The Blackest Sheep: Understanding the Stigmatization of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is often one of the most stigmatized mental health diagnosis, not just with the general public but also with health care professionals. What is Borderline Personality Disorder? How might it manifest? How does it affect the individual? And why is it so stigmatized? These questions and more will be answered to help promote an understanding of how an individual with BPD navigates the world. Interwoven with the educational material, Suzanne will also speak candidly about her own lived experience with and recovery from a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder.
The aim of this webinar is to:
Elevate the comprehension of biological and social aspects in the manifestation of BPD
Create awareness of mental health professionals stigmatization of BPD
Provide insight into the experience of living with BPD.