From Borderline to Beautiful: Hope and Help for BPD with Rose Skeeters, MA, LPC, PN2
Rose Skeeters
From Borderline to Beautiful Podcast tackles tough topics and provides information and insight into borderline personality disorder. Our goal is to provide a show that offers hope and help to you or your loved ones with BPD and to answer big questions that others in the field are too scared to answer.
The stigma around BPD is unjustified because there is a good prognosis. Let's break the stigma and learn ways to heal together. Rose Skeeters, a licensed therapist, nutrition and mindset coach, will share her story and strategies to overcome her own battle with BPD and Bulimia.
The stigma around BPD is unjustified because there is a good prognosis. Let's break the stigma and learn ways to heal together. Rose Skeeters, a licensed therapist, nutrition and mindset coach, will share her story and strategies to overcome her own battle with BPD and Bulimia.
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Dec 31, 2025 • 29min
New Year's Resolutions 2026: Borderline Edition ;p
KeywordsNew Year's resolutions, recovery, borderline personality disorder, self-improvement, emotional regulation, personal growth, mental health, self-reflection, coping strategies, emotional well-beingSummaryIn this episode, Rose Skeeters discusses the importance of New Year's resolutions, particularly focusing on what individuals can give up to aid their recovery journey. She emphasizes the need for self-reflection, prioritizing love and emotional regulation, and letting go of harmful behaviors and mindsets. The conversation covers various aspects of personal growth, including confronting self-perception, embracing stability, and taking responsibility for one's actions. Rose encourages listeners to prioritize connection over performance and to reconnect with their conscience as they move into the new year.Need individual support? Schedule a session with Rose here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/individual-sessions/To schedule with Jay, click here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/22608/Gift cards now available for purchase here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/gift-card/**This episode is colloquial not clinical, using personal anecdotes to support conveying information in an informal, relatable way**
Dec 17, 2025 • 18min
BPD Holiday Survival Guide Part II: Build Your Emotion First Aid Kit
KeywordsBPD, holiday season, emotional regulation, coping strategies, family dynamics, mental health, emotional perception, self-care, boundaries, distress toleranceSummaryIn this episode of 'From Borderline to Beautiful', host Rose Skeeters discusses strategies for navigating the holiday season for individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). She highlights the emotional challenges that arise during this time, including family dynamics, heightened expectations, and the potential for triggers. Rose provides practical tips for maintaining emotional stability, such as prioritizing routines, setting boundaries, managing triggers, and practicing healthy coping strategies. The episode emphasizes the importance of building an emotional first aid kit to strengthen emotional perception and regulation, ultimately encouraging listeners to thrive during the holidays rather than just survive.Need individual support? Schedule a session with Rose here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/individual-sessions/To schedule with Jay, click here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/22608/Gift cards now available for purchase here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/gift-card/**This episode is colloquial not clinical, using personal anecdotes to support conveying information in an informal, relatable way**
Dec 2, 2025 • 21min
Tuesday Truth: Navigating the Holidays with BPD
KeywordsBPD, holidays, perspective taking, family relationships, emotional health, recovery, interpersonal skills, DBT, self-awareness, acceptanceSummaryIn this episode of 'From Borderline to Beautiful', Rose Skeeters discusses the challenges faced by individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) during the holiday season. She emphasizes the importance of perspective taking in building healthier family relationships and offers practical strategies to manage expectations and foster connection. Through personal anecdotes and research insights, Rose encourages listeners to embrace willingness and acceptance as they navigate their relationships, especially during emotionally charged times like the holidays.Chapters00:00 Navigating the Holiday Season with BPD07:00 Understanding Perspective Taking15:12 Building Healthy Relationships Through Perspective18:00 Embracing Willingness and AcceptanceNeed individual support? Schedule a session with Rose here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/individual-sessions/To schedule with Jay, click here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/22608/Gift cards now available for purchase here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/gift-card/**This episode is colloquial not clinical, using personal anecdotes to support conveying information in an informal, relatable way**
Nov 27, 2025 • 20min
Navigating Love: BPD and Dating
KeywordsBPD, borderline personality disorder, dating, relationships, attachment, mental health, compatibility, protest behaviorsSummaryIn this conversation, Rose Skeeters discusses the challenges of dating for individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). She emphasizes the importance of recognizing protest behaviors to foster compatibility in relationships. The conversation also delves into attachment concerns that arise as relationships progress, highlighting the difficulties in securely attaching to partners.TakeawaysDating can be difficult for people with BPD.Identifying protest behaviors can aid in finding compatibility.Attachment concerns can complicate relationships.People with BPD may struggle with secure attachment.Protest behaviors often emerge in response to attachment issues.It's common to feel anxious while waiting for messages after a date.Understanding one's own behaviors is crucial in dating.Relationships require awareness of personal attachment styles.Navigating dating with BPD requires self-reflection.Compatibility is key to successful relationships.Need individual support? Schedule a session with Rose here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/individual-sessions/To schedule with Jay, click here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/22608/Gift cards now available for purchase here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/gift-card/**This episode is colloquial not clinical, using personal anecdotes to support conveying information in an informal, relatable way**
Nov 12, 2025 • 19min
Zero-to-100 Emotions: The 5 Evidence-Based Tools That Actually Work When Nothing Else Does
When your emotions go from 0 to 100 with no warning, the key is to stop trying to catch the emotion itself and instead learn to catch the earliest body signals that show up before you consciously feel anything. Listen in today for 5 evidenced-based tools that actually work. Need individual support? Schedule a session with Rose here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/individual-sessions/To schedule with Jay, click here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/22608/Gift cards now available for purchase here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/gift-card/**This episode is colloquial not clinical, using personal anecdotes to support conveying information in an informal, relatable way**
Nov 5, 2025 • 36min
Tuesday Truth: Recovery Requirements: Purpose & Agency
Looking through the mental illness lens and focusing on pathology can sometimes miss the big picture and make us feel that there is no hope in recovery. Research shows that rates of recovery without relapse requires the development of purpose and agency. Listen in today to hear how the BPD brain inhibits purpose and agency and how you can begin to tap into these for a solid recovery foundation. Need individual support? Schedule a session with Rose here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/individual-sessions/To schedule with Jay, click here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/22608/Gift cards now available for purchase here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/gift-card/**This episode is colloquial not clinical, using personal anecdotes to support conveying information in an informal, relatable way**
Oct 29, 2025 • 27min
Tuesday Truth: Domestic Violence + BPD
In this episode, we explore the intersection of BPD and Domestic Violence and some tips to distinguish between emotional hyperbole and the reality of abuse in relationships. For support with abuse, contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or visit thehotline.org.Need individual support? Schedule a session with Rose here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/individual-sessions/To schedule with Jay, click here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/22608/Gift cards now available for purchase here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/gift-card/**This episode is colloquial not clinical, using personal anecdotes to support conveying information in an informal, relatable way**
Oct 21, 2025 • 33min
Tuesday Truth: The Impact of BPD on Parenting Part III
Having BPD impacts parenting in a big way. Listen in this week for examples of age appropriate rules and consequences to enhance your parenting journey.Need individual support? Schedule a session with Rose here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/individual-sessions/To schedule with Jay, click here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/22608/Gift cards now available for purchase here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/gift-card/**This episode is colloquial not clinical, using personal anecdotes to support conveying information in an informal, relatable way**
Oct 14, 2025 • 31min
Tuesday Truth: The Impact of BPD on Parenting Part II
Having BPD impacts parenting in a big way. Listen in this week for tips to be more consistent as a parent. Need individual support? Schedule a session with Rose here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/individual-sessions/To schedule with Jay, click here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/22608/Gift cards now available for purchase here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/gift-card/**This episode is colloquial not clinical, using personal anecdotes to support conveying information in an informal, relatable way**
Oct 8, 2025 • 24min
Tuesday Truth: The Impact of BPD on Parenting Part I
Having BPD impacts parenting in a big way. Listen in to hear part of my own personal parenting journey as well as ways that BPD can both overtly and covertly impact parenting.BPD is NOT life or death. It is not a chronic illness. Check out this video for research aka the truth with Xannie :https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AhjwxEu1XaARemember that the truth matters so much and it is much warmer of a blanket than shame even if it feels itchy scratchy at first.Need individual support? Schedule a session with Rose here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/individual-sessions/To schedule with Jay, click here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/22608/Gift cards now available for purchase here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/gift-card/**This episode is colloquial not clinical, using personal anecdotes to support conveying information in an informal, relatable way**
