Super Feeler: A BPD Podcast

Laurie Edmundson

Dive into the experiences of living with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Hear powerful stories from individuals with lived experience, their families, researchers, and mental health professionals. Each episode provides a strength-based perspective on mental health, filled with humor, raw emotion, and validation.Every other week you will learn from a group of Super Feelers about how they navigate the world using Dialectic Behavioural Therapy skills.  Whether you’re navigating these challenges yourself, supporting a loved one, or simply looking to understand more about the complexities of emotional regulation, Super Feeler is here to inform, inspire, and connect. Subscribe to the pod to find hope, understanding, and community on your feed every week. Together, we explore the complexities of these conditions in a way that celebrates the beauty of feeling strongly.

  1. 4d ago

    Working with Personality Disorders in India (feat. Dr. Sheetal Lakhani)

    Dr. Sheetal Lakhani joins the podcast all the way from India to talk about what the landscape of mental health treatment and personality disorder understand is like in India.  We discuss the cultural differences we see between western nations and India - including differing understandings of mental health, access to treatment, and how relational dynamics may impact how we view what is "disordered".  We also talk about mentalization and Dr. Sheetal's very own research about MVT - a measurement of mentalization that was developed in India and is now being adapted to fit into the Iranian and Finnish contexts.  PLUS we discuss her ongoing work in establishing a lived Experience Advisory group of youth in India! For more information on that group click check out their instagram here! More information about Sheetal's work can be found at: Her profile here. By reading her MVT publicationYou heard a lot about some previous Super Feeler podcast guests on this episode! Listen to their episodes by clicking below!:  RakeshRakesh and Katie (his now fiance!)  Marsha  Support the show If you want to support the show, dive deeper into the world of super feeling and for tons of bonus content please consider subscribing to the Super Feeler patreon page.  Click here to register for The Super Feelers Club (the peer support group)  If you are needing mental health support or someone to talk to, please connect with your local crisis line or call or text 988 in Canada or the US or find a local line Don't forget to follow us on social media (@thesuperfeeler) and subscribe to our podcast for new episodes and updates. Your subscriptions, downloads, and reviews mean the world to us!  Thank you for listening!

  2. Oct 16

    The Mental Health System Has Broken Me (feat. Ashley)

    Ashley shares her experience navigating a complicated intersection of trauma, substance use, homelessness, and the systems that are supposed to help but fail us time and time again. Ashley talks openly about living with the effects of Fetal Alcohol Effects, BPD, anxiety, severe depression, ADHD, complex post traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD), PMOS/PCOS and attachment issues stemming from her many traumatic experiences in the foster system.  We talk about substance use, including being three years clean from meth, fentanyl, and heroin, and the realities of trying to survive while experiencing homelessness in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES).  While this isn't a true crime podcast it's virtually impossible to explain the DTES without talking about Canada's most prolific serial killer Robert Pickton and his ability to get away with as many as 49 murders of women that police agencies didn't care to look for or investigate - despite having ample evidence pointing right to him. If you are interested in a thorough deep dive I recommend the book On the Farm: Robert William Pickton and the Tragic Story of Vancouver's Missing Women. The stories of these women cannot be forgotten - nor can the countless women, especially Indigenous women, who go missing across Canada to this day for whom justice is never found.  Support the show If you want to support the show, dive deeper into the world of super feeling and for tons of bonus content please consider subscribing to the Super Feeler patreon page.  Click here to register for The Super Feelers Club (the peer support group)  If you are needing mental health support or someone to talk to, please connect with your local crisis line or call or text 988 in Canada or the US or find a local line Don't forget to follow us on social media (@thesuperfeeler) and subscribe to our podcast for new episodes and updates. Your subscriptions, downloads, and reviews mean the world to us!  Thank you for listening!

  3. Sep 25

    Psych Meds 101 (feat. Dr. Shari Allen)

    Dr. Shari Allen (@mentalectpharmd) is a psychiatric pharmacist and comes on the show to talk all about psych meds and the importance of personalized treatment  Some of the questions we cover include:  How do you know the difference between side effects that will pass and the ones that mean a medication isn't right for you?How can we better advocate to our care providers to be listened to when it comes to how meds are or aren't working for us?What is the most exciting medication advancement for mental health in the last 5 years?Do you see any up and coming medications that might help with borderline personality disorder?What makes SSRIs so different from one another when they have the same mechanism of action?Are PRNs for anxiety as common as they seem to be on TV?Don't forget to follow Shari on IG @mentalectpharmd for ongoing psych med education! Support the show If you want to support the show, dive deeper into the world of super feeling and for tons of bonus content please consider subscribing to the Super Feeler patreon page.  Click here to register for The Super Feelers Club (the peer support group)  If you are needing mental health support or someone to talk to, please connect with your local crisis line or call or text 988 in Canada or the US or find a local line Don't forget to follow us on social media (@thesuperfeeler) and subscribe to our podcast for new episodes and updates. Your subscriptions, downloads, and reviews mean the world to us!  Thank you for listening!

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Dive into the experiences of living with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Hear powerful stories from individuals with lived experience, their families, researchers, and mental health professionals. Each episode provides a strength-based perspective on mental health, filled with humor, raw emotion, and validation.Every other week you will learn from a group of Super Feelers about how they navigate the world using Dialectic Behavioural Therapy skills.  Whether you’re navigating these challenges yourself, supporting a loved one, or simply looking to understand more about the complexities of emotional regulation, Super Feeler is here to inform, inspire, and connect. Subscribe to the pod to find hope, understanding, and community on your feed every week. Together, we explore the complexities of these conditions in a way that celebrates the beauty of feeling strongly.

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