Sunday, January 10, 2010

My Emotional Life

Did anyone out there watch the special series "This Emotional Life" on that ran on PBS last week? I happened to stumble across it while searching through my DTV guide and watched about half of the episode on facing fears (which was episode 2 and just happened to be the one that dealt with BPD). I was so excited because so many of the things they were talking about were the exact same things I've been working on or discussing in therapy, like using specific strategies to regulate emotions like fear and anxiety. They even talked about radical acceptance and how, when people looked at their situations objectively and without judgements, their emotions shifted into the positive. They also did an excellent job in explaining the background of different types of therapy, how it has evolved, and why it works in certain situations. I am definitely going have to watch this series again in its entirety (so watch for me to post more on it!), and I recommend it to anyone struggling with emotional health.

1 comment:

  1. Hey Manda,
    You can find the other two here:
    (3) Rethinking Happiness http://tinyurl.com/pbsvideo3 (I'm the coach at 40:40)
    (1) Friends http://tinyurl.com/pbsvideo1

    Enjoy!
    If you want daily research news on happiness, http://tinyurl.com/happyemails

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