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BPD Awareness Week 2021
BPD Awareness Week 2021 runs from October 1st to 7th in Australia
The theme is Discover Creative Wellbeing
Sanctuary Picnic 2021 – October 3
Instead of our usual Tuesday meeting, Sanctuary members are invited to a free Picnic Lunch in Karrayarta Park, to celebrate BPD Awareness Week.
Sunday, October 3, at 12 noon (South Australian time) near 2 Karrayarta Drive, Glenside.
Map – 2 Karrayarta Drive Glenside
A Picnic will be held in the gardens of Karrayarta Drive Glenside in the southwest corner of Glenside Health Services campus (bottom right of the map, marked with a red cross)
BPD Awareness Week 2020
BPD Awareness Week 2020 ran from October 1st to 7th in Australia
The theme was Flipping the Script
Changing the Narrative about Borderline Personality Disorder
Listen again to the recorded presentations
SA activities for BPD Awareness Week 2020
Plan your BPD Awareness Week, first week of October 2020
The Lived Experience of Men with BPD – Recording
When that fella you care about lives with BPD…
Hear from some men (who are now coping much better with the symptoms) talking about how BPD affects males
Radio Interview “What Ails You, BPD” – Recording
In his popular segment “What Ails You?”, David Bevan took an in depth look at Borderline Personality Disorder
He was joined by Dr Maria Naso and our own Judy Burke
Listen again by clicking this link
BPD Bandannas
From the Australian BPD Foundation … BPD Bandannas!
For human and fur families
BPD Awareness Week 2019
BPD Awareness Week 2019 ran from October 1st to 7th in Australlia.
The theme was Best Practice Deserved.
Listen again to the recorded presentations
SA activities for BPD Awareness Week 2019
In October, instead of our regular meeting, lets catch up at these BPD Awareness Week activities, between 1st and 9th October ………
Opening – BPD Awareness Week 2019
October 1st to 7th 2019 is BPD Awareness Week
Don’t miss the Opening:
Keynote speaker is Professor Anthony Bateman, a world expert on Mentalization and, of course, an expert in BPD!
Tuesday 1st October, 5:30pm
BPD Awareness Week 2018
BPD Awareness Week 2018 ran from October 1st to 7th in Australia.
The Know BPD, NO Stigma campaign used a strength-based approach to change the narrative around the words Borderline Personality Disorder.
Listen again to the recorded presentations
Webinar: BPD and Families, what’s the connection – Part 2 – Recording
Part 2 of the NEA's webinar about the Family Connections® course and how it can help. This was broadcast on-line on 5 December 2018. Here is a recording of the webinar The panel discussion featured Cassie Choo, person with lived experience of BPD, Carissa Wright, BPD...
Webinar: BPD and Families, what’s the connection – Part 1 – 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...
Radio interviews for BPD Awareness Week 2018 – 5AA and ABC Radio – Recordings
Listen again, to recordings of two radio interviews with Sanctuary members in BPD Awareness Week 2018
Self Care Strategies
This offering comes from the 2018 BPD Awareness Week campaign, from the Australian BPD Foundation collaborating with many other groups that support Australians with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).
Busting Myths about BPD
This offering comes from the 2018 BPD Awareness Week campaign, from the Australian BPD Foundation collaborating with many other groups that support Australians with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).
Opening Event – BPD Awareness Week 2018
The Opening Event of BPD Awareness Week 2018 on Wednesday 3rd October 2018
Opened by SA Minister of Health Stephen Wade MLC and addressed by Tammy Franks, Greens MLC. Lived experience advocates Aaron and Tanya spoke about BPD and their paths to recovery.
Listen to Voices of Lived Experience
This offering comes from the 2018 BPD Awareness Week campaign, from the Australian BPD Foundation collaborating with many other groups that support Australians with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).
The Beep
Are you curious ... what is BPD? Borderline Personality Disorder, or BPD (or The Beep when it is interfering with my plans) This offering comes from the 2018 BPD Awareness Week campaign, from the Australian BPD Foundation collaborating with many...
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