
Lived Experience: Brittany's Story of Self-Injury & Faith
In this first episode of Season 2, Brittany details her experience of engaging in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), how it started, and how she makes sense of self-injury and her faith in God. She expla...
28 Jan 20221h 6min

Self-Injury in Schools, with Dr. Nancy Heath
How can schools appropriately respond to students who engage in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), whether the behavior occurs at home, on school grounds, or elsewhere? What protocols exist to support sc...
3 Dec 202148min

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for Self-Harm, with Dr. Jenny Hughes
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) has been lauded as an evidence-based treatment for addressing suicidal and nonsuicidal thoughts and behaviors. In this episode, Dr. Jenny Hughes explains what DBT i...
5 Nov 20211h 10min

Navigating Self-Injury During Routine Doctor Visits, with Brittany Tinsley
If you’ve never engaged in self-injury or self-harm, then you may have never considered the anxieties related to something as seemingly simple as a routine doctor visit. In this episode, Brittany Tins...
1 Okt 202127min

Self-Injury in Japanese Manga, with Dr. Yukari Seko
Manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Not only do manga reveal and reinforce cultural values, beliefs, and norms, particularly in Japan, but they can also be used as a teaching to...
3 Sep 202138min

If Your Child is in Therapy for Self-Injury, with Dr. Jessica Garisch
Many parents understandably want their child to stop self-injuring immediately, but cessation of self-injury is often a process and recurrence of episodes of self-injury can be expected, even when in ...
6 Aug 202145min

Self-Injury Among LGBTQ Individuals, with Dr. Lindsay Taliaferro
Why is it important to talk about nonsuicidal self-injury among LGBTQ individuals? Just how prevalent is self-injury among those who identify as LGBTQ? And are there differences in rates of self-injur...
2 Juli 202146min

Managing Self-Injury in Inpatient Settings, with Dr. Jason Washburn
When is it appropriate for someone who engages in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) to be admitted to an acute psychiatric inpatient program? And how realistic is it to expect no self-injury or self-harm...
4 Juni 202158min


















