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Bodacious, Gnarly, Tubular

Bodacious, Gnarly, Tubular

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Kathryn Gates, LMFT
Jul 13, 2023
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What is your favorite 80’s slang word?

Bogus?

Grody?

Here’s one that, while describing the surfer’s wave above, has also passed the test of time:

Radical

Radical describes something being far-reaching and thorough. Complete. Extreme.

And it is the level of acceptance required as the first step in learning Distress Tolerance skills.

Whoa, whoa, whoa- wait a mi…

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