The series continues with “frequently asked questions” from a high school psychology class. The questions they are tasked to answer are: What’s the hardest case or behaviors they have worked on?  Have they had more cooperative or uncooperative parents? What is the hardest or most stressful part about their job?

The crew continues with explaining the origins of the program.  Ulland describes reasons of need and efficiency, while Jo discusses the prevention of suffering for the future, including, hopefully next generation effects.  They briefly describe some differences between CBT and DBT.

Psych 101.1. How and why did you come to do this?  Ulland and Jo answer questions written by local high school students after presenting for a couple psychology classes.  This episode reviews why each of them decided to work in mental health in their different roles.  Ulland had to get a haircut and get a real job.

Burning Bridges and Building New Ones.  Ulland and Jo reviews these concepts while giving examples that these skills are not only applied to relationships but may be applied to behaviors that are ineffective or behaviors needed to replace maladaptive behaviors. Because, let’s face it, “Just Say No!” failed miserably.  Jo brings up the idea of exposure and tolerance of suffering.  Ulland responds by bringing up hypothermia and appendectomies. Somehow it should fit, and maybe it doesn’t.  Supposedly everything’s connected.

100th uploaded episode.  Ulland and Jo discuss the origins and some of the difficulties with keeping the dream alive. They offer thanks to listeners, with some posts from around the world that have been shared. Ulland gives a breakdown of the top countries following the podcast.

Episode 93.  Holidays 2021.  By special request from a friend and through gratitude from a recent pre-holiday Parent University, Jo decides it’s time for a holiday episode. A spur of the moment, feel the holiday spirit in your bones kind of episode.  Ulland, as usual, is game for the ride. Childhood secrets are revealed and suggestions to deal with holiday stressors are offered that are more about mindset and approach rather than specific skills.

Episode 92. Community Reinforcement. Ulland and Jo review aspects of how to reinforce abstinence with the environment and how to replace addictive behaviors by accumulating positives. Even though it has been mentioned before, abstinence sampling is explained and reviewed. Ulland is excited by new tech--all too easy.

Episode 91. Clear Mind. Ulland and Jo review clean mind and addict mind, and the overlap where clear mind exists. This is a similar synthesis to reasonable, emotion and wise mind. They review characteristics of clean and clear mind, many of which are provided by the DBT skills manual authored by Marsha Linehan, PhD.

Episode 90. Dialectical Abstinence.  Man, this one has a rough start.  Ulland has a head cold, and probably presents as though he has viral meningitis.  Ulland and Jo review Dialectical Abstinence, what it is and provide several examples from the skills manual written by Marsha Linehan, PhD.  The examples provided are for planning for abstinence and harm reduction.

Episode 89. When the Crisis is Addiction. Ulland and Jo begin reviewing which DBT skills are often used for addictions with this brief overview defining addictions, the kinds of behaviors that can be addictive and the skills to use when the crisis is addiction.