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Struggling A Lot This Week
I'm struggling a lot this week, especially this weekend. It's my usual things. Don't worry, I'm safe and I have my amazing husband with...
2 days ago


Why Are Mental Health Problems Often So Hard To Talk About?
Talking About BPD is not really a blog 'about' mental health. To be honest, it's probably best described as a blog 'about' the social and...
Jun 7


The Role of Doctors in Supporting People with BPD: A Compassionate Clinical Perspective By Dr. Antti Rintanen MD, The Internet Doctor
As a person for whom relationships can be particularly hurtful or especially restorative, depending on how they feel and their dynamics,...
May 25


What If This Diagnosis Were To Be Creatively (Generously, even Affectionately) Re-written?
The essay 'Choosing The Margin as a Space of Radical Openness' (1989) by bell hooks has been flitting round my mind for a while. In this...
May 18


If I lived in a cave alone the struggles associated with my BPD diagnosis would not exist
So why haven't I run away to live alone in this cave then? It's a question I've been discussing in depth with myself and a couple of...
May 17


What I want for People with a BPD Diagnosis: Honesty, Warmth, Acceptance & Choice
Here are some of the things I think are important for people with a BPD diagnosis right now. These are just my thoughts. As I've always...
May 10


What Kind of Relationship Do You Have With Your Phone?
I find messaging on my phone, such as on WhatsApp, incredibly anxiety-provoking in certain circumstances. Whilst it depends on the other...
Apr 25


My Anxiety Has Been Challenging Me This week
Let me tell you what's going on. Absolutely none of this will be a surprise to anyone who knows me well or who reads this blog! I'm...
Apr 21


Visible Vulnerability: 'Zines Forever! DIY Publishing and Disability Justice' At The Wellcome Collection
'Zines Forever! DIY Publishing and Disability Justice' , an exhibition at The Wellcome Collection curated by Dr Lea Cooper (artist and...
Apr 10


I’ve been journaling since I was 11. And I can’t stop.
It’s not that I can’t stop. It’s that I don’t want to stop. And why should I?! When I published a post about my lifelong love of...
Apr 5


Noticing Your Personal Signs of Stress
When I was in the planning stage of my reflective workbook (coming soon!), my publisher, JKP, sent me a few of their titles from their...
Apr 5


Friendship and the 'Moral Languages' of Therapy
'It's a toxic relationship', 'they are so insecure', 'that's so co-dependent', 'you have to have more boundaries'. The language of...
Mar 23
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