back from the borderline

By mollie adler

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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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Episode Date
how a dysfunctional family system functions like a cult [preview]
Apr 25, 2024
childhood emotional neglect part 7: signs and symptoms – chronic feelings of emptiness and counter-dependence
Apr 23, 2024
childhood emotional neglect part 6: linking past pain and present health while challenging the myths of modern recovery methods
Apr 16, 2024
reparenting visualization series introduction [free premium offering]
Apr 11, 2024
childhood emotional neglect part 5: sociopathic, childlike, and well-meaning-but-neglected-themselves parents
Apr 09, 2024
childhood emotional neglect part 4: workaholic, perfection-obsessed, and special-care parents
Apr 02, 2024
is avoiding discomfort by self-censorship halting your healing process? [preview]
Mar 28, 2024
childhood emotional neglect part 3: divorced, grieving, addicted, and depressed parenting
Mar 26, 2024
when you feel like an alien in your own family: defying dysfunction through healing [preview]
Mar 21, 2024
childhood emotional neglect part 2: narcissistic, authoritarian, and permissive parenting
Mar 19, 2024
beyond the mother wound: healing neglect and trauma with the black madonna [preview]
Mar 14, 2024
childhood emotional neglect part 1: the silent legacy of invisible wounds
Mar 12, 2024
breaking down to break through: psychiatry, covert abuse, and awakening [preview]
Mar 07, 2024
the "sharenting" trap: protecting children's digital footprint in the age of gen alpha influencers
Mar 05, 2024
the SSRI lie: the fraudulent study that laid the groundwork for psychiatry's greatest deception [preview]
Feb 29, 2024
surrender and heal: a guided trauma recovery ritual through visualization
Feb 27, 2024
tarot and dreams: embracing the wild within [preview]
Feb 25, 2024
VN30: the impact of emotionally absent mothering [preview]
Feb 22, 2024
spiritual emergency pt 3: uncovering pathways for self-healing and professional help
Feb 20, 2024
finding secret delight in the downfall of others: exploring schadenfreude [preview]
Feb 15, 2024
spiritual emergency pt 2: a guide to recognizing the different types of transcendent crises
Feb 13, 2024
tarot and dreams: decoding symbols in lucid and prophetic dreams [preview]
Feb 08, 2024
spiritual emergency pt 1: mental breakdown or spiritual awakening?
Feb 06, 2024
down-to-earth awakening beyond the woo-woo and delulu
Jan 30, 2024
the hidden toll: carrying the mental load in relationships [preview]
Jan 25, 2024
sacrificing our mental health at the altar of social media
Jan 23, 2024
tarot and dreams: wisdom of athena and dionysus from the subconscious [preview]
Jan 18, 2024
show me your scars and i’ll show you how deep you are (ft. laurence hillman)
Jan 16, 2024
the radical therapist: silent screams from the asylum [preview]
Jan 11, 2024
consciousness-expansion and deeper healing through the power of myth
Jan 09, 2024
the radical therapist: unmasking the systemic stagnation of psychiatric training [preview]
Jan 04, 2024
trauma worlds: embodied healing beyond shame’s shadow [part 3]
Jan 02, 2024
the radical therapist: challenging psychiatry - care or control? [preview]
Dec 28, 2023
trauma worlds: navigating the hidden realms of fear and disconnection [part 2]
Dec 26, 2023
the radical therapist: therapy means change, not adjustment [preview]
Dec 21, 2023
trauma worlds: when negative experiences meet unique human beings [part 1]
Dec 19, 2023
the alchemy of self-knowledge: jungian insights on synchronicity
Dec 12, 2023
are mental disorders brain diseases ‘in waiting’? [preview]
Dec 07, 2023
from coercion to consent: WHO and UN say psychiatry must change entirely
Dec 05, 2023
the healing power of somatic breathwork [preview]
Nov 30, 2023
the bledsoe family's cosmic rebirth: unveiling non-human intelligence
Nov 28, 2023
from human doing to human being [preview]
Nov 23, 2023
healing from religious trauma using the philosophy of the mystics
Nov 21, 2023
venting or vicious: escaping the grip of toxic gossip [preview]
Nov 16, 2023
embracing your crazy while falling apart and coming back together
Nov 14, 2023
unlocking emotional freedom: a guide to EFT tapping [preview]
Nov 10, 2023
from mainstream to energy medicine with dr. larry burk
Nov 07, 2023
"my phobia of death and dying is making it impossible for me to truly LIVE” [preview]
Nov 02, 2023
processing complicated feelings around death and grief through working with the unseen worlds
Oct 31, 2023
why you keep falling in limerence with unavailable people who break your heart [preview]
Oct 26, 2023
unlock the source code to your imagination matrix with stephen aizenstat, Ph.D
Oct 24, 2023
our paradigm-shifting UAP experience with the bledsoe family [free preview]
Oct 17, 2023
creating a map through the hell of depression toward a radical elsewhere
Oct 17, 2023
accessing your innermost wisdom through dreamwork
Oct 10, 2023
tapping into your unconscious repressed anger as a highly sensitive person
Oct 03, 2023
pov: your big sister is erykah badu and she's giving you some tough love
Sep 30, 2023
family scapegoating abuse part 3: grief, acceptance, and healing
Sep 26, 2023
family scapegoating abuse part 2: signs, effects, and misdiagnosis
Sep 19, 2023
family scapegoating abuse part 1: the black sheep
Sep 12, 2023
are you going to fit in or find your path? (ft. james hollis)
Sep 05, 2023
living in the shadow of your family tree (interview with family constellations therapist marine sélénée)
Aug 29, 2023
it makes perfect sense why we're all sick and fucking tired
Aug 28, 2023
the crisis of contemporary psychiatry with dr. bruce levine
Aug 22, 2023
the repressed anger to manipulation pipeline (free preview)
Aug 18, 2023
shame series part 8: religious trauma, rigid sex roles and cultural suppression of emotion
Aug 15, 2023
the dystopian "NPC" TikTok trend is melting our brains
Aug 12, 2023
shame series part 7: unmet childhood needs, perfectionism, and public shaming
Aug 08, 2023
shame series part 6: toxic shame in the aftermath of sexual and physical abuse
Aug 01, 2023
shame series part 5: unraveling the impact of abandonment
Jul 25, 2023
shame series part 4: how toxic shame fuels dysfunctional family systems
Jul 18, 2023
shame series part 3: toxic shame and 'disordered' or 'dysfunctional' personality traits
Jul 11, 2023
shame series part 2: when toxic shame becomes who you are
Jul 04, 2023
shame series part 1: healthy shame makes you human
Jun 27, 2023
healing parental wounds through spiritual practice
Jun 20, 2023
daddy issues: recognizing and healing the father wound
Jun 13, 2023
the mother wound: sacred scars as a portal to healing
Jun 06, 2023
this high school dropout is transforming the failing public school system by following her bliss
May 30, 2023
finding a sense of self as a trauma-dumping emotional vampire
May 23, 2023
ending your self-destructive patterns of relationship sabotage once and for all
May 16, 2023
recovering human connection through rupture and repair
May 09, 2023
fear of abandonment and the mother wound in fairy tales
May 02, 2023
find your life's purpose with the japanese philosophy of ikigai
Apr 25, 2023
deepfakes, revenge porn, and the impact on body autonomy
Apr 18, 2023
are you an approval addict?
Apr 11, 2023
completely transform the way you view your mental health symptoms with this reframe
Apr 04, 2023
emotional reactivity and toxic friendships
Mar 28, 2023
when your diagnosis becomes a weapon in the hands of people who claim to love you most
Mar 21, 2023
developing a growth mindset to overcome splitting and perfectionism
Mar 14, 2023
healing control and codependency issues to get your needs met in a healthier way
Mar 07, 2023
your personality masks are blocking access to your TRUE self
Feb 28, 2023
autism or personality disorder? (exploring psychiatric label stigma with dr. jay watts)
Feb 21, 2023
sober curious: a fresh and dialectical approach to alcohol use
Feb 14, 2023
"am i crazy, or are they gaslighting me?"
Feb 07, 2023
blindsided by betrayal: learning to love again after being cheated on
Jan 31, 2023
breaking the cycle of pain: moving on and healing from a traumatic breakup
Jan 24, 2023
overcoming executive dysfunction: "why can't i just do the thing?!"
Jan 17, 2023
mental illness is not in your head: evolving beyond the medical model in recovery
Jan 10, 2023
how scott broke the cycle of generational family trauma while parenting with emotion dysregulation
Jan 03, 2023
understanding the different models of mental health can help you find a helpful therapist (and avoid harmful ones)
Dec 27, 2022
what to do when you finally wake up to the pain you've caused the people you love
Dec 20, 2022
is it helpful (or even ethical) to diagnose a teenager with a personality disorder?
Dec 13, 2022
when your emotional dysregulation makes it hard to hold down a job
Dec 06, 2022
transforming and healing your intimacy issues (ft. zaz)
Nov 29, 2022
transcending the self: the importance of gaining a higher perspective in your recovery journey
Nov 22, 2022
baby borderlines, instagram breaks, and the importance of grounding
Nov 15, 2022
when BPD symptoms are tearing your family apart (ft. catherine humenuk, LCSW)
Nov 08, 2022
exploring complex borderline personality disorder with dr. daniel fox
Nov 01, 2022
all the rage: healthy ways to to respond to (and work with) anger
Oct 25, 2022
dissociation, depersonalization and derealization: understanding these common responses to trauma
Oct 18, 2022
identity disturbance: why your search for a "sense of self" might be keeping you stuck
Oct 11, 2022
the splitting hack: cognitive tricks to help you dismantle patterns of black and white thinking
Oct 04, 2022
using the narrative therapy framework to get to the root cause of your suffering
Sep 27, 2022
from disorder to design: flipping the script on "mental health symptoms" with philosopher justin garson
Sep 20, 2022
your caveman desires are standing in the way of TRUE happiness
Sep 13, 2022
underrated recovery hacks to change the beliefs that are holding you back
Sep 06, 2022
manipulative love: narcissistic mothers, enmeshed parentified children, and emotional incest
Aug 30, 2022
can chronic porn use destroy your sex life? (billie eilish thinks so)
Aug 23, 2022
are you at rock bottom and questioning the point of life? (this one's for you)
Aug 16, 2022
how to better understand a loved one who displays symptoms of borderline personality disorder
Aug 09, 2022
abusive friendships, men with BPD, and recovery book recommendations
Aug 02, 2022
your symptoms of "mental illness" might be hidden spiritual gifts (ft. dr. lisa miller)
Jul 26, 2022
down the rabbit hole of BPD self-diagnosis
Jul 21, 2022
are you in LOVE or in LIMERENCE? (the difference between intimacy and neurotic obsession)
Jul 19, 2022
pete davidson: understanding patterns of unstable relationships and self-harm
Jul 12, 2022
painful breakups: finding yourself after losing your favorite person
Jul 05, 2022
the root cause of your deep fear of abandonment
Jun 28, 2022
how to cope when you feel like you have no control over your explosive emotions
Jun 20, 2022
borderline personality disorder: what is it, do you have it, and is it curable?
Jun 13, 2022
using radically open dialectical behavior therapy (RO DBT) to overcome issues with overcontrol
May 30, 2022
how trauma throws you off balance (understanding your window of tolerance)
May 23, 2022
signs you lack personal boundaries (feeling used and drained by other people)
May 16, 2022
are you mentally ill or spiritually starved? (the problem with "disorder" and "dysfunction" labels)
May 09, 2022
no strings attached: the impact casual sex can have on our mental health
May 04, 2022
understanding hyper-sexuality: how a history of trauma leads to sex as self-harm
May 04, 2022
reclaiming your sexual agency after chronic objectification with dr. alexandra solomon
May 02, 2022
witches and borderline bitches: exploring the rampant sexism in psychiatry
Apr 24, 2022
overcoming existential dread, death anxiety, and religious trauma
Apr 19, 2022
radical self-compassion: learning to love yourself (and finding your "touch tree")
Apr 14, 2022
finding natural relief from PMS and PMDD with menstrual cycle awareness
Apr 04, 2022
channeling your emotional intensity into artistic expression
Mar 28, 2022
when your body isn't your own: what abusive relationships and grooming taught me about love
Mar 20, 2022
stuff i've learned the hard way so you don't have to (my most powerful recovery lessons)
Mar 14, 2022
why you keep repeating the same dysfunctional relationship patterns (ft. the holistic psychologist)
Mar 07, 2022
using the power of self-inquiry and your window of tolerance in trauma recovery
Feb 28, 2022
overcoming extreme emotion dysregulation and suicidal ideation (ft. CJ THE X)
Feb 21, 2022
understanding someone with chronic suicidal thoughts (ft. catherine humenuk, LCSW)
Feb 14, 2022
how learning to live within your integrity may be the key to resolving your identity issues
Feb 11, 2022
learning to accurately label your emotions with psychoanalyst dr. jayce long
Feb 07, 2022
understanding your unconscious mind with psychoanalyst dr. jayce long
Feb 04, 2022
tarot therapy for trauma recovery and shadow work with dr. elliot adam
Jan 31, 2022
why anyone who says that BPD is "incurable" is dead wrong (ft. dr. fox)
Jan 28, 2022
are you emotionally overcontrolled or undercontrolled? (ft. dr. anita federici)
Jan 20, 2022
dealing with difficult emotions while embracing duality with psychologist barlas günay
Dec 30, 2021
the gen z and millennial mental health crisis and collective trauma (ft. adam sweet)
Dec 13, 2021
calling bullsh*t on mental health stigma with dr. courtney tracey
Dec 05, 2021
jealousy, drama addiction, and control issues in relationships (ft. zaz)
Dec 01, 2021
using the "hero's journey" to break free from your childhood wounds
Nov 20, 2021
the devastating impact of emotionally immature parenting with dr. stephanie carinia
Nov 15, 2021
when symptoms of "quiet bpd" rule your life: jared's story
Nov 08, 2021
when love turns toxic: bpd and the favorite person or "FP" phenomenon
Nov 03, 2021
breaking free from chronic feelings of emptiness
Oct 23, 2021
putting a stop to your endless cycles of self-hatred and toxic shame
Sep 20, 2021
is your use of sex as self-harm is sabotaging your relationships?
Aug 02, 2021
begin your transformation
Jul 10, 2021