Mind-Body Connection
This internal system is responsible for automatically responding to stress and returning the body to a state of safety.
What is the nervous system?
This DBT concept describes the balance between emotion and logic that helps us make effective decisions.
What is Wise Mind?
This "Iron Man" actor has been open about overcoming addiction before becoming one of Hollywood's biggest stars.
Who is Robert Downey Jr.?
A client names five things they can see, four they can touch, three they can hear, two they can smell, and one they can taste.
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding Technique?
This NBC sitcom takes place at the Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.
What is The Office?
This practice encourages paying attention to sensations in your body without trying to immediately change or judge them.
What is somatic awareness?
This DBT concept means fully acknowledging reality as it is, even when we don't like it.
What is Radical Acceptance?
This Grammy-winning rapper has spoken openly about his recovery from alcohol addiction and often discusses it in interviews.
Who is Eminem?
This coping skill focuses on paying attention to the present moment without judgment.
What is mindfulness?
This sitcom follows six friends who frequently meet at the coffee shop Central Perk.
What is Friends?
This process describes the nervous system's ability to detect safety or danger without conscious awareness.
What is neuroception?
This DBT acronym helps people ask for what they need while maintaining healthy relationships and self-respect.
What is DEAR MAN?
This singer of "Skyscraper" has openly shared her experiences with addiction, bipolar disorder, and eating disorder recovery.
Who is Demi Lovato?
Saying "no" to protect your well-being is an example of this healthy coping skill.
What is setting boundaries?
This trivia game show is hosted by Ken Jennings.
What is Jeopardy!?
According to Polyvagal Theory, this branch of the nervous system helps us feel connected, safe, and socially engaged.
What is the ventral vagal?
DBT teaches that two things can be true at the same time. This concept is known as this.
What is dialectics?
This actor, best known for Friends, publicly shared his long struggle with opioid and alcohol addiction and later dedicated much of his life to helping others before his death.
Who is Matthew Perry?
A person writes down three things they are thankful for before going to bed.
What is practicing gratitude?
This drama follows the fictional Dutton family as they fight to protect their Montana ranch.
What is Yellowstone?
This common therapeutic phrase reminds us that our bodies often notice stress before our minds do.
What is "the body keeps the score"?
This DBT acronym refers to a group of distress tolerance strategies that intentionally influence the body's physiological response to stress.
What is TIPP?
This Olympic athlete has shared his experiences living with anxiety, depression, and ADHD while competing at the highest level.
Who is Michael Phelps?
Completing a crossword, puzzle, or Sudoku to redirect attention is an example of this coping strategy.
What is distraction?
This reality competition hosted by Jeff Probst asks contestants to "Outwit, Outplay, Outlast."
What is Survivor?