BPDFest 2026 Registration is Now Open!

Join us for BPDFest26: Moving Forward, Recovery Reimagined.

BPDFest26 explores what recovery can look like beyond the traditional.

Through three live webinars, we’ll highlight different paths forward shaped by real-life experience, community, and creative expression.

Webinar 1:
Real Skills for Real Life: DBT Beyond the Therapy Room

Tuesday, May 5 · 7 PM ET / 6 PM CT / 5 PM MT / 4 PM PT · via Zoom

With: Shireen Rizvi, PhD and Jesse Finkelstein, PsyD

Learn how DBT skills translate into everyday life and what it looks like to move forward with intention.

Webinar 2:
The Power of Peer Support: How Emotions Matter’s BPD Peer Support Groups Advance Recovery

Thursday, May 14 · 7 PM ET / 6 PM CT / 5 PM MT / 4 PM PT · via Zoom

With: Jillian Papa and Evan Nault

Explore how peer-led support is advancing recovery and building meaningful connection.

Webinar 3
Finding Your Voice: Creative Expression as a Path to Recovery

Thursday, May 21 · 7 PM ET / 6 PM CT / 5 PM MT / 4 PM PT · via Zoom

With: Ashley Ramos, Clyde Clark, Sarah Rose (BPD Beautiful), and Xannie Stavert (The BPD Bunch)

A conversation on creativity, healing, and what becomes possible when you express your experience.

To learn more about BPDFest26 and register, click below.

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BPDFest 2025

Emotions Matter's virtual webinar series, BPDFest 2025: Overcoming Borderline Personality Disorder: Pathways to Well-Being, was held throughout April and May. We had a fabulous line up of speakers from the lived experience perspective on a wide range of topics promoting empowerment and recovery. 

Click on above poster for videos and presentations.

Did you miss the conference? Are you looking for tips on exploring self-love and joy on the path to BPD recovery? Have you wondered about the journey from diagnosis to care? It's not too late to experience the support of our BPDFest community! Here is a list of our BPDFest Conference videos that are now live on Emotions Matter's YouTube Channel:

BPDFest25 Webinar 1: Self-Love and Joy on the Path to Wellness
Panelists: Maria Solomon, LCSW-R, Barbara Fernandez, Kellin Brownewell, Zephrah Soto, Clyde Clark, with Alyssa Gross as Moderator.
Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qflybX6heY

BPDFest25 Webinar 2: The Journey from Diagnosis to Care
Panelists: Dr. Alex Sheppe, MD, Brianna Hauser, Akanksha, Ashley Botty, with Alex Stein, PhD as Moderator.
Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woraI-G2-dw

BPDFest25 Webinar 3: The Journey from Stigma to Healing
Panelists: Sara Masland, PhD, Victoria Fouch, Alex Kehoe, and Morgan Sweeney with Sara Rosenberg as Moderator
Direct link: https://youtu.be/F38QmMT1Cfs

BPDFest25 Webinar 4: The Journey to Find Community
Panelists: Oliver MacDonald, Bradford Lawrason, Clyde Clark, and Andre Grant, with Dr. Craig Rodriguez-Seijas as Moderator
Direct link: https://youtu.be/29DteypUwN8

 

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