This is a much needed program. The reflections of Dr. Olivo run deep and help me to understand the power of emotions and how to both acknowledge and regulate them. Thank you Dr. Olivo and Sounds True.

Comment by Debra Moffitt — February 9, 2013 @ 6:10 am

Because I volunteer at a crisis line, I have heard of DBT from callers and have done some research about it. It seemed pretty complicated, but Dr Olivio made much better sense of it. Since we’re not supposed to give advice, I’m not allowed to tell callers to “listen to Tami Simon’s interviews”, it’s frustrating. But if we know they are learning DBT we can ask, “What does DBT say about this”.

Comment by Rich — February 10, 2013 @ 12:04 pm

An insight I took from this talk is that no emotions are inherently good or bad. A lot depends on the effect they have on our self, our life, and others around us. If our culture helps us design less stressful lives there might be less work that people like Erin would have to do.

Comment by Cloud — February 11, 2013 @ 5:02 am

I thank Dr. Otivo for presenting such clarity into this much needed subject. I would like to use her techniques in a research program to treat physical disorders. I would like to know of any research publications that Dr. Otivo or anyone else has conducted using these techniques. I would very much appreciate iit.

Comment by Dr. S. Jay — February 24, 2013 @ 3:35 pm