Learning DBT skills is one thing. Actually using them when life gets hard? That's where the real work happens.
That gap between knowing a skill and actually applying it in the middle of a difficult moment is exactly what inspired us to create Thriving With DBT, a new podcast featuring TheraHive co-founders Dr. Alicia Smart and Dr. Jesse Finkelstein.
What Is Thriving With DBT?
One of the most common things we hear from people starting DBT is: "I understand the skill in theory, but I never know what it actually looks like."
That's the gap this podcast was built to close.
Each episode follows a real TheraHive student as they move through our 22-week DBT Skills Group program one module at a time. Alicia or Jesse coach them in real time on how to appply Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness DBT skills to what's actually happening in their life.
Nothing is scripted. Nothing is staged. At TheraHive, we're a psychoeducational DBT program, not a therapy practice. We believe that DBT skills are for everyone, and this podcast is an extension of that mission. It's the kind of coaching that usually only happens inside a DBT group, now available to anyone with a podcast app.
Meet Your Hosts
Dr. Alicia Smart, PsyD is a Linehan Board of Certification Certified Clinician™ and the Co-Founder and Chief Clinical Officer at TheraHive. She has spent her career making evidence-based DBT skills accessible to people who need them, bringing both clinical depth and genuine warmth to every episode.
Dr. Jesse Finkelstein, PsyD is also a Linehan Board of Certification Certified Clinician™ and serves as Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at TheraHive. Jesse has a particular gift for translating complex DBT concepts into practical, livable guidance, the kind you can actually remember at 2:00pm on a Tuesday.
Together, they've built TheraHive on the belief that DBT skills are for everyone. This podcast is an extension of that mission.
Watch Now
Thriving With DBT is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and wherever you listen to podcasts. New episodes drop weekly on Mondays. Check out the first episode below!
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