Bold Beautiful Borderline

Today Sara and Abby talk about her fears of group therapy and her journey to a BPD diagnosis.  Next week we will specifically review her questions about group as she prepares to enter a DBT program while in University.  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 @boldbeauti...

Dr. Skye Fitzpatrick is a BPD researcher and the TULiP Lab Director at York University. Her current research interests focus on the examination of emotion processes in the treatment of borderline personality disorder (BPD) and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and identifying ways to streamline and refine concurrent treatments for these challenges.  In this episode Skye and Laurie discuss the...

In today's episode Sara and Laurie talk the new year, some of the best parts of last year, and review a few listener voicemails.  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 projects she works on. Send us a text...

Cassie-Marie is a parent of two pre-teens and lives with ADHD, bipolar 2, BPD and depression/anxiety.  In this episode Cassie-Marie discusses the difficulty of challenging family dynamics, especially in times of grief and loss.  She also discusses her experiences in church and how they impacted her mental health and the importance of understanding your triggers. This episode featured Laurie Edmund...

What a WEIRD recording. What you don't know is this wasn't the plan for our recording but because I felt invalidated during it (Sara) my avoidant attachment kicked in and I didn't stay to record for the intended topic. It actually worked out great because you get to hear just a tad about how we managed the conflict successfully. Enjoy! This episode featured Laurie Edmundson who prev...

Ally Loyns is the author of two poetry collections (A Generation of Sunflowers and Bloom). She writes from the perspective of an individual with Borderline Personality Disorder. She joins the podcast to discuss her lived experience, writing process and upcoming projects.  Visit her Etsy store here to purchase her collections.  This episode featured Laurie Edmundson who previously was a co-host of...

Our mental healthcare needs to be personalized to us and our specific biology. Today, Sara and Dr. Evelyn Higgins talk about the work she's doing to make that happen. Wired For Addiction provides an individually tested biomarker 31-page report that hopes to negate the often ineffective and dangerous “try-it-out” phase of medications by isolating the individual’s specific genes and the associa...

Alyssa, the creator behind the meme account @dbtexchange on Instagram, shares with us her story of discovering BPD, going across the country to seek therapy, and accessing care for her physical health issues is going.  Alyssa ends the episode with some incredible wisdom about embracing life worth living moments and making lemonade out of lemons.  This episode featured Laurie Edmundson who previous...

So Thanksgiving was just a few days ago and wowie was it hard this year emotionally for me (Sara). I dealt with it well without significant emotional and relational damage or setbacks but it was a good reminder that our listeners and SuperFeelers community is likely struggling as well, even with the joy they may be experiencing. So I put a question out on Instagram asking what the hardest parts of...

For almost 11 years, Laurie was taking Seroquel/Quetiapine. It got her though a lot - and was the first mental health medication she found really "worked" for her.  After a lot of thought, side effects, and conversations with her doctor - Laurie decided to try and taper of of the medication slowly.  Our Patreon supporters will remember this time well as Laurie shared a series of bonus ep...

Wow what a doozie this was for Talon and Sara. We are SO glad to be in healthy and safe housing but here's the deets!  For information on legal issues regarding renting or with roommates please see the following: https://www.metcouncilonhousing.org/help-answers/your-rights-as-a-roommate/ Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support the show You can find Sara on Inst...

Carly (@daturadxm) is a life coach and works in the alternative healthcare space. Into her work, she brings the medical education she received in school before she was dismissed from her program after taking a mental health leave. She is now fighting back against the stigma against borderline personality disorder in education which forced her out of medical school. Carly discusses the impacts of p...

Today you meet Tatiana who has such a unique BPD experience to share. Tatiana also experiences a variety of co-occurring conditions, one being the medical condition Narcolepsy. Laurie and I thought we nap a lot but gosh dang is Narcolepsy debilitating. We were honored to get some of their time and a cute view of their German shepherd at the end of the recording! Tatiana is a writer, transplant to...

This week we hear from Connor’s family (from our last episode). His dad (Steve), mom (Mary-Rose) and younger brother (Duncan) share their thoughts around Connor’s story, how it impacted them,  Connor’s dad Steve was also a teacher at Connor’s school and provide insights into how Connor’s early school experiences may have contributed to his mental health challenges later in life.  Connor’s family d...

Connor joins the podcast to discuss his life with borderline personality disorder. Connor had signs of behavioural challenges very early on which led to a BPD diagnosis in his late teens.  Throughout his life Connor has struggled with ADHD, anger management issues, alcoholism, aggressive behaviour, and high risk impulsive behaviours.  In next week’s episode you’ll hear from Connor’s family members...

Hey ya'll! Today JJ Jinx talks with us about her experience and the experience of many other people she collected qualitative data from regarding what an FP (favorite person) is from a borderline perspective. We talk about how it helps us cope and how it may not help us cope. JJ offered tons of insight as a person with BPD who relates heavily to the FP symptom as well as offers beautiful dire...

Alicia (@aliciagulbransen) is a new nurse who discovered she had borderline personality disorder during nursing school. She shares about how bullying impacted her early life and her mental health today.  Also obviously not sponsored by Dyson 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 @laurieanne...

In this episode you meet our friend Chelsea who found the podcast and really resonated with the BPD experience. Chelsea recently hit her 1 year of sobriety from alcohol after many years of misuse and she tells us what her "rock bottom" moment was. Chelsea bravely tells us about her trauma history, her family, and her future steps to recovery. We were super stoked to celebrate her wins wi...

Laurie and Sara were guest speakers for Sashbear's Expert Webinar Series back in May 2023. Their presentation called Leading with Lived Experience can be found here . If you haven't had a chance to watch the webinar we recommend you do so! This episode is the follow up to the webinar where Laurie and Sara answer Q&A questions from the audience that we weren't able to get to on t...

Hi ya'll! In today's episode you meet our friend, Kat, who talks about her experience recently having to leave a job that wasn't good for her mental health as well as friendships. She discusses with us her experience having several complex mental health disorders and the impact that has on autoimmune issues. This is all from her perspective living in Scotland, which is quite differe...

WE'RE BACK and boy do we have so much to say about the year to come!  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 projects she works on. Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support th...

We're taking a much needed break off in August! In this episode we excitedly talk about life, the past year of podding, and excitement about the year to come.  This is also the wrap up episode of the BBB Bookclub Stop Walking on Eggshells edition which Sara wraps up perfectly by saying "They don’t teach you how to not walk on eggshells other than to never eat eggs again".  There&apo...

In today's episode Sara and Laurie read through the rules on how to fight fair. Fighting is natural and normal AND we can learn to do it in a way that doesn't hurt one another and the health of a relationship in the long run.  Here's the article on fair fighting for your reference: https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-article/fair-fighting-rules-article This episode featured Laurie...

Hey ya'll! Here's another LGBTQ Pride X BPD episode for you. In Portland we're celebrating Pride in July this year and where Dallas lives they are celebrating it in September. So, why not have another bonus episode? You all know that Sara & Talon will talk queer theory forever (ADHD hyperinterest or nah?) and this episode is one for the books.  Dallas is queer, has BPD, has ADHD...

Dianne is a 65 year old senior living in British Columbia Canada who lives with BPD traits. She discusses her experiences with ageism and patriotism while accessing mental health care and her journey of self-discovery as an older adult. She also discusses the complications with other health conditions and coming to the realization that you can't prioritize others forever without getting help...