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All Therapists are Jerks, and . . .

Welcome. This podcast is about the principles of Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and how they can be applied to a life well lived. The primary content authors are residential DBT medical director and child psychiatrist Erik Ulland, MD and comprehensively trained DBT therapist Jo Fritz, MSCP, LPC.

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Nov 21, 2022

Ulland brings up ideas he sometimes presents in his group on the unit, albeit at a more reasonable pace than here.  Jo discusses what meaning is to her and how to find it. It can be overwhelming to be young and believe that one has to have already contributed to a society before completing high school. Earlier Episodes...


Nov 14, 2022

Ulland and Jo review ideas that came up after a Parent University this past week regarding dialects and parenting. They discuss how dialects are often seen as more contradictory rather than as acceptance and curiosity in communication. They provide several examples of “Yes and” thinking and also discuss...


Oct 3, 2022

Ulland and Jo wonder how can we be certain about things? Also, how is it that Tyler Durden is writing about vaccinations and can he be trusted if he posts at 1010 PM on Friday the 13th?  And is it any wonder Mr. Durden supports vaccinations being dangerous? Please be aware that this episode and podcast has not been...


Sep 26, 2022

Ulland and Jo review a formulation Ulland finds helpful as a framework for understanding which interventions might work by understanding how eating disorders develop and maintain themselves. The formulation is largely influenced by the works of Garner and Garfield, and Fairburn. Earlier Episodes of the Podcast can...


Sep 12, 2022

Shamefully, Ulland and Jo make good on a more than a year-old request. A fellow traveler posted a comment to discuss suicide, and to approach from the perspective of an educator.  The Linehan Risk Assessment and Management Protocol (LRAMP) for suicide is reviewed as a framework to understand suicidal risk in an...