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 article for confirmation of this assertion: https://ct.counseling.org/2022/10/not-a ... Show More
Oct 23
A Mustard Seed of Hope: One Way to Honor Your Sensitivity This Week
In this episode of From Borderline to Beautiful, Rose Skeeters speaks to the heavy places in recovery where sensitivity feels like a burden or a weapon of shame. She shares how the journey can leave people feeling that everything is their fault, that they are too much, and that l ... Show More
12m 24s
Oct 9
Smoke, Mirrors, and the Fear of Being Known with Jay Skeeters
In this episode, Rose Skeeters and Jay Skeeters explore the importance of vulnerability, how smoke and mirrors behaviors develop, and the impact on relationships and personal growth. They share personal stories and practical insights to help listeners understand and practice vuln ... Show More
47m 21s
Sep 24
From Shame to Strength: The Hidden Power of Love, Acceptance & Training
In this episode, Rose Skeeters explores how love, acceptance, and training can transform challenging traits into strengths, especially in the context of childhood development and adult self-acceptance. She discusses practical ways to reframe big emotions, hyperfixation, dissociat ... Show More
17m 56s
Sep 2025
338. The psychology of borderline personality disorder (BPD)
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is one of the most misunderstood mental health conditions, clouded by stigma and misinformation. In this episode, we take a compassionate, research-based look at what BPD really is, where it comes from, and how people living with it can find ... Show More
58m 27s
Jun 2024
lessons from the borderline (how BPD is a disorder of relationship, NOT of personality) [preview]
<p>Borderline personality disorder is often stigmatized, with a significant number of professionals within the industry regarding borderline patients with contempt. As one psychiatrist told anthropologist Tanya Lurhmann, “if you’re talking to a patient and it feels like your inte ... Show More
28m 45s
Jul 2022
Borderline Personality Disorder: Regulation, Nurturance, and Compassion
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, t ... Show More
1h 1m
Oct 2024
Without Emotional Skin: Understanding Borderline-Level NPD
<p>In this episode, Dr. Ettensohn draws on psychodynamic dimensional models of personality development to describe narcissism and NPD at the borderline level.</p>
<p>Characterized by identity diffusion, blurred boundaries, and disrupted internal experience, borderline personality ... Show More
40m 2s