{"product_id":"surviving-a-borderline-parent-how-to-heal-your-childhood-wounds-build-trust-boundaries-and-self-esteem-paperback","title":"Surviving a Borderline Parent: How to Heal Your Childhood Wounds \u0026 Build Trust, Boundaries, and Self-Esteem - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKimberlee Roth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRandi Kreger\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA step-by-step recovery guide for adult children raised by a parent with borderline personality disorder (BPD).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing up with a borderline personality disorder (BPD) parent can leave deep and lasting emotional wounds. Many adult children of borderline parents remember walking on eggshells around a volatile, manipulative, or unpredictable mother or father--never knowing what might trigger anger, withdrawal, or emotional chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you were raised by a borderline mother or father, you may still struggle with guilt, shame, self-doubt, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, or lingering trauma from childhood. In many families affected by BPD, children experience \u003cb\u003eparentification\u003c\/b\u003e--being forced into the role of caretaker for a parent whose emotional needs overshadow their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSurviving a Borderline Parent\u003c\/i\u003e is the first step-by-step guide written specifically for \u003cb\u003eadult children of parents with borderline personality disorder\u003c\/b\u003e. This compassionate and practical book helps you understand how growing up in a dysfunctional and emotionally unstable family environment shapes your thoughts, relationships, and sense of self--and how you can begin healing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this guide, you'll learn how to: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand the impact of growing up with a borderline personality disorder parent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecognize patterns of manipulation, emotional instability, and controlling behavior\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeal from childhood trauma, neglect, and parentification\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReduce guilt, shame, and self-doubt rooted in growing up with a toxic parent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild healthier boundaries and relationships as an adult\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecide whether--and how--to confront a borderline parent about their behavior\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBegin recovery through therapy, validation, and practical coping strategies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on insights from psychotherapy and approaches such as \u003cb\u003edialectical behavior therapy (DBT)\u003c\/b\u003e, this book offers clear tools to help you process anger, grief, depression, and confusion while reclaiming your emotional independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you spent your childhood walking on eggshells around a borderline parent, constantly trying to manage someone else's unpredictable emotions, this book provides the understanding and validation you may have never received. Most importantly, it offers a path toward healing from a toxic parent, recovering from childhood trauma, and building a life defined by stability, self-respect, and healthier relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou cannot change the past--but you can change the patterns it left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKimberlee Roth\u003c\/strong\u003e is a health writer and journalist. She has written about Borderline Personality Disorder and topics related to physical and emotional well being for numerous newspapers and magazines, including the \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFreda Friedman, Ph.D., LCSW\u003c\/strong\u003e, is in private practice and a member of the Phoenix Institute in Chicago, Illinois. For the past twenty years, her primary clinical focus has been with Borderline Personality Disorder, providing treatment, education, support and consultation to people suffering from the disorder, their families and health care professionals working with them. She is on the board of several professional health care organizations and has developed BPD programs in New York and Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 185\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52940877005024,"sku":"9781572243286","price":25.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/Q7afBdBurn9781572243286.webp?v=1781616202","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/surviving-a-borderline-parent-how-to-heal-your-childhood-wounds-build-trust-boundaries-and-self-esteem-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}