Wise Mind: A DBT Podcast

Your Brain on Self-Compassion

The Neuroscience of Self-Compassion 🧠💛 In this episode of Wise Mind, Raich and Maddy dive into the science behind self-compassion and explore why being kind to ourselves

This Episode Is Going to Trigger You

This Episode Will Trigger You… In this episode, Raich and Maddy explore something they’re pretty sure will trigger you: compassion. We dive into the science behind sel

Polyvagal Theory: Mapping Your Nervous System - Part 2

In Part 2, we explore sympathetic and dorsal vagal nervous system states. what they can look and feel like, and how we can recognise our own signs of activation, shutdown

Polyvagal Theory: What Is Your Nervous System? Part 1

Polyvagal Theory: Part 1 - What Is Your Nervous System Doing? In this episode, we introduce Polyvagal Theory and explore how understanding our nervous system can help us

Fixed? Fatalistic ? Flexible?

Episode Show Notes – Introducing RO-DBT Mind States & Building Flexible Mind What if the biggest thing keeping you stuck isn't your emotions but the way your mind respon

Bend, Don't Break: The Power of Psychological Flexibility

What is psychological flexibility, and why is it one of the most important skills for mental health? In this episode, Maddy and Raich explore what psychological flexibil

Open Mind vs Closed Mind

Closed Mind vs Open Mind: The Courage to Be Open | Wise Mind: A DBT Podcast Why do we become closed-minded? Is it a choice, or is it something we learn to survive? In t

The Need to Belong & the Signals That Get in the Way

The Need to Belong & the Signals That Get in the Way In this episode of Wise Mind, Raich and Maddy explore why humans are wired for connection and why loneliness, reject

Too Much Self-Control? The RO-DBT Perspective

We have been so excited to bring you this episode! In this episode of Wise Mind: A DBT Podcast, Raich and Maddy dive into the concept of overcontrol and explore why havi

Disorganised Attachment: How Trauma Shapes Relationships

Welcome back to Wise Mind: A DBT Podcast! We’re wrapping up our attachment series with the final episode on disorganised attachment, the last of the insecure attachment s

Everything You Need to Know Before DBT Group

In this episode of Wise Mind: A DBT Podcast, we're answering one of the biggest questions people have before starting DBT: What actually happens in the pre-group assessme

The Walls We Build: Avoidant Attachment

This week we're exploring Avoidant Attachment, one of the three insecure attachment styles. In this episode, we unpack what avoidant attachment is, how it develops, and t

Anxious Attachment: Craving Connection, Fearing Abandonment

In Part 2 of our attachment series, Raichel and Maddy from Wise Mind: A DBT Podcast explore anxious attachment, also known as preoccupied or anxious-preoccupied attachmen

The Roots of Secure Attachment

Welcome back to Wise Mind: A DBT Podcast. Today, we continue our deep dive into attachment styles by exploring secure attachment — what it is, how it develops, and what i

Attached: Understanding the Bonds That Shape Us

Welcome back to Wise Mind, a DBT podcast, and thank you for joining us for a deep dive into attachment theory and the ways it shapes our relationships and emotional lives

Behaviour Shifts: Increasing the Odds

Welcome back to Wise Mind DBT Podcast with Raich and Maddy! In this episode, we explore behaviour what it really is at its core and the theory behind it. We also break d

IMPROVE The Moment!

In this episode of Wise Mind, we explore the DBT distress tolerance skill IMPROVE the Moment and how it can help during emotionally overwhelming situations without making

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Welcome back to another episode of Wise Mind, A DBT podcast with your hosts, Maddy and Raichel! A huge thank you to all our new Patreon subscribers. If you’d like access

Neurobiology of Anger Part 2 - When the Alarm Takes Over

This week on Wise Mind: A DBT Podcast, we’re diving into anger… again 🔥 Raich and Maddy explore anger through the lens of the neuroscience, what’s actually happening in

Anger Is Not the Enemy

Anger is not your enemy , it’s your greatest safety cue and like Raich says, without it… it can be a quick death. In this episode of Wise Mind - A DBT Podcast we take a