Ellie Wildbore
elliewildbore.bsky.social
Ellie Wildbore
@elliewildbore.bsky.social
Lived Experience Practitioner - Researcher and Educator 🌟 Roller skater 🌟 Triathlete 🌟 C-PTSD and Anorexia 🌟 Therapeutic Communities
Well that’s a wrap on #BIGSPD25 - great to see faces old and new, lots of food for thought.

Can’t believe I actually made it - 8 days out of hospital after 8 months in, this was a difficult conference for me but the right decision to come! Thanks those that made it happen!

@bigspd.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
So well deserved @hoppypelican.bsky.social and what an epic photo with @thementalelf.bsky.social

#BIGSPD25
Congratulations to Hollie Berrigan @hoppypelican.bsky.social The @bigspd.bsky.social ‪Communications Officer, Consultant Lived Experience Practitioner, and just thoroughly amazing human being, who wins the social media award here at #BIGSPD25 in Liverpool 🥳
June 12, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Reposted by Ellie Wildbore
Big thanks also to all of my #BeyondTheRoom colleagues who have done a sterling job of reporting live from #BIGSPD25 this year 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 @keirwales.bsky.social @sarahpsyc.bsky.social @elliewildbore.bsky.social @squarepegsuk.bsky.social @drarghyasarkhel.bsky.social @kellythepsych.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Still absolutely stoked a year later to be part of the exclusive crochet mental elf owner's club! Now growing to 4 members! #BIGSPD25
Perhaps the most sought after award is the Crocheted Elf that yours truly hands out every year to the best social media reporter.

Previous winners include the thoroughly wonderful @keirwales.bsky.social @sarahpsyc.bsky.social & @elliewildbore.bsky.social who all treasure their elves #BIGSPD25
June 12, 2025 at 11:30 AM
@garylamph.bsky.social and @fik-t.bsky.social are closing #BIGSPD25 - their first as new presidents - and what an excellent job they've done!

Can't believe its over already-some amazing topics this year, love seeing and hearing about all the amazing work going on in the BIGSPD community and beyond
June 12, 2025 at 11:17 AM
@bodyandsoulcharity.bsky.social are speaking about decolonising the DBT curriculum this morning Decolonising the DBT Curriculum. A comprehensive
review led by young adults who are Black or of
Colour and have struggled with suicidality @bigspd.bsky.social

#BIGSPD25
June 12, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Reposted by Ellie Wildbore
Powerful opening talk on Day 3 of #BIGSPD25 by Prof Brin Grenyer (online from Aus) on stepped care for PD.
✅ Co-production with lived experience
✅ De-stigmatising, welcoming services
✅ Brief intervention clinics -
1 month
✅ Big drop in ED use & hospital stays
✅ clinical governance . #beyondtheroom
June 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Mental Elf enjoying the @bigspd.bsky.social gala dinner

@thementalelf.bsky.social #BIGSPD25
June 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Finally in the #autism parallel @bigspd.bsky.social we are looking at navigating the grey area of autism and complex trauma with @ciacox.bsky.social

#BIGSPD25
June 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Next up in the #autism parallel - Kirsten Barnicot and Jennie Parker are speaking about the similarities and differences between autistic people and people meeting diagnostic criteria for BPD - an empirical study

#BIGSPD25
June 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
First up in the #autism parallel session is Elissa Thompson and Jennie Parker: "Two sides of the same coin? Disentangling the similarities and differences between Autism and 'personality disorder' in women and people socialised as females.

#BIGSPD25
June 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Reporting from the Autism session @bigspd.bsky.social this afternoon - 3 talks looking at autism, personality disorder and complex trauma and the similarities and differences.

#BIGSPD25
June 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Next up is the legendary @danwarrender.bsky.social speaking about "The action/consequences model: considering the care of people diagnosed with ‘personality disorder’ and working with risk ethically and effectively"

Always excited to hear what Dan has to say...

#BIGSPD25
June 11, 2025 at 10:22 AM
@dr-kjgardner.bsky.social is talking about the significance of location of self-injury on the body. I've enjoyed collaborating with Kathryn over the years so looking forward to this talk on an important topic.

Important to keep yourself safe during this topic

#BIGSPD25
June 11, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Professor Peter Fonagy @pfonagy.bsky.social is starting his plenary on "Epistemic Trust, Mentalizing and Trauma" to kick off the second day of #BIGSPD25

@bigspd.bsky.social
June 11, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Top tips for #BIGSPD25 from the legendary @bpdffs.bsky.social 👇👇👇

I’d add…take a break! You don’t have to go to every session 😊 and everyone is just as valid to be here as everyone else!
#BIGSPD25
Top Tips for conference delegates
Don’t over think it …
10% LXP 90% people or could it just be 100% people .. never understood the need to other others just be happy you all got together
Have a great conference do good stuff had to stick my oar in
@bigspd.bsky.social
June 11, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Is it a sink or not? Taps still work…hotel room oddities at #BIGSPD25
June 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Reposted by Ellie Wildbore
June 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Follow Keir 😃
Follow Ellie👇👇👇
Just re-introducing myself here on Bluesky at the start of #BIGSPD25 I’m Ellie, lived experience research ambassador in the NHS and independent researcher and educator. Also love a bit of roller skating, cycling and triathlons 😄
June 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Just re-introducing myself here on Bluesky at the start of #BIGSPD25 I’m Ellie, lived experience research ambassador in the NHS and independent researcher and educator. Also love a bit of roller skating, cycling and triathlons 😄
June 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
A representation of the delegates at #bigspd25 - the bigger the writing the more people from that area of work. Great to see #livedexperience the biggest group of delegates! I can’t think of another conference where that is the case! @bigspd.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Reposted by Ellie Wildbore
So my first every Bluesky post, excitedly awaiting this years 2025 @bigspd.bsky.social conference #BIGSPD25 not sure if it's the correct hash tag. But going to try to connect on here this year alongside my x account @gazlamph please do connect 🙌
June 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
#BIGSPD25 has kicked off with @garylamph.bsky.social and Fi Kuhn-Thompson opening the conference for their first as the new co-presidents. Follow the #BIGSPD25 to hear more from the conference over the next couple of days!
June 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM