Bold Beautiful Borderline

This episode of the Bold Beautiful Borderline podcast covers Laurie's experiences of mental distress during the 2021 BC Floods that have caused significant climate related destruction in her city.  Pre-traumatic stress is a newer concept that is often referenced in relation to climate change but can clearly be applied to other social issues we are all living through.  To donate to Abbotsford...

For the 2nd and final part of our chat with IG and Tik Toks @BPDBryan joins us to talk about his life living with BPD and using social media to advocate for mental health.  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...

IG and Tik Toks @BPDBryan joins us to talk about his life living with BPD in the UK and the challenges that a culture with a “stiff upper lip” attitude can have for men with strong emotions.  This episode also explores the intricacies of gay culture and some of the toxicity seen in the queer community.  This episode featured Laurie Edmundson who previously was a co-host of this project. You can fi...

Sara and Laurie discuss Theodore Millon's Borderline Personality Disorder Subtypes and if they believe they are real/necessary.  The four subtypes of BPD according to Millon are: Discouraged Borderline;  Impulsive Borderline; Petulant Borderline; Self-destructive Borderline. This episode featured Laurie Edmundson who previously was a co-host of this project. You can find her at https://www.la...

In today's episode, Sara and Laurie answer a question from a Patreon subscriber:  "I am having an extremely hard time explaining to my family members how hard BPD is to live with on a daily basis. I would love an episode on how to explain how it feels on the inside to be us. They all think I’m using BPD as an excuse for my emotions, but my emotions are so elevated because I have BPD. I f...

Sara and Laurie engage in the great #BPD debate in this episode: Is it possible to recover from BPD?! We discuss our thoughts on recovery vs. remission and our ethical responsibilities for how we discuss recovery with personality disorders specifically. 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...

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...