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45: Destigmatizing Borderline Personality Disorder | Jamie Sedgwick of the Trauma Specialists Training Institute
Jamie Sedgwick shares her insights on the stigma surrounding Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and discusses how it is often misunderstood and wrongly believed to be untreatable. She emphasizes the effectiveness of therapies like Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in treating BPD. Jamie also talks about the importance of therapists taking care of themselves to avoid burnout and advocates for de-stigmatizing BPD by understanding the behaviors as former adaptive skills for getting needs met. This conversation aims to inspire mental…
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