Welcome to Wise Mind: Your Hosts, DBT Basics & Dialectics Explained

In this first episode, Raichel Green and Madelein Robinson introduce themselves and share the purpose behind Wise Mind: A DBT Podcast. You’ll learn who the podcast is for — whether you're someone seeking skills, a carer, a clinician, or just curious about DBT.

The episode covers a brief history of DBT and its founder, Marsha Linehan, and breaks down the core components of DBT: mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.

You'll also explore what dialectics really means and the impact of ridged thinking — and how "two things can be true at once" — with relatable examples. The episode ends with a simple mindfulness skill you can start practicing right away.

Links to Our Resources: Practice makes prepared

• Dialectics worksheet- https://drive.google.com/file/d/17akxOr_wdrbhQvIdJbdYLIvH1Gv2UU7Q/view?usp=drive_link

• DBT Goals and Assumptions- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PhG4OhTejQSuX4Plc6W3m_p79P9mogKW/view?usp=drive_link

Work With Us

We’d love to connect with you! Whether you have questions, feedback, collaboration ideas, or just want to say hello — reach out to us at:

wiseminddbtpodcast@gmail.com

To learn more about our clinical work or book a session, visit:
🔗 Raichel Green Counselling www.raichelgreencounselling.com

📸 Madelein Robinson on Instagram: @theesteemcollective

Stay tuned for the launch of The Wise Mind Collective — website - Coming soon!

Music
“Note to Daisy” by the incredibly talented Micah Polla
🎧 Listen on Spotify

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Darkinjung people as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we record, share, and connect here on the Central Coast. We pay our deepest respects to Elders past , present and emerging, and extend that respect to all First Nations peoples joining us today.

We honour the continuing connection to land, waters, culture and community. This is, and always will be, Aboriginal land.

Crisis support

This space may include discussions that bring up strong emotions or difficult topics. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, please know you're not alone and support is available.

If you or someone you know is in crisis, we encourage you to reach out to:

• Lifeline – 13 11 14 (24/7)

• Beyond Blue – 1300 22 4636

• 13YARN – 13 92 76 (A 24/7 national support line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people)

• Emergency Services – 000 (if you are in immediate danger)

Please take care of yourself and prioritise your wellbeing. Your safety matters.

Acknowledgment of Dr. Marsha M. Linehan and the Origins of DBT

We honor Dr. Marsha M. Linehan—the American psychologist and professor who created Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Drawing from her personal journey with mental illness and decades of rigorous research, she developed DBT in the late 1970s as a compassionate, evidence‑based treatment explicitly to help people struggling with suicidal behavior, self‑harm, and emotional dysregulation.

DBT wasn’t a natural evolution of existing approaches—it was her own innovation, a bold integration of cognitive‑behavioral techniques with acceptance practices and mindfulness drawn from Zen philosophy.

It’s thanks to Dr. Linehan’s unique vision and unwavering commitment that DBT has become a proven intervention for borderline personality disorder and other complex emotional challenges.

Wise Mind A DBT Podcast gratefully acknowledges that DBT is Dr. Linehan’s work—not ours—and we honor her legacy in building a therapeutic approach that has helped countless individuals build lives worth living.