About This Event
Emotions Matter Presents:
BPDFest26
Moving Forward: Recovery, Reimagined
Three Webinar Series: May 5, May 14, May 21
Join us for our BPD Awareness Month webinar series:
Moving Forward: Recovery, Reimagined.
Webinar #1 - “Real Skills for Real Life: DBT Beyond the Therapy Room"
Date: Tuesday, May 5 @ 7:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM CST / 5:00 PM MST / 4:00 PM PST via ZOOM
Panelists: Shireen Rizvi, PhD & Jesse Finkelstein, PsyD
Description:
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a skills-based approach that helps people manage intense emotions, navigate relationships, and build a life worth living. But using those skills in the messiness of real life, in relationships, at work, in the moments when everything feels like too much, is its own kind of practice. In this webinar, Dr. Shireen Rizvi and Dr. Jesse Finkelstein, co-authors of Real Skills for Real Life: A DBT Guide to Navigating Stress, Emotions, and Relationships, bring their expertise directly to the Emotions Matter community. Drawing from their book, they explore how DBT skills translate into everyday recovery and what it looks like to move forward with intention, one skill at a time.
Webinar #2 - The Power of Peer Support: How Emotions Matter's BPD Peer Support Groups Advance Recovery
Date: Thursday, May 14 @ 7:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM CST / 5:00 PM MST / 4:00 PM PST via Zoom
Panelists: Jillian Papa, Evan Nault
Description:
What happens when people with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) say "we need this" and then build it themselves? In this webinar, we explore the publication of Emotions Matter's peer-led BPD online support group model in Personality and Mental Health, one of the first peer-reviewed studies to document a program of its kind. 48% of participants had never met another person with BPD before attending. 44% had never received BPD-specific treatment. Hear from the authors behind the paper and the peer support group facilitators at the heart of this work. This session is a testament to what community-driven recovery can look like when lived experience leads the way.
Webinar #3 - Finding Your Voice: Creative Expression as a Path to Recovery
Date: Thursday, May 21 @ 7:00PM EST / 6:00PM CST / 5:00PM MST / 4:00PM PST via Zoom
Presenters: Ashley Ramos, Clyde Clark, Sarah Rose (BPD Beautiful), Xannie Stavert (The BPD Bunch)
Description:
For many people with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), some of the most powerful moments in recovery happen outside of a clinical setting. In this panel, four people with lived experience share how creative expression has shaped their journeys and why it can reach places that more traditional approaches sometimes cannot. Join us for a conversation about creativity, healing and what becomes possible when you give yourself permission to express it.
Disclaimer:
These webinars do not take the place of medical advice or treatment. There will be resources available for those seeking more information about BPD, as well as support. Registrants will be asked to complete pre and post meeting surveys to provide feedback about the group experience and help Emotions Matter learn more about the needs of the BPD community.
Registraton required. Those who register will be emailed the Zoom meeting links with instructions on the registration receiptand will receive a reminder email prior to the webinars.
Emotions Matter Community Group Guidelines:
1. Your safety and well-being, as well as the safety of the event, is important to us.
2. Use respectful language. Words and body language matter. Be mindful of how others can interpret your communication.
3. We accept differences and promote acceptance, especially with regard to gender, sexual orientation, identity, race, ethnicity, age, religions, or politics.
4. Respect confidentiality. No photographs of other event participants.
5. Avoid making assumptions about other people’s experience of BPD. No judgment.
6. Show kindness and compassion for others who are struggling.
7. All are welcome to share, but participation is optional. No one person should monopolize the event time.
8. Avoid interrupting, which can make other event participants feel invalidated.
9. Avoid explicit expressions of self-harm or trauma, which may be upsetting to others.
10. If at any point you express concerns about your safety, we will offer support. If your emotions escalate and we are not able to comfort you, we will encourage you to reach out to your support system or consult with a mental health professional.
Questions? Email info@emotionsmatterbpd.org.
About This Event
Emotions Matter Presents:
BPDFest26
Moving Forward: Recovery, Reimagined
Three Webinar Series: May 5, May 14, May 21
Join us for our BPD Awareness Month webinar series:
Moving Forward: Recovery, Reimagined.
Webinar #1 - “Real Skills for Real Life: DBT Beyond the Therapy Room"
Date: Tuesday, May 5 @ 7:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM CST / 5:00 PM MST / 4:00 PM PST via ZOOM
Panelists: Shireen Rizvi, PhD & Jesse Finkelstein, PsyD
Description:
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a skills-based approach that helps people manage intense emotions, navigate relationships, and build a life worth living. But using those skills in the messiness of real life, in relationships, at work, in the moments when everything feels like too much, is its own kind of practice. In this webinar, Dr. Shireen Rizvi and Dr. Jesse Finkelstein, co-authors of Real Skills for Real Life: A DBT Guide to Navigating Stress, Emotions, and Relationships, bring their expertise directly to the Emotions Matter community. Drawing from their book, they explore how DBT skills translate into everyday recovery and what it looks like to move forward with intention, one skill at a time.
Webinar #2 - The Power of Peer Support: How Emotions Matter's BPD Peer Support Groups Advance Recovery
Date: Thursday, May 14 @ 7:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM CST / 5:00 PM MST / 4:00 PM PST via Zoom
Panelists: Jillian Papa, Evan Nault
Description:
What happens when people with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) say "we need this" and then build it themselves? In this webinar, we explore the publication of Emotions Matter's peer-led BPD online support group model in Personality and Mental Health, one of the first peer-reviewed studies to document a program of its kind. 48% of participants had never met another person with BPD before attending. 44% had never received BPD-specific treatment. Hear from the authors behind the paper and the peer support group facilitators at the heart of this work. This session is a testament to what community-driven recovery can look like when lived experience leads the way.
Webinar #3 - Finding Your Voice: Creative Expression as a Path to Recovery
Date: Thursday, May 21 @ 7:00PM EST / 6:00PM CST / 5:00PM MST / 4:00PM PST via Zoom
Presenters: Ashley Ramos, Clyde Clark, Sarah Rose (BPD Beautiful), Xannie Stavert (The BPD Bunch)
Description:
For many people with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), some of the most powerful moments in recovery happen outside of a clinical setting. In this panel, four people with lived experience share how creative expression has shaped their journeys and why it can reach places that more traditional approaches sometimes cannot. Join us for a conversation about creativity, healing and what becomes possible when you give yourself permission to express it.
Disclaimer:
These webinars do not take the place of medical advice or treatment. There will be resources available for those seeking more information about BPD, as well as support. Registrants will be asked to complete pre and post meeting surveys to provide feedback about the group experience and help Emotions Matter learn more about the needs of the BPD community.
Registraton required. Those who register will be emailed the Zoom meeting links with instructions on the registration receiptand will receive a reminder email prior to the webinars.
Emotions Matter Community Group Guidelines:
1. Your safety and well-being, as well as the safety of the event, is important to us.
2. Use respectful language. Words and body language matter. Be mindful of how others can interpret your communication.
3. We accept differences and promote acceptance, especially with regard to gender, sexual orientation, identity, race, ethnicity, age, religions, or politics.
4. Respect confidentiality. No photographs of other event participants.
5. Avoid making assumptions about other people’s experience of BPD. No judgment.
6. Show kindness and compassion for others who are struggling.
7. All are welcome to share, but participation is optional. No one person should monopolize the event time.
8. Avoid interrupting, which can make other event participants feel invalidated.
9. Avoid explicit expressions of self-harm or trauma, which may be upsetting to others.
10. If at any point you express concerns about your safety, we will offer support. If your emotions escalate and we are not able to comfort you, we will encourage you to reach out to your support system or consult with a mental health professional.
Questions? Email info@emotionsmatterbpd.org.