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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
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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: National Domestic Violence Hotline can be reached at 1-800-799-7233 Languages: English, Spanish and 200+ through interpretation service Hours: 24/7 Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support the show You can find Sara on Instagram @border...
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 many adults who were raised as gifted children experience. THE DEFINITION OF THE GIFTED CHILD: A gifted child is a young person who demonstrates significantly advanced intellectual ability or exceptional talent compared to peers of the same a...
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 IG @ sacredtransitionshealingllc Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support the show You can find Sara on Instagram @borderlinefromhell. You can also find the podcast on IG @boldbeautifulborderline Corey Evans is the artist ...
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 husband about our chicken coop as well! Thank you, Carra, for joining us on the podcast! Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support the show You can find Sara on Instagram @borderlinefromhell. You can also find the podcast ...
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 regression and why I often regression to child-like behavior around my family. This might not resonate with you - all good. But if it does I hope you learn about about your behavior and practice NOT shaming yourself for it. Send us a text message to be anonymo...
Today Leslie and I talk about a really interesting concept after I had a tarot card reading that suggested I'm quite fused with my trauma and it's time to un-attach. I hope you'll like this episode. Tarot card reader, Brianne: sacredtransitionshealingllc on IG Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support the show You can find Sara on Instagram @borderlinefromhell. You can also find the podcast on IG @boldbeautifulborderline Corey Evans is the artist for the ...
Validation is the act of recognizing, acknowledging, and accepting another person’s thoughts, feelings, or experiences as real and understandable—without judgment, dismissal, or the need to fix them. Why does it matter? When you have Borderline Personality Disorder you've likely experienced a profound amount of invalidation. In this episode we go into detail about why it matters to be validated by others and yourself. Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Supp...
My dear, dear, dear friend Leeanna joins the podcast to share her very unique experience being raised in an ultra religious community and attending religious boarding academies as well as what community means to her and her long-term relationship. Thank you, Leeanna, for joining the podcast. Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support the show You can find Sara on Instagram @borderlinefromhell. You can also find the podcast on IG @boldbeautifulborderline Corey Ev...
What is community? A community is a group of people who are connected by shared characteristics—such as location, interests, values, identity, or experiences—and who interact with one another, often providing mutual support, belonging, and a sense of connection or responsibility to the group. There's nothing more important, especially in the world right now, than having safe people who have your back and being safe people who have other people's backs. In this episode we talk what is communit...
What is eldest daughter syndrome? While it's not a clinical term it can be defined as an informal, non-clinical term used to describe a common pattern of emotional and behavioral experiences often reported by oldest daughters in families. It is not a medical or DSM diagnosis, but a social and psychological concept. It typically refers to the experience of taking on excessive responsibility, caregiving, or emotional labor at a young age, sometimes at the expense of one’s own needs. Kayleigh is...
The last greatest hits episode until new episodes drop in the new year! Yeah, so... I was RIDING THAT SHIT YESTERDAY. And, today I am TIRED. So, let's talk the BPD rollercoaster again and how it's leaving me feeling today because ya'll I am not well. I apologize in advanced for the number of F words and cringey journal entries you will be exposed to. Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support the show You can find Sara on Instagram @borderlin...
Another greatest hits episode until new episodes drop in the new year! This one is a review of the 6 types of boundaries that we will all benefit from implementing. LOVE YOU GUYS. Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support the show You can find Sara on Instagram @borderlinefromhell. You can also find the podcast on IG @boldbeautifulborderline Corey Evans is the artist for the music featured. He can be found HERE Talon Abbott created the cover art. He. can...
Week 2's greatest hits as I'm taking the end of the year off from the podcast to rest and recharge for 2026. I hope you are as well. Enjoy! Wow what a doozie this was for Talon and Sara. We are SO glad to be in healthy and safe housing but here's the deets! For information on legal issues regarding renting or with roommates please see the following: https://www.metcouncilonhousing.org/help-answers/your-rights-as-a-roommate/ Send us a text message to be anonymously read and respo...
December is a rest month where I'm posting greatest hits content from the last few years. Here's the first - enjoy! Let's break down BPD anger because it's very real. BUT when you misunderstand it, it's very dangerous for all of us. In this episode I talk about a few anger stories, the reasons why we have to understand and destigmatize anger and we hear from listeners about their experience with anger, what causes it, and how it feels. They are SO beautiful and such articulate answers.&...
Hey ya'll - I'm taking December off from the podcast and wanted to pop in to say goodbye for now and see you in 2026! Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support the show You can find Sara on Instagram @borderlinefromhell. You can also find the podcast on IG @boldbeautifulborderline Corey Evans is the artist for the music featured. He can be found HERE Talon Abbott created the cover art. He. can be found HERE Leave us a voicemail about your thoughts or q...
Melissa joined us in the past on the podcast to share her experience being a therapist with BPD. Today she's back to share her journey with pregnancy and new motherhood while living with Borderline Personality Disorder. Thank you for your vulnerability and sharing your joy with us! Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support the show You can find Sara on Instagram @borderlinefromhell. You can also find the podcast on IG @boldbeautifulborderline Corey Evans ...
Today Julia of julia.not.child joins us on the podcast to talk about her experience with BPD, the impacts it has on relationships and her path to finding the right DBT therapist. I'm so grateful for her time, her vulnerability, and knowing her in the BPD community as she identifies as a "borderline personality disorder girlie". Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support the show You can find Sara on Instagram @borderlinefromhell. You can also find the po...
I've been experiencing some big change lately and it's been triggering but positive at the same time. I've had to reflect on feeling like a failure and working at reframing how I view changes in my life. In today's episode I talk about what change is, why we're afraid of it, and how to embrace it. Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support the show You can find Sara on Instagram @borderlinefromhell. You can also find the podcast on IG @boldbeautifulborderli...
In today's episode Talon and Sara review 7 myths about suicide and what is REALLY the truth, from our perspective. For crisis support use these resources. Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support the show You can find Sara on Instagram @borderlinefromhell. You can also find the podcast on IG @boldbeautifulborderline Corey Evans is the artist for the music featured. He can be found HERE Talon Abbott created the cover art. He. can be found HERE Leave us...
ON TODAY'S EPISODE OF THE PODCAST TALON AND I EXPLORE JEALOUSY, WHAT IT IS, AND HOW TO COPE WITH IT. WE TALK TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF JEALOUSY, JEALOUSY VS. ENVY AND HIS SURPRISING FEELING OF JEALOUSY ABOUT A PAST EX. Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Support the show You can find Sara on Instagram @borderlinefromhell. You can also find the podcast on IG @boldbeautifulborderline Corey Evans is the artist for the music featured. He can be found HERE Talon Abbott ...
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it would be nice if you would have studied the great researcher Theodore Millan, one of the greatest in his time and one of the fundamental contributors to the DSM IV