“We’re starting young” with fighting stigma: Jessie Shepherd on Millie the Cat
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Why create a children's book about BPD? This is the second half of my interview with Jessie Shepherd, who is a writer, licensed clinical mental health counselor, licensed professional counselor, and director of Blue Clover Therapy. We talk more about her book for children and adults, Millie the Cat Has Borderline Personality Disorder, and muse on the power of children's literature to combat stigma and stir sympathies.
Episode notes:
Jessie Shepherd, Millie the Cat Has Borderline Personality Disorder
The first part of my interview with Jessie
Charlie Mackesy, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse
Susan Stewart, On Longing: Narratives of the Miniature, the Gigantic, the Souvenir, the Collection
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