Avery the Quiet

Quiet Reflections: On BPD Recovery

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Before getting a BPD diagnosis, I spent my life wondering what was wrong with me. Plot twist: My brain was doing everything it could to help me survive with big feelings. And survive, I did. If you feel deeply, but keep it all inside: you're not alone. This is a podcast about recovery, trusting yourself, and taking control of your feelings rather than letting them drive. No shame or judgment. Just real talk, practical skills, and the kind of understanding you might not have found anywhere else. Your recovery journey is calling...📞 Ready to listen?

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Avery the Quiet

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What if my childhood wasn’t that bad? Navigating Trauma Responses to Emotionally Invalidating Environments 16.05.2023 58:24

Content Advisory: Strong Language, Discussion of abuse, brief mention of SH As people with BPD, we are born with a genetic predisposition to emotional vulnerability. On top of that, growing up in an invalidating environment can foster this mental health condition, where our trauma responses become invasive and maladaptive. But what does it mean for an environment to be invalidating? How can we lea...

How does BPD develop? Understanding the causes of BPD, w/ Dr. Juliette McClendon 09.05.2023 50:43

Content Advisory: Discussion of SI International Crisis Helplines Dr. Juliette McClendon (they/them) is a clinical psychologist trained at Harvard and Washington University. They are an expert in the delivery of evidence-based, scalable, culturally-responsive mental healthcare, and I’m pleased to have them on to offer their clinical perspective on the development, assessment, and treatment of BPD....

Quiet BPD: The Battle Behind Closed Doors 02.05.2023 47:16

Content Advisory: Brief mentions of SH, SI, DV Hi there. I'm Avery, and I live with quiet BPD. In this episode, I'll answer these questions for you: How was I diagnosed? How did it feel to receive a diagnosis? How did my journey start? What is Borderline Personality Disorder? What are BPD subtypes? What is quiet BPD? What are some common experiences of quiet BPD? How have I found ways to cope on m...

Your recovery journey begins with one single step. 09.04.2023 4:35

Can people with BPD recover? Do we ever heal? The short answer: Yes. We can, and we do. Quiet, Not Silent is a podcast dedicated to exploring recovery while living with various presentations of Borderline Personality Disorder. My name is Avery (they/she), and I live with quiet subtype BPD. Together, we're gonna get to casually explore topics like: BPD subtypes, dissociation, chronic emptiness, int...