Do your emotions get in the way of you having the relationships and life that you want?
Do you avoid important things because you’re afraid that you’ll get overwhelmed or make everything worse?
Are your relationships are suffering because you find it hard to act in line with your values when you’re distressed or angry?
If this sounds like you, you’re not alone. In this positive, shame-free guide, DBT therapist Sophia Graham will help you to understand your relationships and inner emotional world, build more resilient connections, and successfully navigate conflict.
With a hands-on approach, this book provides actionable exercises and case studies to help you understand and apply DBT skills in your everyday relationships. From romantic partners to friends, family, care professionals and co-workers, you’ll learn how to improve your relationships in ways that feel meaningful and safe for you.
Do you avoid important things because you’re afraid that you’ll get overwhelmed or make everything worse?
Are your relationships are suffering because you find it hard to act in line with your values when you’re distressed or angry?
If this sounds like you, you’re not alone. In this positive, shame-free guide, DBT therapist Sophia Graham will help you to understand your relationships and inner emotional world, build more resilient connections, and successfully navigate conflict.
With a hands-on approach, this book provides actionable exercises and case studies to help you understand and apply DBT skills in your everyday relationships. From romantic partners to friends, family, care professionals and co-workers, you’ll learn how to improve your relationships in ways that feel meaningful and safe for you.
Reviews
Such a rare gem. Dr Graham has not only succeeded in including a range of perspectives that address the experiences of neurodivergent and multiply marginalized folks, but she has also excelled at combining critical insights and practical tools. I love how this book offers ideas, questions for reflections, and things to try out to relate intentionally and skillfully, while not being prescriptive or dogmatic. The expert way in which our physical, mental, emotional, and relational needs are woven together is also invaluable, especially since this type of biopsychosocial approach is hard to find in books on this topic. While it's not the magical instruction manual we might secretly hope for, this book is far more valuable as a gentle, wise, aware, and brilliant companion in the journey towards the resilient connections many of us long for.