This is a brief introduction to emotion regulation as it relates to dialectical behavior therapy. I am a peer with 4 years of experience as  a client in a comprehensive DBT program and mean to share what I have learned. I do not claim to treat nor diagnose or otherwise imply that I am a licensed mental health professional, which I am not. I still have several more years of school before I get there and I will. Stay mindful, friends. 

The feautured podcast is a rough draft outlining my experience in community mental health.  What began as an issue of accessing care became a personal mission to bring attention to the disturbing and illegal practices transpiring around County mental health contracting and managed care.

The feautured audio is read from my personal journal and was originally written in 2007. The aim is to offer an intimate portrait of my struggle with depression in order to raise mental health awareness, inspire others to come out of the shadows and share their stories and to encourage art as a tool for healing and self-empowerment. --Pinki Tuscaderro