Speak Your Pain: Hannah Whiting on Living a Healthy Life with BPD | You. Me. Honestly.

Mental Health Advocate & Content Creator, Hannah Whiting opens up about her personal experience living with borderline personality disorder, why she felt relieved after receiving her diagnosis, and how allowing herself to truly be vulnerable in therapy ultimately helped kickstart her wellness journey. Hannah also shares some of her top tips and favorite coping skills for living a healthy lifestyle.
In this powerful and inspiring conversation, Hannah Whiting joins fellow Mental Health Advocate X. ARI for an interview on how to speak your pain and find support among your community to help aid you in your mental health and wellness journey. Hannah Whiting bravely opens up about her personal mental health experience with being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD), finding the right therapist, and ultimately finding the strength to confront and heal from past traumas. As a passionate mental health advocate, Hannah emphasizes the significance of speaking up and not holding in your dark or negative feelings or emotions. The more we talk about mental health, the less stigma there will be surrounding mental health.
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KEY MOMENTS
00:00 - Meet Hannah Whiting
01:47 - Reaching Out to Friends & Family for Support
03:28 - Anxiety & Reframing Negative Thoughts
06:05 - “Be Kinder to Yourself”
07:11 - Feeling Relief After BPD Diagnosis
08:12 - Hannah’s Experience with Therapy
12:05 - Hannah’s BPD Experience
15:50 - Hannah’s Top 3 Coping Skills
17:40 - Mindfulness & Living with Intention
20:04 - Diagnosis & Treatment for BPD
25:29 - Mental Health Tools: Hobbies & Journaling
26:07 - Finding Support by Speaking Your Pain
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BPD is not end of the world. I wish u well.