Gwen was 10 when she arrived to California from China, the hopes of her entire family on her shoulders. But her dream collapsed in college as she discovered that her grandmother, mother and her all grappled with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). In order to really take care of her family, she would have to forge an entirely new understanding.

The Episode Producer was Sarah Haufrect whose other work can be found at sarahhaufrect.com.

If you want to hear even more from Gwen, she recently guested on the "Super Feeler" podcast which you can listen to here or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out other "Super Feeler" episodes for even more powerful stories on BPD, hope, and connection.

More information on the Mental Health Warmline for Chinese Communities that Gwen established can be found their website. The number is 1-800-881-8502.

Lila Galustian, the therapist who specializes in BPD, has her own website: re-discoveringyou.com.

The National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder (NEABPD) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for individuals affected by BPD and their families. You can learn more and access educational materials on their website.

Finally, go to MindSiteNews.org to sign up for a newsletter from the only national news outlet devoted exclusively to covering mental health.

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Living in a gang neighborhood, concealing his sexual orientation, Adrian already had a full plate when he learned that schizophrenia was hereditary. His dad had it. And at 13, he was sure he was going to develop it too. It was only a question of when. It took him two decades to learn what you truly inherit when your parent lives with a serious mental illness.

Adrian first learned about mental illness at the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) website - nami.org. You can also find their resources and materials in Spanish. If you want to know more, it's an excellent place to learn about mental illness.

They also offer Family-to-Family classes for just about anyone, and peer support those who live with a mental illness. There are hundreds of chapters in the US. In certain states they’re also available in Spanish.

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The books and research cited in the episode can be found below:

• Antonia Hylton’s, Madness
• Jonathan Metzl’s, The Protest Psychosis
• Deidre Anglin is the lead author of this research finding that Black people experienced schizophrenia spectrum disorders at nearly 4 times the rate of White people. More about her work and research is on her faculty page.

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