I have spent for many years researching and working clinically with individuals who engage in non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). It is an area for which I have great interest and passion. There are so many loved ones and even clinicians who do not understand NSSI. The stigma and misunderstanding of these behaviors perpetuate the guilt and shame that people who engage in NSSI caring daily. Below are excerpts from trainings I have given in the Dallas area to clinicians, teachers,