Radically Open Tampa

Radically Open Tampa Radically Open DBT counseling, training and consulting. It’s about progress, not perfection.

A little morning reminder.
08/08/2026

A little morning reminder.

There was a moment this week when I found myself asking a different question.Instead of asking,“Why would he do that?”I ...
07/30/2026

There was a moment this week when I found myself asking a different question.

Instead of asking,
“Why would he do that?”

I found myself asking,
“What if this behavior is telling me something I can’t see yet?”

It didn’t erase the consequences.
It didn’t excuse the hurt.
It didn’t mean accountability no longer mattered.

It simply changed where I started.

Curiosity doesn’t ask us to ignore behavior.
It asks us to look beneath it.

Sometimes beneath anger is fear.
Beneath defiance is overwhelm.
Beneath carelessness is executive dysfunction.
Beneath aggression is a nervous system trying to find regulation.
And sometimes, beneath all of it, is a person carrying far more shame than anyone realizes.

I’ve been learning that when I stay curious just a little longer, I often discover that the person in front of me isn’t trying to be difficult.

They’re trying to do something much harder.

They’re trying to cope.

That doesn’t change what happened.

But it changes how I choose to respond.

What changes in your relationships when curiosity comes before judgment?

At this time of year we often pause to consider, “how much weight am I placing in my child’s backpack?” Aware of the bur...
07/26/2026

At this time of year we often pause to consider, “how much weight am I placing in my child’s backpack?” Aware of the burden of a heavy load. Yet how often do we pause to ask ourselves the same question?

Pause to learn about yourself in the positive moments and multiply the results.
04/21/2026

Pause to learn about yourself in the positive moments and multiply the results.

Self-enquiry in the sunshine at the Intentional Well-Being Retreat for physicians and advance practice providers. What d...
04/18/2026

Self-enquiry in the sunshine at the Intentional Well-Being Retreat for physicians and advance practice providers. What does joy ask of you that productivity never does?

Where did I learn that my worth had to be proven? What if my presence was enough?
03/08/2026

Where did I learn that my worth had to be proven? What if my presence was enough?

What if you no longer felt as if you had to prove your worth? What would feel different in your body? How would your soc...
03/03/2026

What if you no longer felt as if you had to prove your worth? What would feel different in your body? How would your social signals change?

What is there for me to learn?
02/15/2025

What is there for me to learn?

In the quiet. With friends. At play. Outdoors. What about you?
01/11/2024

In the quiet. With friends. At play. Outdoors. What about you?

Hoping your holidays are full of delight!
12/23/2023

Hoping your holidays are full of delight!

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2005 Pan Am Circle, Suite 120
Tampa, FL
33607

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Tuesday 9am - 8pm
Wednesday 9am - 8pm
Thursday 9am - 8pm
Friday 9am - 4pm
Saturday 9am - 3pm

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