Not Coming Out Yet Is Okay Too (Guest: Alex)
Guest to the podcast Alex shares his experiences living with BPD as a man working in a male dominated, stigma ridden field of work. He shares his reasons for not coming out with his diagnosis yet, his...
25 Maalis 202154min
I’m Coming Out So You Better Get This Party Started
Sara and Laurie discuss their experiences coming out with their borderline personality disorder (BPD) diagnosis to family, friends, fellow psychology students, and colleagues. Sara talks about the pro...
22 Maalis 202155min
There is No Such Thing as a Happy Pill
Medication has a time and a place in mental health treatment and recovery but there is no way to numb all of these emotions. That is not the goal of medication. There is no “anti-borderline pill” but ...
14 Maalis 202137min
Like Father Like Daughter Feat. Dean Edmundson
Dean Edmundson aka Laurie’s dad is the guest on the pod this week to talk about parenting and the guilt associated with it, genetics, the second hand stigma of having a kid with mental illness, and su...
8 Maalis 20211h 10min
Wait... Who am I again? (Unstable Self Image)
In the final symptom specific episode about borderline personality disorder (BPD), Laurie and Sara discuss unstable self image. This can look like seeing totally different things in the mirror every t...
1 Maalis 202137min
Self Harm: If it’s a cry for help…. HELP!
In this episode Laurie and Sara discuss their experiences with self harm and how they have overcome this behaviour with more positive coping mechanisms that keep their bodies safe while their minds ar...
22 Helmi 202150min
A family member’s perspective, feat. Nicole
Nicole Taylor is the family member of someone who has BPD. She discusses her perspective of supporting her loved one, learning about the disorder and her own mental health, the importance of learning ...
8 Helmi 202150min
Avoiding the Emptiness Within
Laurie and Sara discuss the borderline personality disorder (BPD) symptom of chronic feelings of emptiness. Neither of them experience this symptom as a significant piece of their lives but they theor...
1 Helmi 202120min
