The DBT Workbook to Stop Walking on Eggshells: Practical Skills for Families to Improve Relationships and Decrease Conflict When a Family Member Has BPD

by Corrine Stoewsand, Randi Kreger, Carola Pechon

Evidence-based dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills for surviving and thriving when a family member has BPD.

If you have a family member who struggles with borderline personality disorder (BPD), you’re probably familiar with the concept of walking on eggshells. Your loved one may experience intense emotions that are difficult to predict, leaving you feeling stressed, drained, and on edge. So, how can you support your loved one while also taking care of and protecting yourself?

From a leading DBT expert and the author of Stop Walking on Eggshells—which has helped nearly a million people successfully navigate their relationships with BPD sufferers—this workbook harnesses the power of DBT, the gold standard for treating BPD. You’ll learn to better understand and empathize with your loved one’s internal experiences and symptoms, and discover strategies to help you manage your own emotions and stay calm in stressful or upsetting situations. You’ll also discover tools for improving communication, tips for boosting self-compassion, and skills for setting healthy boundaries with your loved one.

If you’re ready to stop walking on eggshells and start minimizing conflict, connecting with empathy, and making sure your own needs are met, this workbook can help you get started—step by step.

Genres: Self Help, Nonfiction

192 pages, Paperback

Published May 1, 2025

Reviews

[Samuel · Rating 5 out of 5]

To me, The DBT Workbook to Stop Walking on Eggshells is a must-read for just about everyone. While the subtitle specifies the applicability to the families of someone diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), the skill set can similarly be applied to anyone with severe emotional dysregulation.

Truthfully, that same set of skills can also be applied to functional relationships. This workbook is simultaneously concise but with very specific, actionable strategies for the loved ones of someone with BPD. The authors offer meaningful practice of a varied skill set, particularly the fundamental concept of acknowledgment and validation.

They clarify what those terms truly mean and how to put them into practice in volatile moments. Though this is a short book, I highly recommend working through it slowly. That way, you can wholly learn and absorb the strategies the authors cover.

Again, these DBT strategies also address dysregulation for those with pathologies other than BPD, and they also apply to neurotypical, functional relationships.

I highly recommend The DBT Workbook to Stop Walking on Eggshells.

Thank you to New Harbinger Publications and NetGalley for the ARC. All opinions my own.

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

The DBT Workbook to Stop Walking on Eggshells is a companion workbook to Randi Kreger’s bestselling Stop Walking on Eggshells. It’s an extremely helpful guide to dealing with people who have Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), explaining BPD and dialectical behavior therapy techniques. The workbook summarizes the original book and focuses more on tools for handling a variety of situations. I highly recommend this workbook for improving communication and setting healthy boundaries with someone who has BPD.

I received an Advance Review Copy (ARC) from NetGalley and New Harbinger Publications for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.