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 Feb 202120min
Indigenous Culture and Learning to Live Authentically feat. Slhalhyiót
Guest to the podcast Slhalhyiót (Helena Paul) shares the experiences that led to her developing BPD (childhood trauma, sexual assault, colonization, loss of traditional language, and many other factor...
28 Jan 20211h 7min
I hate you, please don't leave me
Laurie and Sara discuss their experiences in unstable relationships and how they have used dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) skills to try and have healthy relationships with open and effective comm...
25 Jan 202149min
The Terror of Abandonment
Between our black and white thinking, unstable self-image and relationships, and mood swings, fear of abandonment causes a lot of turmoil in our relationships. This can be friendships, romantic partne...
17 Jan 202129min
Dissociation, however you say it
Dissociation (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 des...
11 Jan 202117min
Bad Hours but Good Days feat. Mel
On 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 diag...
6 Jan 20211h 3min
Debunking the Borderline Rage
Anger, 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, whi...
3 Jan 202147min
The BPD Emotional Rollercoaster
One 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...
27 Dec 202042min
