The Big Feelings Survival Guide: A Creative Workbook for Mental Health (74 DBT and Art Therapy Exercises)
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Find 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.
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.
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.
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.
From the Publisher
Publisher : Workman Publishing Company; Workbook edition (April 4, 2023)
Language : English
Paperback : 128 pages
ISBN-10 : 1523515937
ISBN-13 : 978-1523515936
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 6.45 x 0.65 x 8.55 inches
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Customers find the book insightful and helpful for personal reflection and creativity. They describe it as fun, interactive, and informative for all ages. The exercises help them identify their feelings and how to respond.
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Alex –
Teenager Actually Uses It!
She uses it. She actually uses the workbook! I got one to work through, myself, too, and this workbook is exceptional. Very well formatted, informative, and approachable.
kkrocks –
DBT skills in a fun format
I enjoy the exercises in this book that help me identify my feelings and how to respond better instead of reacting. The art approach is fun.
Caitlin S. –
Great for middle schooler!
I bought this for my younger daughter after some struggles her first year in middle school. She loves art so I was hoping itâd be a good fit. So far she loves it, it breaks things down in a way she can understand, gives her ideas for coping skills and an outlet for some of these big feelings. Wish there were more things like it!
Maudie –
Great stickers
These are great stickers. I love stickers so I canât say much more about them, but buy them.
Peace Finder –
Powerful, FUN!, and aligned with researched DBT and Art Therapy principles
The Big Feelings Survival Guide by Alyse Ruriani is so much more than I expected. I initially thought this was written mostly for children and teens but this is totally for adults too!! I found the art to be really cathartic and the connections to DBT clear and helpful. This will be something Iâll bring to my therapy sessions for discussion and exploration but this would also work for someone who is not in therapy but wants to learn to modulate and honor feelings but not get overwhelmed by them. One of the best books of this type that I have tried.
Amazon Customer –
AWESOME FOR ALL AGES!
This book is amazing! I just ordered 7 copies for my sisters, nieces and friends who also enjoy art. I love the prompts and ideas, itâs so helpful to get you thinking and move into your more creative side. I feel like we donât get that opportunity enough but itâs helping me to feel like myself again and I want to share that feeling with others 🙂
Stevi Drew –
I HATE THAT I ALREADY BOUGHT THIS BC I WANT TO BUY IT AGAIN
Perfect. So light, bright, funny, makes doing the work easy, you look forward to it, Alyseâpleaseâplease do many, many more of these! Iâll give you every penny I earn!
keirstin –
Thoughtful, fun, and most importantly insightful
The perfect workbook for those that may be in between therapy or working together with a mental health support team. The exercises are well thought out and allow for personal introspection and creativity. Itâs been a great guide in allowing for me to better identify emotions and motivations. Just ordered another copy for a friend as I think it will be helpful for them too!
Amul Mistry –
Love the ideas in the book great for anyone who suffers with expressing feelings or Autism. The quality is lovely and the book itself is very nice. Would highly recommend
Linsay Patterson –
Bought to work with my daughter…..also I use it at work with the youth. Excellent ! Recommend
Alison –
I use exercises from this book almost daily with my clients! Absolutely love the colorful yet simple exercises. There is something for all ages from about 10 years and up! Highly recommend!