One of the most important and challenging skills we can develop is learning to regulate our strong emotions. While it’s very natural to have fluctuations in how we feel about others and ourselves, for some people these ups and downs are particularly intense. At clinical levels, this is known as Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).
BPD is characterized by ... Show More
Jan 19
Is Self-Help a Cult? The Attention Economy and Slippery Slope of "Woo"
Forrest and Dr. Rick explore how well-intentioned self-help advice can drift away from science under the incentives of the attention economy, where overclaiming, alarmist framing, and “this one simple trick” outperforms nuance. They talk about how authority gets manufactured, how ... Show More
1h 35m
Jan 5
Who You’ll Be This Year: Values, Goals, and a Different Kind of Resolution
In this New Year’s episode, Dr. Rick and Forrest make the case that most resolutions fail because they focus on the wrong things: outcomes and behaviors rather than key values. They explore how we can identify our important values, embrace caring about them, and start to let them ... Show More
1h 7m
Jan 2023
Borderline Personality Disorder: Making "Wise Mind" Resolutions in 2023
Borderline Personality Disorder is no longer considered a chronic illness. You can lead a great life with a sensitive, intense, hyperbolic... or any temperament for that matter with hard work, grit, endurance, tenacity, and the willingness to get uncomfortable. Check out this art ... Show More
15m 7s
Jan 2023
Q & A Episode: "How do you get the energy to look for answers and not just stay in your room and indulge in self harm?"
Borderline Personality Disorder is no longer considered a chronic illness. You can lead a great life with a sensitive, intense, hyperbolic... or any temperament for that matter with hard work, grit, endurance, tenacity, and the willingness to get uncomfortable. Check out this art ... Show More
34m 8s
Mar 2023
Season 3 Wrap-Up with Jay & Rose: Identity, Personality, & Personas
Last podcast episode in Season 3! Borderline Personality Disorder is no longer considered a chronic illness. You can lead a great life with a sensitive, intense, hyperbolic... or any temperament for that matter with hard work, grit, endurance, tenacity, and the willingness to get ... Show More
23m 42s
Oct 2021
The 9 Symptoms of BPD, What Quiet BPD Is + An EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT!
Send us a textIn this episode, Kristin shares the 9 symptoms of BPD, what Quiet BPD is and how the symptoms vary from regular BPD, plus an EXCITING announcement to join the pod squad and win some awesome prizes!Like the episode? Be sure to subscribe to the podcast so that you don ... Show More
34m 24s
May 2022
5 Steps To Boost Your Mental Health | Lori Gottlieb
In today’s episode, we cover mental health with Lori Gottlieb. Lori is a psychotherapist in Los Angeles, co-host of the podcast Dear Therapists, and the author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone.
Mental health is a priority now more than ever, so what are the overlooked signs th ... Show More
1h 2m
Oct 2022
Understanding Relationships Part IV: Attitudes & Motives that Shape Relationships
Borderline Personality Disorder is no longer considered a chronic illness. You can lead a great life with a sensitive, intense, hyperbolic... or any temperament for that matter with hard work, grit, endurance, tenacity, and the willingness to get uncomfortable. Check out this art ... Show More
15m 14s
Aug 2022
How to Activate Moral Compass Super Power: Self Sacrifice in Love Relationships
Borderline Personality Disorder is no longer considered a chronic illness. You can lead a great life with a sensitive, intense, hyperbolic... or any temperament for that matter with hard work, grit, endurance, tenacity, and the willingness to get uncomfortable. In this episode, I ... Show More
14m 31s
Sep 2022
Understanding Relationships, BPD, & Attachment Patterns
Borderline Personality Disorder is no longer considered a chronic illness. You can lead a great life with a sensitive, intense, hyperbolic... or any temperament for that matter with hard work, grit, endurance, tenacity, and the willingness to get uncomfortable. In this episode, I ... Show More
19m 11s
Nov 2022
From Borderline to Beautiful: Dissociation Demystified.
Borderline Personality Disorder is no longer considered a chronic illness. You can lead a great life with a sensitive, intense, hyperbolic... or any temperament for that matter with hard work, grit, endurance, tenacity, and the willingness to get uncomfortable. Check out this art ... Show More
26m 35s