Meet Lore, one of the cast 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, with brie ... Show More
May 6
BPD Made Me Betray Myself (BPD and Self-Direction)
Do you struggle to know what you want, stick with a path, or trust your own choices?In this episode of The BPD Bunch, Xannie, Madhurima, Carys and Solène continue their discussion of BPD and self-direction through the lens of the Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD) ... Show More
30m 41s
May 4
What BPD Actually Felt Like in My Brain (Meet Justin)
What does BPD actually feel like from the inside?In this episode of The BPD Bunch Brunch, meet our new cast member, Justin, a musician navigating life with borderline personality disorder.In this episode, we talk about: • What it was like getting diagnosed with BPD, and why it fe ... Show More
47m 1s
Apr 29
BPD and Self-Direction: Why I Keep Changing Jobs
What happens when BPD affects your goals, career choices, and sense of direction in life?In this episode of The BPD Bunch, Xannie, Madhurima, Carys, and Solène talk about self-direction through the lens of the Alternative Model for Personality Disorders.We explore:• why people wi ... Show More
35m 15s
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
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
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
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
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
May 2025
Bipolar Disorder Shame Breeds in Darkness | Shaley Hoogendoorn (this is bipolar) | EP 44 🌄
Mental health advocate Shaley Hoogendoorn shares a powerful journey of bipolar disorder, and the years spent hiding in plain sight with unexplained symptoms of mania, depression and psychosis. After a public breakdown in front of 700 people, Shaley disappeared in shame - that mom ... Show More
1h 2m