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Dr. Christine Ann Lawson vividly describes how mothers who suffer from borderline personality disorder produce children who may flounder in life even as adults, futilely struggling to reach the safety of a parental harbor, unable to recognize that their borderline parent lacks a pier, or even a discernible shore. Addressing the adult children of borderlines and the therapists who work with them, Dr. Lawson shows how to care for the waif without rescuing her, to attend to the hermit without feeding her fear, to love the queen without becoming her subject, and to live with the witch without becoming her victim. ---Metapsychology Online Reviews "Childhood lived with a borderline mother results in an unspeakable tragedy, few of the child's developmental needs are met because the mother cannot be a parent. "This well-researched and beautifully written book presents in graphic, specific, clinical detail overwhelming evidence to resolve any ambiguity about the relationship of the borderline mother to her children. The many faces of the borderline mother are nicely differentiated and described. She presents a variety of mothers, including the make-believe mother, the fairy tale mother, the queen and witch mother, along with specific clinical suggestions for dealing with each type.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"If I could give this book a thousands stars and then take the author to lunch I would. I finally at 34 years old had the epiphany that if this book was right then logically there was credible evidence that I was not actually a bad person. There is no guilt, shame, self loathing, and feeling of pouncing on someone for putting me down. I have hated myself for most of my life and tried destroying myself to make the self loathing end for so long."
"It's easy for the armchair quarterbacks to suggest that those traumatized by BPD parents should just quit their dang whining, snap out of it and get with the program, but those traumatized by a BPD parent have a very different definition of love (and a painful one at that) than those reared in more authentically and altruistically loving households. My copy of the book was published in 2000, when bookshelves were not as well stocked for quality personal psychology books but were certainly rife with plenty of flim-flam pop psychology. There has been additional research on BPD since 2000 with many publications for patients taking a more clinical tone than this book, but considering this book in context, it is a smart, well-written volume for the 2000 audience, utilizing archetypes to illustrate different types of BPD in mothers. I would not attempt to use this book as my sole source in healing myself and/or my relationships with those who have BPD, but it will help as a complementary part of education and therapy. For those affected by BPD, this book is not "just another excuse to whine," and it's highly insensitive and demonstrates ignorance (or perhaps denial?)."
"There's nothing like this book for explaining the darkness inside the borderline mother."
"much needed words of advise."
"With care, you can pull the pages apart and not rip the book but still disappointing considering the price of the book for it to arrive the way it did."
"Lawson's fairy tale framework, in which she discusses the different Borderline mothers, works well and gives this unusual self-help book a poetic quality."
"If you are struggling with a BPD this book will be a Godsend."
"A lot of psych books available are not written by competent people and are not based on any empirical evidence, which is blatantly clear to me now that I'm getting my PhD in psych."
"One of the Guardian 's best books of 2017" Bestselling writer and psychotherapist Irvin D. Yalom puts himself on the couch in a lapidary memoir. "― Kirkus Reviews "I have been a Yalom fan for the longest time--I always admired the deftness of his stories, the insights that came out of his obvious compassion and love for his characters. Finally, in Becoming Myself , we have the answer, and it is wonderful, compelling, and as insightful about its subject and about the times he lived in as you could hope for. Irvin D. Yalom, MD , is an emeritus professor of psychiatry at Stanford University and a psychiatrist in private practice in San Francisco.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Love the format of short chapters beginning in his childhood and taking us through many memories of his life, both personal and professional. Within the Memoir, Dr. Yalom offers revealing insight into his conceptualization of his many books and the beautiful retreats where he wrote in solitude."
"It is professional, profoundly analytical but clear and readable."
"All psychotherapists should be reading Yalom and learning from his intelligence, genuineness, courageousness, and compassion for those whose lives he touches."
"If you are a fan of Dr. Yalom's writings and thinking, this book is not to be missed as the "behind the scenes" , taking us in the personal universe of one of the greatest minds of the 20th and 21st century."
"I started reading Dr. Yalom's work about 1 1/2 years ago."
"This is the most autobiographical of his books though many of his non-fiction works represent his values, his approach and how he has created a coherent if sometimes iconoclastic framework for psychotherapy. Many things stand out: how he responded as a child to the religion of his family of origin, how he did not align with any number of popular theories of human development and therapeutic schools of thoughts, and his interest in group dynamics."
The purpose of this book by best-selling author and lecturer Marianne Williamson is to psychologically and spiritually reframe this transition so that it leads to a wonderful sense of joy and awakening. It can be viewed as a magical turning point toward life as we’ve never known it, if we allow ourselves the power of an independent imagination, utilizing thought-forms that don’t simply flow in a perfunctory manner from ancient assumptions handed down to us, but rather flower into new archetypal images of a humanity just getting started at 45 or 50. "'I consider Marianne to be one of our most profound teachers of transformational wisdom' - Dr Wayne W. Dyer" Marianne Williamson is an internationally acclaimed lecturer and the best-selling author of A Return to Love, The Healing of America, A Woman’s Worth, and Illuminata, among other works.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"She nailed it on the shifts in midlife thinking."
"Williamson has a friendly, accessible style, and any woman approaching, in the midst of, or past middle age might enjoy this."
"I read a Return to Love 18 or so years ago, I made an about face turn around for the better in my life then....this was exactly what I needed for another about face recharge at 52, Thank You."
"*****. The Age of Miracles: Embracing the New Midlife describes a refreshing way to approach midlife, not viewing midlife through glasses emphasizing decline and loss, but through a framework of endless possibility, wisdom, an embracing of and creation of new meaning, a turning towards life, a realization of the limitlessness of God, a forgiving of the past, a reimagination of relationships, and being one with the world around us. Although this book is grounded in A Course in Miracles (as are all of Marianne Williamson's books), it is spiritual rather than religious and appropriate for readers of all spiritual and religious backgrounds. The book is not about ACIM per se, but about aging; there indeed are other books that can be read to find out more about ACIM."
"Very insightful and inspiring book."
"(I should have left yrs ago) and this book was so healing for me."
"Again she uses her knowledge of ACIM to assist people with making better decisions about their food choices."
"The content was right on the money for me at this stage of my life and I enjoyed her style of presenting it."
Best Lifespan Development
Less fear and worry and more faith and self confidence. A Spiritual growth mentality. A Mindset for Learning Biblical Principles. Daily action strategies and ways to renew your mind. A faith mindset that will transform thought processes in the time of crisis. (Isaiah 54:17). Faith in Jesus Christ and the power of prayer are foundations for spiritual success and living a victorious life. The key to living in this promise is walking by faith and developing a strong spiritual growth mindset. Steps to renewing your mind Praying Fruitful Prayers Knowing your tribe Quarantine is Key Standing Fast Staying Faithful No Matter What Expect Victory.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I'm not sharing part of my story here to gossip or rant, I'm just hoping that others who have gone through similar circumstances will see this as a sign that this book can help them, as it has blessed me. This book is not a substitute for real effort spent in God's Word, but it's a great read when you're so up against a wall that you feel like you've been shoved through it. And the book is totally in line with Biblical scripture and includes verses you can look up and meditate on."
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"I loved this book."
"Renewing your mind I think is good book."
"By staying focused on the correct manner our mind processes outside stimuli has a direct way of achieving these emotions."
"Very helpful."