Bold Beautiful Borderline

Recovering from invalidation is an interpersonal effectiveness skill in DBT.  In Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), “recovering from invalidation” refers to recognizing when another person dismisses, minimizes, ignores, or misunderstands your emotions and then responding effectively instead of spiraling into shame, self-doubt, or emotional dysregulation. The skill involves grounding yourself in t...

More stories from men with BPD today! Clark is here to share his story with Borderline Personality Disorder. He's experienced prison, getting sober, parenting, and is about to embark on a new therapy journey. Thank you Clark for sharing your story!  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...

Happy BPD month ya'll! Each week I'm reviewing a DBT skill as a bonus episode and this week it's DBT Wise Mind. In Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), “wise mind” is the state where your emotional understanding and logical thinking work together. DBT describes three “states of mind”: Emotion mind : driven mainly by feelings, urges, or moods Example: “I’m furious, so I’m quitting imm...

I was recently asked in a voicemail to host more cis men on the podcast and so here we go! Meet Charles as he talks his experience with BPD, treatment, suicide attempts, and working towards recovery. Charles thank you so much for your time and wisdom!  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...

Happy Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month! Having a Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Awareness Month matters because it directly addresses the biggest barriers people with Borderline Personality Disorder face: misunderstanding, stigma, and lack of access to effective care. This month I'll be having TWO episodes each week: one interview/regular episode and one DBT skill episod...

I recently had a chance to join Kate and Michelle of the DBT & ME podcast to share my story. Kate and Michelle are both therapists who lean heavily on DBT in their practice and invited me to their podcast, as I had them on BBB, to share my story. Enjoy that here!  Please check out the DBT and Me podcast here  Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support the show You...

On today's episode Roni shares her journey with growing up on the reservation, forgiving her parents, and her secure marriage. Thank you Roni for joining us on the podcast! Roni can be found on IG at ronidelrae 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 @boldbeautifulb...

Happy Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month! Having a Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Awareness Month matters because it directly addresses the biggest barriers people with Borderline Personality Disorder face: misunderstanding, stigma, and lack of access to effective care. This month I'll be having TWO episodes each week: one interview/regular episode and one DBT skill episod...

Today Michelle of the.mindful.wildflower joins us to share her story of diagnosis, a harmful marriage, and recovery. Thank you Michelle for sharing your story! Her website is:  https://www.mindfulwildflower.ca/ 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 @boldbeautifulborder...

Hi ya'll! Leslie and I are back talking about how when you have BPD often YOU are at risk of vulnerability too, which people don't regularly talk about. Let's get into it!  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 is Part 2 of a 2 part series featuring Kate & Michelle of the DBT and Me podcast. Today they talk DBT skills and advice for using DBT. Thanks Kate and Michelle for joining us on the podcast!  Here's an overview of their podcast: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) was created by a woman named Marsha Linehan in the 1980s. The skills she created are now taught all over the world. DBT c...

Today is Part 1 of a 2 part series featuring Kate & Michelle of the DBT and Me podcast. Today they talk about their lived experience with mental health and next week they talk specifically DBT skills! Here's an overview of their podcast: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) was created by a woman named Marsha Linehan in the 1980s. The skills she created are now taught all over the world. DB...

So Talon didn't come home until 12:30 AM. Did he die? Did the shop get robbed? Is he cheating on me? One could assume all the things and I started to think OMG something really bad couple have happened. Turns out he was just hanging at the shop with his pals but how the F was I supposed to know that? DBT DEAR MAN helps me say we're not doing that again. Hang with your pals, just let me k...

On today's episode I talk about the following triggers: fear of abandonment, rejection sensitivity, relationship uncertainty, invalidating environments, identity disturbance, and trauma reminders and how they trigger BPD symptoms.  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...

CPTSD is a hot topic. We've talked BPD vs. PTSD on the podcast before (go back and listen to that episode if you haven't already) but today we're talking BPD vs. PTSD vs. CPTSD, the differences, the similarities, and how they're treated. Thank you Kiki for bringing your wisdom and insight to this episode!  Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support...

Today you meet Odette who shares her story growing up around significant violence and domestic violence and the impact that has had on her adult relationships and development of borderline personality disorder. A reminder:  National Domestic Violence Hotline can be reached at 1-800-799-7233 Languages: English, Spanish and 200+ through interpretation service Hours: 24/7 Send us a text message to be...

This episode explores the social concept of the "gifted" child and the ways in which neurodivergence can present as giftedness, the social and class structures that influence giftedness, and ultimately the shame and emotion dysregulation that many adults who were raised as gifted children experience.  THE DEFINITION OF THE GIFTED CHILD:  A gifted child is a young person who demonstrates...

Today you meet Brianne Key who is a trauma-informed healing facilitator. She talks with us about Emotional Incest, her work, and her experience as a black, queer woman. Bri, thank you for your time and your wisdom! Brianne can be found on IG @ sacredtransitionshealingllc Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support the show You can find Sara on Instagram @borderlinefromh...

Today you meet Carra who got diagnosed in 2016, during a very interesting time in our country. Today she talks about her experience with diagnosis, her childhood, relationship, and arguments about chickens. Spoiler alert, I fight with my husband about our chicken coop as well! Thank you, Carra, for joining us on the podcast!  Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support...

Regression is a psychological response in which a person temporarily returns to earlier patterns of thinking, feeling, or behaving, often in reaction to stress, trauma, illness, or emotional overwhelm. So I read this article about regression and why I often regression to child-like behavior around my family. This might not resonate with you - all good. But if it does I hope you learn about about y...

Today Leslie and I talk about a really interesting concept after I had a tarot card reading that suggested I'm quite fused with my trauma and it's time to un-attach. I hope you'll like this episode.  Tarot card reader, Brianne: sacredtransitionshealingllc on IG Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support the show You can find Sara on Instagram @borderline...

Validation is the act of recognizing, acknowledging, and accepting another person’s thoughts, feelings, or experiences as real and understandable—without judgment, dismissal, or the need to fix them. Why does it matter? When you have Borderline Personality Disorder you've likely experienced a profound amount of invalidation. In this episode we go into detail about why it matters to be validat...

My dear, dear, dear friend Leeanna joins the podcast to share her very unique experience being raised in an ultra religious community and attending religious boarding academies as well as what community means to her and her long-term relationship. Thank you, Leeanna, for joining the podcast. Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support the show You can find Sara on Insta...

What is community? A community is a group of people who are connected by shared characteristics—such as location, interests, values, identity, or experiences—and who interact with one another, often providing mutual support, belonging, and a sense of connection or responsibility to the group. There's nothing more important, especially in the world right now, than having safe people who have y...

What is eldest daughter syndrome? While it's not a clinical term it can be defined as an informal, non-clinical term used to describe a common pattern of emotional and behavioral experiences often reported by oldest daughters in families. It is not a medical or DSM diagnosis , but a social and psychological concept. It typically refers to the experience of taking on excessive responsibility,...