Let’s face it – things are really hard right now, and many of our nervous systems are totally overwhelmed. It can be a life-saver (literally) to have practical skills to safely move through the difficult thoughts, feelings, urges and body responses that can come up in stressful situations.

The Distress Tolerance Module of Dialectical Behavioural Therapy is designed for just that!

DBT is often described as a mashup of CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) and Mindfulness, but it’s so much more than that. It’s got a lot of somatic components, too, and really is about crafting a “life worth living” (as founder Marsha Linehan would say).

Traditional DBT can sometimes be intimidating for neurodivergent folks because it’s quite information heavy and relies on a lot of handouts and worksheets. We also have certain sensory and emotional challenges that the normies just don’t face in the same way.

Australian activist and author, Sonny Jane Wise, has created a DBT workbook that’s adapted for people just like us! It’s called The Neurodivergent Friendly Workbook of DBT Skills, and we will be going through their Distress Tolerance chapter in this group.

These are the topics we’ll be covering:

- What is Distress Tolerance?

- The STOP Skill (to manage Impulsivity)

- The TIPP Skills (to help shift your distressed physiology quickly)

- Managing Meltdowns

- Sensory Self-Soothing

- IMPROVE the Environment (ND-style!)

This FREE virtual group is for neurodivergent 2SLGBTQIA+ adults (19+) in PEI; we’ll be meeting over Zoom. It will be on Thursday evenings at 6 pm AST, and sessions will be 90 minutes.

There will be four sessions:

November 20th

November 27th

December 4th

December 11th

(Right in time for coping with the holidays!)

We have room for 10 participants in the group, so apply early! Registration will close when the group is full, or by 11:59 pm on Sunday, November 16th (whichever comes first).

We would also love it if you supported Sonny Jane by purchasing their workbook here - a digital copy is only $10!
(If this is truly a hardship for you, we can provide you with a digital copy of the Distress Tolerance chapter for this group.)

Looking forward to welcoming you aboard!
(a little Maritime humour…)