What is Borderline Personality Disorder?
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 1 in 5 US adults experience some type of mental health issue. Of those, 1.4% have been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), [...]
Lifeskills South Florida: A Lifechanging Story
One year ago, Rob’s life changed forever. He was at a crossroads and needed to decide who he was and what he wanted to define his life. Fear that he would [...]
Understanding Self-Injury in the Context of Trauma and Dissociation
By: Lyndsey Karns, PsyD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist Self-injury or self-mutilation, a seemingly paradoxical coping mechanism, has been widely misunderstood by the public and to some degree by mental health and medical [...]
The Suicide Trap
Have you ever interacted with someone who on the outside appears happy, collected and participating in life, only to find out they have attempted suicide? What the person did not show what [...]
Memories are Forever
Do you know someone who states their anxiety, depression or borderline personality disorder prevents them from being able to interact? It is frustrating to sit and watch while your loved ones miss out [...]
Brandon Marshall’s Project Borderline Kickoff Event Program
Brandon Marshall, wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins comes out in support for raising awareness and promoting treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder. This event was held at Solita Restaurant in Fort [...]
The Promise of Mentalization-Based Therapy in Treating Borderline Personality Disorder
In 2008, Psychiatric News published an article using Mentalization-Based Therapy, MBT, with Borderline Personality Disorder. A working definition of MBT is the use of imaginative mental activity or perceiving and interpreting [...]
Learn How to Handle Holiday Stress for those with Borderline Personality Disorder While Supporting Florida BPD Association
Join Nancy Gordon, LCSW for a special 90 minute intensive teleconference using the skills from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) in order to handle the emotional highs and lows of loved ones [...]