Staying Connected

Staying Connected

A lively discussion about maintaining relationships when a family member is affected by borderline personality disorder or emotion dysregulation. We watched a video together:  Staying connected for Families Carers of Borderline Personality Disorder by Project Air...
Dr George Evans – April 2022 Sanctuary Meeting

Dr George Evans – April 2022 Sanctuary Meeting

Dr George Evans kindly spoke to Sanctuary about self harm – a behaviour that many of us have encountered, which can be confronting and confusing. Here are our notes, taken during his talk: Notes Sanctuary Mtg 2022-04-12 Self Harm Would you like to learn more about...
SA Health System and Carers Rights, Anne Barbara

SA Health System and Carers Rights, Anne Barbara

Anne Barbara spoke about the SA Health system, from her perspective working as a Carer Consultant.  When things aren’t going the way we think they need to go, it can be a harrowing experience.  Anne shared some ideas about what to do and who to talk to.    Below...
Understanding BPD – February 2022 Sanctuary Meeting

Understanding BPD – February 2022 Sanctuary Meeting

We watched the video “Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder”, which is available to rent on-line from BPDVideo This prompted a discussion about what BPD is, how families are affected and how we might help Upcoming Meetings Sanctuary meets on the...
Families and BPD – January 2022 Sanctuary Meeting

Families and BPD – January 2022 Sanctuary Meeting

This month, instead of a speaker, we had an open discussion about how Christmas went, and how we are managing in general. We watched part of this video by MedCircle: Three Ways the Family affects Borderline Personality Disorder and Vice Versa Upcoming Meetings...