Bold Beautiful Borderline

By Sara Abbott, MSW, LCSW, LICSW

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Host and Licensed Clinical Social Worker Sara Abbott, provide a raw, honest, and sometimes humorous look into what it means to live with Borderline Personality Disorder and a variety of other conditions. From relationships, to anger, to sex, and to recovery, she along with guests (and her husband occasionally!) provides a behind the lens view on the world’s most stigmatized mental illness. You find Sara on IG @borderlinefromhell


Episode Date
HAPPY BPD MONTH: Recovering From Invalidation
May 22, 2026
BPD & Being A Dad, Getting Sober, and More. (Feat. Clark)
May 17, 2026
HAPPY BPD MONTH: DBT Wise Mind
May 15, 2026
BPD In Men (Feat. Charles)
May 10, 2026
HAPPY BPD MONTH: One Mindfully and Non-judgment Skill
May 08, 2026
Crossposting: DBT & ME Podcast Sara's Story
May 04, 2026
BPD & Forgiving Your Parents (Feat. Roni)
May 03, 2026
HAPPY BPD MONTH: ACCEPTS SKILL
May 01, 2026
The Mindful Wildflower (Feat. Michelle)
Apr 26, 2026
BPD & Vulnerability - I'll do ANYTHING to be loved (feat. Leslie)
Apr 19, 2026
DBT Skills and Advice Feat. Kate and Michelle of DBT and Me
Apr 12, 2026
Meet Your Favorite DBT Therapists (Feat. Kate & Michelle of DBT and Me podcast)
Apr 05, 2026
"Don't Forget To Text Me" AKA DBT DEAR MAN
Mar 29, 2026
Common Triggers of BPD Symptoms (PS Share With Your Families & Friends)
Mar 22, 2026
WTF is CPTSD? Feat. Dr. Kiki Fehling
Mar 15, 2026
BPD & Overcoming Trauma Feat. Odette (TW: Domestic Violence)
Mar 08, 2026
WTF is the Gifted Child? (Feat. Leslie & Talon)
Mar 01, 2026
Emotional Incest & Trauma Informed Healing Facilitation Feat. Bri
Feb 22, 2026
BPD Diagnosis During Trump's First Presidency Feat. Carra
Feb 15, 2026
BPD Regression: Why You Act Like A Child Around Family
Feb 08, 2026
Un-attach From Your Trauma Feat. Co-host Leslie
Feb 01, 2026
Why Validation Matters in BPD
Jan 25, 2026
Boarding School Trauma Feat. Leeanna
Jan 18, 2026
Borderlines Building Community
Jan 11, 2026
BPD & Eldest Daughter Syndrome Feat. Kayleigh
Jan 04, 2026
GREATEST HITS: The Emotional Rollercoaster Meets The Emotional Hangover
Dec 28, 2025
GREATEST HITS: 6 Types of Boundaries
Dec 21, 2025
GREATEST HITS: The BPD Living Situation From Hell
Dec 16, 2025
End of 2025
Dec 07, 2025
GREATEST HITS - Borderline Rage "I Will Ruin Your Fucking Life"
Dec 07, 2025
Melissa Returns And She Had A Baby!
Nov 30, 2025
"Borderline Personality Disorder Girlie" feat. Julia
Nov 16, 2025
Change Is Not Failure - BPD & Keeping On
Nov 10, 2025
Suicide Myths - Let's Debunk
Nov 02, 2025
WTF is Jealousy & BPD???
Oct 26, 2025
Writing With BPD - Kelly South Returns
Oct 19, 2025
PTSD vs. BPD
Oct 12, 2025
I Got Diagnosed With BPD Last Month! Feat. Emily
Oct 05, 2025
WTF is a Cognitive Distortion?
Sep 28, 2025
Get A Borderline Friendly Boss Feat. Maria
Sep 22, 2025
BPD & Schizotypal Personality Disorder Feat. Katja of Lives Not Labels
Sep 14, 2025
"I Want To Have Sex But It's A Sin" - Religious Trauma feat. Linda
Sep 07, 2025
Talon's Review of My "BPD Type"
Aug 31, 2025
Take The BPD Quiz With Me
Aug 24, 2025
Mothering and Borderline (Feat. Emily)
Aug 18, 2025
WTF is Self-Compassion in BPD?!
Aug 10, 2025
Getting an Education with Borderline Feat. Cynthia Gralla
Aug 04, 2025
Exploring Trauma Through Critical Memory Integration feat. Estefana Johnson
Jul 27, 2025
Borderline Couples Questions Part II
Jul 22, 2025
Final Mini Episode: What Is A Trauma Bond in BPD? (Feat. Leslie, Guest Co-Host)
Jul 15, 2025
Mini Episode: You NEED To Go To Therapy (feat. Leslie, guest co-host).
Jul 14, 2025
Mini Episode: Everywhere You Go With BPD There You Are (Feat. Leslie, Guest Co-Host)
Jul 13, 2025
Fighting BPD Shame Through DBT Feat. Dr. Kiki Fehling
Jul 06, 2025
Borderline Couples Questions Part 1
Jun 29, 2025
Shame and Fear-Based Relationships/Environments
Jun 15, 2025
"Electroconvulsive Therapy Saved My Life" Feat. Rachel
Jun 08, 2025
"I Started Therapy For BPD" Feat Paul (again!)
Jun 01, 2025
GUIDED MEDITATION: Forest Walk For Safety
May 28, 2025
Spiritual Intelligence and Mental Health Feat. Yosi Amram
May 25, 2025
Parenting With Mental Illness Feat. Dr. Michelle Sherman of SEeds of Hope Books
May 18, 2025
Relapse, New DBT program, and Telling a Therapist "No" Feat. Christina (again)
May 11, 2025
50 Reasons to Stay Alive With BPD
May 04, 2025
Perfectionism Robs Us Of Joy
Apr 28, 2025
What The Hell Is A Highly Sensitive Person???
Apr 20, 2025
Tax Day: I Fired And Got Fired By My Accountant (BONUS)
Apr 15, 2025
I Thought I Had ADHD Last Year on BBB and This Year I Do! (Feat. Laura)
Apr 13, 2025
Masking BPD Suicidal Ideation and More Feat. Guest Co-Host Leslie
Apr 09, 2025
STOP Loving Who You WANT Them To Be Feat. Guest Co-host, Leslie
Mar 30, 2025
Going No Contact With Family
Mar 23, 2025
"Jesus Would Love Queers - I Know He Would" Feat Hattie on Unlearning Systemic Christianity
Mar 09, 2025
Medication Stigma is Damaging For ALL Of Us
Feb 23, 2025
Professional Peer Support - Ambassadors of Hope (Feat. Andy)
Feb 17, 2025
"I Can't Even Kill Myself Right" Feat. Nicole of Press Pause Part 2
Feb 09, 2025
Gaslighting - What The Hell Is It??
Feb 02, 2025
"I Can't Even Kill Myself Right" Feat. Nicole of Press Pause Part 1
Jan 26, 2025
"I Was Raised In Church Basements" - Being an AA Kid (Feat. Sabrina)
Jan 19, 2025
"I Will Ruin Your Fucking Life" - The Borderline Rage
Jan 15, 2025
Self-Sabotage With BPD feat. Leslie (as guest co-host)
Jan 05, 2025
GREATEST HITS DAX SHEPHERD ARMCHAIR EXPERT DISCUSSION/RESPONSE ON BPD CHAT
Dec 24, 2024
GREATEST HITS - The BPD Rollercoaster
Dec 17, 2024
Nick Cannon Has a Personality Disorder???
Dec 08, 2024
How To Stop BPD People Pleasing - Just In Time For The Holidays
Nov 24, 2024
Borderline Babies Growing Up - Claire Becomes a Therapist (Feat. Claire)
Nov 18, 2024
Fuck People Pleasing With BPD
Nov 10, 2024
Navigating the Borderline Election Fear
Nov 05, 2024
Why We Stay Alive Feat. Listener Responses
Oct 21, 2024
I Have Schizophrenia - But Do I Also Have BPD??
Oct 13, 2024
Releasing Parenting Guilt and Parenting Sober Feat. Kimmy
Oct 06, 2024
How To Build A Crisis Plan - National Suicide Prevention Month
Sep 29, 2024
Starting The BPD Collective While Sober, Neurodivergent, and Borderline Feat. Jade
Sep 22, 2024
The Emotional Rollercoaster Meets The Emotional Hangover
Sep 13, 2024
We Get Manipulated Too!
Sep 01, 2024
So You Want To Fire Your Therapist? (Feat. Steph)
Aug 25, 2024
We're Dropping Bombs and Talking Transitioning Part 2 (Feat Shane)
Aug 21, 2024
Need More Proof On Borderline Stigma? I Got You.
Aug 18, 2024
The 6 Types of Boundaries
Aug 12, 2024
We're dropping bombs (drugs, self-harm, and skill regression) Feat. Shane PART 1
Jul 30, 2024
Injuries, surgeries, and relationships. Plus, Sara apologizes for overstepping. Part 2 (Feat Brooke)
Jul 21, 2024
So you want to be a DBT Therapist? But Academia is bullshit Part 1 (Feat. Brooke)
Jul 14, 2024
The New Era
Jul 07, 2024
Finding your voice with BPD (feat. Julien)
Jul 07, 2024
The End of An Era - Laurie's Goodbye
Jul 01, 2024
Life as a trans woman with BPD and functional neurological disorder (feat. Jamie)
Jun 30, 2024
Virtual Intensive Outpatient Program??? It's NOT Too Good To Be True. Feat Charlie Health
Jun 23, 2024
Doing school while living in chaos (feat. Kim)
Jun 16, 2024
Take Your Meds - Fighting Med Stigma
Jun 09, 2024
Spirituality, religion and cultural impacts on BPD (feat. Leeah)
Jun 02, 2024
PART 2: THERAPISTS HAVE BPD, TOO??? (Feat. Melissa)
May 26, 2024
OMG ANOTHER THERAPIST WITH BPD (Feat. Melissa)
May 19, 2024
DDP, Suicide Prevention, and Embedded Badness (feat. Dr. Gregory)
May 12, 2024
Experiences with dynamic deconstructive psychotherapy (feat. Carly)
May 05, 2024
Discussing Laurie's Masters Research on BPD Peer Support (feat. Kat)
Apr 28, 2024
PART 2: Making Friends in New Places (Feat. Brittni)
Apr 21, 2024
PART 1: Practicing Radical Acceptance In A Chaotic Family System (Feat. Brittni)
Apr 14, 2024
Poetry, love, and recovery (feat. Kali)
Apr 07, 2024
Panic attack or HEART attack???
Mar 31, 2024
Addiction recovery, aging and regulation (feat. Kelly)
Mar 24, 2024
New Diagnosis AND ADHD Assessment??? (Feat. Laura)
Mar 17, 2024
Weight Stigma in Healthcare (feat. Heather)
Mar 10, 2024
Sara's Lifelong Trigger of Feeling Stupid and her LCSW Exam
Mar 04, 2024
Not rushing into relationships (feat. Monique)
Feb 25, 2024
"That breakup was like death"
Feb 19, 2024
Treatment after jail (feat. Danielle)
Feb 11, 2024
Criminal justice reform for the mentally ill is needed now (feat. Danielle)
Feb 04, 2024
What's Group Therapy Like? Part 2 (feat. Abby)
Jan 28, 2024
What's Group Therapy Like? Part 1 (feat. Abby)
Jan 21, 2024
BPD research and how it impacts our care (feat. Dr. Skye Fitzpatrick)
Jan 14, 2024
2024 is HERE
Jan 07, 2024
Parents did the best they could AND it really f***ed me up (feat. Cassie-Marie)
Dec 31, 2023
Sara Goes 4 MONTHS Without Insurance & Sara and Laurie Manage Conflict
Dec 29, 2023
Advocacy Through Poetry (feat. Ally)
Dec 17, 2023
The Future - Individual Biomarkers for Individual Mental Healthcare (feat. Dr. Evelyn Higgins)
Dec 10, 2023
Taking Humor Seriously in Your Recovery (feat. @dbtexchange)
Dec 03, 2023
The Hardest Parts of the Holidays Feat. Listener Responses
Nov 26, 2023
Seroquel/Quetiapine Withdrawal
Nov 19, 2023
The BPD Living Situation From Hell Feat. Talon
Nov 12, 2023
A Borderline Doctor (feat. Carly)
Nov 05, 2023
Narcolepsy & Borderline (feat. Tatiana)
Oct 29, 2023
Staying Supportive While Maintaining Boundaries (feat. Connor’s family)
Oct 22, 2023
Experiences as a Man with BPD (feat. Connor)
Oct 15, 2023
WTF is a favorite person?! (Feat. JJ Jinx)
Oct 09, 2023
Discovering BPD in Nursing School (feat. Alicia)
Oct 01, 2023
Celebrating Sobriety (feat. Chelsea)
Sep 24, 2023
Sashbear Expert Webinar Series Q&A Follow Up
Sep 17, 2023
BPD, CPTSD, Autoimmune, and More in Scotland (Feat. Kat)
Sep 10, 2023
All of the Announcements
Sep 03, 2023
BBB Season Recap with Laurie and Sara
Jul 30, 2023
How to Fight Fair (Couples, Listen Together)
Jul 23, 2023
ANOTHER PRIDE 🏳️‍🌈 & BPD EPISODE (feat. Dallas)
Jul 21, 2023
Self-discovery at 65 years old (feat. Dianne)
Jul 16, 2023
BPD Book Club Chapter 10 (feat Dad Dean)
Jul 13, 2023
Mental Illness and Your Business (feat. Angela)
Jul 09, 2023
BPD Book Club Chapter 9 (feat Dad Dean)
Jul 05, 2023
Three Generations of BPD (feat. Jayde, Alicia, and Dianne)
Jul 02, 2023
BPD Book Club Chapter 8 - This one sucks, FYI
Jun 28, 2023
CELEBRATING PRIDE 🏳️‍🌈 feat. Shanthi
Jun 26, 2023
Sara Finally Went To The Doctor - An Apple A Day Updates
Jun 25, 2023
BPD Book Club Chapter 7 (feat Aaron)
Jun 21, 2023
A Newfoundlander's perspective: BPD and Emetophobia (feat. Emily)
Jun 18, 2023
BPD Book Club Chapter 6 Part 2
Jun 14, 2023
Parenting Young With BPD (feat. Asia)
Jun 11, 2023
Addressing stigma from within the system (feat. Jessica)
Jun 04, 2023
BPD Book Club Chapter 6 Part 1 (Feat Talon)
May 31, 2023
An Apple A Day Keeps the Stigmatized Doctor Away
May 29, 2023
BPD Book Club Chapter 5 p. 2 (Feat Aaron)
May 24, 2023
Finding the sexy in safe (feat. Kelly South)
May 23, 2023
BPD Book Club Chapter 5 p. 1 (Feat Aaron)
May 17, 2023
Living through loss (feat. Emily)
May 14, 2023
BPD Book Club - Chapter 4 Part 2 (feat Talon)
May 11, 2023
What really is "a narcissist"? (feat. April)
May 07, 2023
BPD & NPD & ADHD & ASD? So Many Letters feat. Nova (Part 1)
Apr 30, 2023
BPD Book Club - Chapter 4 Part 1 (feat Talon)
Apr 26, 2023
Laurie's OCD Self-Exploration (feat. Daniel)
Apr 23, 2023
BPD Book Club - Chapter 3 (feat. Aaron)
Apr 19, 2023
Detangling BPD and OCD (feat. Daniel)
Apr 16, 2023
BPD Book Club - Chapter 2 Part 2 (feat. Talon)
Apr 12, 2023
Aspiring Therapist with BPD Asks A Therapist with BPD What's up - Part 2 (feat. Jovi)
Apr 09, 2023
BPD Book Club - Chapter 2 Part 1 (feat. Talon)
Apr 05, 2023
Aspiring Therapist with BPD Asks A Therapist with BPD What's up - Part 1 (feat. Jovi)
Apr 02, 2023
BPD Book Club - Chapter 1 (feat. Talon)
Mar 29, 2023
Accessing Services for BPD in England (feat. Jasmin)
Mar 26, 2023
BPD Book Club - Stop Walking on Eggshells Introduction (feat. Talon)
Mar 22, 2023
Seasonal Affective Disorder - Is it real??? (PATREON TOPIC REQUEST)
Mar 19, 2023
From tragedy to supporting others (feat. Lynn from Sashbear)
Mar 12, 2023
Bonus Episode for International Women's Day feat. Karly
Mar 09, 2023
Breaking Free From Repeated Hospitalizations feat. Janelle
Mar 06, 2023
The Borderline Personality Disorder Society of British Columbia (feat. Baylie)
Feb 26, 2023
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Medication Resistant Depression/BPD feat. Lucia
Feb 19, 2023
PCOS, Endometriosis, Asexuality, and Mental Health (feat. Tessa)
Feb 12, 2023
Black, Queer, Fat, Polyamorous, Artist who has Borderline feat. Jaquie
Feb 05, 2023
Mental Illness or a Natural Response to Capitalism and Oppression? (feat. Candice)
Jan 29, 2023
Mental Health in the Global South (feat. Candice)
Jan 22, 2023
Substance use, impulsivity, and the power of community Feat Paul (Part 2)
Jan 15, 2023
Martial Arts Healing and Borderline Feat. Paul (Part 1 of 2)
Jan 08, 2023
Life as a throuple (feat. @him.her.her)
Jan 01, 2023
BPD Recovery and Family Systems Feat. Christina
Dec 25, 2022
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard: A response to BPD discussion
Dec 18, 2022
Sara administers herself an assessment: The Difficulties With Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS)
Dec 11, 2022
Men's Mental Health Mini-Series Feat. Corey
Dec 07, 2022
Breaking the Cycle Through Parenting Differently (feat. Rachel)
Dec 04, 2022
Men's Mental Health Mini-Series Feat. Christopher Scott
Dec 01, 2022
Tattoos and Piercings as Self-Harm? Round 2 feat Lucia & Talon
Nov 28, 2022
Men's Mental Health Mini-Series feat. Andrew Talks Depression
Nov 26, 2022
Returning to Work Following a Mental Health Leave (feat. Becky)
Nov 20, 2022
Men's Mental Health Mini Series feat. Phil Cason of BMBB LIFESTYLE
Nov 16, 2022
Q+A of Non-Monogamy Listener Questions (feat. Leslie)
Nov 13, 2022
Non-Monogamy Updates (feat. Leslie)
Nov 06, 2022
Rural barriers to accessing BPD care (feat Grace)
Oct 30, 2022
ADHD Mini-Series: Bet's lived experience with ADHD & OCD
Oct 27, 2022
Autism, BPD, Marriage, and Parenting (feat. Grace)
Oct 23, 2022
ADHD Mini Series: Inattention
Oct 19, 2022
PTSD Recovery feat. Jadzia
Oct 16, 2022
ADHD Mini-Series: Hyperactivity
Oct 12, 2022
From BPD Clinician to BPD Diagnosis (feat. Emily)
Oct 09, 2022
ADHD Mini Series - ADHD Overview
Oct 05, 2022
Pay Attention to Me feat. author Kelly South
Oct 02, 2022
Borderline OR Bipolar OR... BOTH? Feat Gwen
Sep 25, 2022
Green Flags in Relationships
Sep 18, 2022
WE'RE BACK! Updates and elephants in the room!
Sep 11, 2022
Red Flags in Relationships
Jul 03, 2022
BPD & Bisexuality feat. Leslie Part 2 - Answering listener questions
Jun 26, 2022
PRIDE MONTH: BPD & BISEXUAL feat. Leslie
Jun 19, 2022
Endometriosis: Laurie's broken uterus
Jun 12, 2022
Creating a More Compassionate System from Within (feat. Dr. Uyeda)
Jun 06, 2022
Adverse Childhood Experiences (feat. Dr. Uyeda)
May 30, 2022
BONUS: Body Scan - Check in with the body
May 26, 2022
Sara's Psych Testing Part 3 - Does she have ADD??!!
May 22, 2022
Fatherhood with Borderline Personality Disorder
May 15, 2022
A Look at Ketamine Treatment feat. Jessica
May 08, 2022
BONUS: Guided Meditation - Go to Your Safe Place
May 04, 2022
BPD in Court: Depp v Heard (Part 1)
May 01, 2022
20 Sessions of Superfeeling with You
Apr 24, 2022
Art Saves Lives feat. Blu
Apr 17, 2022
More ADD chat - Sara's Psychological Testing
Mar 27, 2022
Self-Advocacy Success feat. Coley
Mar 20, 2022
Laurie and Sara get real about burnout
Mar 13, 2022
A Good Hospital Experience Feat. Michael
Mar 06, 2022
I Got it From my Mama (trauma, love, and crying) Feat. Sara's Mom, Sheri
Feb 27, 2022
Sara's ADD Journey
Feb 20, 2022
Movement is Medicine
Feb 13, 2022
A Year In Review: 2021
Feb 06, 2022
A Failed Christmas Tree Find Feat. Andrew
Dec 20, 2021
Wait, am I really here? A look at dissociation (Feat. Asia Miller)
Dec 12, 2021
Nothing Radical About Accepting Racism (feat. Lucía)
Dec 05, 2021
Is Climate Change Leading to Pre-Traumatic Stress?
Nov 28, 2021
Social Media Advocacy (Feat. BPDBryan)
Nov 21, 2021
Living with BPD in the UK (feat. @BPDBryan)
Nov 14, 2021
Are there actually 4 types of BPD?
Nov 07, 2021
How We Explain BPD to Non-BPD Folx
Oct 31, 2021
The Great Debate: BPD Recovery OR Remission?!
Oct 24, 2021
Instagram's #BPD Ban
Oct 18, 2021
Dating Chronicles Part 3 Feat. Claire & Andrew
Oct 10, 2021
Tattoos and Piercings as Self-Harm?
Sep 26, 2021
Polyamory and BPD: Lots of Love (feat: Leslie)
Sep 19, 2021
Favorite Things about BPD
Sep 12, 2021
"Textbook Borderline"
Sep 05, 2021
Surviving the Broken System pt. 2
Jul 31, 2021
Surviving the Broken System pt. 1
Jul 19, 2021
Finding a Therapist
Jul 11, 2021
Anxiety about COVID Reopening is Valid
Jul 04, 2021
Boundaries & BPD & Pumpkins?
Jun 27, 2021
A Psych Nursing Perspective of Working with BPD feat. Andrea
Jun 20, 2021
Living with Borderline Personality Disorder in India feat. @BPDHumans
Jun 13, 2021
Bonus Episode: A listener's queerness and BPD
Jun 10, 2021
Supporting Partners with BPD 101 PART 2 feat. Aaron
Jun 07, 2021
Supporting Partners with BPD 101 feat. Aaron
May 30, 2021
The BPD Dating Chronicles Part 2
May 24, 2021
The BPD Dating Chronicles Part 1
May 09, 2021
Physical Health is Mental Health feat. Payge
May 03, 2021
Sara's Recovery Journey: Eating Disorders 2
Apr 25, 2021
Laurie’s Biggest Shame: Eating Disorders 1
Apr 18, 2021
Addiction, Sobriety, and Everything in Between
Apr 11, 2021
The Super Feelers Club
Mar 29, 2021
Not Coming Out Yet Is Okay Too (Guest: Alex)
Mar 25, 2021
I’m Coming Out So You Better Get This Party Started
Mar 22, 2021
There is No Such Thing as a Happy Pill
Mar 14, 2021
Like Father Like Daughter Feat. Dean Edmundson
Mar 08, 2021
Wait... Who am I again? (Unstable Self Image)
Mar 01, 2021
Self Harm: If it’s a cry for help…. HELP!
Feb 22, 2021
A family member’s perspective, feat. Nicole
Feb 08, 2021
Avoiding the Emptiness Within
Feb 01, 2021
Indigenous Culture and Learning to Live Authentically feat. Slhalhyiót
Jan 28, 2021
I hate you, please don't leave me
Jan 25, 2021
The Terror of Abandonment
Jan 17, 2021
Dissociation, however you say it
Jan 11, 2021
Bad Hours but Good Days feat. Mel
Jan 06, 2021
Debunking the Borderline Rage
Jan 03, 2021
The BPD Emotional Rollercoaster
Dec 27, 2020
Impulsivity: The balancing act
Dec 20, 2020
Introducing the Bold Beautiful Borderline podcast
Dec 13, 2020
What the heck is Borderline anyway?!
Dec 13, 2020