Real Skills for Real Life

A DBT Guide to Navigating Stress, Emotions, and Relationships

Shireen L. Rizvi and Jesse Finkelstein

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November 12, 2025
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Introduction

Pathways through Problems

The Skills

  • Mindfulness Skills: An Overview
    • Wise Mind
    • Observe and Describe
    • Participate
    • Nonjudgmentally
    • One-Mindfully
    • Effectively
  • Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills: An Overview
    • Interpersonal Priorities
    • DEAR MAN
    • GIVE
    • FAST
    • Validation
  • Emotion Regulation Skills: An Overview
    • Model for Describing Emotions
    • PLEASE
    • ABC
    • Check the Facts
    • Opposite Action
    • Problem Solving
    • Mindfulness of Current Emotions
  • Distress Tolerance Skills: An Overview
    • TIP
    • Distract
    • IMPROVE
    • Self-Soothe
    • Pros/Cons
    • Radical Acceptance
    • Willingness
  • Behavior Assessment: An Overview
    • Chain Analysis
The End Is Just the Beginning

Index