I continue to practice the skills on a daily basis and am always in search of creative ways to integrate them into my life, which is why I was very excited when Alicia, the therapist with whom I co-facilitate a weekly online DBT group, led me to D.B.T in Life by Dr. Moonshine.
Dr. Moonshine created a line of games based on Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills. These games bring the skills to live in new, fun, and creative ways. There are playing cards, bingo cards, a dice game, a board game, and books.....
D.B.T. in Life Board Game:
This game is a great way to learn and practice DBT skills with a therapist and client or with a client and loved ones. It is played in a similar way to a popular real estate game, except you collect DBT Skills instead of properties. The object of the game is to acquire 10 DBT Skill Cards.
You use "Practice Vouchers" instead of money for currency.
The board is filled with skills to acquire.
Also included is a Definitions and Instructions Guide, a Facilitator Manual, and game pieces.
The playing cards are really neat. You can play lots of "regular" card games with the skills cards, such as D.B.T. versions of Phishing (Go Fish), Solitaire, Charades, and Concentration (requires two decks).
Each of the skills on the cards are described in detail in the accompanying Definitions and Instructions guide.
I really love these cards. Not only do I think they are fun for playing the card games mentioned above, but I've enjoyed going through them to pick random skills to focus and work on. I came across this one. It's for a skill called "Turtling" and is listed under the Mindfulness skills in the guide. It is described as:
"Turtling: Take care of myself like a turtle. Retreat inside for safety sometimes, go slow and methodical, protect myself but don't be aggressive, be adaptive in a variety of situations, use my hard outer shell to let other's judgments roll off my back and get myself back in balance persistently." (Dr. Moonshine, DBT in Life Playing Cards Definitions and Instructions)
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