DBT Workbook for Depression

The Complete Guide for Treating Depression & Anxiety with Dialectical Behavior Therapy: DBT Skills for Men & Women for Mindfulness, Happiness and Emotional Health

By: Barrett Huang

Narrated by: Erik Smelser

Length: 3 hrs and 47 mins

Publisher's summary

Discover powerful DBT strategies to overcome depression and anxiety with this complete dialectical behavior therapy workbook.

Do you often struggle with depressive episodes and negative thoughts? Are you searching for proven psychological strategies to help you improve your mental well-being and fight depression? Or do you want to enrich your life with mindfulness and begin creating a road to happiness? Then this DBT skills workbook is for you!

Expertly written with a practical mix of real-world advice, inspiring personal stories, and handy worksheets, this DBT workbook for depression shares a deeply authentic path to embracing your mental and emotional wellbeing. With techniques and strategies drawn from dialectical behavior therapy, you’ll discover how you can apply a wealth of exercises to declutter your mind, fight negative beliefs, and start rewiring your brain.

If you struggle with mood disorders, emotional regulation, anxiety, or bipolar disorder, or if you find yourself dealing with depressive episodes, this DBT Workbook for Depression provides a breath of fresh air. Amazon best-selling author of multiple DBT workbooks Barrett Huang shares his personal experience, inviting you to discover how you can begin transforming your anxious mindset, improving your personal relationships, and finding the light at the end of the tunnel.

Helpful worksheets provide ample space for you to reflect on your unique situation and challenges, and tried-and-tested psychological lessons will give you the wisdom you need to start retaking charge of your own mind.

Here’s just a little of what you’ll discover inside:

• Depression 101: Take a deep dive into the realities behind depression and uncover its causes and symptoms in adults
• Practical steps for moving forward: Learn how you can be kind to yourself, cope with your emotions, and live with depression
• DBT skills for depression: Rewire your brain with dialectical behavior therapy and a wealth of expert psychological insights
• Real-world exercises and worksheets: Take control of your mind with actionable techniques for immediate results
• Recapture your passion for life: Don’t let anxiety and negative feelings crush your motivation. These strategies will reawaken your zest for living
• And so much more

Imagine if you could draw on practical mental tools for defeating depression and cultivating a happier, more balanced life. As a brilliant mental health workbook for listeners of all ages and backgrounds or as a companion self-help guide for traditional therapy, this DBT Workbook for Depression will help you fight depressive episodes and start making your brain work for you.

Are you ready to fight depression with dialectical behavior therapy? Then scroll up and order your copy today.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2023 Barrett Huang (P)2023 Barrett Huang

Helpful

This DBT workbook provides practical strategies and real-world exercises to help you overcome depression and anxiety. The author shares personal experiences and insights, making the book relatable and encouraging. I recommend it to anyone looking for a self-help guide to managing their mental health.

Clear Help with Dialectical Behavior Therapy

This book was a good introduction to the concept of DBT, which is one approach to Cognitive Behavior therapy. As I had not really heard much about DBT, I was interested both in what it was and how it works … with the later amply demonstrated through personal anecdote of examples on how this helped the author. This overview highlights the four (4) main ideas behind DBT as mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation and interpersonal effectiveness to specifically address some of the author’s mental health struggles. To some extent, this book may come across a little as a personal catharsis for the author, but that would sell short the ability of this story to actually show how these concepts improved the author’s quality of life that comes into play once the author dives into the actual workbook sections of the book (and the accompanying 107 page pdf). Over all, this looks to be an excellent resource with clear, well organized exercises that could support an individuals effort to deal with a variety of mental health issues along WITH a qualified mental health professional.

Introduction (16:31)
Depression 101 (36:55)
Living with Depression (12:34)
What is Dialectic Behavior Therapy? (16:52)
DBT Core Skills (0:31)
Mindfulness (27:38)
Distress Tolerance (37:36)
Emotion Regulation (29:02)
Interpersonal Effectiveness (20:26)
Continuing the Road to Happiness (12:36)
Conclusion (02:57)
Appendix A - PHQ9 Depression Self-Assessment
Appendix B - Journaling for Depression Relief (03:29)

I was given this free advance review/listener copy (ARC) audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
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Very informative!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book.it contained some pretty good information and the author was very relatable.

What is depression

This Book is very informative and and grasp all the important factors of what depression is in a calm and supportive way, and showcases that you can overcome depression.I really enjoyed reading this book and I thoroughly look forward to reading any follow ups.

Appreciate Different Aspects in Different Formats

I actually read and reviewed the book version of this some time ago, but I find I often take away something different from an audiobook, so I decided to check it out.

One problem I had with the book version was that I felt the author spent too much time discussing the various flavors of depression, its treatment, etc., before getting to the DBT part of the book; nearly a quarter of the book is about depression generalities. Interestingly, in audiobook format, that part didn't nearly feel so long, even though it is 40 pages in the book. However, I still didn't feel like the author integrated the depression aspects with the DBT part well. He didn't connect the dots about how the specific DBT exercises would help depression. In fact, much of it felt like a standard self-help book, not specifically about DBT or depression. That's not to say that the exercises aren't good or could be helpful for the right person. In fact, I think they're fairly decent. But they didn't quite say “DBT” to me or as something that would be helpful for depression. For instance, there's discussion about how to talk with people so that you can get what you need (like an afternoon off on short notice) without over-apologizing or appearing weak. Helpful life information, yes, but DBT or depression related? Not so much.

While called so, this didn’t feel like a true workbook, though it does have some well-done exercises and worksheets. It’s too text-heavy, especially at the beginning, not action-oriented enough to be a true workbook. Again, nothing remotely “workbook-y” happens until the book is already a quarter done. Once I got to them, though, I did like the worksheets and exercises, even if—as stated above—they weren’t truly DBT or about depression.

I found the subtitle of the book a little disturbing. As a registered nurse, I'm a little uncomfortable with an author calling a book "treatment" for what is a serious mental health condition. It also states that what is offered can soothe anxiety and provide skills to make you happy. That last part is too vague: what constitutes happiness? The answer is probably different for everyone.

I liked the audiobook's narrator; he has the perfect, soothing voice for a book like this. I liked how the author included a PDF with the audiobook at Audible. It isn't the entire book, which I prefer for non-fiction books. (Audiobooks are more expensive than eBooks, so include it with the audiobook!) What the one included contains is the book’s worksheets and exercises. It was nice to have those visual elements included with the audiobook.

I'm wondering if there was some way the author could have integrated the depression material within the DBT chapters, tightened up the information shared so it didn't take up so much space. For instance, I don’t think the book needed to go into as much detail as it did about standard depression treatments. Perhaps the author could have written a separate book just on depression 101. Not everything stated in the depression part of the book is essential for you to get the most out of the second part of the book.

Despite its drawbacks, the book contains concepts and exercises some may find helpful, even if they aren’t truly DBT or “treat” depression.

Just what I needed!

This book has been a game changer for me. I've been dealing with some pretty stressful events lately and these exercises has made such a difference. The breathing exercises has been particularly helpful with my anxiety. Great for listening during morning or evening commute or as you unwind after a long day at the office.

Great

This Book is very informative and grasps all the important factors of what depression is in a calm and supportive way. It showcases that you can overcome depression in an effective way.

Great story

Peaceful and entertaining It was most impressive seeing how vulnerable and relatable the author was. This was no doubt another great contribution to how we manage/ treat BPD.

Excellent listen

This book will definitely help those living with depression and those who don't even realize that they are depressed. An excellent outline. Thanks for this excellent book.

Great!!

This was definitely a great one..I must say normally i wouldn't make the time to listen a book but this one had me from the start!!!