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Apr 2025
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BPD & Non-Therapy Tools for Recovery - T...

The BPD Bunch
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Are you searching for effective ways to manage symptoms of borderline personality disorder (BPD) outside of traditional therapy?

Join Xannie, André, Solène, Raf, Georgette and Melanie as they share their personal journeys and practical tips. Discover how everyday activities—like yoga, creative pursuits, and learning from life experiences—can play a vital role in your healing journey.

Whether you're struggling with BPD or supporting a loved one, this episode is packed with relatable stories and invaluable insights.

Friday we'll wrap up this conversation, sharing how peer and community supports have helped us on our recovery journeys.

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About Us: The BPD bunch is a YouTube talk show, featuring a panel of people who are in functional recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder. Each week we discuss BPD-related topics to help give you insights into the different ways BPD can be expressed in someone’s life. We also cover the different paths we followed on our recovery journeys to give you hope and direction for your own ❤️ Thank you for being on this journey of healing with us!

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Disclaimer:Although several of our panelists work in the mental health field, we are all coming to you as people in functional recovery from BPD, and are not here to provide professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

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