Guest posts

'It’s time to lose high functioning & low functioning labels- everyone deserves Help' - Katja P.

This is the second guest post by Katja P. (she/her), a secondary MFL (modern foreign languages) teacher and mental health activist. In...

Katja P: Discrimination in the Education Sector & BPD

This guest post is by Katja P (she/her), a secondary MFL (modern foreign languages) teacher and mental health activist. In this post,...

Guest Post by Charlotte: 'Future in Flux'. Identity & BPD

Today's guest post is written by Charlotte (she/her), a recent university graduate who lives with a diagnosis of borderline personality...

Guest Post by Angela: 'My experience of having bpd & being part of the LGBTQ community.'

Today's guest post is by Angela (she/her). In this post, Angela describes her experience of having BPD and being part of the LGBTQ...

Guest Post by Charlotte: 'You hurt a lot, but you also have a lot of love to give'.

In this guest post, Charlotte (she/her), aged 28- feminist, adwoman, mental illness- shares her experiences of living with borderline...

Why I Wouldn't Stay Silent: Guest Post for BPD No More

I really enjoyed writing a guest post for Dee Chan, DBT-informed counsellor, and her website BPD No More. My post details one of the key...

'Our Emotions Are Heightened': Guest Post By Dysfunctional Girl

I am a 21 writer from Italy who has been suffering from BPD since at least age 10 [pronouns: she/her]. I study at “Scuola Holden: the...

'The intense emotions are real and valid': Guest Post By Daria Deptula:

Daria Deptuła (pronouns: they/them) is a student of History and Creative Writing at The University of Texas at Austin. They have had two...

'It can be difficult to ask a professional to explain themselves': Q&A With Kathy Lisborg

Kathy Lisborg is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Niagara Falls, New York. Kathy works in the areas of trauma, grief,...

All Behaviour Is Meaningful: Q&A with Dan Warrender

Dan Warrender is a lecturer in mental health nursing at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland. Dan also continues to practice in...