BPD Day 24 Discover Your Self-Compassion: A Writing Workshop to Buffer the Stigma

Dylan Zambrano, MSW, RSW is the founder of DBT Virtual, an online dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) clinic servicing multiple Canadian provinces, including Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta and Nova Scotia. He has several years of experience working on a DBT team within an outpatient mental health hospital setting, and provides DBT training, consultation and supervision to other therapists. He is the author of The DBT Skills Daily Journal, a book that combines guided journaling with DBT skills-building. Dylan also teaches courses in mindfulness and compassion meditation at the University of Toronto.
Self-compassion is a way of caring for ourselves and attending to our suffering with kindness. While it can be strengthened with practice, self-compassion can be difficult to cultivate when we've internalized the stigma experienced from others. In this experiential writing workshop, find your inner self-compassion and help heal the wounds caused by stigmatized views of Borderline Personality Disorder. You'll be guided through writing prompts informed by Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) skills, including mindfulness, validation and compassion, to promote resilience and buffer the impact of stigma.