MBT EN – Understanding Mentalization-Based Treatment

🎙️ Special Episode #1 – “Behind Closed Doors” Welcome to this special episode of the MBT podcast. Individual therapy sessions usually remain behind closed doors. That is exactly why this episode is different. In this episode, you are given a rare insight into what happens internally during a one-on-one therapy session. This episode reveals how old patterns, loss, grief, self-protection, and the ne...

🎙️ Episode 11 – Session 11: Depression, Attachment and Mentalizing Welcome to episode 11 of the MBT podcast. Today, we explore a topic that is deeply human and often difficult to talk about: depression. Not just as a diagnosis, but as an emotional experience connected to loss, attachment, and how we understand ourselves and others. ⸻ 📌 What this session is about In this session, we look at how de...

🎙️ Episode 11 – Session 10: Anxiety, Attachment and Mentalizing Welcome back. In the previous session, we explored how opening up in relationships can feel challenging but also healing. Today, we focus on a powerful emotion that affects us all: anxiety. Because anxiety is not just something to get rid of — it’s something to understand. ⸻ 📌 What this session is about • Understanding anxiety as a b...

🎙️ Episode 10 – Session 9: Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT) – Part 2 Welcome back. In the previous session, we explored how MBT works and how mentalizing develops through interaction. Today, we go deeper into one of the most challenging parts of therapy: opening up in relationships. Because understanding grows where vulnerability begins. ⸻ 📌 What this session is about • The importance of build...

🎙️ Episode 9 – Session 8: Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT) – Part 1 Welcome back. In the previous sessions, we explored emotions, attachment, and the patterns that shape how we think and relate. Today, we take a step into the treatment itself: Mentalization-Based Treatment — MBT. This is where understanding turns into practice. ⸻ 📌 What this session is about • What MBT is and how it helps impr...

🎙️ Episode 8 – Session 7: Understanding Personality Disorders Welcome back. In the previous sessions, we explored emotions, attachment, and how these shape the way we think and relate. Today, we focus on something that often carries a lot of misunderstanding: personality disorders. Not as labels — but as patterns that developed over time. ⸻ 📌 What this session is about • What a personality disord...

🎙️ Episode 7 – Session 6: Attachment and Mentalizing Welcome back. In the previous session, we explored how attachment shapes the way we connect with others. Today, we take the next step: understanding how attachment and mentalizing are closely connected. Because the way you learned to relate to others directly affects your ability to understand yourself and others. ⸻ 📌 What this session is about...

🎙️ Episode 6 – Session 5: The Importance of Attachment Welcome back. In the previous session, we explored how to recognize and regulate emotions. Today, we go one step deeper — into something that shapes those emotions from the very beginning: attachment. Because how you learned to connect with others affects how you feel, respond, and relate — even today. ⸻ 📌 What this session is about • Underst...

🎙️ Episode 5 – Session 4: Recognizing and Regulating Emotions Welcome back. In the previous session, we explored what emotions are and why we have them. Today, we take the next step: learning how to recognize emotions and deal with them in a healthy way. Because it’s not just about feeling — it’s about understanding and managing what you feel. ⸻ 📌 What this session is about • Recognizing emotions...

Welcome back. In the previous session, we explored what happens when mentalizing breaks down. Today, we focus on something at the core of that process:  emotions . Because emotions are not the problem — they are signals. 📌 What this session is about Emotions are  automatic, physical responses  that happen in all humans. When you become aware of them and can name them, they turn into  feelings . W...

🎙️ Episode 3 – Session 2: Problems with Mentalizing Welcome back. In the previous session, we explored what mentalizing is. Today, we take the next step: understanding what happens when mentalizing  breaks down . Because the truth is — everyone loses the ability to mentalize at times, especially under stress. 📌 What this session is about Problems with mentalizing occur when you become  too certai...

🎙️ Episode 2 – Session 1: What Is Mentalizing? Welcome to the first real session of this MBT-i series. Today we begin at the core of everything:  mentalizing  — the ability to understand yourself, others, and the relationships between you. 📌 What this session is about; Mentalizing  means noticing your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours, and recognizing that other people also act from their own in...

🎙️  Episode 1 – Understanding Mentalization: The Journey Begins In this first episode, we open the door to the world of  Mentalization-Based Treatment for Adults (MBT-i)  — a therapeutic journey of eleven sessions designed to help you better understand yourself and others. We’ll explore what  mentalizing  really means: the ability to notice, reflect on, and make sense of your own thoughts and feel...