Sara Abbott, MSW, LCSW, LICSW
Bold Beautiful Borderline
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
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Sara Abbott, MSW, LCSW, LICSW
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Latest episode
Jun 29, 2026
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Episodes
Life as a throuple (feat. @him.her.her) 01.01.2023 1:23:30
Caprice, Kylene, and Flash (from the IG account @him.her.her) share their experiences living as a throuple (aka closed triad) with children. They talk falling in love, coming together as a family, other people's reactions to their family structure, and of course sex and jealousy! You can find them on IG @him.her.her This episode featured Laurie Edmundson who previously was a co-host of this p...
BPD Recovery and Family Systems Feat. Christina 25.12.2022 39:55
Today Christina joins us on the show to talk her experience with BPD, learning to disentangle from enmeshed family systems, and how owning her diagnosis has facilitated recovery! Support the show 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 S...
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard: A response to BPD discussion 18.12.2022 59:49
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard is one of the most listened to podcasts in the North America. A discussion took place recently on an episode with Riverdale actress Lili Reinhart on the show that was fraught with BPD stigma. Laurie and Sara discuss their feelings about the discussion and provide a response to Dax. Sara and Laurie (as usual) also go on a bit of a tangent and get real about the cu...
Sara administers herself an assessment: The Difficulties With Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) 11.12.2022 26:34
Sara administers herself a clinical assessment tool that helps support clinical treatment of BPD. She talks about how she would score BEFORE medication management and DBT and how she scores now! The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) is an instrument measuring emotion regulation problems. The 36 items self-report scale asks respondents how they relate to their emotions. This tool c...
Men's Mental Health Mini-Series Feat. Corey 07.12.2022 1:01:24
This is our FINAL episode of the November mini-series where all month we released bonus episodes to discuss Men's Mental Health for National Mental Health Awareness Month. Today you meet Sara's childhood family friend, Corey, who is a father of two, a musician (a brief soundbite of his music is today's intro and closer!), and a person who has experienced and copes with his own trau...
Breaking the Cycle Through Parenting Differently (feat. Rachel) 04.12.2022 48:21
Rachel discusses her experiences as a parent who experienced childhood sexual trauma that resulted in post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and what she now believes is borderline personality disorder (BPD). Rachel and Laurie discuss her life experiences, parenting techniques, and Rachel's passion for preventing child sexual abuse and noticing the signs of grooming in children. You can find R...
Men's Mental Health Mini-Series Feat. Christopher Scott 01.12.2022 41:09
You get 8️⃣ Bold Beautiful Borderline podcast episodes this month! That’s 4️⃣ more than normal! We are releasing a mini-series EVERY WEDNESDAY all month to discuss Men's Mental Health for National Mental Health Awareness Month. Today you meet Christopher Scott, a Portland, OR local who loves food, social work, and hip hop. Christopher gives us his experience and perspective on how mental h...
Tattoos and Piercings as Self-Harm? Round 2 feat Lucia & Talon 28.11.2022 1:08:37
Last year we recorded an episode based on an email that Sara received from a loved one of someone with BPD. Today we're giving some additional thoughts from Lucia, someone with BPD and body modifications, and Talon, who was a professional piercer for many years. PREVIOUS EPISODE CONTEXT: In this episode of the podcast, Laurie and Sara explore the idea of body modifications and BPD after a DM...
Men's Mental Health Mini-Series feat. Andrew Talks Depression 26.11.2022 1:09:07
You get 8️⃣ Bold Beautiful Borderline podcast episodes this month! That’s 4️⃣ more than normal! We are releasing a mini-series EVERY WEDNESDAY all month to discuss Men's Mental Health for National Mental Health Awareness Month. Today Andrew returns to the podcast to talk his experience navigating depression, unlearning toxic masculinity, and the impact that his religious upbringing had on...
Returning to Work Following a Mental Health Leave (feat. Becky) 20.11.2022 1:00:21
Becky (she/they) shares their experience slowly reintegrating into routine and daily tasks towards health prior to returning to work. 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...
Men's Mental Health Mini Series feat. Phil Cason of BMBB LIFESTYLE 16.11.2022 40:02
You get 8️⃣ Bold Beautiful Borderline podcast episodes this month! That’s 4️⃣ more than normal! We are releasing a mini-series EVERY WEDNESDAY all month to discuss Men's Mental Health for National Mental Health Awareness Month. Today you'll meet Phil Cason who runs a clothing line that largely focuses on mental health awareness and physical health awareness - Phil is a Dad and Husband,...
Q+A of Non-Monogamy Listener Questions (feat. Leslie) 13.11.2022 43:24
Hey ya'll! More talk on the intersection between BPD and non-monogamy coming at you, featuring the wonderfully insightful Leslie! In Part 1 Leslie and Sara give non-monog updates and next week in Part 2 they answer listener questions (very long awaited from last years initial non-monogamy episode!). ENJOY! Shop our new merch! https://www.laurieedmundson.com/shop You can find Laurie and Sara o...
Non-Monogamy Updates (feat. Leslie) 06.11.2022 43:06
Hey ya'll! More talk on the intersection between BPD and non-monogamy coming at you, featuring the wonderfully insightful Leslie! In Part 1 Leslie and Sara give non-monog updates and next week in Part 2 they answer listener questions (very long awaited from last years initial non-monogamy episode!). ENJOY! Shop our new merch! https://www.laurieedmundson.com/shop You can find Laurie and Sara o...
Rural barriers to accessing BPD care (feat Grace) 30.10.2022 31:41
Grace is a wife, mother, and advocate who lives in rural Scotland and shares her experiences of trying to access mental health care for her BPD. In this episode Grace recommends Jonny Jane Wise's and is called the Neurodivergent friendly workbook of DBT skills. You can find it here This episode featured Laurie Edmundson who previously was a co-host of this project. You can find her at https:...
ADHD Mini-Series: Bet's lived experience with ADHD & OCD 27.10.2022 45:46
You get 8️⃣ Bold Beautiful Borderline podcast episodes this month! That’s 4️⃣ more than normal so get used to our silly jokes and constant interruptions and straying from the topic. Even more so that normal because we are having an ADHD mini-series released EVERY WEDNESDAY all month featuring @saraswellnessway & @thecarvingprocess 🌈🖤 Today you meet our friend, Bet, who is on Instagram @frui...
Autism, BPD, Marriage, and Parenting (feat. Grace) 23.10.2022 54:35
Grace lives with undiagnosed borderline personality disorder, and her wife lives with undiagnosed autism. Grace shares her experiences in marriage while both partners are figuring out their own mental health differences, all while parenting and learning to work together well. This episode featured Laurie Edmundson who previously was a co-host of this project. You can find her at https://www.lauri...
ADHD Mini Series: Inattention 19.10.2022 1:39:14
You get 8️⃣ Bold Beautiful Borderline podcast episodes this month! That’s 4️⃣ more than normal so get used to our silly jokes and constant interruptions and straying from the topic. Even more so that normal because we are having an ADHD mini-series released EVERY WEDNESDAY all month featuring @saraswellnessway & @thecarvingprocess 🌈🖤 Shop our new merch! https://www.laurieedmundson.com/shop Y...
PTSD Recovery feat. Jadzia 16.10.2022 1:05:11
Jazdia shares with us her journey and experience being diagnosed with PTSD and the overlaps that may have with our Borderline diagnoses. She uses DBT to treat and manage her PTSD symptoms and we get down on her own experience with big emotions. Thank you, Jazdia, for joining us on the pod! Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support the show You can find Sara on Instag...
ADHD Mini-Series: Hyperactivity 12.10.2022 1:10:35
SURPRISE! You get 8️⃣ Bold Beautiful Borderline podcast episodes this month! That’s 4️⃣ more than normal so get used to our silly jokes and constant interruptions and straying from the topic. Even more so that normal because we are having an ADHD mini-series released EVERY WEDNESDAY all month featuring @saraswellnessway & @thecarvingprocess 🌈🖤 Shop our new merch! https://www.laurieedmundson....
From BPD Clinician to BPD Diagnosis (feat. Emily) 09.10.2022 51:16
Emily discusses her journey of being a counsellor specializing in treating borderline personality disorder and associated behaviours by running dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) skills groups for inpatients, to realizing she met the diagnostic criteria for BPD, and then becoming an inpatient herself. The episode ends with her sharing her daily wellness tasks she sets for herself to keep well. Th...
ADHD Mini Series - ADHD Overview 05.10.2022 1:07:41
SURPRISE! You get 8️⃣ Bold Beautiful Borderline podcast episodes this month! That’s 4️⃣ more than normal so get used to our silly jokes and constant interruptions and straying from the topic. Even more so that normal because we are having an ADHD mini-series released EVERY WEDNESDAY all month featuring @saraswellnessway & @thecarvingprocess 🌈🖤 Shop our new merch! https://www.laurieedmundson....
Pay Attention to Me feat. author Kelly South 02.10.2022 51:31
"Pay Attention To Me" author Kelly South shares her experiences with borderline personality disorder, sex, and marraige. Her book is written from a unique perspective that compares her counsellor's session notes beside her own journaling about each session. You can find the book Pay Attention to Me here : This episode featured Laurie Edmundson who previously was a co-host of this...
Borderline OR Bipolar OR... BOTH? Feat Gwen 25.09.2022 51:12
Sara and Laurie finally explore a long-desired topic of conversation about the differences between Borderline PD and Bipolar Disorder and the experience of them co-occurring feat. Gwen who has been diagnosed with both separately. The article references in this podcast can be found at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6358827/ This episode featured Laurie Edmundson who previously was...
Green Flags in Relationships 18.09.2022 45:17
As a follow-up to their highly downloaded Red Flags in Relationships episode, Laurie and Sara discuss their thoughts on what are green flags in relationships (romantic or otherwise) and how they relate to BPD. 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 a...
WE'RE BACK! Updates and elephants in the room! 11.09.2022 27:12
We're back after a very much needed two months off and have a special announcement for you! Plus we address the TEA that has been spilling around socials for the last few months. 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 C...
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