Putting the B in BPD: Breaking Stigma and Changing The Narrative, w/ Bianca McIntyre

Who puts the B in BPD? Bianca McIntyre, a therapist who not only has personal experience with BPD but also dedicates her work to helping patients with personality disorders.

She focuses on challenging some long-held beliefs about the treatment of personality disorders, and advocates for a more compassionate and validating approach that puts the human element front and center. Many people with BPD face stigma directly from mental health professionals, and people like Bianca aim to change the narrative that’s forced on us by MHPs and stigmatizing communities out there - the idea that people with BPD can't be helped.

If you've ever questioned out of despair if you’re beyond help, if you’re the problem, if you’re a monster – this episode is a must-listen. You are NOT a monster.

In this episode, Bianca and I got to chat about:

• The lack of knowledge widely available about BPD before the emergence of social media
• The stigma patients with BPD face in clinical environments
• The frustration that patients with BPD often feel when CBT is used as the main form of treatment
• What can professionals include in their approach in order for patients with BPD to become more responsive?
• Where does the field of psychology and its practices have limitations?
• Why do we need to consider systems of oppression when treating mental health conditions?
• How radical acceptance can help us move through our suffering, rather than prolong it
• What perpetuates stigma of Cluster B personality disorders in clinical settings?
• Can social media help to educate the masses about BPD? Or is it only spreading misinfo?
• How would it be helpful to have more therapists out there with lived experience of BPD themselves?
• In what ways can helping people with personality disorders be rewarding?
• What are common recovery fallacies people with BPD fall into? How can we let go of unreasonable expectations we place on ourselves?
• Why should we embrace and accept our big feelings?

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Instagram: @bianca.mc.intyre

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