back from the borderline
Welcome to Back from the Borderline. I’m Mollie, and I don’t want to talk to your personality; I want to talk to your soul. I started this podcast in 2021 during a personal rock-bottom moment, searching for what was ‘wrong’ with me. Initially, I identified with the signs of borderline personality disorder (BPD), believing I’d found my answer. Many of my early episodes focused on BPD recovery, but I soon hit a wall—I wasn’t getting ‘better.’ My ‘redpill moment’ came when I began questioning the biomedical model of mental health, which pathologizes human behavior without addressing the root of our suffering.
Through my awakening, I discovered that many psychiatric theories lack scientific backing. I began to see less utility in viewing myself—or anyone else—as inherently disordered or dysfunctional. Following my intuition, I dove into depth psychology, myth, human consciousness, the mind-body connection, trauma’s impact, and esoteric literature. I realized that highly sensitive people like me, paralyzed by life’s existential questions, were spiritually starved and seeking meaning. This, I believe, is the unspoken root cause of our current collective “mental health crisis.”
I began sharing my journey, discussing childhood emotional neglect, spiritual emergencies, toxic shame, and the mother and father wounds. My listeners resonated deeply, shifting from asking ‘what’s wrong with me?’ to ‘what happened to me?’ My goal is to help you answer that question and write a new narrative, free from your past’s chains. You’ll learn how most self-sabotaging behaviors aren’t proof of disorder or dysfunction; they’re adaptive strategies from childhood that once kept you safe but now keep you stuck.
In a time where trustworthy resources on mental health and spirituality are hard to find, both topics have become commercialized, with influencers, therapists, and coaches profiting off recycled ideas and capitalizing on traumatized and sensitive people. I found myself a victim of this too. I can’t promise you a return to a mythical state of pre-trauma purity. I’m not a guru with a cure to sell. But what I can promise is that I am a fellow seeker who has walked—and is still walking—in your shoes.
Let this podcast be your companion on your hero’s journey—emotional alchemy in your pocket. And remember, anyone - even you - can come back from the borderline.
Jump straight into my most popular multi-episode deep-dives:
★ Childhood Emotional Neglect Series
★ Family Scapegoating Abuse Series
★ Click here to preview my BPD-focused episodes [available exclusively on Patreon]
Explore the rest of my work and access a wealth of additional resources at backfromtheborderline.com.
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