On this episode of Back from the Borderline, you’ll hear my interview with doctoral candidate of psychology at Brock University, Jen Roters. Jen has dedicated over ten years of her life to studying childhood adversity related to attachment and personality outcomes with a secondary specialty in sex offenders.


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Below are some of the concepts Jen and I cover during this episode:  

■ DBT mindfulness skills 

■ Why it can be so hard to find a certified DBT therapist

■ Borderline personality disorder in men (and why they are often misdiagnosed with ASPD)

■ How to help someone with BPD

■ BPD and attachment: how to self-soothe an anxious attachment style (the most common attachment style in people with BPD)

■ Emotional invalidation in relationships

■ Sexual impulse control

■ BPD in teenagers

■ Biopsychosocial definition (a breakdown of how personality disorders develop)

■ BPD dissociation

■ Childhood trauma in adults

■ Instagram and mental health

 

Resources directly mentioned in the episode:

Film | The Dhamma Brothers (documents the stories of a group of prisoners as they enter a meditation program)

Book | Healing the Shame that Binds You by John Bradshaw

Book | Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by Steven Hayes

Book | Building a Life Worth Living: A Memoir by Marsha Linehan

Book | Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder by Marsha Linehan

Book | The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.

Article | Adverse Childhood Experiences


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