by Kevin Dawkins | Jan 3, 2021
No one is born with BPD. Rather it develops over time, especially in very sensitive people who experience highly invalidating environments in their early years. And that many of the most invalidating moments occur within the dynamic of interpersonal relationships…
by Kevin Dawkins | Nov 1, 2020
Social skills help people navigate the rough waters of BPD…
by Kevin Dawkins | Sep 13, 2020
The foundational principle of Marsha Linehan’s Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is the willingness to accept the limitations a condition like Borderline Personality Disorder can impose and at the same time commit to making positive behavioral changes.
by Kevin Dawkins | Jul 19, 2020
The skills include a wide array of actions and attitudes that a person with dysregulated emotions can use to cool down out of control emotions…
by Kevin Dawkins | Jul 5, 2020
People from minority communities have largely been excluded from BPD research and access to clinical services. Turns out that has been the case with most every other mental health disorder. But that may be changing
by Kevin Dawkins | Jun 28, 2020
The emotional strength that plays a large role in overcoming devastating emotional turmoil and trauma…