{"id":1482,"date":"2019-07-16T14:44:24","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T14:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwbrtc\/?page_id=1482"},"modified":"2022-03-25T10:15:02","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T17:15:02","slug":"qa-with-marsha-linehan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwbrtc\/resources\/qa-with-marsha-linehan\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&A with Marsha"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 2019 Marsha Linehan sits down with Ursula Whiteside and answers questions about her 2020 memoir, \u201cBuilding a Life Worth Living\u201d<\/a>, why she developed DBT, and what makes her happy (including her dog, Toby Baby Boy). Marsha\u2019s personal and touching responses will resonate with many of us – colleagues, friends, and clients alike, whose lives have been touched by her work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q&A with Marsha Transcript<\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

On Disclosure of Treatment History & Value of DBT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Question 1:<\/strong>  Marsha, this question comes from a graduate student. They write: I\u2019ve had therapy for suicidal ideation and behaviors in the past and now I\u2019m a graduate student studying to become a psychologist. How open should I be about my treatment history?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question 2:<\/strong>  Marsha, people often write to you and say that DBT has saved or changed their lives. How do you feel when people tell you that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n