Sonia (@_soniastewart_) is a great example of what it means to be an ally to people with specific highly stigmatized mental health challenges and what you can do to help break down stigma when you see it. Sonia is a Masters of Counselling student who reached out to Laurie after her program was providing stigmatizing, unbiased and harmful stereotypes in their course work about BPD. She knew that it was important for her cohort to hear from someone who lives with BPD and does lots of advocacy on stigma to better support them clinicians. She believes that by doing so they can learn to work with the person in front of us, not by their label or what the DSM-5 tells us we should expect.To learn more about Laurie and Sonia's friend Brent you can watch his Ted Talk about living with Schizophrenia hereSupport the showIf you want to support the show, dive deeper into the world of super feeling and for tons of bonus content please consider subscribing to the Super Feeler patreon page. Click here to register for The Super Feelers Club (the peer support group) If you are needing mental health support or someone to talk to, please connect with your local crisis line or call or text 988 in Canada or the US or find a local line Don't forget to follow us on social media (@thesuperfeeler) and subscribe to our podcast for new episodes and updates. Your subscriptions, downloads, and reviews mean the world to us! Thank you for listening!

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