Sara Abbott, MSW, LCSW, LICSW

Bold Beautiful Borderline

Health EN ↓ 297 episodes

Host and Licensed Clinical Social Worker Sara Abbott, provide a raw, honest, and sometimes humorous look into what it means to live with Borderline Personality Disorder and a variety of other conditions. From relationships, to anger, to sex, and to recovery, she along with guests (and her husband occasionally!) provides a behind the lens view on the world’s most stigmatized mental illness. You find Sara on IG @borderlinefromhell

Author

Sara Abbott, MSW, LCSW, LICSW

Category

Health

Podcast website

boldbeautifulborderline.com

Latest episode

Jun 29, 2026

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Episodes

Red Flags in Relationships 03.07.2022

Hi there!  Welcome to another BBB podcast episode. In this episode Laurie and Sara discuss red flags in relationships and their perspectives of those red flags in relationships. The next episode will cover green flags in relationships!  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 whe...

BPD & Bisexuality feat. Leslie Part 2 - Answering listener questions 26.06.2022

Hi friends!!  Happy pride month bbs. Our friend Leslie (@lezpenn) is back for a two parter on the pod to talk all about her experience with coming out and the intersection of bisexuality and BPD. This part 2 episode features us answering listener questions about queerness and BPD.  We love the following queer advocacy orgs if you need queer related advocacy:  PFLAG:  https://pflag.org/advocacy  Hu...

PRIDE MONTH: BPD & BISEXUAL feat. Leslie 19.06.2022

Hi friends!!  Happy pride month bbs. Our friend Leslie (@lezpenn) is back for a two parter on the pod to talk all about her experience with coming out and the intersection of bisexuality and BPD.  We love the following queer advocacy orgs if you need queer related advocacy:  PFLAG:  https://pflag.org/advocacy  Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/topic/lgbt-rights GLAAD: https://www.glaad.org T...

Endometriosis: Laurie's broken uterus 12.06.2022

Chronic pain on top of mental health just adds another layer of coping and trying to navigate a system.  Laurie shares her experience with unbelievable pain during periods, diagnostic challenges including stigma from providers because of her BPD, surgery, and life with an IUD!  Also - by popular demand we kept the poop stories in - you are welcome.  This episode featured Laurie Edmundson who previ...

Creating a More Compassionate System from Within (feat. Dr. Uyeda) 06.06.2022

Dr. Linda Uyeda shares how she is working to make the health care system a more caring and compassionate place. She has been doing amazing work around British Columbia to educate health care providers about adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), attachment theory, and the importance of including people with lived experience! Her and Laurie have worked together for years to share both the provider a...

Adverse Childhood Experiences (feat. Dr. Uyeda) 30.05.2022

Adverse Childhood Experiences are correlated with a vast array of physical, mental, and social outcomes in adulthood.  This week's guest is Dr. Linda Uyeda who obtained her medical degree and completed her family practice residency training at the University of British Columbia. She works at a Psychiatric Hospital in British Columbia, Canada. Her personal journey into the science of true heal...

BONUS: Body Scan - Check in with the body 26.05.2022

Hi everyone!  With everything that's been going on, I wanted to take a moment to create a feeling of safety with you. Guided meditation can be a very helpful tool for remaining calm and regulated when things around us feel out of control.  This bonus is a body scan. For 10 minutes we will check in with our body, give it space to relax, and be nonjudgmental in how we carry our tension. Noticin...

Sara's Psych Testing Part 3 - Does she have ADD??!! 22.05.2022

Hi everyone!  In today's episode Sara reveals if she got an official ADD diagnosis for ya'll and the impact of that diagnosis! (HINT: DUH).  Sara and Laura talk about the impact of this diagnosis on their relationship, Sara's relationship with her family and how it's changing, and what the future looks like now that things are more clear.  Thanks for listening!  You can find La...

Fatherhood with Borderline Personality Disorder 15.05.2022

Daniel joins the podcast to share his story of being a parent of two school aged children while living with BPD. He starts by reflecting on how his own upbringing and the style of his parents impacted his own development. From there he shares stories of finding enjoyment in parenting, the boundaries he sets to stay emotionally regulated, and provides a really honest look into being a father who li...

A Look at Ketamine Treatment feat. Jessica 08.05.2022

Hi ya'll! Wow do we have an episode for you! Today you're meeting Jess, a regular SuperFeeler joining us on the pod to discuss the Ketamine treatment she's been undergoing for her BPD and more! Jess Krivda is a 41 y/o IT Administrative Analyst for the Health Department for the City of Philadelphia who lives in South Philly and is fur mom to three adorable kitties, Otter, Jasper, and...

BONUS: Guided Meditation - Go to Your Safe Place 04.05.2022

Hi everyone!  With everything that's been going on, I wanted to take a moment to create a feeling of safety with you. Guided meditation can be a very helpful tool for remaining calm and regulated when things around us feel out of control.  Let's lean in together. XO - Sara  Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support the show You can find Sara on Instagram @bo...

BPD in Court: Depp v Heard (Part 1) 01.05.2022

The Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard trial hit us all wit the news that Amber Heard apparently has Borderline Personality Disorder. This disorder already has a lot of stigma and we all fear that this will make it worse. Aaron and Laurie discuss the testimony about BPD and how the language used is further stigmatizing to our disorder. This discussion is not meant to take sides, or discuss who did or didn...

20 Sessions of Superfeeling with You 24.04.2022

It's hard to believe but there have been TWENTY sessions of The Super Feelers Club since it's inception in early 2021. We are always asked questions about what The Super Feelers Club is, what it looks like, who can participate, and how it came about. This episode will (hopefully) answer all of your FAQs and provide a bit of insight on the first 20 sessions. You can register for The Super...

Art Saves Lives feat. Blu 17.04.2022

Hi everyone! Welcome back to weekly episodes of the pod - thanks so much for giving us some time to rest! This week we finally got a tattoo artist on the pod - please welcome Blu! Please note that this episode contains information about Blu's experience with domestic violence. If you or anyone you know needs support for domestic violence you can contact 800-799-7233 at the National Domestic V...

More ADD chat - Sara's Psychological Testing 27.03.2022

Hi ya'll Some of you SuperFeelers might know that Sara's been undergoing extensive psychological testing from a Ph. D. Psychologist to either confirm or deny the working diagnosis of ADD. Today Laurie and Sara discuss the testing process, how tiring it is, and how their friendship is easier when Sara remains medicated for ADD. Give it a listen!  Shop our new merch! https://www.laurieedmu...

Self-Advocacy Success feat. Coley 20.03.2022

Hi ya'll Today we hear from our friend Coley with the beautiful blue hair. Coley expressed to us how they became a strong self-advocate and what that journey to self-advocacy has looked like. Sara and Coley teach Laurie what U-Haul'ing is and we all just generally get down like old friends.  Thank you, Coley, for joining us on the podcast and being apart of this community. We are honored...

Laurie and Sara get real about burnout 13.03.2022

Hi friends! First off, this is a tough episode. We talk about suicidal thinking as a ruminating thought and how it operates from the perspective of being tired and burnout. We want to be clear: we are NOT suicidal. We are simply getting very real about this disorder. This disorder sometimes sucks. The world sometimes sucks. We know there's good in it. We know this community is good and we are...

A Good Hospital Experience Feat. Michael 06.03.2022

In this episode you meet Michael, the newest guest on our show. Michael shares with us his journey to recovery and how he had a hospitalization that really changed his life. 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 Sara's business as...

I Got it From my Mama (trauma, love, and crying) Feat. Sara's Mom, Sheri 27.02.2022

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 HERE Talon Abbott created the cover art. He. can be found HERE Leave us a voicemail about your thoughts or questions on the show at boldbeau...

Sara's ADD Journey 20.02.2022

Hi everyone! If you follow Sara on social media you've been following her journey to getting diagnosed with ADD and taking a prescription for reducing her struggle with attention and task completion. In this episode Sara gives an update on where she's at. We will be recording future episodes on her journey with a 3 part, intensive psychoassessment for either confirming or not her working...

Movement is Medicine 13.02.2022

Movement is medicine. We should honor our bodies with movement rather than punish it.  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 @boldbeautifulborderline You can also find Sara's business as a Mental Health Clinician and...

A Year In Review: 2021 06.02.2022

Laurie and Sara discuss their first full year of podcasting!  In December 2020 Bold Beautiful Borderline was born - and December 2021 ended with exactly 50 episodes, a whole community of super feelers around the world, and a life changing experience that couldn't have been predicted.  Thank you for being with us on the first year of our journey. Can't wait for a 2022 with you all!  ~~~~~...

A Failed Christmas Tree Find Feat. Andrew 20.12.2021

In this brief bonus episode before we take 6 weeks off for rest and relaxation, Sara invites Andrew onto the pod to review a behavior chain analysis with him of a recent day in their lives that didn't go to plan. Information on Behavior Chain Analysis in DBT can be found here: https://www.dbtselfhelp.com/html/behavior_chain_analysis.html Shop our new merch! https://www.laurieedmundson.com/sho...

Wait, am I really here? A look at dissociation (Feat. Asia Miller) 12.12.2021

On today's guest episode feat. Asia Miller we discuss dissociation in-depth and how Asia copes with her lifelong experience dissociating. Please utilize the following sexual assault survivor resources if you need them:  https://www.rainn.org https://www.nsvrc.org/survivors You can find Laurie and Sara on Instagram to follow their day to day lives even further @laurieanned and @saraswellnesswa...

Nothing Radical About Accepting Racism (feat. Lucía) 05.12.2021

Lucía (they/them) is our guest this week. They firmly believe that our lived identities shape our mental health and vice versa, which is why they advocate for intersectionality in mental health spaces. Check out: r/BPD_BIPoC —a subreddit dedicated to exploring the intersectionality of mental illness and race, and providing peer support Trigger warnings: police violence Shop our new merch! https://...

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