Do you ever wonder about why Oscar the Grouch is so gosh darn grouchy? It’s like he spews anger and hate no matter what is happening around him. That’s what happens to us as humans too. We stuff everything down into our emotional garbage cans. The problem is that we don’t know how to empty the trash can. At least this is something that I was never taught.
It’s not taught in school, not mine. My parents didn’t teach me. They were going through their own emotional rollercoaster. The truth is that I had to pay someone to teach me these things. You guessed it! My therapist, who I actually haven’t seen in quite a long time. Let’s not pretend that I don’t have her on speed dial. (Do we still call it that? Favorites? I don’t even know anymore.)
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) saved my life, saved my marriage, saved so many of my relationships. It’s best done in a group setting, which I did not do because there wasn’t one available. We thought it best to just go ahead and learn this information. I obviously needed it.
Mad love, Jenna
