Schedule of Events:

11:30 am - Welcome/Land Acknowledgement

12:00 pm - Catherine Humenuk “Fighting stigma by increasing understanding”

1:00 pm - Paula Tusiani-Eng “Advocating for BPD: A Family Journey toward Hope and Healing”

2:00 pm - Melanie Goldman “Story of Lived Experience”

3:00 pm - Spencer Chen ""Understanding Suicidality in BPD: Insights from Research"

4:00 pm - Candida Moreira “From 'textbook BPDer' to therapist helping BPDers”

5:00 pm - Amanda Smith “The Role of Acceptance in Recovery: Lessons from Marsha Linehan's Life”

6:00 pm - Closing Interactive Activity: In what ways can we create a more inclusive, trauma informed, anti-oppressive space for people living with BPD?