Marsha Linehan’s Personal Story

Marsha Linehan’s Personal Story

Ten years ago this week – on June 17, 2011 – Marsha Linehan, PhD, the developer of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), gathered 300 friends, colleagues and family members at the Institute of Living in Hartford, Connecticut. In a presentation about the origins of DBT...
Emotions Matter BPD Fest 2021

Emotions Matter BPD Fest 2021

May is Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month and the New York based BPD advocacy group Emotions Matter is hosting a virtual conference to contribute to that effort.

Yale NEA-BPD Video Conference

Yale NEA-BPD Video Conference

The National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder (NEA-BPD) will be co-hosting the 16th annual BPD conference with Yale University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry…

BPD: Diagnosis Denied

BPD: Diagnosis Denied

Some mental health providers choose not to inform a patient that they meet the diagnostic criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder…

Validation: What You Say Matters

Validation: What You Say Matters

“We spend so much time thinking about how to remedy negative emotions, but we don’t spend much time thinking about helping people harness and nurture positive emotions…”