Mission Statement
For those who struggle with mental illness, BWellBStrong will act as a trusted advisor throughout the process of navigating your path to recovery.
Vision Statement
I envision a world where the stigma of mental illness has been eliminated and there is full access to evidence-based treatments for people who suffer from psychiatric illness..
About Us
Some of you might be aware this organization was originally founded as BWellBStrongBPD. Going forward, BWellBStrongBPD will be known as BWellBStrong.
Rest assured, I’m not suspending my focus on borderline personality disorder, I’m adding three of its well-known concurrent disorders – major depression, eating disorders, and anxiety. I’ve recovered from depression and anorexia. I was never formally diagnosed with anxiety, but I have experienced it – and panic attacks.
In the same way, I want to let those who are suffering from BPD know they are not alone, I want to let those who are suffering from depression, eating disorders, and anxiety know that they don’t have to take this journey alone.
I feel strongly that given these unprecedented times, I’d be remiss if I didn’t expand the scope of the disorders for which I’m offering my first-hand experience, as well as my clinical knowledge, just as I have with BPD this past year
I launched BWellBStrongBPD on March 5, 2020, just as the pandemic was taking hold across the country. It’s been well-documented that the mental health of our country is suffering. On December 9, 2020, the NY Times published an Opinion piece by Farhad Manjoo titled The Hidden ‘Fourth Wave’ of The Pandemic:America hasn’t begun to face this year’s mental health crisis. He writes “In addition to so much death, the next three months could bring a level of collective grief, anxiety, depression and overall stress that may eclipse all that we’ve experienced so far this terrible year.”
Eating disorders are thriving in the isolation and the secrecy of the pandemic. “Disordered Eating in a Disordered Time:Social isolation and unstructured days add to the anxiety of those struggling to achieve a healthy relationship with food,” was published in the NY Times on June 5, 2020 by Emma Goldberg. In the article, Ms. Goldberg writes “Roughly one in 10 Americans struggle with disordered eating, and the pandemic has created new hurdles for those managing difficult relationships with food.”
I hope you can see why I felt compelled to relaunch BWellBStrongBPD as BWellBStrong.
Thank you for your continued support. Please feel free to e-mail me at andrea@bwellbstrong.com with any thoughts or comments.
