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back from the borderline

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You can perform emotional alchemy and I will show you how.



The idea of alchemy is to reduce something with fire – burning it down so that something new can rise from the ashes. You can do this with your personality, too. You’ve always had the power; you just didn’t know that. Now you do.


 

Highly sensitive, emotional, and intuitive children are often impacted most severely by dysfunctional family dynamics, childhood emotional neglect, sexual abuse, grooming, generational trauma, and inherited toxic shame. As adults, these same children often find themselves with a disorder or dysfunction label, as mainstream psychiatry tries to convince them that the root of their suffering is due to a disordered personality or chemical imbalance.



Our current medical model of mental health is quick to pathologize. Psychiatrists and therapists operating within this model often ask, “What’s wrong with you?” but rarely, “What *happened* to you?” Personalities are not cancerous tumors; psychological suffering cannot be accurately understood or treated through the lens of a purely medical model. We have to go deeper. And that's exactly what we do here on Back from the Borderline.



A path toward healing exists, even though I know it can feel impossible when you’re looking up from rock bottom.



Through working with and integrating the concepts we explore in each episode together, you’ll learn to:



✧ Better regulate, name and process your emotions

✧ Understand and reduce chronic feelings of emptiness

✧ Confront and uproot your toxic shame

✧ Put an end to recurring patterns of self-sabotage

✧ Connect with your Higher Self

✧ Break the cycle of generational family trauma

✧ Set healthier boundaries with yourself and others

✧ Recognize the difference between healthy and unhealthy relationships

✧ Heal from a chronic need to please and seek validation from others



Tune in and prepare yourself to be standing in the ashes of the person you used to be. New episodes drop every Tuesday.


 

As for me? I'm Mollie Adler. A disillusioned millennial, podcaster, writer, creative, existential thinker, obsessive researcher (huge nerd), and fellow f*cked up human desperately trying to find meaning in a society and culture that seems to be devoid of it. To read my Substack articles, access my Amazon book recommendation list, submit a voicemail, or contact me for collaborations, visit https://linktr.ee/backfromtheborderline



Anyone – even you – can come Back From the Borderline. 𓆩ᥫ᭡𓆪 


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Episodes

2. Trauma Splitting in BPD & CPTSD (PART 2)

July 20, 2021 02:32 - 41 minutes - 75.3 MB

This episode is part two of a three-part deep-dive on Splitting. If you haven't already, go back to episode 1 and listen to that one first! :) “Splitting” is often considered a hallmark of BPD and CPTSD. It is characterized by the propensity to completely idealize or devalue other people, places, ideas, or objects. To see them as all good or all bad. Splitting causes those of us with Borderline Personality Disorder to view life, ourselves, and others in extremes. Black and white thinking, ...

Splitting in borderline personality disorder (pt. 2/3) | the good and bad breast | E02

July 20, 2021 02:32 - 41 minutes - 32.9 MB

To split something means to divide it. “Splitting” is often considered a hallmark of BPD / EUPD. It is characterized by the propensity to completely idealize or devalue other people, places, ideas, or objects. To see them as all good or all bad. Splitting causes those of us with Borderline Personality Disorder to view life, ourselves, and others in extremes. Black and white thinking, no gray areas. This episode of Back from the Borderline is part two of a three-part deep-dive on Splitting. ...

Trauma Splitting in BPD & CPTSD (PART 2)

July 20, 2021 02:32 - 41 minutes - 75.3 MB

This episode is part two of a three-part deep-dive on Splitting. If you haven't already, go back to episode 1 and listen to that one first! :) “Splitting” is often considered a hallmark of BPD and CPTSD. It is characterized by the propensity to completely idealize or devalue other people, places, ideas, or objects. To see them as all good or all bad. Splitting causes those of us with Borderline Personality Disorder to view life, ourselves, and others in extremes. Black and white thinking, ...

Black and white thinking: understanding the pain of BPD splitting

July 16, 2021 23:32 - 33 minutes - 62.1 MB

If you identify with the symptoms of borderline personality disorder (also known as BPD or EUPD), it’s likely you’ve heard of “splitting.” Splitting is a defense mechanism that causes a person to view something or someone in ‘black and white’ terms (i.e., “all good” or “all bad.) This episode is part one in a three-part deep dive series on BPD splitting behaviors. If you identify with BPD, it’s likely you’re not conscious of when you’re splitting or why it happens. This can be a very painful...

1. Splitting in Borderline Personality Disorder (PART 1)

July 16, 2021 23:32 - 33 minutes - 27.2 MB

To split something means to divide it. “Splitting” is often considered a hallmark of BPD / EUPD. It is characterized by the propensity to completely idealize or devalue other people, places, ideas, or objects. To see them as all good or all bad. Splitting causes those of us with Borderline Personality Disorder to view life, ourselves, and others in extremes. Black and white thinking, no gray areas. This episode is part one of a three-part deep-dive on Splitting. In this episode, Mollie talks...

1. Trauma Splitting in BPD & CPTSD (PART 1)

July 16, 2021 23:32 - 33 minutes - 62.1 MB

To split something means to divide it. “Splitting” is often considered a hallmark of BPD (EUPD) and CPTSD. It is characterized by the propensity to completely idealize or devalue other people, places, ideas, or objects. To see them as all good or all bad. Splitting causes those of us with Borderline Personality Disorder to view life, ourselves, and others in extremes. Black and white thinking, no gray areas. This episode is part one of a three-part deep-dive on Splitting. In this episode, Mo...

Splitting in borderline personality disorder (pt. 1/3) | Storytime: 'BPD episodes' | E01

July 16, 2021 23:32 - 33 minutes - 27.2 MB

To split something means to divide it. “Splitting” is often considered a hallmark of BPD / EUPD. It is characterized by the propensity to completely idealize or devalue other people, places, ideas, or objects. To see them as all good or all bad. Splitting causes those of us with Borderline Personality Disorder to view life, ourselves, and others in extremes. Black and white thinking, no gray areas. This episode of Back from the Borderline is part one of a three-part deep-dive on Splitting. ...

Trauma Splitting in BPD & CPTSD (PART 1)

July 16, 2021 23:32 - 33 minutes - 62.1 MB

To split something means to divide it. “Splitting” is often considered a hallmark of BPD (EUPD) and CPTSD. It is characterized by the propensity to completely idealize or devalue other people, places, ideas, or objects. To see them as all good or all bad. Splitting causes those of us with Borderline Personality Disorder to view life, ourselves, and others in extremes. Black and white thinking, no gray areas. This episode is part one of a three-part deep-dive on Splitting. In this episode, Mo...

BPD Splitting (Part 1) | Idealization and Demonization | EP 01

July 16, 2021 23:32 - 33 minutes - 27.2 MB

To split something means to divide it. “Splitting” is often considered a hallmark of BPD / EUPD. It is characterized by the propensity to completely idealize or devalue other people, places, ideas, or objects. To see them as all good or all bad. Splitting causes those of us with Borderline Personality Disorder to view life, ourselves, and others in extremes. Black and white thinking, no gray areas. This episode of Back from the Borderline is part one of a three-part deep-dive on Splitting. ...

01: BPD Splitting (Part 1) | Idealization and Demonization

July 16, 2021 23:32 - 33 minutes - 27.2 MB

To split something means to divide it. “Splitting” is often considered a hallmark of BPD / EUPD. It is characterized by the propensity to completely idealize or devalue other people, places, ideas, or objects. To see them as all good or all bad. Splitting causes those of us with Borderline Personality Disorder to view life, ourselves, and others in extremes. Black and white thinking, no gray areas. This episode of Back from the Borderline is part one of a three-part deep-dive on Splitting. ...

BPD Splitting (Part 1) | Idealization and Demonization | E01

July 16, 2021 23:32 - 33 minutes - 27.2 MB

To split something means to divide it. “Splitting” is often considered a hallmark of BPD / EUPD. It is characterized by the propensity to completely idealize or devalue other people, places, ideas, or objects. To see them as all good or all bad. Splitting causes those of us with Borderline Personality Disorder to view life, ourselves, and others in extremes. Black and white thinking, no gray areas. This episode of Back from the Borderline is part one of a three-part deep-dive on Splitting. ...

Welcome to Back From The Borderline

July 10, 2021 00:04 - 2 minutes - 3.84 MB

Welcome to Back from the Borderline: the podcast that helps anyone who identifies with symptoms of BPD overcome their biggest obstacle: themselves. My name is Mollie, and it's my mission to help you break free from your self-limiting beliefs and self-sabotaging behaviors, so you can more deeply connect with yourself, other people, and the present moment. Many people identify with the symptoms and traits of borderline personality disorder. Sadly, a quick Google search returns thousands of "re...

Official Trailer: Welcome to "Back from the Borderline" with Mollie

July 10, 2021 00:04 - 5 minutes - 4.76 MB

Welcome to "Back from the Borderline." The place to be for the tea on all things BPD. In this official trailer, I'll introduce myself, tell you how borderline personality disorder has affected my life, and dive into what you can expect if you decide to become a part of the #BPDTea community. Join me. Together, we'll pursue a life free from BPD. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

begin your transformation

July 10, 2021 00:04 - 29 minutes - 56 MB

I don’t want to talk to your personality; I want to talk to your soul. The idea of alchemy is to reduce something with fire – burning it down so that something new can rise from the ashes. You can do this with your personality, too. You can perform emotional alchemy. You’ve always had the power; you just didn’t know that. Now you do.   Welcome to Back from the Borderline, a place to unhook from your overextended life to explore, understand and integrate the darkest parts of your soul. On t...

Official Trailer | Welcome to "Back from the Borderline" with Mollie

July 10, 2021 00:04 - 5 minutes - 4.76 MB

Welcome to "Back from the Borderline." The place to be for the tea on all things BPD. In this official trailer, I'll introduce myself, tell you how borderline personality disorder has affected my life, and dive into what you can expect if you decide to become a part of the #BPDTea community. Join me. Together, we'll pursue a life free from BPD. connect with mollie and support the podcast: instagram / koji / patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

00: Official Trailer | Welcome to "Back from the Borderline" with Mollie

July 10, 2021 00:04 - 5 minutes - 4.76 MB

Welcome to "Back from the Borderline." The place to be for the tea on all things BPD. In this official trailer, I'll introduce myself, tell you how borderline personality disorder has affected my life, and dive into what you can expect if you decide to become a part of the #BPDTea community. Join me. Together, we'll pursue a life free from BPD. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Begin Your Transformation

July 10, 2021 00:04 - 29 minutes - 56 MB

I don’t want to talk to your personality; I want to talk to your soul. The idea of alchemy is to reduce something with fire – burning it down so that something new can rise from the ashes. You can do this with your personality, too. You can perform emotional alchemy. You’ve always had the power; you just didn’t know that. Now you do.   Welcome to Back from the Borderline, a place to unhook from your overextended life to explore, understand and integrate the darkest parts of your soul. On t...

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