“We’re starting young” with fighting stigma: Jessie Shepherd on Millie the Cat

Why create a children's book about BPD? This is the second half of my interview with Jessie Shepherd, who is a writer, licensed clinical mental health counselor, licensed professional counselor, and director of Blue Clover Therapy. We talk more about her book for children and adults, Millie the Cat Has Borderline Personality Disorder, and muse on the power of children's literature to combat stigma and stir sympathies.  Episode notes: Jessie Shepherd, Millie the Cat Has Borderline Personality Disorder The first part of my interview with Jessie Charlie Mackesy, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse Susan Stewart, On Longing: Narratives of the Miniature, the Gigantic, the Souvenir, the Collection 

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A Real Affliction: BPD, Culture, and Stigma A Real Affliction: BPD, Culture, and Stigma is an interview podcast that explores how we live with, treat, advocate for, write about, and conceptualize borderline personality disorder, as well as common co-occurring challenges like complex PTSD, eating disorders, and substance use disorder, all of which I’ve experienced. My guests and I will also discuss how literature, film, television, photography, dance, philosophy, the history of medicine, feminist and disability studies, nature, and bioethics reflect, illuminate, and impact the experience and cultural perceptions of BPD. Episodes are released twice a month, starting on April 19, 2024.