
Distress Tolerance Made Easy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills for Dealing with Intense Emotions in Difficult Times
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
$0.99/mo for the first 3 months

Buy for $11.17
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Susan Hanfield
About this listen
No matter how #blessed you are, sometimes life can feel downright overwhelming. Whether it's a breakup or divorce, the loss of a job, or even a global pandemic, you may need a little extra help managing the difficult emotions that can arise when things are not going so great. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a proven-effective and evidence-based treatment that can help you find balance and improve your ability to handle adversity without losing control and acting destructively.
This potent and portable guide focuses on one of the core skills of DBT: distress tolerance. With this book, you'll learn that you are strong enough to weather life's storms. You can handle whatever stress or setback life throws your way. And you can face your own difficult thoughts and feelings head on-without avoidance, anger, or despair.
Life happens. But you don't have to get pulled under. With Distress Tolerance Made Easy, you'll learn tons of tips and tricks to help you keep your cool—even when those emotional triggers strike. Why not keep a copy on your nightstand, in your glove box, or on your work desk? You never know when you'll need it!
©2023 Sheri Van Dijk, Matthew McKay, Jeffrey C. Wood, Jeffrey Brantley, Patrick Fanning, Erica Pool, and Patricia E. Zurita Ona (P)2024 TantorListeners also enjoyed...
-
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for CPTSD
- Heal from Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Find Emotional Balance, and Take Back Your Life
- By: Sheri Van Dijk MSW
- Narrated by: Jennifer Walden
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
If you've experienced chronic, multiple, or ongoing instances of trauma, you may be experiencing complex post-traumatic stress disorder, or C-PTSD—and one-size-fits-all treatment methods just aren't enough. In this evidence-based workbook, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) expert Sheri Van Dijk combines cutting-edge research and evidence-based skills to help you feel safer and more stable, and recognize and reconcile traumas, so you can take charge of your life.
-
DBT Made Simple
- A Step-by-Step Guide to Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- By: Sheri Van Dijk MSW
- Narrated by: Randye Kaye
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Originally developed for the treatment of borderline personality disorder, dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, has rapidly become one of the most popular and most effective treatments for all mental health conditions rooted in out-of-control emotions. However, there are limited resources for psychologists seeking to use DBT skills with individual clients. In the tradition of ACT Made Simple, DBT Made Simple provides clinicians with everything they need to know to start using DBT in the therapy room.
-
-
NOT good for self-help...Very good for Clinicians
- By Kimystree on 09-30-21
-
Embracing Shame
- How to Stop Resisting Shame and Turn It into a Powerful Ally
- By: Bret Lyon PhD SEP, Sheila Rubin MA LMFT RDT/BCT
- Narrated by: Carla Emmons
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Discover a proven pathway for transforming shame from a self-punishing emotion into a powerful ally for your health and happiness.
-
-
Get this audiobook
- By Bay Area on 10-24-23
By: Bret Lyon PhD SEP, and others
-
Bearing the Unbearable
- Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief
- By: Joanne Cacciatore
- Narrated by: Joanne Cacciatore
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When a loved one dies, the pain of loss can feel unbearable—especially in the case of a traumatizing death that leaves us shouting, “NO!” with every fiber of our body. The process of grieving can feel wild and nonlinear—and often lasts for much longer than other people, the nonbereaved, tell us it should. Organized into fifty-two short chapters, Bearing the Unbearable is a companion for life’s most difficult times, revealing how grief can open our hearts to connection, compassion, and the very essence of our shared humanity.
-
-
Grieving is a rebellious act
- By Ghost on 11-17-24
-
Asian Journals
- India and Japan (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell)
- By: Joseph Campbell
- Narrated by: Fred Stella
- Length: 26 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
At the beginning of his career, Joseph Campbell developed a lasting fascination with the cultures of the Far East, and explorations of Buddhist and Hindu philosophy later became recurring motifs in his vast body of work. However, Campbell had to wait until middle age to visit the lands that inspired him so deeply. In 1954, he took a sabbatical from his teaching position and embarked on a year-long voyage through India, Thailand, Cambodia, Burma, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and finally Japan.
-
-
What a journey!
- By Anonymous User on 08-11-18
By: Joseph Campbell
-
Attachment Theory in Practice
- Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) with Individuals, Couples, and Families
- By: Susan M. Johnson EdD
- Narrated by: Mary Conway
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Drawing on cutting-edge research on adult attachment—and providing an innovative roadmap for clinical practice—Susan M. Johnson argues that psychotherapy is most effective when it focuses on the healing power of emotional connection.
-
-
Disappointing
- By Pink Amy on 12-18-24
-
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for CPTSD
- Heal from Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Find Emotional Balance, and Take Back Your Life
- By: Sheri Van Dijk MSW
- Narrated by: Jennifer Walden
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
If you've experienced chronic, multiple, or ongoing instances of trauma, you may be experiencing complex post-traumatic stress disorder, or C-PTSD—and one-size-fits-all treatment methods just aren't enough. In this evidence-based workbook, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) expert Sheri Van Dijk combines cutting-edge research and evidence-based skills to help you feel safer and more stable, and recognize and reconcile traumas, so you can take charge of your life.
-
DBT Made Simple
- A Step-by-Step Guide to Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- By: Sheri Van Dijk MSW
- Narrated by: Randye Kaye
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Originally developed for the treatment of borderline personality disorder, dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, has rapidly become one of the most popular and most effective treatments for all mental health conditions rooted in out-of-control emotions. However, there are limited resources for psychologists seeking to use DBT skills with individual clients. In the tradition of ACT Made Simple, DBT Made Simple provides clinicians with everything they need to know to start using DBT in the therapy room.
-
-
NOT good for self-help...Very good for Clinicians
- By Kimystree on 09-30-21
-
Embracing Shame
- How to Stop Resisting Shame and Turn It into a Powerful Ally
- By: Bret Lyon PhD SEP, Sheila Rubin MA LMFT RDT/BCT
- Narrated by: Carla Emmons
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Discover a proven pathway for transforming shame from a self-punishing emotion into a powerful ally for your health and happiness.
-
-
Get this audiobook
- By Bay Area on 10-24-23
By: Bret Lyon PhD SEP, and others
-
Bearing the Unbearable
- Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief
- By: Joanne Cacciatore
- Narrated by: Joanne Cacciatore
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When a loved one dies, the pain of loss can feel unbearable—especially in the case of a traumatizing death that leaves us shouting, “NO!” with every fiber of our body. The process of grieving can feel wild and nonlinear—and often lasts for much longer than other people, the nonbereaved, tell us it should. Organized into fifty-two short chapters, Bearing the Unbearable is a companion for life’s most difficult times, revealing how grief can open our hearts to connection, compassion, and the very essence of our shared humanity.
-
-
Grieving is a rebellious act
- By Ghost on 11-17-24
-
Asian Journals
- India and Japan (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell)
- By: Joseph Campbell
- Narrated by: Fred Stella
- Length: 26 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
At the beginning of his career, Joseph Campbell developed a lasting fascination with the cultures of the Far East, and explorations of Buddhist and Hindu philosophy later became recurring motifs in his vast body of work. However, Campbell had to wait until middle age to visit the lands that inspired him so deeply. In 1954, he took a sabbatical from his teaching position and embarked on a year-long voyage through India, Thailand, Cambodia, Burma, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and finally Japan.
-
-
What a journey!
- By Anonymous User on 08-11-18
By: Joseph Campbell
-
Attachment Theory in Practice
- Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) with Individuals, Couples, and Families
- By: Susan M. Johnson EdD
- Narrated by: Mary Conway
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Drawing on cutting-edge research on adult attachment—and providing an innovative roadmap for clinical practice—Susan M. Johnson argues that psychotherapy is most effective when it focuses on the healing power of emotional connection.
-
-
Disappointing
- By Pink Amy on 12-18-24
-
Calming the Emotional Storm
- Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to Manage Your Emotions and Balance Your Life
- By: Sheri Van Dijk MSW
- Narrated by: Rebecca Roberts
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When you have difficulties managing your emotions, it can feel like you're losing control of your whole life. Anger, hurt, grief, worry, and other intense feelings can be overwhelming, and how you react to these emotions can impact your ability to maintain relationships, succeed at work, or even think straight! If you find it difficult to understand, express, and process intense emotions - and most of us do - this book is for you.
-
-
Don't let title throw you off
- By Allison R. on 02-10-17
-
How We Live Is How We Die
- By: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Olivia Darnley
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
As much as we might try to resist, endings happen in every moment—the end of a breath, the end of a day, the end of a relationship, and ultimately the end of life. And accompanying each ending is a beginning, though it may be unclear what the beginning holds. In How We Live Is How We Die, Pema Chödrön shares her wisdom for working with this flow of life—learning to live with ease, joy, and compassion through uncertainty, embracing new beginnings, and ultimately preparing for death with curiosity and openness rather than fear.
-
-
Dealing with disappointment!
- By Sabine Blanchard on 10-19-22
By: Pema Chödrön
-
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple
- 10 Strategies for Managing Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Panic, and Worry
- By: Seth J. Gillihan PhD
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Cognitive behavioral therapy is a proven form of psychotherapy that is often the first-line of treatment recommended for managing depression, anxiety, worry, and other common issues. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple delivers a simplified approach to learning the most essential parts of cognitive behavioral therapy and applying them to your life.
-
-
Where are the goodies?
- By J. Pike on 03-08-21
-
I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye
- Surviving, Coping, and Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One
- By: Brook Noel, Pamela D. Blair Ph.D.
- Narrated by: Ellen Archer
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Tapping their personal histories and drawing on numerous interviews, authors Brook Noel and Pamela D. Blair, Ph.D., explore unexpected death and its role in the cycle of life. I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye provides survivors with a rock-steady anchor from which to weather the storm of pain and begin to rebuild their lives.
-
-
Best Grief Book yet
- By Paul F. on 08-02-14
By: Brook Noel, and others
-
Greater Than the Sum of Our Parts
- Discovering Your True Self Through Internal Family Systems Therapy
- By: Richard C. Schwartz
- Narrated by: Richard C. Schwartz PhD
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy is a revolutionary method that allows us to meet and ally with the many distinct parts of our psyche. With Greater Than the Sum of Our Parts, IFS founder Dr. Richard Schwartz reveals how this powerful system can serve us on the spiritual journey. In this six-session audio course, he offers innovative practices to help you heal and harmonize the wounded facets of your self - and in doing so, reconnect with the greater Self that is your true, divine nature.
-
-
I love IFS, but didn't love the book
- By Becca Powell on 08-24-19
-
ACT Made Simple
- An Easy-to-Read Primer on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- By: Russ Harris, Steven C. Hayes PhD - foreword
- Narrated by: Hannibal Hills, Russ Harris
- Length: 18 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
If you're looking for ways to optimize your client sessions, consider joining the many thousands of therapists and life coaches worldwide who are learning acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). With a focus on mindfulness, client values, and a commitment to change, ACT is proven-effective in treating depression, anxiety, stress, addictions, eating disorders, schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder (BPD), and myriad other psychological issues. It's also a revolutionary new way to view the human condition.
-
-
Well narrated
- By rebecca cartwright on 10-06-23
By: Russ Harris, and others