Destigmatizing BPD - AMA + hangout with advocate Melanie Goldman

​Join us as we learn, connect, and share space with BPD advocate Melanie Goldman.

What to expect

​Melanie will start off by sharing a personal narrative about her own journey learning about herself and her needs as an advocate with BPD.

​We'll then open it up to a moderated Q&A where you can ask Melanie about her experiences, resources she'd recommend, and more.

​In the last 20 min, we'll open up room for a community conversation. This will include a larger group chat space with Melanie, and some smaller breakout rooms with prompts so you can meet other attendees in a supportive community space.

​​See you there!

​Access Notes

• ​​Please show up in the way that best meets your needs. You're welcome to keep your camera off, participate in chat, stim, fidget, take breaks, have a snack, leave and come back, show up late, etc.
• ​​We will have auto-captioning enabled in the Zoom main room
• ​​Our community guidelines apply here too
• ​​Let us know if there is anything else we can do to support you!

​About Melanie

​​Melanie Goldman (she/her) is a passionate mental health advocate. Using her lived experiences, she advocates with-and-for people with borderline personality disorder (BPD).

Based in Toronto, Canada, Melanie has spent the majority of her life working in the music industry. After being in hospital ten years ago after experiencing mental health challenges, Melanie was diagnosed with BPD. Since then, she decided she wants to use both her music and her Master’s degree in psychology to help others. She went to work researching everything she could about BPD and found helpful supports and community resources. She then took the next step and began directly aiding and sharing resources with communities, gradually coming to understand that her story could help save countless lives. Melanie's work includes being a guest on a number of podcasts from Back From The Borderline to BPD Bravery, and is a cast member of the popular YouTube TV series, The BPD Bunch. Melanie is also a trained peer facilitator and a MA Counseling Psychology practicum student, who is qualified to practice under clinical supervision.

Since the general public has a skewed conception of BPD within the mental health system, Melanie has many far-reaching ambitions for the mental health communities and BPD, including the establishment of her own Center for BPD to reduce stigma and help everyone with BPD find light in their lives.