Distress Tolerance is one of the four pillars of Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and a valuable skill for anyone to have. This is not about staying in miserable situations or suffering for the sake of suffering, but about being able to sit with uncomfortable thoughts or feelings without immediately jumping to fix them, blame someone, escape, or distract yourself. Strengthening your distress tolerance allows you to respond mindfully to stressful situations, be more compassionate to those in distress, and problem-solve better, with a wider range of information and responses available to you. It’s also good for your physical and mental health! Distress tolerance is an element of emotional intelligence, and thus part of the Virtue of Humanity.

This week’s speaker will be Mikki Phoenix.

After the talk, we’ll have a group discussion to explore the ideas presented, and to share related thoughts, resources, and personal experiences.

This is an online event hosted on Zoom. You can register for it here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88103853874?pwd=FFC0VeS6aCtyUlR58jqMFYNdqGliy8.1