Welcome to Episode 3, where we begin our Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills exploration. In this episode Meredith Meyer, licensed marriage & family therapist and DBT-LBC™ Certified Clinician provides an introduction to Mindfulness and the concept of the Three States of Mind. Learning mindfulness helps create a foundation that all of the other skills will build on. Everything begins with awareness. Let's dive in!

Timestamps:
01:52 – Overview of DBT Skills Modules
03:14 – Defining Autopilot — The Opposite of Mindfulness
06:39 – Defining Mindfulness and Practice as Presence
10:49 – Distractions and Returning Gently
17:16 – Past and Future Thinking
23:00 – Three States of Mind — Introducing Wise Mind
27:36 – Exploring Reasonable Mind and Emotion Mind
31:16 – Wise Mind
38:48 – Practicing Awareness and Gentle Labeling
42:53 – Letting Go of ‘Shoulds’ and Practicing Choice

References: https://www.theonpointpractice.com/theskillspodcast

DBT Skills Training Manual, Second Edition, Marsha M. Linehan https://www.guilford.com/books/DBT-Skills-Training-Manual/Marsha-Linehan/9781462556359