Bold Beautiful Borderline

Welcome to your newest BBB mini-series!! Every Wednesday you will get a bonus episode until we've read EVERY SINGLE CHAPTER of the book Stop Walking on Eggshells that was republished as a 2nd edition in 2010. Leave us a voicemail about your thoughts at: boldbeautifulborderline.com Here's the deal - we are reviewing this book from a critical lens, but we only have so much ability to be cr...

Daniel shares his story of learning about his obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) diagnosis and how he views it in relation to borderline personality disorder (BPD). He discusses how his checking behaviours, rumination, and intrusive thoughts impact his life and how he is working on treating OCD.  Daniel shares a few resources that were particularly helpful for him on the show. You can find them h...

Welcome to your newest BBB mini-series!! Every Wednesday you will get a bonus episode until we've read EVERY SINGLE CHAPTER of the book Stop Walking on Eggshells that was republished as a 2nd edition in 2010. Leave us a voicemail about your thoughts at: boldbeautifulborderline.com Here's the deal - we are reviewing this book from a critical lens, but we only have so much ability to be cr...

This is Part 2 of Jovi's episode - we go more in depth into her questions related to becoming a future therapist!  Jovi (she/they) fancies themselves a creative visionary & community advocate. Jovi channels their experience living with BPD and mental illness, to spread awareness, abolish stigma, and promote mental wellness. Jovi seeks to use their platform as a DJ, event curator, mental h...

Welcome to your newest BBB mini-series!! Every Wednesday you will get a bonus episode until we've read EVERY SINGLE CHAPTER of the book Stop Walking on Eggshells that was republished as a 2nd edition in 2010. Leave us a voicemail about your thoughts at: boldbeautifulborderline.com Here's the deal - we are reviewing this book from a critical lens, but we only have so much ability to be cr...

This is Part 1 of Jovi's episodes! Jovi reached out to us about questions about having BPD and also being a therapist (she's an aspiring therapist) and we decided to make it into a 2 part episode.   Jovi (she/they) fancies themselves a creative visionary & community advocate. Jovi channels their experience living with BPD and mental illness, to spread awareness, abolish stigma, and p...

Welcome to your newest BBB mini-series!! Every Wednesday you will get a bonus episode until we've read EVERY SINGLE CHAPTER of the book Stop Walking on Eggshells that was republished as a 2nd edition in 2010. Here's the deal - we are reviewing this book from a critical lens, but we only have so much ability to be critical as we're reading it from the perspective of someone having BP...

Jasmin discusses her experiences with accessing services in southern England and the importance of self-advocacy and persistence in getting the care you need.  This episode featured Laurie Edmundson who previously was a co-host of this project. You can find her at https://www.laurieedmundson.com and on IG @laurieanned where you will find ways to access The Super Feelers Club and other projects she...

Welcome to your newest BBB mini-series!! Every Wednesday you will get a bonus episode until we've read EVERY SINGLE CHAPTER of the book Stop Walking on Eggshells that was republished as a 2nd edition in 2010. Here's the deal - we are reviewing this book from a critical lens, but we only have so much ability to be critical as we're reading it from the perspective of someone having BP...

In today's episode Sara and Laurie chat about Seasonal Affective Disorder - aka SAD. This was a Patreon member's topic request and highly relevant as we emerge from winter into spring like the lil BPD bear cubs that we are!  Here's the SAD lamp we referenced:  https://verilux.com/collections/happylight-therapy-lamps-boxes  For more BBB news, check our website at:  https://www.boldbe...

On June 17th 2011, Sasha Courey lost her battle to Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and died by suicide at the age of 20. Sasha was a scholarship athlete and a gifted student with a promising future. The pain associated with the BPD was too great and the system failed to support her needs.  Sasha struggled to understand why the treatment that was “air to breathe” was so expensive and difficul...

Hi ya'll! Just wanted to drop in a lil extra for you to celebrate International Women's Day. Karly joins Sara on the pod to chat about being a woman and being a woman with borderline! Shop our new merch! https://www.laurieedmundson.com/shop You can find Laurie and Sara on Instagram to follow their day to day lives even further @laurieanned and @saraswellnessway. You can also find the pod...

Our newest episode features Janelle who talks with us about her repeated hospitalizations, her new treatment team and how successful it is, and learning to advocate for herself. Shop our new merch! https://www.laurieedmundson.com/shop You can find Laurie and Sara on Instagram to follow their day to day lives even further @laurieanned and @saraswellnessway. You can also find the podcast on IG @bold...

Baylie shares her own personal story with borderline personality disorder, substance use, love addiction, and the importance of addressing her trauma through treatment in addition to sharing about the amazing services of the BPD Society of BC. You can learn more about the BPD Society of BC here: https://www.bpdbc.ca/ To see the list of available resources and recommended clinicians go to the Commu...

Today Lucia joins us on the pod again - see Tattoos and Piercings as Self-Harm? Round 2 feat Lucia & Talon where she was with us the first time - to talk about her diagnosis journey with BPD and the treatment planning she has done with her team. Lucia has found great success treating the severity of her depression through Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and we talk about that today. Informat...

Tessa joins the podcast to discuss her experiences living with gynecological disorders, realizing she was asexual, and how it all impacts her mental health. Tessa's story focuses a lot on the need for self-advocacy, especially when not being believed by doctors. This episode features a mini discussion about criminal trials where BPD is mentioned (like Jodi Arias and a school shooter we won&ap...

In this episode you meet Jaquie as she talks about her experience as a black, queer woman navigating life with BPD. Jaquie recently admitted to rehab for mental health treatment and reflects on her time leading up to it and her experience with the mental health system. As mentioned in the episode, Jaquie created a community art piece for our SuperFeelers and listeners. The image can be seen in our...

Candice Alaska (IG: @understandingbpd and @candicealaska) joins the podcast for a second week to discuss how oppression and capitalism affect our mental wellness. Candice and Laurie also discuss the impacts of ableism, racism, sexism and colonialism on mental health. This episode includes a short discussion about the upcoming new Medical Assistance in Dying laws in Canada. Also a note directly fro...

Candice Alaska (IG: @understandingbpd and @candicealaska) a mental health advocate who uses an anti-oppression lens in her advocacy. She joins the podcast to share her perspective of mental health as a person of South Asian heritage from Trinidad and Tobago, what advocacy looks like in the Global South, and how western imperialism has pathologized people with strong cultural groundings without con...

In the final part of this two-part episode we meet Paul again, who was born and raised in Manila, Philippines and now lives in London. He has  a passion for movement, philosophy and martial arts and teaches 1:1 and group/workshops on martial arts. He's found a lot of healing for his big emotions through this medium. You can find Paul at https://www.fluidtacticstraining.com, on IG @ fluid.tact...

In the first part of this two-part episode we meet Paul, who was born and raised in Manila, Philippines and now lives in London. He has  a passion for movement, philosophy and martial arts and teaches 1:1 and group/workshops on martial arts. He's found a lot of healing for his big emotions through this medium. You can find Paul at https://www.fluidtacticstraining.com, on IG @ fluid.tactics an...

Caprice, Kylene, and Flash (from the IG account @him.her.her) share their experiences living as a throuple (aka closed triad) with children. They talk falling in love, coming together as a family, other people's reactions to their family structure, and of course sex and jealousy! You can find them on IG @him.her.her This episode featured Laurie Edmundson who previously was a co-host of this p...

Today Christina joins us on the show to talk her experience with BPD, learning to disentangle from enmeshed family systems, and how owning her diagnosis has facilitated recovery! Support the show You can find Laurie and Sara on Instagram to follow their day to day lives even further @laurieanned and @saraswellnessway. You can also find the podcast on IG @boldbeautifulborderline You can also find S...

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard is one of the most listened to podcasts in the North America. A discussion took place recently on an episode with Riverdale actress Lili Reinhart  on the show that was fraught with BPD stigma. Laurie and Sara discuss their feelings about the discussion and provide a response to Dax.  Sara and Laurie (as usual) also go on a bit of a tangent and get real about the cu...

Sara administers herself  a clinical assessment tool that helps support clinical  treatment of BPD.  She talks about how she would score BEFORE medication management and DBT and how she scores now! The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) is an instrument measuring emotion regulation problems. The 36 items self-report scale asks respondents how they relate to their emotions. This tool c...