Bold Beautiful Borderline

How Instagram brought us together and then tried to erase our community.  1 year after Instagram's #BPD ban Laurie and Sara discuss what it was like that day and how we mobilized to get our hashtag back.  Also - "Do therapists hate borderlines?"  This episode featured Laurie Edmundson who previously was a co-host of this project. You can find her at https://www.laurieedmundson.com a...

Dun Dun Dun..... HE IS HERE.  Andrew makes his appearance on the pod with Laurie and myself and our guest host for the day, Claire. We close the dating chronicles series by allowing Claire to ask some of the questions that everyone's been thinking to the man behind the situationship turn relationship himself: Sara's boyfriend.  We hope you'll enjoy this episode!  This episode featur...

In this episode of the podcast, Laurie and Sara explore the idea of body modifications and BPD after a DM that a parent of an adult with BPD sent Sara stating the following:  "Hi Sara! So cool to see how life is evolving for you! As a mom I am having some trouble with radically accepting my 24!yr. old kid’s fourth (not small) tattoo. I remind myself that it’s not my journey /nor my body/ and...

Let's get spicy and talk about polyamory and ethical non-manogamy. For many of us having BPD and being in love with one person is difficult enough - what happens when you love multiple people! This episode discusses Leslie's experiences navigating polyamory while living with BPD. Leslie is another millennial trying to make it in a world that wasn’t made for us. Equipped solely with her i...

These are a few of our favorite things (about BPD) *insert Laurie happily singing the Sound of Music while writing this*  Naturally this episode comes down to the ultimate question: would you keep your BPD if you had a choice.  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 wi...

It's SEPTEMBER and you know what that means - we are BACK on our weekly Sunday schedule. Thank you so much for honoring our August break. We feel rested and ready to keep on goin'. We hope you are too. In this episode we explore a textbook's explanation of Borderline Personality Disorder and compare it to our own. Are we textbook BPD or nah?! This episode featured Laurie Edmundson w...

Trigger warning: police, suicidality, inappropriate inpatient treatment  This episode is a continuation of the story from the previous episode where we explored one person with BPD’s experience from police intervention, hospitalization, and inappropriate “treatment” in care. Learnings from Linda’s story is that hospitalization is the great equalizer and that power dynamics are more powerful than s...

This is a story of finding humanity in an inhumane system.  Trigger warning: police, suicidality, inappropriate inpatient treatment  In this multi part story we explore one person with BPD’s experience from police intervention, hospitalization, and inappropriate “treatment” in care. Linda shares her techniques for survival the harms we sometimes experience when trying to get well.  This story will...

Finding a therapist that works for you is important but can take time. Sara and Laurie discuss their tips and tricks for finding the right therapist and some of their good and bad experiences in therapy.  The most important thing is to not give up on therapy after one bad experience.  You can use this link to find a therapist near you: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/therapists  This episode fe...

Anxiety about COVID-19 reopening plans happening around the world is totally normal and valid. There seems to be a big expectation of excitement about returning to “real life” but it can also bring a lot of fear. In this episode Sara and Laurie discuss their feelings about reopening and anxiety about the future. This episode featured Laurie Edmundson who previously was a co-host of this project. Y...

In this episode we talk about how sometimes it's SUPER hard to maintain healthy and effective boundaries when our BPD brains want us to hold people realllllllllllly close. It feels counterintuitive but having healthy boundaries and giving space is actually a sign of love and affection but it can take a long time to implement them effectively. We are still working through this ourselves. Tune...

Trigger warning: inpatient treatment, restraints, nursing experiences, etc.  Andrea Acosta joins the podcast to discuss her experiences as a psychiatric nurse who has worked with many patients with BPD. We discuss the stigma in the health system, the importance of supportive trauma informed and client centered care, and shifting perspectives from assuming manipulation to identifying unmet needs. ...

Alternative Title: Laurie & Sara finally meet Milana & Maheema ;) Hi friends! Welcome back to this episode of the BBB podcast. Our friends @BPDHumans on Instagram, founders Milana and Maheema, join the Bold Beautiful Borderline podcast to discuss their experiences living with BPD (and bipolar disorder) in India. Where conversations about mental illness are just now being talked about more...

Happy pride month ya'll!  Today you will hear me read the beautiful words of one of our listeners who speaks about their BPD and their queerness anonymously.  For LGBTQ+ mental health resources, please look to:  Trans Lifeline - 877-565-8860 LGBT National Youth Talkline - 1-800-246-7743 TrevorLifeline - 1-866-488-7386 TrevorText - Text START to 678-678 The Steve Fund Crisis Textline * - Text...

Aaron (Laurie’s fiancé) is back for a second episode where he talks about the importance of stopping and try to understand where emotions are coming from and the extent of the emotions. They also talk about recurrence seeking, coping ahead plans, and the importance of partners learning skills too!  Laurie comes to terms with changing her definition of love, ans Sara gets overwhelmed with the idea...

Laurie’s fiancé Aaron finally joins the Bold Beautiful Borderline podcast to discuss the beginning of their relationship including how he learned about BPD in the dreaded wikipedia search, how he supports Laurie day to day, and the emotions that effect their relationship the most. This episode featured Laurie Edmundson who previously was a co-host of this project. You can find her at https://www.l...

Sara's situationship evolves into a relationship.  Sara and Laurie explore the dysregulation that comes from new relationships, the gender differences in dating, and coming out with BPD to romantic partners. 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...

Welcome to Part 1 of the BPD Dating Chronicles where we discuss hook ups, dating, and long-term relationships. Dating with Borderline Personality Disorder is not easy. It's marked by anxiety, fear, impulsivity, and self-sabotage, but it's also marked by excitement, joy, and fulfillment when a person uses their skills.  In this episode you hear a lot about Sara's divorce and entrance...

Today we're incredibly excited to welcome Payge Duerre on the podcast who is a nanny, recent receiver of a BPD diagnosis and a person living with a variety of health conditions that, while serious, are not holding her back from living a badass life. Payge uses an ostomy bag and has been incredibly honest about her experience with multiple surgeries and life with her illness. The intersection...

In this episode of the podcast you hear from Sara about her disordered eating history and journey to recovery. Here's some ED specific resources: Body positivity movement Health at every size National Eating Disorder Association National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders - free support groups This episode featured Laurie Edmundson who previously was a co-host of this pr...

Warning: This episode is hard as is very likely to be triggering to people who have experiences with disordered eating. Please listen with self love and take good care of yourself.  We have debated not publishing this episode many times as it is less about recovery and more about currently living with mental illness and actively struggling. It was the hardest episode we have ever recorded. That sa...

Sara is actively on her recovery journey from alcoholism, hitting 60 days of sobriety on the day this episode was recorded. She discusses her motivation to change, how she’s feeling now, and her goals for the future around substances.  Laurie has not found herself to have an addiction to drugs, but rather food and people. Instead, she is focusing on how to be a better friend to people who are stru...

If you live with strong emotions and/or borderline personality disorder and are looking for a community that “get you” the Super Feelers Club may be the perfect virtual place for you!  The Super Feelers Club is a free, inclusive, drop-in peer support group where we discuss skills, life as “super feelers” and connect with others like us.  Spots are limited so register today at:  https://superfeeler...

Guest to the podcast Alex shares his experiences living with BPD as a man working in a male dominated, stigma ridden field of work. He shares his reasons for not coming out with his diagnosis yet, his journey to recovery, philosophy for treatment, and the most important skill in his life.  Apologies for the audio quality, we are trying our best. This episode featured Laurie Edmundson who previousl...

Sara and Laurie discuss their experiences coming out with their borderline personality disorder (BPD) diagnosis to family, friends, fellow psychology students, and colleagues. Sara talks about the process of coming out as queer and how it relates to experiences “coming out” with a mental illness like BPD.  Laurie shares how coming out has helped her and others around her to really understand why s...