back from the borderline

By mollie adler

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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 adaptive strategies that once kept you safe. My goal is to help you shift from asking ‘What’s wrong with me?’ to ‘What happened to me?’


Many highly sensitive people who identify with the seemingly never-ending list of diagnostic mental health labels contained within the DSM share the same underlying sense of being irreparably broken, disconnected from their intuition, and overwhelmed by life’s existential questions. I believe the resulting—and perfectly understandable—chronic feelings of emptiness and spiritual starvation are the TRUE causes of our current collective ‘mental health crisis.’ 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 root cause 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.


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. I don’t believe anyone is ever truly ‘healed’ or ‘cured.’ 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 CAN promise. By integrating the concepts we explore together, you’ll begin to see that anyone—even you—can come back from the borderline.


Overwhelmed about where to start? Visit backfromtheborderline.com today to access my introductory episode and dive straight into my most transformational series.

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Episode Date
the 48 laws of power: episode 3 (laws for self-protection) [preview]
Sep 19, 2024
were you under-mothered? exploring the generational impact of “mother hunger”
Sep 17, 2024
the 48 laws of power: episode 2 (laws for taking your power BACK) [preview]
Sep 12, 2024
the new gods: how commercialized spirituality and therapy culture have become dogmatic modern religions
Sep 10, 2024
the 48 laws of power: episode 1 (laws to recognize signs of manipulation) [preview]
Sep 05, 2024
exposing the troubled teen industry: surviving ‘the harvard of therapeutic boarding schools’ (ft. nick taber)
Sep 03, 2024
anatomy of evil – aileen wuornos (challenging the “monster myth:” trauma, gender bias, systemic failures and media exploitation) [preview]
Aug 29, 2024
rose cartwright’s path from the poster girl for OCD to psychedelic awakening and holistic healing
Aug 27, 2024
the interstitium uncovered: trauma, healing, and your body’s hidden fluid spaces [preview]
Aug 22, 2024
girlbosses and tradwives: embracing fluidity in parenthood and partnership
Aug 20, 2024
how to stop turning every minor concern into a major meltdown [preview]
Aug 15, 2024
mean girls: healing from and overcoming the hidden harms of female bullying
Aug 13, 2024
anatomy of evil: charles manson (charisma, manipulation, and control) [preview]
Aug 08, 2024
online stigma and BPD: reacting to the internet's worst takes on pete davidson and jenna ortega
Aug 06, 2024
the antidepressant controversy: inside the heated debate over SSRI withdrawal symptoms
Aug 01, 2024
how to work with your dreams: uncovering your soul’s messages and transforming trauma with louise rosager
Jul 30, 2024
takedown: laila mickelwait’s battle to expose the 'executive megapimps' behind pornhub's sex crimes
Jul 25, 2024
mending mind and spirit: the path of sacred psychiatry with dr. judy tsafrir
Jul 23, 2024
old tricks, new faces: modern female pickup artists and their (outdated) 90s dating playbook [preview]
Jul 18, 2024
how psychiatry became the fast food of mental health treatments: exposing systemic failures and hidden agendas with dr. roger mcfillin
Jul 16, 2024
the evolution of melancholia: from ancient narratives to modern depression [preview]
Jul 11, 2024
healing your dysregulated nervous system: from flailing through life to micro-dosing silence with elisabeth kristof
Jul 09, 2024
the beauty paradox: unpacking our toxic obsession with youth and appearance [preview]
Jul 04, 2024
from labels to liberation: exploring the power threat meaning framework with dr. lucy johnstone
Jul 02, 2024
lessons from the borderline (how BPD is a disorder of relationship, NOT of personality) [preview]
Jun 27, 2024
the curse position: exploring trauma and the supernatural in psychotherapy with alex monk
Jun 25, 2024
when your spirit feels broken: how to recognize and survive a dark night of the soul [preview]
Jun 20, 2024
how psychiatry lost its way: bad science, bad medicine and the mistreatment of the mentally ill with robert whitaker
Jun 18, 2024
are you guarding your heart too much? (how to break down your emotional walls) [preview]
Jun 13, 2024
taylor swift’s teenage dream: a depth psychological tour through ‘the tortured poets department’ and the puella aeterna archetype
Jun 11, 2024
“when will it be my turn to find love?” (the dumpster fire of modern dating) [preview]
Jun 06, 2024
childhood emotional neglect part 11: healing (transforming suffering into strength and crafting a new narrative)
Jun 04, 2024
reclaiming your spiritual path after religious trauma and commercialized spirituality [preview]
May 30, 2024
childhood emotional neglect part 10: healing (reclaiming your power and understanding threat responses)
May 28, 2024
exposing miss USA’s dark secrets: title holder resignations, misogyny, corruption, and 'everywhere like such as’
May 21, 2024
BPD as hysteria in sheep’s clothing: the persistent myth of female instability from ancient greece to modern psychiatry [preview]
May 16, 2024
childhood emotional neglect part 9: signs and symptoms – internalized anger, lack of self-discipline, and alexithymia
May 14, 2024
the healing power of labyrinths and EMDR [preview]
May 09, 2024
drake vs. kendrick: the battle over allegations of grooming and underage girls in the digital age
May 07, 2024
“why did you even have kids?” (how different generations have transmitted emotional neglect) [preview]
May 03, 2024
childhood emotional neglect part 8: signs and symptoms – skewed self-perception, lack of self-compassion, and toxic shame
Apr 30, 2024
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
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
spiritual emergency pt 1: mental breakdown or spiritual awakening?
Feb 06, 2024
down-to-earth awakening beyond the woo-woo and delulu (ft. christian bradley west)
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 (ft. thanasi dilos)
Jan 23, 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
is it autism or borderline 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 borderline 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
are your caveman desires 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 (reviewing jeanette mccurdy's book "i'm glad my mom died")
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
can you test yourself for BPD and do you really need a diagnosis? [take a borderline personality disorder quiz with me]
Jul 21, 2022
are you in love or are you in limerence? (the difference between true 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) [+ a discussion on asexuality]
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
your transformation starts here: how to best navigate the episodes
Jul 10, 2021