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