Super Feeler: A BPD Podcast

Dr. Sheetal Lakhani joins the podcast all the way from India to talk about what the landscape of mental health treatment and personality disorder understand is like in India. 

We discuss the cultural differences we see between western nations and India - including differing understandings of mental health, access to treatment, and how relational dynamics may impact how we view what is "disordered". 

We also talk about mentalization and Dr. Sheetal's very own research about MVT - a measurement of mentalization that was developed in India and is now being adapted to fit into the Iranian and Finnish contexts. 

PLUS we discuss her ongoing work in establishing a lived Experience Advisory group of youth in India! For more information on that group click check out their instagram here!
More information about Sheetal's work can be found at:
Her profile here. 
By reading her MVT publication
You heard a lot about some previous Super Feeler podcast guests on this episode! Listen to their episodes by clicking below!: 
Rakesh
Rakesh and Katie (his now fiance!)  
Marsha
 
Support the show
If you want to support the show, dive deeper into the world of super feeling and for tons of bonus content please consider subscribing to the Super Feeler patreon page. 
Click here to register for The Super Feelers Club (the peer support group) 
If you are needing mental health support or someone to talk to, please connect with your local crisis line or call or text 988 in Canada or the US or find a local line
Don't forget to follow us on social media (@thesuperfeeler) and subscribe to our podcast for new episodes and updates. Your subscriptions, downloads, and reviews mean the world to us! 

Thank you for listening!

KT has had thoughts of suicide since they were a little kid. 
We get into the overlap between borderline and avoidant personality traits, fear of failure, and why finding people who actually get it through peer support can make such a difference.
Plus we get very millennial and talk about MSN, Nexopia, Chat Roulette, and sing a little bit of queen Hilary Duff. 
We talked SO much recording this so if you want a extended version of this episode on video, head over to patreon at the $5 tier! 
Find the BPD Society of BC's Peer Support Groups here. 
Content warning: suicidal ideation, disordered eating, parent death.
Support the show
If you want to support the show, dive deeper into the world of super feeling and for tons of bonus content please consider subscribing to the Super Feeler patreon page. 
Click here to register for The Super Feelers Club (the peer support group) 
If you are needing mental health support or someone to talk to, please connect with your local crisis line or call or text 988 in Canada or the US or find a local line
Don't forget to follow us on social media (@thesuperfeeler) and subscribe to our podcast for new episodes and updates. Your subscriptions, downloads, and reviews mean the world to us! 

Thank you for listening!

Ashley shares her experience navigating a complicated intersection of trauma, substance use, homelessness, and the systems that are supposed to help but fail us time and time again.

Ashley talks openly about living with the effects of Fetal Alcohol Effects, BPD, anxiety, severe depression, ADHD, complex post traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD), PMOS/PCOS and attachment issues stemming from her many traumatic experiences in the foster system. 
We talk about substance use, including being three years clean from meth, fentanyl, and heroin, and the realities of trying to survive while experiencing homelessness in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES). 
While this isn't a true crime podcast it's virtually impossible to explain the DTES without talking about Canada's most prolific serial killer Robert Pickton and his ability to get away with as many as 49 murders of women that police agencies didn't care to look for or investigate - despite having ample evidence pointing right to him. If you are interested in a thorough deep dive I recommend the book On the Farm: Robert William Pickton and the Tragic Story of Vancouver's Missing Women. The stories of these women cannot be forgotten - nor can the countless women, especially Indigenous women, who go missing across Canada to this day for whom justice is never found. 
Support the show
If you want to support the show, dive deeper into the world of super feeling and for tons of bonus content please consider subscribing to the Super Feeler patreon page. 
Click here to register for The Super Feelers Club (the peer support group) 
If you are needing mental health support or someone to talk to, please connect with your local crisis line or call or text 988 in Canada or the US or find a local line
Don't forget to follow us on social media (@thesuperfeeler) and subscribe to our podcast for new episodes and updates. Your subscriptions, downloads, and reviews mean the world to us! 

Thank you for listening!

Nelson Grey is the author of the DBT with Sherlock Holmes series and shares his personal journey through grief and complex post traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD). We dive into how he used storytelling and dialectic behavioral therapy (DBT) skills to heal, help others understand their emotions and do something about them through narratives. 

If you're a Sherlock Holmes fan, or just want to try a new approach to learning DBT skills I can't recommend these books enough! You can purchase them at these links: 

DBT with Sherlock Holmes Volume 1
DBT with Sherlock Homes Volume 2
DBT with Sherlock Homes Volume 3

Support the show
If you want to support the show, dive deeper into the world of super feeling and for tons of bonus content please consider subscribing to the Super Feeler patreon page. 
Click here to register for The Super Feelers Club (the peer support group) 
If you are needing mental health support or someone to talk to, please connect with your local crisis line or call or text 988 in Canada or the US or find a local line
Don't forget to follow us on social media (@thesuperfeeler) and subscribe to our podcast for new episodes and updates. Your subscriptions, downloads, and reviews mean the world to us! 

Thank you for listening!

Kat comes back on Super Feeler to share their dissociative identity disorder (DID) assessment findings with us!
We talked about a lot of resources today: 
1. Kat's very own podcast!
2. Petals of a Rose Short Film
3. Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation: Skills Training for Patients and Therapists book 
4. Caroline's episode of Super Feeler "Rejecting the Concept of a Disordered Personality"
5. Click here for the Plural Association information
6. Skills Lab Peer Support Group upcoming sessions can be found here. 

Listen to Kat's first DID episode "When Childhood Trauma Leads to Multiple Identities"
Listen to Kat on the "BPD Symptoms: Dissociation" episode.  
Support the show
If you want to support the show, dive deeper into the world of super feeling and for tons of bonus content please consider subscribing to the Super Feeler patreon page. 
Click here to register for The Super Feelers Club (the peer support group) 
If you are needing mental health support or someone to talk to, please connect with your local crisis line or call or text 988 in Canada or the US or find a local line
Don't forget to follow us on social media (@thesuperfeeler) and subscribe to our podcast for new episodes and updates. Your subscriptions, downloads, and reviews mean the world to us! 

Thank you for listening!