Dialectical Behavioral Therapy: The Beginners Guide
The Holy Grail of Change “A little less conversation, a little more action, please” goes the famous lyric from Elvis Presley’s song of the same name. And that’s exactly what dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) represents to me in comparison to the other types of therapies used to fight binge eating and other eating disorders. […]
Are You Experiencing Cognitive Dissonance?
Do you ever catch yourself telling yourself a story that isn’t actually true? That’s due to a concept called cognitive dissonance. Cognitive dissonance is the discomfort that happens when we’re acting in a way that doesn’t line up with our beliefs or thinking in a way that doesn’t line up with our behaviors. And because we […]