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Alyse Ruriani (she/they) is a queer femme art therapist, licensed professional counselor, illustrator, and person with lived experience. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design and a Masters in Art Therapy and Counseling. Alyse’s work aims to communicate information, provide tangible tools, and validate the human experience through engaging illustrations and designs. They live in a colorful apartment in Chicago with their black cat/co-therapist Boo. When Alyse is not working, you can likely find her swimming in some body of water, making art with friends, or hyper fixating on some new ideas.
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4.9 out of 5
97.78% of customers are satisfied
5.0 out of 5 stars DBT skills in a fun format
I enjoy the exercises in this book that help me identify my feelings and how to respond better instead of reacting. The art approach is fun.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for middle schooler!
I bought this for my younger daughter after some struggles her first year in middle school. She loves art so I was hoping it’d be a good fit. So far she loves it, it breaks things down in a way she can understand, gives her ideas for coping skills and an outlet for some of these big feelings. Wish there were more things like it!
5.0 out of 5 stars Therapist recommended
I purchased this book as a gift for my friend. It’s colorful and interactive. Very useful DBT skills included in the book.
5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful, FUN!, and aligned with researched DBT and Art Therapy principles
The Big Feelings Survival Guide by Alyse Ruriani is so much more than I expected. I initially thought this was written mostly for children and teens but this is totally for adults too!! I found the art to be really cathartic and the connections to DBT clear and helpful. This will be something I’ll bring to my therapy sessions for discussion and exploration but this would also work for someone who is not in therapy but wants to learn to modulate and honor feelings but not get overwhelmed by them. One of the best books of this type that I have tried.
5.0 out of 5 stars Quality Purchase
This book normalizes mental health issues and even makes it fun to learn about. It's affordable, the pages are thick and high-quality, the activities are fun, and the design is pretty. I'm pleased with this purchase and would happily buy future workbooks like this one.
4.0 out of 5 stars With guidance, this can work well for all ages.
The big feelings survival guide is designed to help individuals work through difficult and uncomfortable emotions and to move beyond them. While I applaud Ruriani for making this an easy, accessible book, it's likely best used with the help of a trained therapist if the user is an adult, or with guidance from a trusted adult if the user is a minor.The book opens with a brief explanation of DBT, and then moves on to how to use the book. Initially, the second exercise gave me a "huh" moment - you're asked to write emotions connected to the base unpleasant emotions of Fear, Anger and Sadness on flower petals. But how is one to know which emotions come from fear, which from anger and which from sadness? And can we even name them? Fortunately, there's a name for common emotions rooted in each of the major ones further in the book, and exercises associated with how to deal with them.What I think is missing though is the connection between fear, anger and sadness. Three of the emotions tied to fear, for example, are "excluded", "persecuted" and "threatened". "Abandoned", "hurt" and "rejected" are associated with sadness. For me, any of those emotions will, in the right circumstance, almost instantly transform to anger.Still, the book is an excellent starting point for children, teens and even adults to work on recognizing difficult emotions, and learning to cope with them in a positive way.
5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME FOR ALL AGES!
This book is amazing! I just ordered 7 copies for my sisters, nieces and friends who also enjoy art. I love the prompts and ideas, it’s so helpful to get you thinking and move into your more creative side. I feel like we don’t get that opportunity enough but it’s helping me to feel like myself again and I want to share that feeling with others :)
5.0 out of 5 stars I HATE THAT I ALREADY BOUGHT THIS BC I WANT TO BUY IT AGAIN
Perfect. So light, bright, funny, makes doing the work easy, you look forward to it, Alyse—please—please do many, many more of these! I’ll give you every penny I earn!
Lovely Book
Love the ideas in the book great for anyone who suffers with expressing feelings or Autism. The quality is lovely and the book itself is very nice. Would highly recommend
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The Big Feelings Survival Guide: A Creative Workbook for Mental Health (74 DBT and Art Therapy Exercises)
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