What's Group Therapy Like? Part 1 (feat. Abby)
Today Sara and Abby talk about her fears of group therapy and her journey to a BPD diagnosis. Next week we will specifically review her questions about group as she prepares to enter a DBT program w...
21 Jan 202438min
BPD research and how it impacts our care (feat. Dr. Skye Fitzpatrick)
Dr. Skye Fitzpatrick is a BPD researcher and the TULiP Lab Director at York University. Her current research interests focus on the examination of emotion processes in the treatment of borderline pers...
14 Jan 20241h 2min
2024 is HERE
In today's episode Sara and Laurie talk the new year, some of the best parts of last year, and review a few listener voicemails. This episode featured Laurie Edmundson who previously was a co-host o...
7 Jan 202428min
Parents did the best they could AND it really f***ed me up (feat. Cassie-Marie)
Cassie-Marie is a parent of two pre-teens and lives with ADHD, bipolar 2, BPD and depression/anxiety. In this episode Cassie-Marie discusses the difficulty of challenging family dynamics, especially ...
31 Des 202355min
Sara Goes 4 MONTHS Without Insurance & Sara and Laurie Manage Conflict
What a WEIRD recording. What you don't know is this wasn't the plan for our recording but because I felt invalidated during it (Sara) my avoidant attachment kicked in and I didn't stay to record for t...
29 Des 202339min
Advocacy Through Poetry (feat. Ally)
Ally Loyns is the author of two poetry collections (A Generation of Sunflowers and Bloom). She writes from the perspective of an individual with Borderline Personality Disorder. She joins the podcast ...
17 Des 202328min
The Future - Individual Biomarkers for Individual Mental Healthcare (feat. Dr. Evelyn Higgins)
Our mental healthcare needs to be personalized to us and our specific biology. Today, Sara and Dr. Evelyn Higgins talk about the work she's doing to make that happen. Wired For Addiction provides an i...
10 Des 202341min
Taking Humor Seriously in Your Recovery (feat. @dbtexchange)
Alyssa, the creator behind the meme account @dbtexchange on Instagram, shares with us her story of discovering BPD, going across the country to seek therapy, and accessing care for her physical health...
3 Des 202344min
