Super Feeler: A BPD Podcast
Dive into the experiences of living with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).
Hear powerful stories from individuals with lived experience, their families, researchers, and mental health professionals. Each episode provides a strength-based perspective on mental health, filled with humor, raw emotion, and validation.
Every other week you will learn from a group of Super Feelers about how they navigate the world using Dialectic Behavioural Therapy skills.
Whether you’re navigating these challenges yourself, supporting a loved one, or simply looking to understand more about the complexities of emotional regulation, Super Feeler is here to inform, inspire, and connect.
Subscribe to the pod to find hope, understanding, and community on your feed every week.
Together, we explore the complexities of these conditions in a way that celebrates the beauty of feeling strongly.
Episodes
109 episodes
Finding Your Voice and Helping Others Do The Same (feat. Dene)
Dene shares his profound journey through life marked by childhood trauma, family histories of mental health and addictions, and the complexities of unknowingly living with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) before being diagnosed at 50. ...
Building Queer Joy Through DBT (feat. Dr. Kiki Fehling)
Dr. Kiki Fehling, a psychologist, author, influencer, and self-proclaimed super feeler joins the pod to talk all about cultivating queer joy through Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). We discuss the history of LGBTQ2S+ issues in ps...
What is Internalized Racism and How Does It Impact Our Mental Health? (feat. Jason)
Clinical psychology PhD candidate, Jason joins the pod to talk about the impact of internalized racism, his research on self-damaging behaviours (things like self-harm, binge eating, substance use), and his experiences growing up Asian in Canad...
Understanding Self-Harm Through a Sensory Lens (feat. Maggie)
Dr. Maggie Flynn is a Doctor of Occupational Therapy specializing in psychiatric care. She explores how sensory-based interventions can transform our understanding and support for people engaging in non-suicidal self-injury (aka self harm) and ...
What People in Crisis Actually Need (feat. Ciaran)
Ciaran is a crisis response worker and a Director with the Canadian Mental Health Association. They have a diagnosis of bipolar disorder and are 6 years sober. Previously they had received a BPD diagnosis, one that their ...
Investigating the Social Injustices and Inequity Experienced with BPD (feat. Marsha)
Marsha McAdam is a recipient of the esteemed Churchill Fellowship in which she traveled the world to better understand the experiences of people living with borderline personality disorder and those who treat and care for them. We d...
A Choose Your Own Adventure BPD Treatment (feat. Dr. Shannon Sauer-Zavala)
Dr. Shannon Sauer-Zavala (@self-made.personality) is a clinical psychologist and the co-developer of a new personalized treatment for borderline personality disorder called BPD Compass. This self-guided workbook is grounded in cutting...
Understanding the Experiences of Siblings of People with Personality Disorder (feat. Tess Gecha)
Tess Gecha is a doctoral researcher who is studying siblings experiences of those with personality disorder and their personal growth. We discuss the intergenerational transmission of personality disorders and how mentalization and other interv...
Getting Diagnosed with BPD in your Teens (feat. Violet)
Violet was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder at 15 years old and it changed her life. We explore how that diagnosis happened, the family dynamics that contributed to her escalating challenges and the impact of COVID-19 on her menta...
Latin American BPD Research and Treatment (feat. Dr. Glauco Valdivieso)
Dr. Glauco Valdivieso is a psychiatrist from Lima, Peru and joins the pod to share insights into the treatment of borderline personality disorder in Latin America. Topics include cultural and age influences to treatment and diagnosis, regional ...
Rejecting the Concept of a Disordered Personality (feat. Caroline)
Caroline rejects the whole notion of anyone having a disordered personality which is exactly why I reached out to her to chat with me on the show. Sure, there are lots of things we disagree on - but there's actually far more we do a...
Transforming Youth Mental Health with DBT: Strategies for Parents, Clinicians and Teachers (feat. Dr. Alec Miller)
Dr. Alec Miller is the co-creator of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents (DBT-A) and the co-author of DBT Skills in Schools among many other books (see links below). We chat about the impact Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) can have ...
BPD Relationships: Katja and Charles
You'll remember Katja from her previous episode about Schizotypal Personality Disorder and from the BPD Bunch podcast but this time you'll hear from her AND her wonderful husban...
RO DBT, Parts Work and Overcoming Overcontrol (feat. Daphnée)
Daphnée is super passionate about Radically Open Dialectic Behavioural Therapy (RO-DBT) and shares about how it's helped her overcome overcontrol and perfectionism. Plus, Laurie has a bit of a spiral about how desperately she needs RO-DBT to he...
Family Stories: From Crisis to Confidence (feat. Charlene)
Charlene shares her journey navigating her daughter's BPD alongside some really complex family dynamics that continue to impact their lives today. We touch on the challenges they faces as a family and the key role that peer support ...
Unapologetic Uniqueness: Living with Schizotypal and Borderline PDs (feat. Katja)
Katja lives with Schizotypal Personality Disorder and BPD, two diagnoses that are misunderstood and rarely (if ever) talked about together. Katja shares her journey of learning to manage her BPD symptoms to the point of remission wi...
Data, Diagnosis & Self-Discovery (feat. Lindsay)
Lindsay Dow is a former investment banker, a certified peer specialist and Program Director at Silver Hill New York. She's been diagnosed with BPD and narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). We dive into what both of those disorders look like,...
Family Stories: The Cost of Not Being Told About Your Diagnosis (feat. Hilary Cassady)
When I read about Maya and Hilary's story in the news my heart sank. I didn't even have to finish the article to know that borderline personality disorder misunderstanding and stigma was at play. In this episode Hilary (Maya's mom) ...
Personality Disorder Assessment and Diagnosis (feat. Dr. Steven Huprich)
Dr. Steven Huprich, a leading clinical psychologist, researcher, and professor, specializing in personality disorder assessment, diagnosis and treatment. Together we unpack the differences between the DSM-5 and ICD-11 models of dia...
Family Stories: How DBT and Sashbear Transformed a Family (feat. Alison and Laura)
Laura's BPD was first discussed when she was 13 years old - and from there her family started the healing process as a unit. They accessed DBT-A as a family, learned new skills and ways to communicate, set boundaries and have grown ...
Suicide Isn't Selfish, an Autism story (feat. Chris)
This week's guest Chris shares his powerful story of receiving an adult diagnosis of autism, being subjected to horrific emotional abuse and stigma because of it, and surviving suicide. Suicide and stigma are experieced for people without BPD t...
Bonus - Laurie's Story from the "If These Trees Could Talk" Podcast
Bonus little episode featuring MY story for a change! This is actually from our dear Super Feeler friend Shannon's amazing podcast If These Trees Could Talk. Make sure you go over to her feed to follow the show because it's amazing!...
Family Stories: Through Hell and Back (feat. Bella and Cheryl)
Bella (they/she) struggled immensely with major depression, insomnia and BPD for many years. Cheryl, Bella's mom, facilitates Family Connections with the Sashbear Foundation and has found a beautiful community of support and learni...
Evolution and Neuroscience Develops New Understanding of BPD (feat. Valerie)
Valerie Porr shares her extensive experience as an advocate and her long journey to understand the science underlying borderline personality disorder. Her hopes is that with greater understandings of the role of evolution and neuroscience...
Family Stories: A Mother's Advocacy Journey (feat. Rita Brown)
Rita Brown is an award winning prominent advocate for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) in Australia. Days after we recorded this episode she was presented with the Medal of the Order of Australia - an incredible honor. We d...