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How to love yourself no matter what
S2 E10 Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide
I was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder over 10 years ago and I tried all the different kinds of therapy. But in trying to figure out my own "cure" I stumbled upon coaching. It turns out, it helped me change my entire life. Today I am sharing exactly...
S2 E9 You Don’t Have To Stop Thinking Negative
When you have negative thoughts, it can be tempting to think that the way to fix your life is simply to start thinking positive. And that would be great, if it was that simple. But it isn't. In fact, if you have been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder,...
S2 E8 Unforgivable Behavior
When you have been diagnosed with BPD, you probably have a pretty good library of things you have said and done that you think are pretty unacceptable. Maybe you've thought it or even other people in your life have said it. I too have done and said things that I...
S2 E7 Emotional Hangovers
Emotional hangovers are painful. What they really are is shame. Shame wants to hide but hiding will never heal. The truth is that emotional hangovers are perpetuating lies that we tell about ourselves and our lovability and self-worth. This episode is going to...
S2 E6 Your Disorder Does NOT Need to Define Your Life
It's easy to believe that because you have been diagnosed with a disorder, it means that this is something you are going to have to deal with for the rest of your life. And that sounds as terrible to me as it probably does to you. The truth is, I don't believe that...
S2.E5 Reinvention with Tamara Becker
So often we are raised to believe that there is a "right" way and a "wrong" way to do our lives. We are taught to be authentic but to not be "too emotional". We are taught to follow the rules and not color outside of the lines. But then we become middle aged adults...
S2. E4 How to Love Yourself When You Think You Shouldn’t
Self-Love is hard even when we are trying to love things that other people say we SHOULD love. But what about the things people say we shouldn't? Learning to love everything about myself, including behaviors that could be viewed as unacceptable, has been the...
S2. E3 Solving for the Fear of Abandonment
If you have Borderline Personality Disorder, suspect you do or you know somebody that does, you know that a fear of abandonment comes up often and is frequently the cause of extreme reactions caused by extreme emotions. Whether you have Borderline or not, this...
S2. E2 Why I don’t Believe in Emotional Dysregulation
Just because your emotional response is something other people don't understand does not mean that you are abnormal. In fact, I would argue that your emotional response makes perfect sense and is totally human based on your life experience thus far. Instead of...
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