Bold Beautiful Borderline

Sara Amundson & Laurie Edmundson

Hosts Laurie Edmundson and Sara Amundson provide a raw, honest, and sometimes humorous look into what it means to live with Borderline Personality Disorder. From relationships, to anger, to sex, and to recovery, they bare all to offer a glimpse into the reality behind life with the world’s most stigmatized mental illness. You find Laurie and Sara on Instagram to follow their day to day lives even further @laurieanned and @saraswellnessway read less
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Episodes

Poetry, love, and recovery (feat. Kali)
Apr 7 2024
Poetry, love, and recovery (feat. Kali)
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 GaslightMagazine, Boston Literary Magazine, Balancing the Tides, The Novice Writer, Tupelo Press 30/30 Project, Connotations Press and most recently became one of the winners of Newport Life Writing Contest.  She works full-time for a family business and is committed to her volunteer work with Emotions Matter to help others on the journey. She is "loud and proud" about her BPD diagnosis and Laurie loved chatting with her! If you'd like to register for her poetry workshops or any other supports provided by Emotions Matter please check out their website.Find the book Remnants of a Life on Paper here. 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 boldbeautifulborderline.comRegister for our free peer support group at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-super-feelers-club-tickets-145605434775Register for our low-barrier drop-in DBT group at https://www.thewellnesswayllc.comPurchase the Exploring Your Borderline Strengths Journal at https://www.amazon.com/Exploring-Your-Borderline-Strengths-Amundson/dp/B0C522Y7QT/ref=sr_1_1?crid=IGQBWJRE3CFX&keywords=exploring+your+borderline+strengths&qid=1685383771&sprefix=exploring+your+bor%2Caps%2C164&sr=8-1 If you like the show we would love if you could rate, subscribe and support us on Patreon. Patreon info here: https://www.patreon.com/boldbeautifulborderline?fan_landing=true ...
Weight Stigma in Healthcare (feat. Heather)
Mar 10 2024
Weight Stigma in Healthcare (feat. Heather)
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 size.  Heather has many great resources to share. Podcasts she references include: The Body Grievers Club by Body Image with BriMaintenance PhaseThe Fat DoctorSome instagram accounts that speak about weight bias/stigma include: FierceFattyAntiDietFattyDaringFatDiets_Dont_Work_HAES1TheNutritionTeaDietitianAnnaDrMorganFrancisIf the example letter Heather references in the episode would be beneficial to you feel free to reach out to boldbeautifulborderline@gmail.com and we can send you a copy. 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 boldbeautifulborderline.comRegister for our free peer support group at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-super-feelers-club-tickets-145605434775Register for our low-barrier drop-in DBT group at https://www.thewellnesswayllc.comPurchase the Exploring Your Borderline Strengths Journal at https://www.amazon.com/Exploring-Your-Borderline-Strengths-Amundson/dp/B0C522Y7QT/ref=sr_1_1?crid=IGQBWJRE3CFX&keywords=exploring+your+borderline+strengths&qid=1685383771&sprefix=exploring+your+bor%2Caps%2C164&sr=8-1 If you like the show we would love if you could rate, subscribe and support us on Patreon. Patreon info here: https://www.patreon.com/boldbeautifulborderline?fan_landing=true ...
Criminal justice reform for the mentally ill is needed now (feat. Danielle)
Feb 4 2024
Criminal justice reform for the mentally ill is needed now (feat. Danielle)
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 disorder. She shares about the lack of medical autonomy and privacy she faced and how she started running mini DBT classes in jail to support others like her. (aka Super Feelers: Incarcerated Edition). This episode has a number of triggers including: medical harm, systemic discrimination, overdose, and solitary confinement.Also please excuse the issues with audio quality - Laurie was on vacation and turns out her internet was really bad...  *** quick fact checking note: around the 19 minute mark Danielle says she's talking about the 14th amendment but it's actually the 13th amendment. Sorry about that!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 boldbeautifulborderline.comRegister for our free peer support group at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-super-feelers-club-tickets-145605434775Register for our low-barrier drop-in DBT group at https://www.thewellnesswayllc.comPurchase the Exploring Your Borderline Strengths Journal at https://www.amazon.com/Exploring-Your-Borderline-Strengths-Amundson/dp/B0C522Y7QT/ref=sr_1_1?crid=IGQBWJRE3CFX&keywords=exploring+your+borderline+strengths&qid=1685383771&sprefix=exploring+your+bor%2Caps%2C164&sr=8-1 If you like the show we would love if you could rate, subscribe and support us on Patreon. Patreon info here: https://www.patreon.com/boldbeautifulborderline?fan_landing=true ...
BPD research and how it impacts our care (feat. Dr. Skye Fitzpatrick)
Jan 14 2024
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 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 the importance of peer support, reducing the current challenges with gatekeeping within BPD care, and how intersectionality and stigma impact research and the lives of people with BPD. To learn more about how to get involved in studies the TULiP Lab is running click hereTo learn more about the Couple HOPES app click hereSupport 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 boldbeautifulborderline.comRegister for our free peer support group at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-super-feelers-club-tickets-145605434775Register for our low-barrier drop-in DBT group at https://www.thewellnesswayllc.comPurchase the Exploring Your Borderline Strengths Journal at https://www.amazon.com/Exploring-Your-Borderline-Strengths-Amundson/dp/B0C522Y7QT/ref=sr_1_1?crid=IGQBWJRE3CFX&keywords=exploring+your+borderline+strengths&qid=1685383771&sprefix=exploring+your+bor%2Caps%2C164&sr=8-1 If you like the show we would love if you could rate, subscribe and support us on Patreon. Patreon info here: https://www.patreon.com/boldbeautifulborderline?fan_landing=true ...
The Future - Individual Biomarkers for Individual Mental Healthcare (feat. Dr. Evelyn Higgins)
Dec 10 2023
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 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 death, empirical evidence should not be the standard of care. These are their beliefs as a company. Sara and Evelyn talk what, why, and how on individual genetic mental healthcare. WATCH THE TED TALK:https://tedxjacksonville.com/talks/evelyn-higgins-addiction-researcher/WEBSITES: https://www.wiredbiohealth.com/https://www.wiredforaddiction.com/https://doctorhiggins.com/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 boldbeautifulborderline.comRegister for our free peer support group at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-super-feelers-club-tickets-145605434775Register for our low-barrier drop-in DBT group at https://www.thewellnesswayllc.comPurchase the Exploring Your Borderline Strengths Journal at https://www.amazon.com/Exploring-Your-Borderline-Strengths-Amundson/dp/B0C522Y7QT/ref=sr_1_1?crid=IGQBWJRE3CFX&keywords=exploring+your+borderline+strengths&qid=1685383771&sprefix=exploring+your+bor%2Caps%2C164&sr=8-1 If you like the show we would love if you could rate, subscribe and support us on Patreon. Patreon info here: https://www.patreon.com/boldbeautifulborderline?fan_landing=true ...