Meet Xannie, the creator and host of the BPD Bunch!
In the week before their debut episode, we're posting 5-7 minute interviews with our cast members so you can get to know us better. Tune in to the first episode of the BPD Bunch on Wednesday, November 2nd!
This episode includes a description of what it's like to live with borderline personality disorder, wi ... Show More
Apr 22
What BPD Identity Loss Actually Feels Like (and How We Rebuilt a Sense of Self)
How do you actually build a sense of self with BPD?In this episode of The BPD Bunch, Xannie, Carys, Solène, André, and Katja continue the conversation on identity, this time focusing on what’s helped us move toward a more stable sense of self. Still through the lens of the Altern ... Show More
34m 28s
Apr 15
BPD Made Me Become Whoever You Wanted - BPD and Identity Issues
What does identity instability’s actually feel like in BPD?In this episode of The BPD Bunch, Xannie, Carys, Solène, André, and Katja, start looking at identity through the lens of the Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD). It’s a way of understanding BPD that focuses ... Show More
30m 8s
Apr 12
I Could Handle BPD Alone… Until Relationships (ft. Megan A Tully)
What does BPD actually look like in real life, and what does recovery really take? In this episode of The BPD Bunch Brunch, Megan shares her lived experience with Borderline Personality Disorder, including identity struggles, painful relationships, self-deception, emotional chaos ... Show More
47m 12s
Nov 2023
Living with Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a mental health condition characterized by a pattern of instability in one's mood, self-image, behavior, and relationships. Individuals with BPD often experience intense and rapidly changing emotions, have difficulties regulating their emo ... Show More
1h 20m
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
Jan 2025
Borderline Personality Disorder: Splitting & Identity Diffusion with Mark Ruffalo
In this episode of the Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast, Dr. David Puder is joined by Mark Ruffalo to dive deep into the complexities of borderline personality disorder (BPD). Together, they unpack Donald Burnham's influential 1966 paper on splitting and identity diffusion, exp ... Show More
1h 44m
Oct 2025
469 SelfWork: Understanding the Fears and Faces of Borderline Moms
Today we’re focusing on what are termed borderline traits as well as different types of borderline personality disorder.There are many people, primarily women, who struggle with it, without knowing what to call it. In fact, it wasn’t a “diagnosis” until 1980. But that certainly d ... Show More
23m 6s
Apr 2025
Transference Focused Psychotherapy & Personality Disorders with Dr. Otto Kernberg
In this episode, Dr. Otto Kernberg, a pioneer of Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP), discusses personality disorders through a psychoanalytic lens. Explore key insights into Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), identity diffusion, primitive defense mechanisms such as spli ... Show More
1h 28m
Feb 2025
Tuesday Truth: A Message of Hope & Encouragement for Those with BPD
<p>Living with <strong>Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)</strong> can feel like an emotional rollercoaster—intense emotions, deep fears of abandonment, and struggles with relationships. But <strong>healing is possible</strong>. In this episode, we’re talking about <strong>hop ... Show More
8m 58s
