by Gordana | Jun 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
Due to the July 4th Holiday Weekend, the Family Support Group is rescheduled to July 18, 2017. Please contact Jacki (jackikrone@gmail.com) or Pam (pamh1224@gmail.com) for more details.
by Gordana | May 31, 2017 | News/Blog, Uncategorized
May is BPD Awareness Month. Join the FBPDA and millions of people around the country to destigmatize Borderline Personality Disorder and to share information and stories of hope. Check our blog all throughout the month for new videos about BPD. About this video: A great video explaining Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and how it is used to help people improve BPD symptoms....
by Gordana | May 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
The National Educational Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder (NEABPD) is asking everyone to call our local representatives to let them know that BPD is a serious mental illness that needs more federal government dollars that give people access to treatment, support, and resources. Please read the e-mail below and click on the link to make the call. It really will make a difference! Dear NEABPD Friends, We are asking you to join an important and timely advocacy initiative before the end of May, BPD Awareness Month. Please call your local House Representative asking them to sign on to a letter written by their colleague, Representative Barbara Comstock from Virginia recognizing BPD as a serious mental illness. This recognition will offer new opportunities for support and significant funding for the BPD community. We have less than 14 days to get Members of the House to sign on… Please see the letter below and go to http://emotionsmatterbpd.org/ for complete instructions on how to contact your local Representative and advocate for BPD. Thank you in advance for your time and effort!...
by Gordana | May 28, 2017 | News/Blog, Uncategorized
May is BPD Awareness Month. Join the FBPDA and millions of people around the country to destigmatize Borderline Personality Disorder and to share information and stories of hope. Check our blog all throughout the month for new videos about BPD. About this video: Marsha Linehan, creator of the highly-regarded Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), discusses Borderline Personality Disorder from the viewpoint of a clinician / researcher of the highest caliber. Here she talks about how she learned the skill of radical acceptance. ...
by Gordana | May 25, 2017 | News/Blog, Uncategorized
May is BPD Awareness Month. Join the FBPDA and millions of people around the country to destigmatize Borderline Personality Disorder and to share information and stories of hope. Check our blog all throughout the month for new videos about BPD. About this video: Dr. Marsha Linehan was featured in a series of lectures on Borderline Personality Disorder hosted by the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Linehan is a Professor of Psychology and Director of Behavioral and Therapy Clinics at the University of Washington in Seattle and is credited with developing Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment (CBT) for Borderline Personality Disorder....
