back from the borderline
<p><br></p><p>I don’t want to talk to your personality; I want to talk to your soul. Imagine if your most painful and debilitating mental health symptoms and self-sabotaging behaviors aren’t evidence of 'disorder' or 'dysfunction', but <em>adaptive strategies</em> that once kept you safe. My goal is to help you shift from asking ‘What’s <strong><em>wrong</em></strong> with me?’ to ‘What <strong><em>happened</em></strong> to me?’</p><br><p><strong>The word ‘borderline’ in this podcast has <em>nothing</em> to do with psychiatric labels. It has <em>everything</em> to do with coming back from the <em><u>inner psychological brink</u></em> we <em>all</em> experience. </strong></p><br><p><em>Everyone</em> has found themselves on the edge, in that liminal space where the old self falls apart and the new Self emerges. Here, we explore what it means to undergo <strong><em>true</em></strong> emotional alchemy: that ancient and primordial process of falling apart, confronting the underworld of our psyche, and falling back together into someone stronger, wiser, and more whole.</p><br><p>Many highly sensitive people who identify with the seemingly never-ending list of diagnostic mental health labels contained within ‘the bible of psychiatry’ (the DSM) share the same underlying sense of being irreparably broken, disconnected from their intuition, and paralyzed by life’s existential questions. I believe the resulting—<strong><em>and perfectly understandable</em></strong>—chronic feelings of emptiness and spiritual starvation are the <em>TRUE</em> causes of our current collective ‘mental health crisis.’</p><br><p>Together, we’ll dive into depth psychology, mythology, human consciousness, critical psychiatry, and the impact of trauma to help you begin the process of emotional alchemy. This exploration will help you get to the <strong>root cause</strong> of your suffering and free yourself from the toxic shame, limiting beliefs, and mental programming that have kept you locked in the chains of your past.</p><br><p><strong>In an era where mental health and spirituality are too often commercialized, I’m not here as a guru with a quick fix to sell you.</strong> <strong>I don’t believe anyone is ever truly ‘healed’ or ‘cured.’ </strong>There is no return to some mythical state of pre-trauma purity, but rather a continuous spiral of unbecoming, unlearning, and transformation. As a fellow seeker, I will be there in your ear, walking alongside you on your path toward wholeness as a sort of parasocial big sister. That, I <em>can</em> promise.</p><br><p>By integrating the concepts we explore together, you’ll begin to see that anyone—<em>even you</em>—can come back from the borderline.</p><br><p><strong><em>CRAVING MORE?</em></strong><em> Visit </em><a href="http://backfromtheborderline.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>backfromtheborderline.com</em></a><em> to dive into my universe, connect with me, access my Patreon, and discover more about my journey and work. Don’t forget to follow Back from the Borderline so new episodes on Tuesdays and Thursdays automatically drop into your podcast feed.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>