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Dialectical Behavior Therapy Techniques Distress Tolerance Mar 06, 2017

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Preventing distress when possible is ideal, but what about when you cannot avoid it? Learn how to accept and tolerate unpleasant emotions until you can think more clearly and make a wise decision about the next course of action.

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Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Emotional Regulation Mar 05, 2017

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What makes you vulnerable to emotional overload? How can you prevent, or cope with emotional overload in the face of unavoidable stressors?

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Addressing Negative Thoughts Mar 04, 2017

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Your thoughts have a huge impact on how you feel. Learn techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and start feeling better.

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The ACT Matrix: What Every Counselor Should Know Mar 03, 2017

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The ACT matrix will help anyone easily make decisions about the most effective course of action when faced with multiple possible behaviors

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Goal Setting: Creating Realistic, Achievable Goals Mar 02, 2017

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Often goals fail because they are too big, vague or don't consider all the factors. Learn what SMART goals are, how to set and individualize good goals for yourself and a little bit about behavior modification.

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Motivation: What Is It & How to Keep It Mar 01, 2017

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When motivation wanes, people relapse. Learn principles of effective motivational enhancement and some of the main reasons that motivation wanes and how to address them.

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Preventing Vulnerabilities: Pain Management Feb 28, 2017

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Pain can disrupt sleep and increase frustration, anxiety and depression. Frustration, anxiety and depression can increase pain further. Learn about pain and multiple methods of addressing pain even if you are in recovery from a substance use disorder (addiction).

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Preventing Vulnerabilities: Eating to Support Mental Health Feb 27, 2017

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What you eat provides the building blocks for the neurotransmitters and other systems involved in mood, sleep and energy regulation. Some nutrients you can only get from food, so a balanced diet is essential in recovery and wellness. This aims to provide a general education, not to make meal time boring, painful or unpleasant. Pizza has a lot of good nutrients :)

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Preventing Vulnerabilities: How Sleep Impacts Mental Health Feb 26, 2017

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What causes fatigue, difficulty concentrating, reduced pain tolerance, irritability and (sometimes) a sense of hopelessness and helplessness? Lack of QUALITY sleep. Sleep hygiene is one of the most overlooked causes and interventions for the treatment of anxiety and depressive symptoms. It usually does not fix everything, but it is something most people can start doing immediately to help improve their mood and motivation.

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Differential Diagnosis: What Causes That Symptom Feb 25, 2017

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While the same cluster of symptoms may characterize depression, there are a variety of things besides moods that cause those same symptoms. In this podcast we examine some of the many causes of lack of pleasure and motivation, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, overeating and sleep problems. Antidepressant medications may not be addressing the true CAUSE of your symptoms

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