Show Notes
Do you find it hard to take care of yourself? The DBT skill of self-soothing is designed to help you tolerate distress, but it's also helpful for regular self-care. This episode explores what exactly self-soothing is, when and how to use it, and common barriers to implementing it.
Many of us are going through a time of tremendous uncertainty and multiple losses in the face of a global pandemic. This can wear us down and bring up past traumas, both big and small. Self-soothing is one way to help ease the suffering of this moment.
This episode explores how to use the senses to self-soothe: sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. For some people, self-soothing brings up feelings of not deserving. If you weren't treated with kindness and care as a child, it might be particularly hard to treat yourself with kindness and care as an adult.
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