Episode 48 | Because She Leads We Live - with Laurie Edmundson
Episode 48 | Because She Leads We Live - with Laurie Edmundson
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Some people become role models because they seem to have everything figured out.
Others become role models because they’re honest.
Honest about the hard days.
Honest about the struggle.
Honest about what it takes to stay.
And in that honesty… something powerful happens.
Someone listening hears their own story reflected back to them, and realise they’re not alone.
In this episode, Shannon sits down with Laurie Edmundson for a deeply human conversation about what it means to become the person you once needed.
Laurie Edmundson is a mental health advocate, podcaster (The Super Feeler Podcast), public speaker, and consultant working across healthcare transformation and stigma reduction. She lives with borderline personality disorder, anxiety, dysthymia/depression, disordered eating, and other challenges — and it’s through this lived experience, combined with her professional work, that she has created spaces where people who feel deeply can finally feel understood.
Together, Shannon and Laurie explore the weight of being told you are “too much,” the quiet courage it takes to keep choosing life, and the moment where survival shifts into something more — into leadership.
This is a conversation about lived experience, about the power of peer support, and about the ripple effect that can occur when one person is brave enough to speak honestly about what they’ve been through.
Because sometimes, the people who lead aren’t the ones who set out to —
they’re simply the ones who refuse to stay silent.
The Super Feeler Podcast
The Super Feeler Podcast
If this conversation resonated with you, Laurie’s podcast is a place where that feeling continues.
The Super Feeler Podcast is a space for the conversations many people are living… but don’t always have the words for.
Hosted by Laurie Edmundson, it explores what it means to live with intense emotions — from borderline personality disorder to the broader experience of feeling deeply in a world that doesn’t always understand it.
Through raw, honest and often deeply personal conversations, Laurie brings together people with lived experience, alongside families, researchers and mental health professionals. Each episode offers a strength-based perspective on mental health — grounded in validation, understanding, and the belief that there is nothing “wrong” with feeling deeply.
There’s humour, there’s honesty, and there’s a kind of openness that allows listeners to feel seen in ways they may not have before. Whether you’re navigating your own mental health, supporting someone you love, or simply wanting to understand more, The Super Feeler Podcast creates a sense of connection that reminds you — you’re not alone in this.
At its heart, the podcast is about something simple but powerful:
reframing what it means to feel.
Because sometimes, the very thing you’ve been told is “too much”…
is actually where your depth, your insight, and your connection to others begins.
Laurie has generously created space for these conversations to go both ways.
I’ve had the opportunity to join her on The Super Feeler Podcast — not as a host, but as a participant in the kinds of honest, human discussions that sit at the heart of her work.
These conversations step into some of the same themes you’ll hear in this episode — identity, emotion, survival, and the quiet process of understanding ourselves more deeply.
If you’re curious and would like to start with some familiar voices, here are a few suggestions..
BPD Relationships: Shannon and Scott
BPD Relationships: Shannon and Scott
Relationships are often one of the most misunderstood parts of living with borderline personality disorder — shaped by stigma, assumptions, and stories that rarely reflect the full truth.
In this episode of The Super Feeler Podcast, Laurie is joined by Shannon and Scott for an honest, grounded conversation about what it really looks like to build a relationship through understanding, communication, and a shared commitment to growth.
Together, they explore the realities of navigating BPD within a partnership — not as something that defines or limits connection, but as something that can be understood, supported, and worked through together. The conversation gently challenges the narrative that relationships involving BPD are inherently unstable, instead offering a perspective rooted in patience, learning, and mutual care.
It’s a conversation about love, not as something perfect, but as something built — through effort, understanding, and the willingness to keep showing up for one another.
When Childhood Trauma Leads to Multiple Identities
When Childhood Trauma Leads to Multiple Identities
When Kat joined us on What Would They Say in Episode 44, they shared the deeply personal reality of surviving grooming and sexual assault — a story that held both pain and incredible strength.
In this episode of The Super Feeler Podcast, the conversation gently expands into another layer of that experience.
Kat shares what it means to live with a diagnosis of Partial Dissociative Identity Disorder (PDID), offering insight into an internal world that is often misunderstood, and rarely spoken about with this level of openness. Through their story, we begin to understand how trauma can shape the way the mind protects itself — not as something broken, but as something that adapted in order to survive.
Together, Laurie and Kat explore the presence of different parts or identities, the impact of significant childhood trauma, and the ongoing process of understanding and working with those parts rather than against them.
This is not a clinical explanation — it’s a human one.
A conversation grounded in lived experience, in curiosity, and in compassion.
If you listened to Kat’s story on our podcast and found yourself wanting to understand more — about PDID, about dissociation, and about the ways people survive the unimaginable — this episode offers a deeper, more nuanced perspective.
It’s an invitation to move beyond assumptions…
and into understanding.
DBT Skills
DBT Skills
You’ve probably heard us talk about DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy) — about how these skills have quietly and profoundly changed our lives.
But if you’ve ever found yourself wondering what that actually means, this episode is a beautiful place to begin.
In this episode of The Super Feeler Podcast, Laurie is joined by the author of a leading DBT skills workbook, Diana Partington together with the cast of the DBT Skills series, to unpack what Dialectical Behaviour Therapy actually is — and why it has become such a powerful tool for people navigating intense emotions.
Together, they offer a grounded, accessible overview of the core skills — from emotional regulation to distress tolerance — and how they can be applied in real, everyday life.
What makes this conversation so impactful is that it bridges both lived experience and professional insight. It doesn’t feel clinical or overwhelming — it feels human, practical, and genuinely supportive.
It’s not about “fixing” yourself.
It’s about learning how to support yourself.
If you’ve heard us mention DBT and felt curious, this is the place to start. And if it resonates, Laurie has created an entire series that breaks these skills down one by one — offering a deeper dive into each area in a way that feels approachable and real.
Because sometimes, the tools that change your life aren’t complicated —
they’re simply the ones that finally make sense of what you’ve been feeling all along.
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