Welcome to everyone joining us or reading along tonight! Firstly, we would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the various different lands across Australia that we are joining this discussion from tonight. We pay respect to the elders of those communities (past and present) and further extend that respect to any other Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people with us tonight or reading back through the thread.  

Tonight, we are joined with special guests @BPDSurvivor  and @Alex_Spectrum from Spectrum to talk about the principles of care, the different treatments, stigma, & the therapeutic relationship. BPD Awareness Week is coordinated by the Australian BPD Foundation. 

To get us started, I invite both of our special guests to introduce themselves to the forum's community. We would also love to hear from members of the community joining us tonight about what has brought you here tonight, and what you’re hoping to get out of the discussion. Everyone is welcome here & thank you for joining us! 😊