Bold Beautiful Borderline

Today Fern joins us to talk her experience treating people with BPD as a therapist, why she works with people with BPD, and treatment other than DBT. Thank you Fern for joining the pod to share your wisdom! Fern can be found online @ therapyontheborderline Her website can be found here Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support the show You can find Sara on Instagram @...

Emily is back to talk her recent hyperfixation: rejection sensitivity dysphoria, or better known as RSD. What is it? How does it show up? And how can we cope?  Here's a little info:  https://www.additudemag.com/rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-adhd-emotional-dysregulation/?srsltid=AU7gw4XdAyNcj7c0oMKzo3PpnyFuULPF9XJ90Vh4lvZ4FFlOc6MjZOZ8 Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded...

Today Blu returns to the podcast after several years to share updates on her life, her pregnancy journey, and the positive impacts of finding the right love in your life. Blu thank you so much for joining the podcast!  Blu can be found on IG @artbyblu  Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support the show You can find Sara on Instagram @borderlinefromhell. You can also f...

Emotions Matter is an organization that empowers and connects people impacted by borderline personality disorder through peer-driven programs, education and advocacy to reduce stigma and promote healing. Today we meet Brad who works with the organization in many ways. He also lives with BPD. Brad, thank you so much for sharing your story.  Emotions Matter:  https://emotionsmatterbpd.org/ Enroll in...

Anger is NORMAL. It happens. It is, however, challenging when it presents. I know it is for me anyways. Today Talon and I review a worksheet through KP about how anger presents in relationships. The next episode will be about how to manage anger in relationships.  View the workbook here (page 19) Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support the show You can find Sara on...

Last week we talked about strategies for dating when you have BPD. This week Talon and I talk about strategies for someone WITH BPD. Enjoy! Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support the show You can find Sara on Instagram @borderlinefromhell. You can also find the podcast on IG @boldbeautifulborderline Corey Evans is the artist for the music featured. He can be found...

Today's episode goes into the steps for building a safety plan, which is an essential tool for staying alive. Use this template to build yours!  Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support the show You can find Sara on Instagram @borderlinefromhell. You can also find the podcast on IG @boldbeautifulborderline Corey Evans is the artist for the music featured. He can...

Today we talk about some of the strategies for how to date and how to identify if someone is "right" to date when you have Borderline Personality Disorder. Good luck out there! Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support the show You can find Sara on Instagram @borderlinefromhell. You can also find the podcast on IG @boldbeautifulborderline Corey Evans is the...

Today you meet Justin Yates who is joining the show to tell a bit about his story as a sober man living with BPD. Music is a big part of his journey and he shares his love of that with us today.  Justin can be found at https://www.justinyates.com/ On instagram at @ justinyatesmusic On Youtube HERE  And the fan page he preserves can be found here:  Https://TeamOrel.com Send us a text message to be...

Continuing the couples work series this week by finishing up the review on how to navigate conflict. Get cozy and listen with your partner! Enjoy!  Worksheet:  https://static1.squarespace.com/static/68fb9be6dd08f86094b477d5/t/69546177b472270216a39483/1767137655885/ten_essential_skills_conflict_worksheet.pdf Family Connection Program:  https://bpdalliance.org/family-connections/ Send us a text mess...

Today you hear the second part of Matt's story. Today we talk about relationships and often talk about our own experience with not so great behavior when we're in relationship conflicts or when relationships end. Please listen with compassion and know we're both working to be and do better. Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support the show You can find...

Today you hear the first part of Matt's story, who joins the pod to talk about his BPD, ADHD, and ASD diagnosis. We talk the impact of abandonment, his own parenting, and more.  Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support the show You can find Sara on Instagram @borderlinefromhell. You can also find the podcast on IG @boldbeautifulborderline Corey Evans is the arti...

In the 3rd episode of this mini series Talon and I talk about the first 5 steps in navigating conflict. P.S. these are hard and we are FAR from perfect with these things. Enjoy!  View the worksheet HERE Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support the show You can find Sara on Instagram @borderlinefromhell. You can also find the podcast on IG @boldbeautifulborderline Cor...

Today's episode is a follow up from next week talking about what emotional IMMATURITY looks like. It shows up in all of us from time to time so I think it's important to consider what we do with this and not just that it happens to be there. When there's an overwhelming sense of emotional immaturity it's definitely a sign to get some support, or to distance yourself from people...

Today's episode is part two of a BONUS series on couples work AKA the things couples can do to be successful in the relationships. Talon and I are working through various workbooks (all free and not copyrighted) and activities to help explore our own relationship skills and teach about relationship skills. Today we continue the focus on communication skills.  Today's free worksheet we re...

We hear a lot about emotional immaturity (Have you read the book Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents ?) but how often do we hear about emotional MATURITY? A lot of these concepts I hadn't read about previously but they make a lot of sense. Today I define what emotional maturity is and what it involves. Enjoy! Resources: Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal fr...

Today's we're starting a new BONUS series on couple's work AKA the things couples can do to be successful in the relationships. Talon and I are working through various workbooks (all free and not copyrighted) and activities to help explore our own relationship skills and teach about relationship skills. Today we focus on communication skills.  Today's free worksheet we referenc...

BPD Raw is a collection of letters from people living with Borderline Personality Disorder — in their own words, preserved as honestly as possible. Dene visits the pod to talk about his story with BPD and how he's starting a collection of letters, poetry, etc. from OUR voices to eventually be published.  Write your letter here:  https://bpdraw.com/ Send us a text message to be anonymously rea...

Today you meet Emily, a therapist who was recently diagnosed with BPD and ADHD who has done A LOT of work in understanding the various parts of her, childhood and adult, that show up in her borderline and how she integrates, embraces, and has compassion for them. A lesson I know I can learn. Thank you Emily for your wisdom and story!  Emily's therapy practice in Ontario is called The Curious...

On today's episode Talon and I discuss strategies to stop splitting behavior as well as read listener responses to how ya'll are managing your splitting behavior. Enjoy!  Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support the show You can find Sara on Instagram @borderlinefromhell. You can also find the podcast on IG @boldbeautifulborderline Corey Evans is the artist...

In this week's new episode of Bold Beautiful Borderline we meet Dr. Smith, who shares about how he feels medicine has lost its mind. What does this mean? It means that primary care is failing people with severe mental health issues. In our episode he proposes strategies to get medicine back on track to best support individuals in need of mental healthcare.   Dr. Smith, MD recently published t...

In today's episode you meet Tami Ward who talks with us about her experience with BPD, being misdiagnosed Bipolar, parenting challenges, and going the distance in her marriage. Tami is a therapist and Reiki provider who is excited to share her wisdom. Thank you Tami for joining us!  Tami Ward can be found at:  https://www.anchoredinhoperi.com/about-5-1   Tami's books can be bought here: ...

Splitting is so highly demonized in BPD. So, like, what even is it??  Splitting is a defense mechanism in which a person has difficulty holding both positive and negative feelings about themselves, others, or situations at the same time. Instead, people or experiences may be viewed in extreme, “all-or-nothing” ways — for example, someone may be seen as completely caring and safe one moment, then c...

Hi ya'll! Welcome to another DBT skill bonus episode celebrating Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month. This skill is called GIVE FAST and it is an interpersonal effectiveness skill. It stands for:  G - Be gentle I - Act interested V - Validate E - Easy manner F - Be fair A - No apologies S - Stick to your values T - be truthful  Here's an overview:  https://dbt.tools/interpers...

Hi ya'll. More men! Today you meet Seth who shares openly about his diagnosis, being raised in a "cult church", parenting his child differently, and practicing as much self-kindness as he experiences self-hate. Thank you Seth for sharing your journey on the podcast!  Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support the show You can find Sara on Instagram @bord...