'Neuroqueer Feminism: Turning with Tenderness toward Borderline Personality Disorder' by Merri Lisa Johnson is one of the most inspiring...

This post gives linguistic scaffolding to people who love people with the kinds of difficulties that get you a BPD diagnosis. I hope it's...

I love similes and metaphors. Of course I do— I'm a person who loves to read and write poetry. By mapping a more familiar image or...

I'm writing this for me, and I'm writing this for you— if you go through times like these too. I'm currently in a really painful state of...

Usually my panic attacks are private things. They are seen by people closest to me; most often that's my husband. My panic attacks are...

People say moving house is one of the most stressful events, but I want to unpack that a little. Forgive the pun. This is not going to be...

I've had to be extremely resilient over the last few weeks. I'm moving house in a few weeks, changing my place of work and generally...

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...

As a person for whom relationships can be particularly hurtful or especially restorative, depending on how they feel and their dynamics,...

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...

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...

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...