Notes from the Borderline

*Please note: When I discuss my own coping skills for dealing with unusual mental health experiences in the past, I am not making recommendations. There is some mention of stigma/misunderstanding, isolation and mistreatment, but nothing that should be too triggering to listen to.

and which I think can be used as a helpful basis to guide real world responses to seemingly unusual symptoms. I also briefly detail some of my own experiences, and how they differ from his. Listen to the full episode now! linktr.ee/notesfromthebo…

This is Notes from the Borderline — a podcast from the margins, for the people who've been left there. Hosted by a survivor of child sexual exploitation and domestic violence. Episode 2 is now available on YouTube, Deezer, and RedCircle...

what Virginia Giuffre's story tells us, and what you can say to the survivor in your life who needs to hear it. Link to full episode in bio. CW: Child sexual abuse, organized sexual violence, trauma #SurvivorsVoices #CSAawareness #OrganizedAbuse #NotesFromTheBorderline

This is Notes from the Borderline — a podcast from the margins, for the people who've been left there. Episode 1 tells a little of my story and why I'm staying put and speaking out, talks about why survivors can't always just 'organize' like other movements...

@jaunty_aphorism This is horrifying!

@TheFlyingChild Is this event being recorded today? I managed to mix it up with another event completely and missed it! Hope it's all going well :) theflyingchild.com/event-details/…

BPD/EUPD can be diagnosed on grounds of a single issue - self-harm. No other diagnosis is diagnosed on the grounds of 1 symptom.

You didn’t learn to hide by accident. Someone taught you—through anger, dismissal, or silence— that your voice was dangerous. But Maya Angelou was right: “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” Your voice is not the danger. Your silence is the wound.

A date for the diary in 2026: Join The Flying Child & Survivors' Voices for an exploratory panel discussion about boundaries on Wednesday 4 March, 6:30-8pm (GMT). Book your spot here: zurl.co/r2AsC

The only thing that will stop boys growing up to abuse their partners is proper consequences for men who abuse their partners. Remember nearly all rapists get away with it, and 99% of abusive fathers are awarded contact with children. If you want to break cycles, start there.

AuDHD and CPTSD is such an exhausting and incredibly disabling combination.

@glenncole55 Unlike you, I can produce evidence: benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/zero-perc… Btw, regurgitating definitions isn’t evidence - and your “evidence” didn’t answer my question because it was completely irrelevant

The biggest threats to disabled people are; 1. DWP 2. Housing

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Realistic trauma recovery means reminding ourselves, over & over (& over) again: people who don't know my full story or struggle don't have a valid opinion on what I "should" have done then, or what I "should" do or be like now.

Nobody prepares you for the amount of pain and grief you experience when you have to forgive yourself for believing someone was actually a genuine person. The hardest part isn't just their betrayal, it's the shame you carry for ignoring your instincts, for giving your best to someone who only mirrored what you wanted to see.