Welcome to Sanctuary
… an Adelaide-based group offering support for carers of
people with BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder)
November 2018 Sanctuary Meeting – 13 November
The next Sanctuary meeting will be on Tuesday, November 13, from 4 to 6pm at Skylight, 5 Cooke Tce Wayville. Stay tuned - the Guest Speaker will be announced shortly! Remember if you arrive after 5pm, ring 0410 507 998 so we can let you in downstairs via...
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Main Subjects: Caring for Someone with BPD, Events, Getting Help, Living with BPD, Research, BPD in the Media
Other Subjects: Advocacy, BPD Awareness Week, Families, Family Connections Course, National BPD Conference, Sanctuary Meetings, Treatment, Validation, What is BPD
Sanctuary meets on the second Tuesday of the month, from 4.00pm to 6.00pm, at Skylight, 5 Cooke Terrace, Wayville, South Australia
New members are welcome
People don’t always need advice.
Sometimes all they really need is
a hand to hold,
an ear to listen
and a heart to understand them.
(Anonymous)
Sanctuary is a support group for anyone who cares for a family member or friend who has been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, or BPD.
Sanctuary is a safe haven, where carers are welcomed and receive support to cope with this serious illness, which often causes much trauma for both carers and those diagnosed with BPD.
It is a place to talk about the impact of this illness, to learn coping skills from other carers, as well as professionals, and to learn about the illness and its treatment.
It is a Sanctuary in name and nature, where carers will no longer feel so isolated and alone.
November 2018 Sanctuary Meeting – 13 November
The next Sanctuary meeting will be on Tuesday, November 13, from 4 to 6pm at Skylight, 5 Cooke Tce Wayville. Stay tuned - the Guest Speaker will be announced shortly! Remember if you arrive after 5pm, ring 0410 507 998 so we can let you in downstairs via...
read morePeople don’t always need advice.
Sometimes all they really need is
a hand to hold,
an ear to listen
and a heart to understand them.
(Anonymous)
Sanctuary is a support group for anyone who cares for a family member or friend who has been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, or BPD.
Sanctuary is a safe haven, where carers are welcomed and receive support to cope with this serious illness, which often causes much trauma for both carers and those diagnosed with BPD.
It is a place to talk about the impact of this illness, to learn coping skills from other carers, as well as professionals, and to learn about the illness and its treatment.
It is a Sanctuary in name and nature, where carers will no longer feel so isolated and alone.
Sanctuary meets on the second Tuesday of the month, from 4.00pm to 6.00pm, at Skylight, 5 Cooke Terrace, Wayville, South Australia
New members are welcome
What’s New
Calling for Family Connections Leaders
By Robyn Pendergrast, Sanctuary Member. Since doing the Family Connections course, my relationship with my daughter has improved significantly, the number of triggers are reduced and she has spent far less time dysregulated or recovering from dysregulation. For me,...
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Webinar: BPD and Families, what’s the connection – Recording
For BPD Awareness Week, a webinar featuring our member Liz and her son Jake talking about the Family Connections course and how it has helped them. Here is a recording of the Webinar BPD Affects The Whole Family When a loved one has borderline...
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Self-harm and BPD, by Gunderson and Hoffman – Publication
Deliberately inflicted self-harm in the context of borderline personality disorder (BPD) can be disturbing, frightening, and shame provoking to individuals who engage in it, to their families, and to the clinicians who care for them. This behaviour is particularly...
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Location announced for BPD Centre for Excellence – InDaily News Story
InDaily News ran this story by Bension Siebert on 9 October 2018: BPD Centre for Excellence to be located near Adelaide CBD A centre of excellence for the treatment of people with borderline personality disorder will be set up on Greenhill Road, just...
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Lived Experience Telephone Support Service 1800 013 755
Here is a new after hours telephone support service at Skylight. A great new idea and what has been greatly needed. Make use of it for yourselves and pass it on to the person you care for. Judy The new Lived Experience Telephone Support Service (LETSS)...
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2018 National BPD Conference – Recordings
Recordings from the conference have been published by the Australian BPD Foundation. Sponsored by Australian BPD Foundation: The 8th Annual National Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Conference, 10-11 September 2018 at the Hotel Grand Chancellor Brisbane,...
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Browse our Website by Subject
Main Subjects: Caring for Someone with BPD, Events, Getting Help, Living with BPD, Research, BPD in the Media
Other Subjects: Advocacy, BPD Awareness Week, Families, Family Connections Course, National BPD Conference, Sanctuary Meetings, Treatment, Validation, What is BPD