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Half-Smile & Willing Hands

Body-based acceptance skills

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DBT body-based acceptance skills. The face and hands send acceptance signals back to the brain. Practice daily so it's available when needed.

Half-smile
  • Relax jaw, teeth apart
  • Corners of mouth up slightly — barely visible
  • Eyes soft
  • Hold for a few breaths
Willing hands
  • Hands unclenched
  • Palms up in lap or at sides
  • Fingers relaxed
  • Notice what shifts
When I practiced today and what I noticed
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