#215 Today's guest is Dr. Caroline Fleck—a licensed psychologist, corporate consultant, author, and an Adjunct Clinical Instructor at Stanford University. She is a respected voice in psychology and has been featured in national media outlets, including The New York Times, Good Morning America, and The Huffington Post. In this episode, we discuss:

+ The stigma around getting treated with DBT

+ If meditation can help in treating depression

+ How you see the world when you're depressed

+ The roles of acceptance & change in DBT

+ What types of people are motivated by acceptance vs. change

+ Why Gen Z is facing a mental health crisis

+ Validation & why it's so important to start practicing it

+ 8 ways to validate someone else

+ The key difference between validation & praise

+ Why we self-invalidate & how to change this

+ What happens when we're chronically invalidated

+ Using DBT to treat self-harm & suicidality

+ Supporting a loved one in crisis without reinforcing harmful behaviors

+ Seeking external validation

+ The best way to describe living with a mental health disorder

+ How suffering can add value to your life

+ What Gen Z should know about validation

+ So much more!

Dr. Fleck's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolinefleckphd/

MENTIONED

+ Dr. Fleck's website

+ Dr. Fleck's book

+ Dr. Fleck on TikTok

+ Grit Lab episode

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