Bold Beautiful Borderline
Host and Licensed Clinical Social Worker Sara Abbott, provide a raw, honest, and sometimes humorous look into what it means to live with Borderline Personality Disorder and a variety of other conditions. From relationships, to anger, to sex, and to recovery, she along with guests (and her husband occasionally!) provides a behind the lens view on the world’s most stigmatized mental illness. You find Sara on IG @borderlinefromhell
Episodes
294 episodes
WTF is Splitting in BPD?! (P.S. Share with your friends & families)
Splitting is so highly demonized in BPD. So, like, what even is it?? Splitting is a defense mechanism in which a person has difficulty holding both positive and negative feelings about themselves, others, or situations at the same t...
HAPPY BPD MONTH: GIVE FAST skill
Hi ya'll! Welcome to another DBT skill bonus episode celebrating Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month. This skill is called GIVE FAST and it is an interpersonal effectiveness skill. It stands for: G - Be gentleI - ...
BPD & Broken Neurological Bones (Feat. Seth)
Hi ya'll. More men! Today you meet Seth who shares openly about his diagnosis, being raised in a "cult church", parenting his child differently, and practicing as much self-kindness as he experiences self-hate. Thank you Seth for sharing your j...
HAPPY BPD MONTH: Recovering From Invalidation
Recovering from invalidation is an interpersonal effectiveness skill in DBT. In Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), “recovering from invalidation” refers to recognizing when another person dismisses, minimizes, ignores, or misunders...
BPD & Being A Dad, Getting Sober, and More. (Feat. Clark)
More stories from men with BPD today! Clark is here to share his story with Borderline Personality Disorder. He's experienced prison, getting sober, parenting, and is about to embark on a new therapy journey. Thank you Clark for sharing your st...
HAPPY BPD MONTH: DBT Wise Mind
Happy BPD month ya'll! Each week I'm reviewing a DBT skill as a bonus episode and this week it's DBT Wise Mind. In Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), “wise mind” is the state where your emotional understanding and logical thinking work togethe...
BPD In Men (Feat. Charles)
I was recently asked in a voicemail to host more cis men on the podcast and so here we go! Meet Charles as he talks his experience with BPD, treatment, suicide attempts, and working towards recovery. Charles thank you so much for your time and ...
HAPPY BPD MONTH: One Mindfully and Non-judgment Skill
Happy Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month! Having a Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Awareness Month matters because it directly addresses the biggest barriers people with Borderline Personality Disorder face: misunderst...
Crossposting: DBT & ME Podcast Sara's Story
I recently had a chance to join Kate and Michelle of the DBT & ME podcast to share my story. Kate and Michelle are both therapists who lean heavily on DBT in their practice and invited me to their podcast, as I had them on BBB, to share my ...
BPD & Forgiving Your Parents (Feat. Roni)
On today's episode Roni shares her journey with growing up on the reservation, forgiving her parents, and her secure marriage. Thank you Roni for joining us on the podcast! Roni can be found on IG at
HAPPY BPD MONTH: ACCEPTS SKILL
Happy Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month! Having a Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Awareness Month matters because it directly addresses the biggest barriers people with Borderline Personality Disorder face: misunderst...
The Mindful Wildflower (Feat. Michelle)
Today Michelle of the.mindful.wildflower joins us to share her story of diagnosis, a harmful marriage, and recovery. Thank you Michelle for sharing your story!Her website is...
BPD & Vulnerability - I'll do ANYTHING to be loved (feat. Leslie)
Hi ya'll! Leslie and I are back talking about how when you have BPD often YOU are at risk of vulnerability too, which people don't regularly talk about. Let's get into it!
DBT Skills and Advice Feat. Kate and Michelle of DBT and Me
Today is Part 2 of a 2 part series featuring Kate & Michelle of the DBT and Me podcast. Today they talk DBT skills and advice for using DBT. Thanks Kate and Michelle for joining us on the podcast! Here's an overview of their pod...
Meet Your Favorite DBT Therapists (Feat. Kate & Michelle of DBT and Me podcast)
Today is Part 1 of a 2 part series featuring Kate & Michelle of the DBT and Me podcast. Today they talk about their lived experience with mental health and next week they talk specifically DBT skills!Here's an overview of their podca...
"Don't Forget To Text Me" AKA DBT DEAR MAN
So Talon didn't come home until 12:30 AM. Did he die? Did the shop get robbed? Is he cheating on me? One could assume all the things and I started to think OMG something really bad couple have happened. Turns out he was just hanging at the shop...
Common Triggers of BPD Symptoms (PS Share With Your Families & Friends)
On today's episode I talk about the following triggers: fear of abandonment, rejection sensitivity, relationship uncertainty, invalidating environments, identity disturbance, and trauma reminders and how they trigger BPD symptoms.
WTF is CPTSD? Feat. Dr. Kiki Fehling
CPTSD is a hot topic. We've talked BPD vs. PTSD on the podcast before (go back and listen to that episode if you haven't already) but today we're talking BPD vs. PTSD vs. CPTSD, the differences, the similarities, and how they're treated. Thank ...
BPD & Overcoming Trauma Feat. Odette (TW: Domestic Violence)
Today you meet Odette who shares her story growing up around significant violence and domestic violence and the impact that has had on her adult relationships and development of borderline personality disorder.A reminder: Nat...
WTF is the Gifted Child? (Feat. Leslie & Talon)
This episode explores the social concept of the "gifted" child and the ways in which neurodivergence can present as giftedness, the social and class structures that influence giftedness, and ultimately the shame and emotion dysregulation that m...
Emotional Incest & Trauma Informed Healing Facilitation Feat. Bri
Today you meet Brianne Key who is a trauma-informed healing facilitator. She talks with us about Emotional Incest, her work, and her experience as a black, queer woman. Bri, thank you for your time and your wisdom!Brianne can be found on...
BPD Diagnosis During Trump's First Presidency Feat. Carra
Today you meet Carra who got diagnosed in 2016, during a very interesting time in our country. Today she talks about her experience with diagnosis, her childhood, relationship, and arguments about chickens. Spoiler alert, I fight with my husban...
BPD Regression: Why You Act Like A Child Around Family
Regression is a psychological response in which a person temporarily returns to earlier patterns of thinking, feeling, or behaving, often in reaction to stress, trauma, illness, or emotional overwhelm. So I read this article about regres...