Talking About BPD: A Stigma-Free Guide to Living a Calmer, Happier Life with Borderline Personality Disorder

Talking About BPD: A Stigma-Free Guide to Living a Calmer, Happier Life with Borderline Personality Disorder is a positive, stigma-aware guide by award-winning blogger Rosie Cappuccino. Written to help reduce misunderstanding around borderline personality disorder (BPD), it explains what BPD is and reflects on the journey towards diagnosis, alongside an outline of available treatments.

Drawing on her own experiences, Rosie shares advice for navigating everyday life with BPD, including practical tips and DBT-based techniques for coping. The book also looks at how to discuss BPD with the people around you, with attention to communication, relationships and self-harm. Throughout, it seeks to challenge common stereotypes and help readers feel better understood.

Key details

• Author: Rosie Cappuccino
• Centres on living with borderline personality disorder (BPD)
• Explains diagnosis and outlines available treatments
• Includes practical tips and DBT-based coping techniques
• Discusses talking about BPD, relationships and self-harm

Synopsis

This stigma-free guide explores what BPD is, the route to diagnosis and the treatment options available. It offers practical, DBT-based techniques and day-to-day advice, and considers how to talk about BPD with others. Informed by the author’s personal experience, it aims to counter stereotypes and provide support, understanding, validation and empowerment for people living with BPD and those who support them.