Middle Path idea helps both teens and parents understand that two different opinions can be true at the same time.
What is Dialectical Thinking?
This state of mind shows up when your emotions take over and you act on impulse—kind of like texting back before thinking.
What is "Emotion Mind"?
This skill teaches you to change how you experience a painful moment by creating comfort—like using a cozy blanket, good smells, or calming music
What is "Self-Soothe"?
These are limits we set to take care of ourselves and others
What are Boundaries?
This "How" skill means catching yourself when you think “I’m so stupid” and switching to something more factual like “I made a mistake.”
What is being Non-Judgmental?
This IMPROVE the Moment skill asks you to picture a calming or protective scene—like a beach, a safe place, or even a mental “shield”—to reduce emotional intensity during a stressful moment.
What is Imagery?
The act of looking at our own feelings, thoughts and actions as making sense, accurate, and acceptable in a particular situation
What is Self-Validation
This is the part of you that knows what’s best when your brain and your feelings finally team up instead of fighting.
What is "Wise Mind"?
This tool helps you shift your focus away from emotional chaos by deliberately creating powerful opposite feelings through media like music, movies, or memories
What is the “E” in ACCEPTS—using Emotions to distract?
This "Thinking Trap" can cause you to see yourself as the cause for things that you have no control in or have absolutely nothing to do with.
What is Personalization?
This "What" skill is about fully throwing yourself into what you're doing—like forgetting yourself for a moment while dancing, drawing, or playing sports.
What is Participating?
This advanced skill helps you stop fighting reality when something painful happens so you can handle it instead of getting stuck in anger or avoidance.
What is Radical Acceptance
This strategy involves intentionally noticing and rewarding small steps toward desired behavior—like giving a genuine compliment—to increase the likelihood they’ll repeat it