The Big Feelings Survival Guide: A Creative Workbook for Mental Health (74 DBT and Art Therapy Exercises)...

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Alyse Ruriani

The Big Feelings Survival Guide

A Creative Workbook for Mental Health (74 DBT and Art Therapy Exercises)

Alyse Ruriani

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Workman Adult
28 February 2023

Psychology; Psychotherapy; Coping with illness; Coping with anxiety & phobias; Self-help & personal development

"A friendly, full-colour, illustrated workbook that guides readers through exercises based in DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy) principles, with a goal of improving mental health and providing coping mechanisms for tough times. The book will be full of creative exercises, like drawing a safe space for yourself and illustrating your feelings, and will include practical skills, like tips on distress tolerance. Includes background information to understand the exercises and their effectiveness.

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."

By: Alyse Ruriani
Imprint: Workman Adult
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 300g
ISBN: 9781523515936
ISBN 10: 1523515937
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 28 February 2023
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alyse Ruriani (she/they) is a queer femme art therapist, licensed professional counsellor, illustrator, and person with lived experience. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design and a Masters in Art Therapy and Counseling. Alyse's work aims to communicate information, provide tangible tools, and validate the human experience through engaging illustrations and designs. They live in a colourful apartment in Chicago with their black cat/co-therapist Boo. When Alyse is not working, you can likely find her swimming in some body of water, making art with friends, or hyper fixating on some new ideas.