# From Shame to Strength: The Hidden Power of Love, Acceptance & Training Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/from-borderline-to-beautiful-hope-and-help-for-bpd-with-rose-skeeters-ma-lpc-pn2-795439/from-shame-to-strength-the-hidden-power-of-love-acceptance-training Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/from-borderline-to-beautiful-hope-and-help-for-bpd-with-rose-skeeters-ma-lpc-pn2-795439/from-shame-to-strength-the-hidden-power-of-love-acceptance-training.md Podcast: [From Borderline to Beautiful: Hope and Help for BPD with Rose Skeeters, MA, LPC, PN2](https://stenobird.com/podcast/from-borderline-to-beautiful-hope-and-help-for-bpd-with-rose-skeeters-ma-lpc-pn2-795439) Published: 2026-09-24T15:36:09+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rose-skeeters/episodes/From-Shame-to-Strength-The-Hidden-Power-of-Love--Acceptance--Training-e3pb9eu Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO2047484589.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/from-borderline-to-beautiful-hope-and-help-for-bpd-with-rose-skeeters-ma-lpc-pn2-795439/episodes/from-shame-to-strength-the-hidden-power-of-love-acceptance-training Duration seconds: 1076 ## Resource In this episode, Rose Skeeters explores how love, acceptance, and training can transform challenging traits into strengths, especially in the context of childhood development and adult self-acceptance. She discusses practical ways to reframe big emotions, hyperfixation, dissociation, and other traits as potential sources of growth and creativity. Keywords self-acceptance, emotional regulation, childhood development, mental health, personal growth, trauma, sublimation, dissociation, hyperfixation, therapy Key Topics The importance of love, acceptance, and training in childhood development How big emotions can lead to shame or growth depending on support The concept of sublimation and turning traits into creative or productive outlets The role of dissociation and watching oneself as a movie in healing Practical examples of transforming hyperfixation into mastery or craft The impact of shame on self-identity and how love can reshape it The significance of training and acceptance in adult mental health Strategies for turning traits like big emotions and hyperfixation into strengths Fall Group – Starting September 30 ⁠ Fall group forming, register today! ⁠⁠ I’m running a small fall group beginning September 30. Space is limited on purpose so participants can actually practice these skills with support and feedback. If you’ve been wanting structured work around emotion regulation, abandonment fear, and breaking the safety-behavior cycle, this group is designed for that. Individual session openings are also available if you prefer one-on-one work. Details: ⁠⁠⁠⁠thriveonlinecounseling.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Book a session with Rose or Jay: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thriveonlinecounseling.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Call/Text: 844-984-7483 (844-9-THRIVE) Podcast Website: thriveonlinecounseling.com Follow the show for more on BPD r… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/from-borderline-to-beautiful-hope-and-help-for-bpd-with-rose-skeeters-ma-lpc-pn2-795439/episodes/from-shame-to-strength-the-hidden-power-of-love-acceptance-training/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/from-borderline-to-beautiful-hope-and-help-for-bpd-with-rose-skeeters-ma-lpc-pn2-795439/from-shame-to-strength-the-hidden-power-of-love-acceptance-training.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.