Emotions Matter

Borderline personality disorder peer support groups, run by people with lived personal experience of BPD for social support and the sharing of recovery-oriented coping strategies. The goals and outcomes reported include people feeling less alone, increased access to recovery resources, and more hopeful about recovery.

Accomplished by: 1. BPD Peer Online Support Group Programs and a Closed BPD Facebook Group that helps people feel less alone and more connected to a community that promotes healing and recovery. 2. Creating materials in print, videos and social media communications from a lived experience perspective of BPD to diminish stigma, promote positive recovery attitudes and provide resources. 3. BPD Loss Bereavement Support Group to provide grief support for families that have experience of death of a loved by from BPD, encouraging healing. 5. Network with other mental health organizations to promote our mission. 6. Encourage advocacy to advance access to BPD treatment and address BPD discrimination. 7. Wellness workshops, such as writing, art or yoga to promote emotional expression and healing. 8. An annual conference to promote peer leadership highlighting trends in BPD recovery. 9. Opportunities to connect with a BPD Peer with lived experience.