From Borderline to Beautiful: Hope and Help for BPD with Rose Skeeters, MA, LPC, PN2

Borderline Personality Disorder is often comorbid with Eating Disorder Diagnoses. This week's episode focuses on defining 4 eating disorder diagnoses and reviewing signs, symptoms and diagnostic criteria for Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, and OSFED formerly know as EDNOS.  In addition, I answer a question about which diagnosis should be treated first - ED or BPD. Borderline Personality Disorder recovery work is often painful and difficult. Listen in today to hear a message of hope and encouragement and to add being honorable to your moral compass! Remember to spread the word that BPD/CPTSD/EUPD are all disorders that hurt, though that we can recover from with tenacity, patient endurance, and hard work! We will be taking applications for fall group sessions in a few weeks. Stay tuned for more information. Contact us today at 1-844-9-THRIVE. Jay@skeetersstrength.com OR Rose@skeetersstrength.com. Schedule a mindset coaching session today here: https://www.skeetersstrength.com/product/individual-sessions/ Get your gear here: https://thrive-merchandise.creator-spring.com/?

Having Borderline Personality Disorder means thinking in black and white or all or nothing extremes. This week's episode focuses on a 3 step formula to begin to eradicate black and white thinking from your toolbox. In addition, I answer questions about finding a grey area when it comes to moral compass work. Borderline Personality Disorder recovery work is often painful and difficult. Listen in today to hear a message of hope and encouragement and to add being honorable to your moral compass! Remember to spread the word that BPD/CPTSD/EUPD are all disorders that hurt, though that we can recover from with tenacity, patient endurance, and hard work! Contact us today at 1-844-9-THRIVE. Jay@skeetersstrength.com OR Rose@skeetersstrength.com. Schedule a mindset coaching session today here: https://www.skeetersstrength.com/product/individual-sessions/ Get your gear here: https://thrive-merchandise.creator-spring.com/?

Having Borderline Personality Disorder often means going back to the drawing board to recreate a stable identity. This week's episode focuses on a South African tribe that honors each individual child through song. In addition, I answer an individual's question about CPTSD and hypervigilance. Borderline Personality Disorder recovery work is often painful and difficult. Listen in today to hear a message of hope and encouragement and to add being honorable to your moral compass! Remember to spread the word that BPD/CPTSD/EUPD are all disorders that hurt, though that we can recover from with tenacity, patient endurance, and hard work! Contact us today at 1-844-9-THRIVE. Jay@skeetersstrength.com OR Rose@skeetersstrength.com. Schedule a mindset coaching session today here: https://www.skeetersstrength.com/product/individual-sessions/ Get your gear here: https://thrive-merchandise.creator-spring.com/?

Honoring someone means building them up. Dishonoring someone means tearing them down and devaluing them. Borderline Personality Disorder recovery work is often painful and difficult. Listen in today to hear a message of hope and encouragement and to add being honorable to your moral compass! Remember to spread the word that BPD/CPTSD/EUPD are all disorders that hurt, though that we can recover from with tenacity, patient endurance, and hard work! Contact us today at 1-844-9-THRIVE. Jay@skeetersstrength.com OR Rose@skeetersstrength.com. Schedule a mindset coaching session today here: https://www.skeetersstrength.com/product/individual-sessions/ Get your gear here: https://thrive-merchandise.creator-spring.com/?

Do you feel like giving up? Throwing in the towel? Do you feel like no matter how hard you try things don't get better and the mountain you have to climb to reach your goals gets steeper and steeper? Borderline Personality Disorder recovery work is often painful and difficult. Listen in today to hear a message of hope and encouragement and to add perseverance and grit to your moral compass! Remember to spread the word that BPD/CPTSD/EUPD are all disorders that hurt, though that we can recover from with tenacity, patient endurance, and hard work! Contact us today at 1-844-9-THRIVE. Jay@thriveonlinecounseling.com OR Rose@thriveonlinecounseling.com. Schedule a mindset coaching session today here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/individual-sessions/ Get your gear here: https://thrive-merchandise.creator-spring.com/?

Without learning how to trust yourself, recovering from BPD is near impossible. Start learning how to trust yourself by developing your character and practicing being a person of integrity. Remember to spread the word that BPD/CPTSD/EUPD are all disorders that hurt, though that we can recover from with tenacity, patient endurance, and hard work! Contact us today at 1-844-9-THRIVE. Jay@thriveonlinecounseling.com OR Rose@thriveonlinecounseling.com. Schedule a mindset coaching session today here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/individual-sessions/ Get your gear here: https://thrive-merchandise.creator-spring.com/?

"Could I be misdiagnosed with BPD? Is it Autism?" In this episode, I address the overlap between Autism and BPD. I also talk about social skills deficits and deficiencies of theory of mind that are found in both diagnoses. Remember to spread the word that BPD/CPTSD/EUPD are all disorders that hurt, though that we can recover from with tenacity, patient endurance, and hard work! Contact us today at 1-844-9-THRIVE. Jay@thriveonlinecounseling.com OR Rose@thriveonlinecounseling.com. Schedule a mindset coaching session today here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/individual-sessions/ Get your gear here: https://thrive-merchandise.creator-spring.com/?

In this episode I address a listener’s concern about being a victim. She wanted to know how to “stop being a victim” because she was a victim of abuse as many individuals with CPTSD, BPD, EUPD and trauma are. Listen in today to hear my perspective on victim hood. Check us out on the web at thriveonlinecounseling,com . Call us at 844-9-THRIVE . Send us an email at contact@thriveonlinecounseling.com

Individuals with diagnoses of BPD, CPTSD, EUPD often have a history of trauma. When trauma occurs in childhood, it leaves an aftermath of discomfort, confusion, chaos, and anxiety. In order to begin moral compass work and identity development, we have to cultivate a safety for ourselves and for those around us. In this episode, I offer 3 ways to begin taking care of yourself and cultivating safety from within. Remember to spread the word that BPD/CPTSD/EUPD are all disorders that hurt, though that we can recover from with tenacity, patient endurance, and hard work! Contact us today at 1-844-9-THRIVE. Jay@thriveonlinecounseling.com OR Rose@thriveonlinecounseling.com. Schedule a mindset coaching session today here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/individual-sessions/ Get your gear here: https://thrive-merchandise.creator-spring.com/?

Borderline Personality Disorder is no longer consider a chronic mental illness. There is hope. Recovery can happen! This week, I interview Grace. Grace’s story is inspiring, motivating, and genuine. Her drive and passion to recover lead her to this podcast after a series of negative Facebook groups, where members were perpetuating the stigma behind BPD, EUPD, and CPTSD. Listen in as Grace shares how she found hope, how she feels about the stigma and the impact it had on her journey, and how she has walked the recovery path. Contact us today at 1-844-9-THRIVE. Jay@thriveonlinecounseling.com OR Rose@thriveonlinecounseling.com. Schedule a mindset coaching session today here: https://www.thriveonlinecounseling.com/product/individual-sessions/ Get your gear here: https://thrive-merchandise.creator-spring.com/?