Keep calm be skillful--and take control! Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is one of the most
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and strategies in this book will change your life: when you can better regulate emotions
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daily basis it's easier to appreciate what's good in yourself and the world and then act
accordingly. In reading this book you will: * Understand DBT theory * Learn more adaptive ways
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