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Living with BPD
Sanctuary members regularly contribute to this blog with information of interest to Carers of people with BPD.
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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).
Mothering and mental illness – All in the Mind radio program
ABC Radio National aired this story on All in the Mind on 2nd September 2018: Mothering and mental illness Having children can be wonderful but there’s no doubt that parenting can be challenging, especially for women with mental illness. We hear about the...
Surviving the Moment – Forum – 30 August
A free event where Mahlie Jewell shared her strategies for maintaining recovery from BPD and surviving life’s challenging moments
How BPD Affects the First 15 Minutes of My Day, by Jody Betty – The Mighty Blog Post
How Borderline Personality Disorder Affects the First 15 Minutes of My Day by Jody Betty. Jody is a writer dealing with borderline personality disorder, depression and anxiety. She is a suicide attempt survivor, childhood domestic violence survivor and...
Stigma to Strength – All in the Mind radio program
ABC Radio National aired this story on All in the Mind on 18th February 2018: Borderline Personality Disorder: stigma to strength Borderline Personality Disorder is the cause of deep pain. It creates impulsiveness, emotional instability, and trouble with...
BPD and healing relationships – All in the Mind radio program
ABC Radio National aired this story on All in the Mind on 25th February 2018: BPD and healing relationships Borderline Personality Disorder is a common mental illness which causes deep pain and tumultuous relationships. People say it feels like they’ve got...
January 2018 Sanctuary Meeting – Aaron Fornarino, Recovery from BPD – Recording
Here is a recording of Aaron Fornarino speaking at a Sanctuary meeting about his life with BPD and his subsequent recovery.
Siblings and Mental Illness – Fact Sheet
One of our members asked for info to help siblings who live with a brother or sister diagnosed with a mental illness and when I read this Fact Sheet, Siblings and Mental Health, from Centacare and Siblings Australia, I thought others might find it useful as well.
Share it with any siblings who are struggling with their brother or sister.
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