Why does a quiet partner at dinner instantly mean they're going to leave? Why does a friend's joke feel like a personal attack? If you have BPD, you know this spiral all too well. In this episode, we explore how Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT) is a therapy designed to address the core of this exact problem, and we break down the life-changing concept of "mentalizing".

🌱 Have questions, stories, or something you’d like us to cover? We’d love to hear from you. Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and let’s keep the conversation going.

🎧 Looking for meditations made for emotional regulation, BPD, and more? Check out  Empowered Heroes for meditations created with love & care: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Empoweredheroes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Also available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify at Empowered Heroes Meditations⁠⁠⁠⁠.

If you’d like more support in your journey toward BPD recovery, Steff offers 1:1 sessions using evidence-based tools from DBT and Mindfulness to help you heal. Email for a free 30-Minute Consultation:

 📩 [email protected] or check out the website: www.bpdsupport.org

📚 Referenced Research Includes:

Bateman, Anthony, and Peter Fonagy. "Effectiveness of partial hospitalization in the treatment of borderline personality disorder: a randomized controlled trial." American journal of Psychiatry 156.10 (1999): 1563-1569. https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.156.10.1563

Bateman, A., & Fonagy, P. (2008). 8-year follow-up of patients treated for borderline personality disorder: mentalization-based treatment versus treatment as usual. American Journal of Psychiatry, 165(5), 631-638. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.07040636

Fonagy, P., & Bateman, A. W. (2006). Mechanisms of change in mentalization‐based treatment of BPD. Journal of clinical psychology, 62(4), 411-430. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.20241

Oud, M., Arntz, A., Hermens, M. L., Verhoef, R., & Kendall, T. (2018). Specialized psychotherapies for adults with borderline personality disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 52(10), 949-961. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004867418791257

Storebø, O. J., Stoffers-Winterling, J. M., Völlm, B. A., Kongerslev, M. T., Mattivi, J. T., Jørgensen, M. S., ... & Simonsen, E. (2020). Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2020(5), CD012955. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012955.pub2

Hi everyone! Happy World Mental Health Day from your hosts Steff and Kerry!

Here at BPD Diaries, we know that understanding our minds is a journey we don't have to take alone. Today, and every day, we see you, we hear you, and we're so glad you're part of this community. Wherever you are in your story, your experiences are valid. Thanks for listening, and for helping to create a world with a little more compassion and a little less stigma.

🌱 Have questions, stories, or something you’d like us to cover? We’d love to hear from you. Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and let’s keep the conversation going.

🎧 Looking for meditations made for emotional regulation, BPD, and more? Check out  Empowered Heroes Meditations  on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify.

If you’d like more support in your journey toward BPD recovery, Steff offers 1:1 sessions using evidence-based tools from DBT and Mindfulness to help you heal. Email for a free 30-Minute Consultation:

 📩 [email protected] or check out the website: www.bpdsupport.org

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) has become a buzzword in trauma therapy, but what does it mean for Borderline Personality Disorder? If you've ever wondered what it is and if moving your eyes back and forth can actually help with the intense emotional pain, fear of abandonment, and identity disturbances of BPD, this episode is for you.

🌱 Have questions, stories, or something you’d like us to cover? We’d love to hear from you. Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and let’s keep the conversation going.

🎧 Looking for meditations made for emotional regulation, BPD, and more? Check out  Empowered Heroes for meditations created with love & care: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Empoweredheroes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Also available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify at Empowered Heroes Meditations⁠⁠⁠⁠.

If you’d like more support in your journey toward BPD recovery, Steff offers 1:1 sessions using evidence-based tools from DBT and Mindfulness to help you heal. Email for a free 30-Minute Consultation:

 📩 [email protected] or check out the website: www.bpdsupport.org

📚 Referenced Research Includes:

Brown, S., & Shapiro, F. (2006). EMDR in the treatment of borderline personality disorder. Clinical Case Studies, 5(5), 403-420. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534650104271773

Mosquera, D., Leeds, A. M., & Gonzalez, A. (2014). Application of EMDR therapy for borderline personality disorder. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 8(2), 74-89. DOI: 10.1891/1933-3196.8.2.74

Shapiro, F. (1989). Eye movement desensitization: A new treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. Journal of behavior therapy and experimental psychiatry, 20(3), 211-217. https://doi.org/10.1016/0005-7916(89)90025-6

Valiente-Gómez, A., Moreno-Alcázar, A., Treen, D., Cedrón, C., Colom, F., Perez, V., & Amann, B. L. (2017). EMDR beyond PTSD: A systematic literature review. Frontiers in psychology, 8, 1668. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01668

If you've ever asked yourself, "Why do I keep doing this?!" when it comes to relationships, self-sabotage, or your inner critic, this episode is for you. DBT gives us the tools for the what, but Schema Therapy answers the why.

Trigger Warning: We mention sensitive topics. Take care and pause if you need to.

🌱 Have questions, stories, or something you’d like us to cover? We’d love to hear from you. Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and let’s keep the conversation going.

🎧 Looking for meditations made for emotional regulation, BPD, and more? Check out  Empowered Heroes for meditations created with love & care: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Empoweredheroes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Also available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify at Empowered Heroes Meditations⁠⁠⁠⁠.

If you’d like more support in your journey toward BPD recovery, Steff offers 1:1 sessions using evidence-based tools from DBT and Mindfulness to help you heal. Email for a free 30-Minute Consultation:

 📩 [email protected] or check out the website: www.bpdsupport.org

📚 Referenced Research Includes:

Assmann, N., Schaich, A., Arntz, A., Wagner, T., Herzog, P., Alvarez-Fischer, D., ... & Fassbinder, E. (2024). The effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy compared to schema therapy for borderline personality disorder: A randomized clinical trial. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 93(4), 249-263. https://doi.org/10.1159/000538404

Arntz, A., Jacob, G. A., Lee, C. W., Brand-de Wilde, O. M., Fassbinder, E., Harper, R. P., ... & Farrell, J. M. (2022). Effectiveness of predominantly group schema therapy and combined individual and group schema therapy for borderline personality disorder: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA psychiatry, 79(4), 287-299. Doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.0010

Arntz, A., & Van Genderen, H. (2020). Schema therapy for borderline personality disorder. John Wiley & Sons.

Farrell, J. M., Shaw, I. A., & Webber, M. A. (2009). A schema-focused approach to group psychotherapy for outpatients with borderline personality disorder: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of behavior therapy and experimental psychiatry, 40(2), 317-328. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2009.01.002

Giesen-Bloo, J., Van Dyck, R., Spinhoven, P., Van Tilburg, W., Dirksen, C., Van Asselt, T., ... & Arntz, A. (2006). Outpatient psychotherapy for borderline personality disorder: randomized trial of schema-focused therapy vs transference-focused psychotherapy. Archives of general psychiatry, 63(6), 649-658.  doi:10.1001/archpsyc.63.6.649

Taylor, C. D., Bee, P., & Haddock, G. (2017). Does schema therapy change schemas and symptoms? A systematic review across mental health disorders. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 90(3), 456-479. https://doi.org/10.1111/papt.12112

Young, J. E., Klosko, J. S., & Weishaar, M. E. (2006). Schema therapy: A practitioner's guide. guilford press.

If you're tired of being terrorized by your own mind, this episode is your first step toward freedom.

For people with BPD, it’s like your mind is on fire. It’s like being in a runaway car with no brakes. In this episode, we explore the life-changing practice of mindfulness, not as a way to empty your mind, but as a way to finally get some distance from it.

This isn't woo-woo wellness; it's a radical, evidence-based tool that builds a pause between your feelings and your actions.

Trigger Warning: We mention sensitive topics. Take care and pause if you need to.

🌱 Have questions, stories, or something you’d like us to cover? We’d love to hear from you. Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and let’s keep the conversation going.

🎧 Looking for meditations made for emotional regulation, BPD, and more? Check out  Empowered Heroes for meditations created with love & care: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Empoweredheroes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Also available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify at Empowered Heroes Meditations⁠⁠⁠⁠.

If you’d like more support in your journey toward BPD recovery, Steff offers 1:1 sessions using evidence-based tools from DBT and Mindfulness to help you heal. Email for a free 30-Minute Consultation:

 📩 [email protected] or check out the website: www.bpdsupport.org

📚 Referenced Research Includes:

Fresco, D. M., et al. (2013). Mindfulness training increases neural markers of attentional stability in prefrontal cortex and insula. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 8(9), 935–943.

Hölzel, B. K., Carmody, J., Vangel, M., Congleton, C., Yerramsetti, S. M., Gard, T., & Lazar, S. W. (2011). Mindfulness practice leads to increases in regional brain gray matter density. Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, 191(1), 36 43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pscychresns.2010.08.006

Kliem, S., Kröger, C., & Kosfelder, J. (2010). Dialectical behavior therapy for borderline personality disorder: A meta-analysis. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 78(6), 936–951.

Lazar, S. W., Kerr, C. E., Wasserman, R. H., Gray, J. R., Greve, D. N., Treadway, M. T., ... & Fischl, B. (2005). Meditation experience is associated with increased cortical thickness. NeuroReport, 16(17), 1893–1897. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.wnr.0000186598.66243.19

Linehan, M. M., et al. (1991). Cognitive-behavioral treatment of chronically parasuicidal BPD patients. Archives of General Psychiatry, 48(12), 1060–1064.

Linehan, M. M., et al. (2006). Two-year randomized controlled trial of DBT. Archives of General Psychiatry, 63(7), 757–766.

Luders, E., Toga, A. W., Lepore, N., & Gaser, C. (2009). The underlying anatomical correlates of long-term meditation: Larger hippocampal and frontal volumes of gray matter. NeuroImage, 45(3), 672–678. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2008.12.061

This episode explores the powerhouse toolkit of Dialectical Behavior Therapy: what it is, how it works on the brain, and why it's so often recommended.

Join us for a balanced, evidence-based look at the therapy that promises a “life worth living,” where we share our own experiences with the skills that changed everything. We keep it real about the criticisms, the time commitment, and practical options if you can’t access a full program.

Whether you're living with BPD, supporting someone who is, or just curious about life-changing coping skills, this episode is packed with practical takeaways and hope.

Trigger Warning: We mention sensitive topics. Take care and pause if you need to.

🌱 Have questions, stories, or something you’d like us to cover? We’d love to hear from you. Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and let’s keep the conversation going.

🎧 Looking for meditations made for emotional regulation, BPD, and more? Check out  Empowered Heroes for meditations created with love & care: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Empoweredheroes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Also available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify at Empowered Heroes Meditations⁠⁠⁠⁠.

If you’d like more support in your journey toward BPD recovery, Steff offers 1:1 sessions using evidence-based tools from DBT and Mindfulness to help you heal. Email for a free 30-Minute Consultation:

 📩 [email protected] or check out the website: www.bpdsupport.org

📚 Referenced Research Includes:

Cristea, I. A., Gentili, C., Cotet, C. D., Palomba, D., Barbui, C., & Cuijpers, P. (2017). Efficacy of psychotherapies for borderline personality disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Jama psychiatry, 74(4), 319-328. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.4287

Goodman, M., Carpenter, D., Tang, C. Y., Goldstein, K. E., Avedon, J., Fernandez, N., ... & Hazlett, E. A. (2014). Dialectical behavior therapy alters emotion regulation and amygdala activity in patients with borderline personality disorder. Journal of psychiatric research, 57, 108-116. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2014.06.020.

Kliem, S., Kröger, C., & Kosfelder, J. (2010). Dialectical behavior therapy for borderline personality disorder: a meta-analysis using mixed-effects modeling. Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 78(6), 936. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0021015

Linehan, M. (1993). Cognitive-behavioral treatment of borderline personality disorder. New York: Guilford Press.

Linehan, M. M., Armstrong, H. E., Suarez, A., Allmon, D., & Heard, H. L. (1991). Cognitive-behavioral treatment of chronically parasuicidal borderline patients. Archives of general psychiatry, 48(12), 1060-1064. https://doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.1991.01810360024003

Linehan, M. M., Comtois, K. A., Murray, A. M., Brown, M. Z., Gallop, R. J., Heard, H. L., ... & Lindenboim, N. (2006). Two-year randomized controlled trial and follow-up of dialectical behavior therapy vs therapy by experts for suicidal behaviors and borderline personality disorder. Archives of general psychiatry, 63(7), 757-766. https://doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.63.7.757

Schnell, K., & Herpertz, S. C. (2007). Effects of dialectic-behavioral-therapy on the neural correlates of affective hyperarousal in borderline personality disorder. Journal of psychiatric research, 41(10), 837-847. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2006.08.011

Stoffers-Winterling, J. M., Storebø, O. J., Kongerslev, M. T., Faltinsen, E., Todorovac, A., Jørgensen, M. S., ... & Simonsen, E. (2022). Psychotherapies for borderline personality disorder: a focused systematic review and meta-analysis. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 221(3), 538-552. Doi:10.1192/bjp.2021.204 

Vonderlin, R., Boritz, T., Claus, C., Senyüz, B., Mahalingam, S., Schmelz, J., ... & Bohus, M. (2025). Trauma-focused dialectical behavior therapy: study protocol for a randomized controlled multi-center trial in online and face-to-face formats. Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation, 12(1), 15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40479-025-00294-3

Ever wondered if ADHD and BPD are connected? 

These two are often confused because they share similar symptoms. But behind the labels, there are important differences in how they affect the brain, behavior, and relationships. In this episode, we explore where they overlap, where they differ, and what actually helps when you’re living with both.

Trigger Warning: We mention sensitive topics. Take care and pause if you need to.

🌱 Have questions, stories, or something you’d like us to cover? We’d love to hear from you. Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and let’s keep the conversation going.

🎧 Looking for guided meditations made for emotional regulation, BPD, and more? Check out our YouTube channel Empowered Heroes for free meditations created with love and care: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Empoweredheroes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Also available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify at Empowered Heroes Meditations⁠⁠⁠⁠.

If you’d like more support in your journey toward BPD recovery, Steff offers 1:1 sessions using evidence-based tools from DBT and Mindfulness to help you heal. Email for a free 30-Minute Consultation: 📩 [email protected] or check out the website: www.bpdsupport.org

*If you or someone you care about is struggling with symptoms of BPD, know that you’re not alone. Support is out there, and healing is absolutely possible.

📚 Referenced Research Includes:

Ditrich, I., Philipsen, A., & Matthies, S. (2021). Borderline personality disorder (BPD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) revisited–a review-update on common grounds and subtle distinctions. Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation, 8(1), 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40479-021-00162-w

Kenézlői, E., Balogh, L., Somogyi, S., Lévay, E. E., Halmai, Z., Nemoda, Z., ... & Réthelyi, J. M. (2025). Emotion dysregulation and impulsivity as overlapping symptoms in adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder: severity profiles and associations with childhood traumatization and personality functioning. Annals of General Psychiatry, 24(1), 3. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12991-024-00540-y

Pan, N., Wang, S., Qin, K., Li, L., Chen, Y., Zhang, X., ... & Gong, Q. (2023). Common and distinct neural patterns of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and borderline personality disorder: A multimodal functional and structural meta-analysis. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 8(6), 640-650. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2022.06.003

Richard-Lepouriel, H., Kung, A. L., Hasler, R., Bellivier, F., Prada, P., Gard, S., ... & Etain, B. (2019). Impulsivity and its association with childhood trauma experiences across bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and borderline personality disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 244, 33-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2018.07.060

Rüfenacht, E., Euler, S., Prada, P., Nicastro, R., Dieben, K., Hasler, R., ... & Weibel, S. (2019). Emotion dysregulation in adults suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a comparison with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation, 6(1), 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40479-019-0108-1

Weiner, L., Perroud, N., & Weibel, S. (2019). Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and borderline personality disorder in adults: a review of their links and risks. Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment, 3115-3129. https://doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S192871

In this episode, we unpack the ongoing debate about the relationship between Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and Complex PTSD (C-PTSD).

Are they truly distinct conditions, or two sides of the same coin? With so many overlapping symptoms, many clinicians and survivors wonder if BPD is better understood as a trauma disorder.

Trigger Warning: We mention sensitive topics. Take care and pause if you need to.

🌱 Have questions, stories, or something you’d like us to cover? We’d love to hear from you. Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and let’s keep the conversation going.

🎧 Looking for guided meditations made for emotional regulation, BPD, and more? Check out our YouTube channel Empowered Heroes for free meditations created with love and care: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Empoweredheroes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Also available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify at Empowered Heroes Meditations⁠⁠⁠⁠.

If you’d like more support in your journey toward BPD recovery, I offer 1:1 sessions using evidence-based tools from DBT and Mindfulness to help you heal. Email me for a free 30-Minute Consultation: 📩 [email protected] or check out the website: www.bpdsupport.org

*If you or someone you care about is struggling with symptoms of BPD, know that you’re not alone. Support is out there, and healing is absolutely possible.

📚 Referenced Research Includes:

Barnicot, K., (2020). Who falls through the gaps BPD. Journal of  Psychological Therapies [online], 5(2), pp. 148–167. Available at: https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/24556/ 

Brewer-Smyth, K. and Burgess, A.W., (2021). Neurobiology of Female Homicide Perpetrators. Journal of Interpersonal Violence [online], 36(19–20), pp. 8915–8938. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260519860078.

Cavelti, M., Thompson, K., Betts, J., Fowler, C., Luebbers, S., Cotton, S.M. and Chanen, A.M., (2021). Borderline Personality Disorder Diagnosis And Symptoms In Outpatient Youth As Risk Factors For Criminal Offenses And Interpersonal Violence. Journal of Personality Disorders [online], 23-37. Available at: doi: 10.1521/pedi_2021_35_503.

Chapman, J., Jamil, R.T. and Fleisher, C., (2022). Borderline Personality Disorder. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430883/

Cloitre, M., Garvert, D. W., Weiss, B., Carlson, E. B., & Bryant, R. A. (2014). Distinguishing PTSD, complex PTSD, and borderline personality disorder: A latent class analysis. European journal of psychotraumatology, 5(1), 25097. https://doi.org/10.3402/ejpt.v5.25097

Cyr, G., Godbout, N., Cloitre, M., & Bélanger, C. (2022). Distinguishing among symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, complex posttraumatic stress disorder, and borderline personality disorder in a community sample of women. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 35(1), 186-196. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22719

Felding, S. U., Mikkelsen, L. B., & Bach, B. (2021). Complex PTSD and personality disorder in ICD-11: when to assign one or two diagnoses?. Australasian Psychiatry, 29(6), 590-594. https://doi.org/10.1177/10398562211014212

Ford, J. D., & Courtois, C. A. (2021). Complex PTSD and borderline personality disorder. Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation, 8(1), 16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40479-021-00155-9

Kulkarni, J. (2017). Complex PTSD–a better description for borderline personality disorder?. Australasian Psychiatry, 25(4), 333-335.https://doi.org/10.1177/1039856217700284

Newburn, T. (2017) Criminology. 3rd Edition. Oxon: Routledge.

Rooms, O. M. (2025). Complex Trauma (CPTSD) vs. BPD: Similarities, Differences & Treatment. Therapy.

https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/on-the-reality-of-borderline-personality-disorder

From Aileen Wuornos to Ted Bundy, are people with BPD criminals or misunderstood? And why do so many inmates have BPD?

Are people with Borderline Personality Disorder* more likely to commit crimes, or more likely to be criminalized for trauma-driven behavior? In this episode, we dig into research, stats, and explore infamous cases like Eileen Wuornos, Ted Bundy, and Jeffrey Dahmer. From impulsivity to injustice, we explore how trauma, stigma, and the justice system collide, and how compassion and accountability can coexist. 

Trigger Warning: We mention sensitive topics. Take care and pause if you need to.

🌱 Have questions, stories, or something you’d like us to cover? We’d love to hear from you. Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and let’s keep the conversation going.

🎧 Looking for guided meditations made for emotional regulation, BPD, and more? Check out our YouTube channel Empowered Heroes for free meditations created with love and care: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Empoweredheroes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Also available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify at Empowered Heroes Meditations⁠⁠⁠⁠.

📩 For support on your BPD recovery journey with DBT-based skills and Mindfulness practices, email me for a free 30-Minute Consultation: ⁠[email protected]⁠ or check out the website: www.bpdsupport.org

*If you or someone you care about is struggling with symptoms of BPD, know that you’re not alone. Support is out there, and healing is absolutely possible.

📚 Referenced Research Includes:

Arola, R., Antila, H., Riipinen, P., Hakko, H., Riala, K., & Kantojärvi, L. (2016). Borderline personality disorder associates with violent criminality in women: a population based follow-up study of adolescent psychiatric inpatients in Northern Finland. Forensic science international, 266, 389-395. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.06.028

Barnicot, K., (2020). Who falls through the gaps BPD. Journal of  Psychological Therapies [online], 5(2), pp. 148–167. Available at: https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/24556/ 

Brewer-Smyth, K. and Burgess, A.W., (2021). Neurobiology of Female Homicide Perpetrators. Journal of Interpersonal Violence [online], 36(19–20), pp. 8915–8938. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260519860078.

Cavelti, M., Thompson, K., Betts, J., Fowler, C., Luebbers, S., Cotton, S.M. and Chanen, A.M., (2021). Borderline Personality Disorder Diagnosis And Symptoms In Outpatient Youth As Risk Factors For Criminal Offenses And Interpersonal Violence. Journal of Personality Disorders [online], 23-37. Available at: doi: 10.1521/pedi_2021_35_503.

Chapman, J., Jamil, R.T. and Fleisher, C., (2022). Borderline Personality Disorder. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430883/

Evershed, S., Tennant, A., Boomer, D., Rees, A., Barkham, M., & Watson, A. (2003). Practice‐based outcomes of dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) targeting anger and violence, with male forensic patients: A pragmatic and non‐contemporaneous comparison. Criminal behaviour and mental health, 13(3), 198-213. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbm.542

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BPD is often misunderstood, and so are the relationships surrounding it. Partners, friends, and family are sometimes labeled as "enablers," or warned that people with BPD are “toxic” or “manipulative.” But what’s the reality behind the stigma?

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