In the past few years, the therapy field has grown significantly in the online world. In the past, therapy was widely experienced with a therapist in person talking face to face. While this was an effective format, many individuals weren’t able to access therapy due to issues with cost, insurance, or location, and marginalized populationsContinue reading “The New Face of Accessible Online Therapy”
Author Archives: Ashley Nestler, MSW
On the Outside – A Poem About Borderline Personality Disorder
On the Outside A Poem About What It Feels Like to Have Borderline Personality Disorder By Ashley Nestler, MSW On the OutsideI am SereneI’m Put TogetherI Can’t Be Seen On the OutsideThey Say I’m CalmI Can Do AnythingNothing Can Be Wrong On the OutsideThey Cannot SeeMy Scars and TearsThat Lurk Inside of Me On theContinue reading “On the Outside – A Poem About Borderline Personality Disorder”
The Most Important Thing Someone Told Me in My Addiction Recovery
How many times have you beat yourself up over something that happened in the past or behaviors that you previously had? How many times have you wished that you did something different, or that you could go back and change those circumstances? I have a history of constantly beating myself up over mistakes that IContinue reading “The Most Important Thing Someone Told Me in My Addiction Recovery”
5 Truths About Trauma You Need to Know
Trauma. How many times have you heard or been told what trauma is, or what counts as trauma and what doesn’t? Everyone has their own perspective of trauma based on what they know, think they know, or what they have experienced; however, trauma affects each person differently. The following are five truths about trauma thatContinue reading “5 Truths About Trauma You Need to Know”
Stigma and Mental Health
The word “stigma” has been used in the mental health world to acknowledge the prejudice that surrounds mental illness; however, many individuals and professionals find the word offensive or unprofessional. As a social worker with a history of Major Depressive Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Bulimia, Complex PTSD, and substance abuse, I choose to use theContinue reading “Stigma and Mental Health”
The Danger of Misdiagnosing Discouraged Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is often categorized – in short – as a mental illness where the survivor exhibits explosive anger, impulsive behaviors, and unstable relationships – with romantic partners, as well as friends and family. Due to the destructive nature of these symptoms, BPD has almost become a bad word in the mental healthContinue reading “The Danger of Misdiagnosing Discouraged Borderline Personality Disorder”
Ashley Nestler, MSW
My name is Ashley Nestler, and I am a woman living with Major Depressive Disorder, Quiet Borderline Personality Disorder, and Complex PTSD. Following years of trauma including sexual and domestic abuse, bullying, and harassment, I found myself in the midst of a severe mental health crisis. Having nowhere to go but up, I had toContinue reading “Ashley Nestler, MSW”
