Give the brain a blank space and it will often fill it with something. Usually not chickens, unfortunately. This Sheesh! post looks at why uncertainty can turn into assumptions so quickly and how DBT’s Check the Facts skill can help us figure out what we actually know before the chickens take over.

Life has a way of handing us feelings, relationships, and experiences that refuse to fit neatly into one category. What’s in Alanis Morissette’s Junk Drawer? explores the DBT idea that two things can be true at the same time and why learning to hold both may help us get unstuck from either-or thinking.

Who we are gets shaped by a strange mix of family, experiences, expectations, labels, and the stories we tell ourselves along the way. Do Swords Come in Pink? explores identity, personal values, and what it can look like to decide which parts of your story still belong to you.