On the Borderline
This is the official website of Katie Reed. Katie is a writer, speaker, and mental health advocate. She is a self care evangelist who promotes radical self love and total respect for all diagnoses.
She is a wife and mother who lives with Borderline Personality Disorder, Depression, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Agoraphobia.
She hosts a weekly podcast, has a YouTube channel and runs two blogs.
She loves you.
Thoughts and ramblings. Updates about what’s happening. Homework assignments and prompts.
Official podcast episodes and show notes. Follow along and catch up on everything you may have missed.
Check out the video feed. The Borderline Vlog is full of heart to heart chats, AMAs and personal thoughts.
A list of resources for anyone struggling with mental health issues. Great links, news and information.
Katie’s personal book recommendations. Some fiction, non-fiction, humor, biographies, self-help and more.
Everything you ever wanted to know (and probably a lot of things you didn’t) about Katie Reed and this site.
Suggested Reading
Books that are helpful to those who have BPD as well as those who love someone with BPD.
Prices are the publisher’s list price. They are available for much less through different retailers.
This site participates in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.
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Borderline Personality Disorder For Dummies $19.99
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The Essential Family Guide to Borderline Personality Disorder $15.95
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The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Workbook $24.95
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This is Not the End: Conversations on Borderline Personality Disorder $16.99
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The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook $24.95
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Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder $19.95
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Loving Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder: How to Keep Out-of-Control Emotions from Destroying Your Relationship $16.95

Articles

The Impossibility of Living With Mental Illness
Living with mental illness is difficult enough on its own, but navigating the world and trying to focus on self care without alienating the people around you can seem impossible. This post discusses these issues in a candid and frank way.

My Four Year Old Told Me He’s Going to Kill Himself, and I Had No Idea How to Respond
When my four year old told me he wanted to kill himself, I realized I needed to do more about my mental health.

Five Affirmations for Mental Health
Repeating positive affirmations every day can help you be a better person. They can give you the vision to see yourself in a new way and make better choices because you believe in yourself.
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