How do we build a life worth living? Professor of behavioral psychiatry and director of Research and Therapy at the University of Washington in Seattle, Marsha Linehan is the founder of a clinical intervention called Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT; a tool that has helped many people hammer their way out of hell, including Marsha. Building a Life Worth Living , her debut memoir, unifies the personal and the professional, something that until very recently has been considered virtually...

By: Elizabeth Fitzgerald Clinical Supervisor, LPC Deschutes County a nd Jennifer Weeks, Maternal Mental Health Specialist Jennifer Weeks works as a bi-lingual, behavioral health and trauma specialist embedded within the WIC clinic at Deschutes County Health Services. In less than two years, she has served more than 400 women who may not have otherwise sought care due to the stigmas and fears associated with new mothers seeking mental health services. Prior to joining Deschutes County...