Growing up near a beach, my mother always told me, “Don’t turn your back on the ocean!” That advice stuck with me—not just for safety, but as a way of thinking about emotions, too. Have you ever felt swept away by emotion, like anxiety, anger, or sadness comes out of nowhere and suddenly you're drowning in it? You're not alone. Many of us try to fight our emotions, avoid them, or judge ourselves for feeling them at all. But there is another way. A DBT skill called Mindfulness of Current Emotion teaches us how to observe and experience our emotions without being controlled by them.This skill isn't about pushing emotions away. It's about learning how to ride them like a wave—one that will eventually rise, crest, and pass.

f you're the parent or caregiver of a teenager struggling with depression, severe anxiety, emotional outbursts, or self-harm, you're not alone. These challenges are more common than many people realize, and they can feel overwhelming for both teens and their families. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based treatment that helps adolescents regulate emotions, reduce harmful behaviors, and build healthier relationships.

Have you ever told yourself you "shouldn’t feel this way" or believed that showing emotion makes you weak? These kinds of thoughts might feel normal, but they’re actually examples of emotion myths—unhelpful beliefs that keep us stuck in patterns of emotional reactivity, avoidance, or shame. In reality, emotions aren’t problems to fix; they’re signals to understand.