radical acceptance

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, radical acceptance has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 1 podcast, first heard Sep 2025 on What Your Therapist Thinks. In the episode "What Does Contempt In Relationships Look Like? How To Keep Your Relationship Contempt-Free," the hosts discuss how radical acceptance can help couples address and manage feelings of contempt. Additionally, in "Am I Emotionally Numb? Signs Of Emotional Numbness and What To Do Next," they touch on how embracing radical acceptance can be a key step in overcoming emotional numbness.

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based psychotherapy that began with efforts to treat personality disorders and interpersonal conflicts. Evidence suggests that DBT can be useful in treating mood disorders and suicidal ideation as well as for changing behavioral patterns such as self-harm and substance use. DBT evolved into a process in which the therapist and client work with acceptance and change-oriented strategies and ultimately balance and synthesize them as comparable to th