Borderline Personality Disorder: ...

Borderline Personality Disorder: Facts, Myths, and Mentalization

Taking Good Care Podcast by Dr. Andrew H.C. Wong & Dr. David St. Arnault
S1 · E33
Dec 5, 2025
01:12:38

Episode notes

Borderline personality disorder is often viewed as one of the most challenging mental health conditions to understand and treat. In this episode, Dr. Andrew and Dr. Dave sit down with registered psychologist Dr. Mark Nicoll for a compelling conversation that separates fact from myth when it comes to borderline personality disorder in adolescents and teens. Together, they explore intense emotions, turbulent relationships, self-harm, and the many experiences that shape this diagnosis. Most importantly, Dr. Nicoll offers a clear, practical introduction to mentalization-based treatment — an evidence-based therapeutic approach that is making a real difference in the lives of young people and their families.

Here are some helpful resources:

1) Expert Education Series - The Sashbear Foundation

2) Mentalizing: What it is and How to Do it with Carla Sharp, Ph.D.

3) FAMILY EDUCATION WORKSHOP VIDEOS | National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder

Keywords

Psychology
Mental health
Therapy
Self help
Science
Psychologist
adolescence
childhood development
positive mental health
Compassion
Self-Compassion
Emotion
boundaries
social skills
Resilience
child development
teenagers
counselling
clinical psychology
emotional intelligence
attachment theory
healthy relationships
Behaviors
Anxiety
neuroplasticity
grounding techniques
harm reduction
Borderline Personality Disorder
Personality Disorders
Mentalization
Self Harm
Suicide
Community mental health

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