EQ YOU'LL ENJOY.
The Get Real Program
TM
An emotional intelligence skills training program based on Dialectical Behavior Therapy — created by licensed clinical psychologist Dr. J.J. Kelly to make a complex set of concepts and skills fun, funny, and actually usable in your life.
"Yer gonna laugh yourself right into happy."
— Dr. J.J. Kelly
WHAT YOU'LL ACTUALLY LEARN
Four modules. One real life.
01
Mindfulness
Increased awareness of your daily emotional experience.
02
Distress Tolerance
Build better resilience to life's unexpected challenges.
03
Emotion Regulation
Name and modulate feelings in the midst of emotionally activating events.
04
Interpersonal Effectiveness
Learn how to ask for things, say no, and resolve conflict.
Who DBT Is For
If you've got feelings,
this Is for you.
Young FOlx
Teens and young adults navigating big emotions, school, identity, relationships, without the outdated therapy methods.
Adults + Execs
Anyone—including leaders under pressure—who wants to act according to their values when emotions are running hot.
Schools
Bring the Get Real Program into your school's curriculum. Teach your kiddos DBT and watch joy spread across your campus.
Pick Your Path
The Get Real Program
TM
DBT-based Emotional Intelligence (EQ) skills training for all ages. Same skills, three ways to learn. The goal? Become less dependent on doctors and therapists.
CONTINUATION + COMMUNITY
Already A Graduate?
Pay It Forward:
Help cover the cost of someone else's tuition—or apply for help yourself.
WHAT IS DBT ANYWAY?
The Nerdy Part
Think of a Venn diagram: two circles evenly intersecting. Two seemingly opposite concepts in harmonious integration: light/dark, right/wrong, all/nothing. That's a dialectic. So DBT is roughly Zen mindfulness meets assertiveness training (or CBT). Originally developed by psychologist Marsha M. Linehan for clients with borderline personality disorder, it's now proven effective across populations, from teens to corporate execs. In short, it's for anyone wanting to change patterns and act according to their values.
DBT helps with…
Ongoing conflicts in relationships
Intense and rapid mood changes
Inability to relax
Trouble recognizing choice
Holding in your anger, then "blowing up"
Impulsive or reactive decisions you regret
Self-medicating (food, alcohol, busy-ness, spending)
Feeling overwhelmed
Avoiding responsibilities, people, or events"
Numbing out" in response to fear, anger, etc.
The Curriculum
What People Are Saying
The Receipts.
Marianne Williamson Interviews Dr. J.J. Kelly
Forget toxic positivity — build joy like a habit using DBT tools, internal validation, and the Feelings Wheel, with clinical insights from Dr. J.J. Kelly."
— Los Angeles Times
With [her] insight, you can start to fine-tune the energy you give off with the way you truly want to be seen, both in your personal life and at work.
— Parade
You can honor yourself, act according to your values, and extract yourself by not explaining or defending yourself. You know who you are."
— Dr. J.J. Kelly, quoted in TIME
Before You Buy