Bold Beautiful Borderline
209 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago -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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Dissociation, however you say it
January 11, 2021 05:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBDissociation (however you actually say it) is a coping mechanism that is often associated with past trauma experiences or intense emotional experiences. It feels different to everyone but is often described as “feeling outside myself” “feeling numb” “losing pieces of time” “fuzziness” or “running on autopilot”. While it’s normally associated with a way to deal with negative experiences Laurie shares that since treatment she seems to dissociate more when in intensely happy situations like get...
Bad Hours but Good Days feat. Mel
January 06, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 43 MBOn today's bonus episode, you all get to meet our good friend Mel who is a musician, mental health advocate, and a psychotherapist in training. Mel joins us on the podcast to tell us her story to diagnosis, her experience in DBT, and what she wants you to know about recovery. You can find Mel on IG @squeezemymel 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 @boldbeautifulborde...
Bad Hours but Good Days feat. Mel
January 06, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 43 MBOn today's bonus episode, you all get to meet our good friend Mel who is a musician, mental health advocate, and a psychotherapist in training. Mel joins us on the podcast to tell us her story to diagnosis, her experience in DBT, and what she wants you to know about recovery. You can find Mel on IG @squeezemymel 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 @boldbeautifulborde...
Debunking the Borderline Rage
January 03, 2021 09:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBAnger, Guilt, and Self-Hatred People often associate BPD with anger and violence which is not helped by media representations and BPD being a classified as a “personality disorder”. The truth is, while we may get angrier than most, violence and BPD are not always interconnected. Laurie and Sara discuss their experiences with anger and learning how to minimize it as well as the guilt associated with anger towards others. Trigger warnings: domestic violence You can find Laurie and Sara on In...
The BPD Emotional Rollercoaster
December 27, 2020 22:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBOne of the key characteristics of borderline personality disorder (BPD) are rapidly shifting mood swings. These last minutes to hours, rather than days or weeks as seen in other mental illnesses. Sara and Laurie share stories of what these rapid mood swings have been like for them and the people around them. Just like how rapid our moods may spiral this episode goes in many different directions, almost comically so. We almost named this episode “Ramblings to Two Lunatics” because of how all ...
Impulsivity: The balancing act
December 20, 2020 17:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBImpulsivity is possibly the most fun and most devastating symptom of borderline personality disorder. Be it impulsive sex, substance use, speeding, shopping, binge eating, or basically anything that gives immediate gratification in maybe not the most healthy ways... we’ve probably been there and done that. But impulsivity it’s not necessarily a symptom we’d want to live without either! Being impulsive also makes us more fun, passionate, exciting, and spontaneous. It’s all about balance. ...
Introducing the Bold Beautiful Borderline podcast
December 13, 2020 20:00 - 8 minutes - 5.57 MBHosts 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 You can also find Sara's business as a Mental Hea...
What the heck is Borderline anyway?!
December 13, 2020 20:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBBorderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is often characterized in the media in incredibly negative ways. Laurie and Sara go through each symptom of the disorder and discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly about their experiences with each symptom. In future episodes they’ll go into more details and stories about each diagnostic criteria. You can find Laurie and Sara on Instagram to follow their day to day lives even further @laurieanned and @saraswellnessway You can also find Sara's busine...
Introduction to the Boldly Beautifully Borderline podcast
July 16, 2020 18:00 - 10 minutes - 7.01 MBHi! My name is Sara Amundson and I am a Social Worker and Holistic Wellness Coach who happens to have Borderline Personality Disorder. This podcast and content is all about normalizing mental illness. I would love for you to join me on this journey. You can also find bonus episodes and exclusive content on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/boldlybeautifullyborderline You can find everything I'm up to here: IG @saraswellnessway thewellnesswayllc.com Can't wait to stay alive with y...