"It's Not the World, It's Me: The Toxic Borderline Ex" (ft. Kim Poster) | E07
back from the borderline
English - August 13, 2021 02:59 - 47 minutes - 37.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 394 ratingsMental Health Health & Fitness Education Self-Improvement spirituality podcast cptsd recovery complex trauma trauma healing childhood trauma self sabotage generational trauma jungian psychology depth psychology codependent podcast Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
CW: Skin picking, unhealthy relationships, r*ape, childhood s*xual abuse
In this episode of Back from the Borderline, I'm joined by my dear friend, Kim Poster. Kim is a first generation Filipino American living in Portland, Oregon living with BPD.
Kim and I connected through YouTube, where she live streams herself playing The Sims while she talks vulnerably about her struggles with BPD. Her channel is a safe space full of support and incredible tips and strategies she's learned in therapy throughout her recovery journey.
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Below is a breakdown of the subjects Kim and I cover:
• 03:20 Intro (About Kim) | BPD and jobs | How remote work has improved our mental health
• 05:50 BPD, body dysmorphia, acne and skin picking
• 9:19 What Kim has learned about BPD by playing The Sims
• 11:36 Childhood emotional neglect, invalidation and Kim’s experience having BPD as a Filipino American with immigrant parents
• 14:30 BPD and abandonment | Kim’s diagnosis story
• 17:00 Fear of relapse | “don’t make the goal of recovery to not be human”
• 19:30 BPD, identity disturbance, and finding our true selves
• 20:20 Kim’s childhood s*xual abuse and assault
• 26:00 BPD and marijuana | Using weed as "emotional exposure therapy"
• 29:00 processing and feeling our emotions
• 30:20 BPD and drug addiction (MDMA)
• 33:30 “The toxic borderline ex” | Kim’s advice for healthier relationships with a BPD partner
• 36:00 BPD, codependency, morals and values
• 39:00 Tarot for BPD recovery
• 41:00 BPD and holding down stable employment
• 42:00 Lightning question round!
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