Kat (a Super Feeler from Scotland @gratitudeandtruth) and Laurie discuss the importance of sharing research related to BPD and the findings of Laurie's masters research where she used qualitative methods to learn about the experiences of people who attend the Super Feelers Club. Kat shares about a helpful program provided by Joan's Mindful Living. Information can be found here. If you are interested in participating in The Super Feelers  Club you can register here.  Support the Show. You can...

Today is PART II of our chat with Brittni. We're wrapping up her time on the podcast by chatting about how to make friends in new places and how she did so while traveling as a speech therapist.  Register for DBT drop in here: https://www.thewellnesswayllc.com/s/appointments  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...

Today you meet Brittni who will speak with us about her beautiful and difficult experience navigating family adversity and trauma as well as seeking DBT and how difficult that is in the Midwest. She is the perfect example of radical acceptance - perfect meaning there is not such thing as perfect. Ending up at radical acceptance is in fact PERFECT. We are honored to chat with Brittni about this and plan to do so one more time next week!  Support the Show. You can find Laurie and Sara on...

Kali (kmpoetry14) hosts poetry workshops for people with BPD through Emotions Matter. She shares about her own lived experience, the moment she realized she had the ability to change, finding and redefining love, and the impact poetry has had on her recovery.  Kali earned her MFA in 2010 from Lesley University. She has been published in Gaslight Magazine, Boston Literary Magazine, Balancing the Tides, The Novice Writer, Tupelo Press 30/30 Project, Connotations Press and most recently became...

Laurie has been undergoing A LOT of medical stress and she's been learning a lot about her health through this process. Maybe it hasn't always been severe anxiety - has there been something else going on????  Listen to find out.  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...

Kelly is a critical care nurse who has been in recovery from substance misuse for almost 12 years. She shares her story of addiction, getting diagnosed with BPD, and how aging and menopause has been impacting her emotion regulation.  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...

Today Laura joins us on the podcast to talk about their recent BPD diagnosis and how they're moving forward with life given this. They also had some spidey senses that perhaps they struggled with ADHD so we administered the ADHD self-reporting tool and spoke about the results. It was so fun to have Laura join us on the pod. You can find them on Twitch @glomdi or right here: https://www.twitch.tv/glomdi  Support the show You can find Laurie and Sara on Instagram to follow their day to day...

Heather, RD, MHA, has recently completed a research study about weight stigma within the health system and how dieticians can advocate for the reduction of this harmful stigma.  Many people living with mental health challenges, Laurie included, have experienced discrimination due to their size when trying to access care. Heather shares tips for both providers and clients on how they can dismantle weight stigma within the system and advocate for the healthcare we all deserve regardless of...

Listen - in this episode I go deep and it is painful. This episode involves a lot of dysregulation with my partner that you will see me experience live but you also see us begin to repair. I talk about my fear I'm a bad therapist, my fear I'll never be successful, and how rapidly one fear turns into the belief that my entire life is over.  Buckle up, it's a wild ride.  Support the showYou can find Laurie and Sara on Instagram to follow their day to day lives even further @laurieanned and...

Monique (tiktok: bpd_cptsd_awareness12) was recently diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and has been on a journey of understanding how her formative years have impacted her mental health and adult relationships. She is working on not rushing into relationships until she can heal herself. Monique is from Australia and identifies as someone with "quiet bpd" and struggles with overthinking and ADHD as well.  Support the showYou can find Laurie and Sara on Instagram to follow their...

Today,  Sara and Talon discuss her breakup from a 2.5 year relationship that ended in August. Sara explores emotions she didn't know were related to the breakup and recalls how Talon experienced witnessing the breakup. It's a good insight into how strong the borderline emotional experience is.  Support the showYou 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 ...

This episode follows last week's episode and continues Danielle's story of being incarcerated and then moved to a substance use treatment facility (even though she doesn't use substances).  She shares about how kindness of others helped her through a difficult time and how the world needs so much more support for people who use substances, have comorbid mental health challenges, and have recently left the criminal justice system.  Support the showYou can find Laurie and Sara on Instagram to...

Danielle is a regular Super Feeler who suddenly disappeared for 9 months. We were worried about her safety, having no success at reaching out. Until 9 months later when Laurie got a DM on instagram saying "if you ever want to record an episode about what it's like to have BPD in jail let me know". And so this episode was obviously recorded asap.  In this episode Danielle bravely shares her story of what it was like to go through the criminal justice system with borderline personality...

Today Sara and Abby talk about her fears of group therapy and her journey to a BPD diagnosis.  This week in Part 2 we will specifically review her questions about group as she prepares to enter a DBT program while in University.  Support the showYou 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...

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 while in University.  Support the showYou 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...

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 personality disorder (BPD) and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and identifying ways to streamline and refine concurrent treatments for these challenges.  In this episode Skye and Laurie discuss the importance of research from an academic, clinical and lived experience perspective. They discuss...

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.  Support the showYou 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...

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 in times of grief and loss.  She also discusses her experiences in church and how they impacted her mental health and the importance of understanding your triggers. Support the showYou can find Laurie and Sara on Instagram to follow their day to day lives even further @laurieanned and...

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 the intended topic. It actually worked out great because you get to hear just a tad about how we managed the conflict successfully. Enjoy! Support the showYou can find Laurie and Sara on Instagram to follow their day to day lives even further @laurieanned and @saraswellnessway. You can also find...

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 to discuss her lived experience, writing process and upcoming projects.  Visit her Etsy store here to purchase her collections.  Support the showYou can find Laurie and Sara on Instagram to follow their day to day lives even further @laurieanned and @saraswellnessway. You can also find the...

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 individually tested biomarker 31-page report that hopes to negate the often ineffective and dangerous “try-it-out” phase of medications by isolating the individual’s specific genes and the associated interaction with the drugs and drug types listed in the report.  In matters of health, life, and...

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 issues is going.  Alyssa ends the episode with some incredible wisdom about embracing life worth living moments and making lemonade out of lemons.  Support the showYou can find Laurie and Sara on Instagram to follow their day to day lives even further @laurieanned and @saraswellnessway. You can...

So Thanksgiving was just a few days ago and wowie was it hard this year emotionally for me (Sara). I dealt with it well without significant emotional and relational damage or setbacks but it was a good reminder that our listeners and SuperFeelers community is likely struggling as well, even with the joy they may be experiencing. So I put a question out on Instagram asking what the hardest parts of the holidays are for ya'll and I got so many good responses. Today I read them, relate to them,...

For almost 11 years, Laurie was taking Seroquel/Quetiapine. It got her though a lot - and was the first mental health medication she found really "worked" for her.  After a lot of thought, side effects, and conversations with her doctor - Laurie decided to try and taper of of the medication slowly.  Our Patreon supporters will remember this time well as Laurie shared a series of bonus episodes throughout the taper and subsequent withdrawal. Without going into as much detail as the patreon...