Dialectical behavior therapy
Subject in Mental Health
Dialectical behavior therapy has come up in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts in TMT, including Notes from the Edge, Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Lukas GageAmerican actor and author of the memoir I Wrote This for Attention
Gage says the time it takes him to recognize his BPD episodes has shrunk from months to seconds.
“it would take me a couple months to realize that I was being crazy. Then it went down to a week”
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard: Lukas Gage (Jul 6, 2026) · Listen from 1:15:05
Gage says DBT felt childish at first but he now uses its techniques in daily life.
“It just feels like elementary weird work of like checking in with your senses and holding ice cubes if you're upset”
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard: Lukas Gage (Jul 6, 2026) · Listen from 1:14:25
Lisa LacyHost of Notes from the Edge; writer, trauma educator, executive advisor, and transformational coach
Lacy recounts completing an expensive 18-month DBT program but not applying its skills because the modality did not fit her.
“i had both those books memorized marshall in hand i still find her to be quite a genius but not one of those skills was being applied”
Notes from the Edge: How do you stop performing in your marriage? Somatic Healing in Intimate Relationships with Natalie Vartanian & Glenn Nielsen (Oct 1, 2026) · Listen from 8:34
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- Notes from the Edge · 1 episode
- Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard · 1 episode
Episodes
How do you stop performing in your marriage? Somatic Healing in Intimate Relationships with Natalie Vartanian & Glenn NielsenNotes from the Edge · Oct 1, 2026 · 50 min
Lisa Lacy talks with coaches Natalie Vartanian and Glenn Nielsen about inherited marriage roles, somatic awareness, relationship agreements, and keeping romance alive.
Lukas GageArmchair Expert with Dax Shepard · Jul 6, 2026 · 2 h 10 min
Actor Lukas Gage tells Dax Shepard and Monica Padman about surviving a hate crime, a wilderness program, his Kardashians wedding, and his borderline personality disorder diagnosis.