Empowering Others to Bloom (feat. Ally Loyns)

How can we inspire others to grow in their healing journeys? In this week's episode, Sarah is joined by a very special guest, Ally Loyns. Ally is a Canadian poet, musician, and BPD (borderline personality disorder) advocate who has called Winnipeg, Manitoba home since birth. Through raw and real poetic storytelling, she has a vision to embolden the healing journeys of people with Borderline everywhere by sharing her lived experience. To Ally, nothing holds more power than the solidarity of like-minded souls with one mutual goal: overcoming hardship via self-compassion. In addition to her debut poetry collection A Generation Of Sunflowers and second book Bloom, Ally has been published in Dipity Literary Magazine's first edition (Human Typewriters from Around The World). She has sold copies of her work internationally and can be found in local bookstores in Winnipeg. When Ally isn't writing you can find her building Lego, spending time with her cat or avidly researching various topics. She intends to break stigma surrounding Borderline Personality Disorder one copy of A Generation Of Sunflowers and Bloom at a time. Join these ladies as they discuss the power in using our voices for change, Ally's journey in managing BPD and creating her powerful poetry pieces, and the future of Ally's work in mental health advocacy. You'll also hear Ally recite one of her poems from "Bloom!" If you want more updates on this podcast, please follow @rough.edges.podcast on Instagram or visit the podcast website at www.roughedgespodcast.com. If you have any questions or further suggestions for how this podcast can grow, please email at [e-mail] or leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser. Thanks so much for listening and have a wonderful day! Ally's contacts: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ally_author/ Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/genOFsunflowers --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roughedgespodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roughedgespodcast/support