Enjoy this post via the Roanne Program for young adults with BPD or BPD traits.. The holidays often inspire estranged individuals to attempt to restore contact with the family. If the estranged individual acts as a trauma trigger for your Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), just the thought of direct contact can suddenly intensify your symptoms. Unexpectedly […]
Enjoy this post via the Roanne Program for young adults with BPD or BPD traits.. With the holidays fast on their way, you may need to start preparing yourself for your loved one’s yearly travels. Throughout life, there may be many necessary short and long-term travel periods that cause you to be separated. You must […]
Please welcome back guest blogger Michelle Dabach, MA, MFT, of the Roanne Program in Southern California. You have to admit, you are not the same person online that you are in person. Online, you’re courageous, more confident, and you have an opinion that you don’t second guess. You might be more or less confrontational, you’re successful, […]
Do you or a loved one want to learn more about recovery from #BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder)? I am so pleased to be a guest at this important online event, hosted by Amanda Smith, LMSW, in recovery from BPD, and founder of My Dialectical Life. Hope to see you or your loved ones there! ♥ […]
Please welcome guest blogger, Amanda Smith, LMSW of Hope For BPD and My Dialectical Life and now author of the fantastic spiral bound resource, The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Wellness Planner: 365 Days of Healthy Living for Your Body, Mind, and Spirit. I love DBT. Dialectical Behavior Therapy not only saved my life, but it also […]
“What is BPD?” I remember asking this question when walking into my first presentation as a Marriage and Family Therapy trainee. As the presenter went on to describe Borderline Personality Disorder as a diagnosis, I began wonder, “What does diagnosing someone with BPD mean for the individuals, and moreover what does that mean for me […]
Hello, Dear HFBPD Community! Please help me welcome guest blogger Robert Fischer, M.D. with this excellent post on identity disturbance and Borderline Personality Disorder. “Dr. Bob” is a psychiatrist, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, UCLA, School Of Medicine Dept. Of Psychoneuroimmunology, Mindful Awareness Research Center, and he is the Executive Director at Optimum Performance Institute and […]
Dear HealingFromBPD community, please welcome again, guest blogger Joyce Savage of the Make BPD Stigma-Free community. Let’s give her a warm welcome back! – Debbie Hello – my name is Joyce, and I have Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). I am passionate about raising awareness and fighting stigma associated with Borderline Personality Disorder – especially for men, […]
Do you have an emotional first aid kit that you can turn to when you’re feeling emotionally distressed. Check out this lovely video by Youtuber “Life in Recovery.” She goes through self-soothing through the five senses – one of my very favorite DBT skills! Let me know what you think! Thanks for reading. More soon. […]
May is Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness month. As a woman in recovery from BPD, I share my story to encourage others that this is a disorder that can be overcome! Yes, you may still meet some of the criteria (I still do!), but you can get to the point where this disorder no longer rules your […]
Learn DBT Skills Online at EmotionallySensitive.com These are the skills that helped this blog’s author overcome BPD!
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