In today’s episode, we introduce our crisis story, Kimbriana’s Story read by herself. Nicole sits down with a mental health warrior, Kim, and her son Ian to reflect on her experience as a person with BPD and how it affects her motherhood and relationship with her son, Ian. They share an insightful first and second perspective of parenting with bpd and look into how their relationship has evolved.

Disclaimer: Please forgive some of the audio issues with this episode. We tried our best to resolve and chose to release the episode anyway because the content is so important!

The title of this podcast and its contents are not intended to in any way promote, encourage, or advocate suicide or any form of self-harm. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide and needs support, please call 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

Guest:

• Kim & Ian Beavers
  • Kim’s Quora: https://www.quora.com/profile/Kimbriana-Beavers

In this episode, you will hear:

• 0:00 Intro
• 1:30 Intro to Kim Story and Interview
• 2:19 Kim’s Story read by Bella (Crisis Story)

(Beginning of Interview)

• 9:53 A Introduction to Kim & Ian Beavers
• 11:43 Heredity of BPD
• 14:28 The Concerns of Being a Mother as a pwBPD
• 16:30 The Experience of a Childhood Raised By a pwBPD
• 18:06 The Age of Awareness of BPD
• 19:55 The Fear of Inheriting BPD
• 23:09 Recovery and Treatment of BPD
• 26:39 Controlling Crises while Raising A Child
• 29:21 Crises while Raising A Child (From Ian’s Perspective)
• 33:00 Kim & Ian’s Relationship In the Present
• 33:58 Final Thoughts from Ian
• 38:36 Final Thoughts from Kim
• 41:30 Love Letter to BPD

(End of Interview)

• 46:18 Closing Statement from Nicole
• 46:35 BPD Daily Mantra
• 46:58 Outro
• 48:15 Find Me Here by Sherwin Gardner: https://tinyurl.com/Blessings-Find-Me

Episode Resources:

• Website: https://www.showmegrace.org/
  • Weekly Support Group: https://www.showmegrace.org/the-brain
  • Career Coaching: https://www.showmegrace.org/about-3

• Crisis Hotline - Call or Text 988 or Chat At 988lifeline.org

Connect with the Hosts:

Bella Zimmerman: bellagzimmerman@outlook.com

Nicole Darby: presspause4grace@gmail.com

Credits:

Hosts: Bella Zimmerman and Nicole Darby

Music Producer of Podcast’s Intro Music: DJtheIII

Sound Engineer: Stefan Mitroi

Podcast Producer: Nicole Darby

Research Team: Nicole Darby & Tamar Brignolle