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Bold Beautiful Borderline

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Hosts Laurie Edmundson and Sara Amundson provide a raw, honest, and sometimes humorous look into what it means to live with Borderline Personality Disorder. From relationships, to anger, to sex, and to recovery, they bare all to offer a glimpse into the reality behind life with the world’s most stigmatized mental illness. You find Laurie and Sara on Instagram to follow their day to day lives even further @laurieanned and @saraswellnessway

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Rural barriers to accessing BPD care (feat Grace)

October 30, 2022 15:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MB

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 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 Sara's...

ADHD Mini-Series: Bet's lived experience with ADHD & OCD

October 27, 2022 17:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MB

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 @fruitjitsu - help them get to 1k followers ;)  Bet experiences both ADHD & OCD and we talk to them about ...

Autism, BPD, Marriage, and Parenting (feat. Grace)

October 23, 2022 15:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MB

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.  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 Sara's busine...

ADHD Mini Series: Inattention

October 19, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 68.2 MB

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 You can find Laurie and Sara on Instagram to follow their day to day lives even further @laurieanned...

PTSD Recovery feat. Jadzia

October 16, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MB

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!  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...

PTSD Recovery feat. Jadzia

October 16, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MB

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!  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...

ADHD Mini-Series: Hyperactivity

October 12, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 48.5 MB

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.com/shop You can find Laurie and Sara on Instagram to follow their day to day lives even further ...

From BPD Clinician to BPD Diagnosis (feat. Emily)

October 09, 2022 12:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MB

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. You can find Laurie and Sara on Instagram to follow their day to day lives even further @lauriea...

ADHD Mini Series - ADHD Overview

October 05, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 46.5 MB

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.com/shop You can find Laurie and Sara on Instagram to follow their day to day lives even further ...

Pay Attention to Me feat. author Kelly South

October 02, 2022 16:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MB

"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:  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 ...

Borderline OR Bipolar OR... BOTH? Feat Gwen

September 25, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MB

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/   Shop our new merch! https://www.laurieedmundson.com/shop You can find Laurie and Sara on Instagram to follow their day to day lives even further @lau...

Green Flags in Relationships

September 18, 2022 15:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MB

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. 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 Sara's business as a Mental Health Clinician and mental health coach at thewelln...

WE'RE BACK! Updates and elephants in the room!

September 11, 2022 08:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MB

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. 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 Sara's business as a Mental Health Clinician and mental health coach at thewellnesswayllc.com If you like th...

WE'RE BACK! Updates and elephants in the room!

September 11, 2022 08:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MB

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. 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 Sara's business as a Mental Health Clinician and mental health coach at thewellnesswayllc.com If you like th...

Red Flags in Relationships

July 03, 2022 15:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MB

Hi there! Welcome to another BBB podcast episode. In this episode Laurie and Sara discuss red flags in relationships and their perspectives of those red flags in relationships. The next episode will cover green flags in relationships! Shop our new merch! https://www.laurieedmundson.com/shop 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 ...

BPD & Bisexuality feat. Leslie Part 2 - Answering listener questions

June 26, 2022 15:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MB

Hi friends!! Happy pride month bbs. Our friend Leslie (@lezpenn) is back for a two parter on the pod to talk all about her experience with coming out and the intersection of bisexuality and BPD. This part 2 episode features us answering listener questions about queerness and BPD. We love the following queer advocacy orgs if you need queer related advocacy: PFLAG:  https://pflag.org/advocacy Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/topic/lgbt-rights GLAAD: https://www.glaad.org Trevor Pr...

PRIDE MONTH: BPD & BISEXUAL feat. Leslie

June 19, 2022 15:00 - 39 minutes - 26.8 MB

Hi friends!! Happy pride month bbs. Our friend Leslie (@lezpenn) is back for a two parter on the pod to talk all about her experience with coming out and the intersection of bisexuality and BPD. We love the following queer advocacy orgs if you need queer related advocacy: PFLAG:  https://pflag.org/advocacy Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/topic/lgbt-rights GLAAD: https://www.glaad.org Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org You can find Laurie and Sara on Instagram to...

Endometriosis: Laurie's broken uterus

June 12, 2022 20:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MB

Chronic pain on top of mental health just adds another layer of coping and trying to navigate a system.  Laurie shares her experience with unbelievable pain during periods, diagnostic challenges including stigma from providers because of her BPD, surgery, and life with an IUD!  Also - by popular demand we kept the poop stories in - you are welcome.  For extra bonus content you can join our patreon to hear the extended version of this episode! www.patreon.com/boldbeautifulborderline  You ...

Creating a More Compassionate System from Within (feat. Dr. Uyeda)

June 06, 2022 01:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MB

Dr. Linda Uyeda shares how she is working to make the health care system a more caring and compassionate place. She has been doing amazing work around British Columbia to educate health care providers about adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), attachment theory, and the importance of including people with lived experience! Her and Laurie have worked together for years to share both the provider and patient side of what accessing mental health care does and should look like.  This week's gu...

Adverse Childhood Experiences (feat. Dr. Uyeda)

May 30, 2022 02:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MB

Adverse Childhood Experiences are correlated with a vast array of physical, mental, and social outcomes in adulthood.  This week's guest is Dr. Linda Uyeda who obtained her medical degree and completed her family practice residency training at the University of British Columbia. She works at a Psychiatric Hospital in British Columbia, Canada. Her personal journey into the science of true healing began after her medical studies were over. 18 years ago, with the birth of her first child, she ...

BONUS: Body Scan - Check in with the body

May 26, 2022 07:00 - 10 minutes - 6.92 MB

Hi everyone!  With everything that's been going on, I wanted to take a moment to create a feeling of safety with you. Guided meditation can be a very helpful tool for remaining calm and regulated when things around us feel out of control.  This bonus is a body scan. For 10 minutes we will check in with our body, give it space to relax, and be nonjudgmental in how we carry our tension. Noticing the body's tension helps us determine how to teach it to relax and give it what it needs to feel b...

Sara's Psych Testing Part 3 - Does she have ADD??!!

May 22, 2022 21:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MB

Hi everyone!  In today's episode Sara reveals if she got an official ADD diagnosis for ya'll and the impact of that diagnosis! (HINT: DUH).  Sara and Laura talk about the impact of this diagnosis on their relationship, Sara's relationship with her family and how it's changing, and what the future looks like now that things are more clear.  Thanks for listening!  You can find Laurie and Sara on Instagram to follow their day to day lives even further @laurieanned and @saraswellnessway. You...

Fatherhood with Borderline Personality Disorder

May 15, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 45.7 MB

Daniel joins the podcast to share his story of being a parent of two school aged children while living with BPD. He starts by reflecting on how his own upbringing and the style of his parents impacted his own development. From there he shares stories of finding enjoyment in parenting, the boundaries he sets to stay emotionally regulated, and provides a really honest look into being a father who lives with BPD.  You can find Laurie and Sara on Instagram to follow their day to day lives even...

A Look at Ketamine Treatment feat. Jessica

May 08, 2022 15:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MB

Hi ya'll! Wow do we have an episode for you! Today you're meeting Jess, a regular SuperFeeler joining us on the pod to discuss the Ketamine treatment she's been undergoing for her BPD and more! Jess Krivda is a 41 y/o IT Administrative Analyst for the Health Department for the City of Philadelphia who lives in South Philly and is fur mom to three adorable kitties, Otter, Jasper, and Lenore. When not being Super Aunt Gess to Lucy, Sadie, and George, you can find her making candles, earrings...

BONUS: Guided Meditation - Go to Your Safe Place

May 04, 2022 18:00 - 7 minutes - 5.1 MB

Hi everyone!  With everything that's been going on, I wanted to take a moment to create a feeling of safety with you. Guided meditation can be a very helpful tool for remaining calm and regulated when things around us feel out of control.  Let's lean in together. XO - Sara  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 Leave us a vo...

BPD in Court: Depp v Heard (Part 1)

May 01, 2022 18:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MB

The Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard trial hit us all wit the news that Amber Heard apparently has Borderline Personality Disorder. This disorder already has a lot of stigma and we all fear that this will make it worse. Aaron and Laurie discuss the testimony about BPD and how the language used is further stigmatizing to our disorder. This discussion is not meant to take sides, or discuss who did or didn't do what. It is meant to discuss how BPD was used and portrayed only. Take good care of you...

20 Sessions of Superfeeling with You

April 24, 2022 23:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MB

It's hard to believe but there have been TWENTY sessions of The Super Feelers Club since it's inception in early 2021. We are always asked questions about what The Super Feelers Club is, what it looks like, who can participate, and how it came about. This episode will (hopefully) answer all of your FAQs and provide a bit of insight on the first 20 sessions. You can register for The Super Feelers Club for free at: https://superfeelersclub.eventbrite.ca You can find Laurie and Sara on I...

Art Saves Lives feat. Blu

April 17, 2022 21:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MB

Hi everyone! Welcome back to weekly episodes of the pod - thanks so much for giving us some time to rest! This week we finally got a tattoo artist on the pod - please welcome Blu! Please note that this episode contains information about Blu's experience with domestic violence. If you or anyone you know needs support for domestic violence you can contact 800-799-7233 at the National Domestic Violence Hotline. Blu Fernandez is a 29 year old multifaceted artist with BPD from Long Beach, CA. ...

More ADD chat - Sara's Psychological Testing

March 27, 2022 15:00 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MB

Hi ya'll Some of you SuperFeelers might know that Sara's been undergoing extensive psychological testing from a Ph.D. Psychologist to either confirm or deny the working diagnosis of ADD. Today Laurie and Sara discuss the testing process, how tiring it is, and how their friendship is easier when Sara remains medicated for ADD. Give it a listen!  Shop our new merch! https://www.laurieedmundson.com/shop You can find Laurie and Sara on Instagram to follow their day to day lives even further @...

More ADD chat - Sara's Psychological Testing

March 27, 2022 15:00 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MB

Hi ya'll Some of you SuperFeelers might know that Sara's been undergoing extensive psychological testing from a Ph.D. Psychologist to either confirm or deny the working diagnosis of ADD. Today Laurie and Sara discuss the testing process, how tiring it is, and how their friendship is easier when Sara remains medicated for ADD. Give it a listen!  Shop our new merch! https://www.laurieedmundson.com/shop You can find Laurie and Sara on Instagram to follow their day to day lives even further @...

Self-Advocacy Success feat. Coley

March 20, 2022 15:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MB

Hi ya'll Today we hear from our friend Coley with the beautiful blue hair. Coley expressed to us how they became a strong self-advocate and what that journey to self-advocacy has looked like. Sara and Coley teach Laurie what U-Haul'ing is and we all just generally get down like old friends.  Thank you, Coley, for joining us on the podcast and being apart of this community. We are honored to share your story.  You can find Laurie and Sara on Instagram to follow their day to day lives even ...

Self-Advocacy Success feat. Coley

March 20, 2022 15:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MB

Hi ya'll Today we hear from our friend Coley with the beautiful blue hair. Coley expressed to us how they became a strong self-advocate and what that journey to self-advocacy has looked like. Sara and Coley teach Laurie what U-Haul'ing is and we all just generally get down like old friends.  Thank you, Coley, for joining us on the podcast and being apart of this community. We are honored to share your story.  You can find Laurie and Sara on Instagram to follow their day to day lives even ...

Laurie and Sara get real about burnout

March 13, 2022 23:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MB

Hi friends! First off, this is a tough episode. We talk about suicidal thinking as a ruminating thought and how it operates from the perspective of being tired and burnout. We want to be clear: we are NOT suicidal. We are simply getting very real about this disorder. This disorder sometimes sucks. The world sometimes sucks. We know there's good in it. We know this community is good and we are SO grateful for ya'll. Please listen with caution and self-compassion. Please know that we see yo...

A Good Hospital Experience Feat. Michael

March 06, 2022 16:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MB

In this episode you meet Michael, the newest guest on our show. Michael shares with us his journey to recovery and how he had a hospitalization that really changed his life. 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 Sara's business as a Mental Health Clinician and mental health coach at thewellnesswayllc.com If you like the show w...

A Good Hospital Experience Feat. Michael

March 06, 2022 16:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MB

In this episode you meet Michael, the newest guest on our show. Michael shares with us his journey to recovery and how he had a hospitalization that really changed his life. 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 Sara's business as a Mental Health Clinician and mental health coach at thewellnesswayllc.com If you like the show w...

I Got it From my Mama (trauma, love, and crying) Feat. Sara's Mom, Sheri

February 27, 2022 16:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MB

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 Leave us a voicemail about your thoughts on the show at boldbeautifulborderline.com Register for our free peer support group at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-super-feelers-club-tickets-145605434775 Register for our low-barrier drop-in DBT group at https://www.thewellnesswayllc.com Purc...

Sara's ADD Journey

February 20, 2022 14:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MB

Hi everyone! If you follow Sara on social media you've been following her journey to getting diagnosed with ADD and taking a prescription for reducing her struggle with attention and task completion. In this episode Sara gives an update on where she's at. We will be recording future episodes on her journey with a 3 part, intensive psychoassessment for either confirming or not her working ADD diagnosis. Enjoy! Shop our new merch! https://www.laurieedmundson.com/shop You can find Laur...

Movement is Medicine

February 13, 2022 17:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MB

Movement is medicine. We should honor our bodies with movement rather than punish it.  Shop our new merch! https://www.laurieedmundson.com/shop 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 Sara's business as a Mental Health Clinician and mental health coach at thewellnesswayllc.com If you like the show we would love if you could rat...

A Year In Review: 2021

February 06, 2022 16:00 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MB

Laurie and Sara discuss their first full year of podcasting!  In December 2020 Bold Beautiful Borderline was born - and December 2021 ended with exactly 50 episodes, a whole community of super feelers around the world, and a life changing experience that couldn't have been predicted.  Thank you for being with us on the first year of our journey. Can't wait for a 2022 with you all!  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Shop our new merch! https://www.laurieedmundson.com/shop Y...

A Failed Christmas Tree Find Feat. Andrew

December 20, 2021 04:00 - 16 minutes - 11 MB

In this brief bonus episode before we take 6 weeks off for rest and relaxation, Sara invites Andrew onto the pod to review a behavior chain analysis with him of a recent day in their lives that didn't go to plan. Information on Behavior Chain Analysis in DBT can be found here: https://www.dbtselfhelp.com/html/behavior_chain_analysis.html Shop our new merch! https://www.laurieedmundson.com/shop You can find Laurie and Sara on Instagram to follow their day to day lives even further @laurie...

Wait, am I really here? A look at dissociation (Feat. Asia Miller)

December 12, 2021 23:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MB

On today's guest episode feat. Asia Miller we discuss dissociation in-depth and how Asia copes with her lifelong experience dissociating. Please utilize the following sexual assault survivor resources if you need them:  https://www.rainn.org https://www.nsvrc.org/survivors 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 Sara's business...

Nothing Radical About Accepting Racism (feat. Lucía)

December 05, 2021 20:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MB

Lucía (they/them) is our guest this week. They firmly believe that our lived identities shape our mental health and vice versa, which is why they advocate for intersectionality in mental health spaces. Check out: r/BPD_BIPoC —a subreddit dedicated to exploring the intersectionality of mental illness and race, and providing peer support Trigger warnings: police violence Shop our new merch! https://www.laurieedmundson.com/shop You can find Laurie and Sara on Instagram to follow their day t...

Is Climate Change Leading to Pre-Traumatic Stress?

November 28, 2021 18:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MB

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 British Columbia Flood Disaster Relief please go to: https://archway.ca/donate/flood/ or   https://...

Social Media Advocacy (Feat. BPDBryan)

November 21, 2021 08:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MB

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.  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 Sara's business as a Mental Health Clinician and mental health coach at thewellnesswayllc.com If you like the show we...

Living with BPD in the UK (feat. @BPDBryan)

November 14, 2021 08:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MB

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.  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...

Are there actually 4 types of BPD?

November 07, 2021 19:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MB

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. Shop our new merch! https://www.laurieedmundson.com/shop 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 ...

How We Explain BPD to Non-BPD Folx

October 31, 2021 13:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MB

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 feel like my family does not want to understand me and it hurts so bad. " This is such a COMMON feeling w...

The Great Debate: BPD Recovery OR Remission?!

October 24, 2021 16:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MB

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. Shop our new merch! https://www.laurieedmundson.com/shop 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 @boldbeautifulborderli...

Instagram's #BPD Ban

October 18, 2021 01:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MB

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?"  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 Sara's business as a Mental Health Clinici...

Dating Chronicles Part 3 Feat. Claire & Andrew

October 10, 2021 15:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MB

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! Shop our new merch! https://www.laurieedmundson.com/shop You can find Laurie and Sara on Instagram to follow their day to day ...