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Nov 2022
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Meet The BPD Bunch - Melanie

The BPD Bunch
About this episode

Meet Melanie, 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.

This episode includes a description of what it's like to live with borderline personality disorder, with brief mentions of self-destructive behaviors and suicidality. Audience discretion advised.

The BPD bunch is a weekly talk show, featuring a panel of people who are in functional recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder. Each week we’ll discuss BPD-related topics to help give you insights into the different ways BPD can be expressed in someone’s life. We'll also cover the different paths we followed on our recovery journeys to give you hope and direction for your own ❤️ For the first season we are discussing the 9 BPD symptoms listed in the DSM5, our experiences with them, and what helped us to overcome them. We're excited to have you on this healing journey with us!

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