{"product_id":"the-big-feelings-survival-guide-a-creative-workbook-for-mental-health-74-dbt-and-art-therapy-exercises-9781523515936","title":"The Big Feelings Survival Guide: A Creative Workbook for Mental Health (74 Dbt and Art Therapy Exercises)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFind peace and stability with this friendly, full-color, illustrated workbook guide filled with practical and creative exercises designed to improve your mental health and encourage healthy coping mechanisms.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, is a revolutionary treatment that helps people identify, cope with, and move through emotions. Art therapy uses creativity and techniques like drawing to help a person further explore their feelings and express them. What happens when you link them together? You get The Big Feelings Survival Guide, a unique and powerful workbook designed to yield insight and understanding. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Covering the three classic \"parent emotions\"--Anger, Fear, Sadness--the exercises are deceptively simple yet richly thought out, and each has a clinical underpinning. Draw a safe space for yourself. Scribble out angry impulses. Explore the mind-body connection by matching emotions with somatic sensations. Embrace confusion by working through a maze with different paths. Act out rebellious urges by painting a messy rainbow. Plus tips, games, and other practical help. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e There is no wrong way to use this book. No art skills required. Just work through it with honesty and discover practical skills to help you engage in self-care, cope with life, and take care of your mental health. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e Alyse Ruriani (she\/they) is a queer femme art therapist, licensed professional counselor, illustrator, and person with lived experience. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design and a Masters in Art Therapy and Counseling. Alyse's work aims to communicate information, provide tangible tools, and validate the human experience through engaging illustrations and designs. They live in a colorful apartment in Chicago with their black cat\/co-therapist Boo. When Alyse is not working, you can likely find her swimming in some body of water, making art with friends, or hyper fixating on some new ideas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Workman Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613835268370,"sku":"9781523515936","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e07aa388-fb28-42ed-b35f-7fbe6789f5d8.jpg?v=1732420359","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-big-feelings-survival-guide-a-creative-workbook-for-mental-health-74-dbt-and-art-therapy-exercises-9781523515936","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}