When Your Mother Has Borderline Personality Disorder: A Guide for Adult Children

Caring for yourself and your relationship with your mom who has BPD.

Growing up with a mom who has Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is difficult―but it's still possible to have a functioning adult relationship with her. When Your Mother Has Borderline Personality Disorder provides you with crucial information for understanding the patterns behind her Borderline Personality Disorder, as well as the tools you need to start your own recovery process.

Find ways to reconcile your complicated thoughts and feelings with straightforward and easy-to-use techniques. You'll also discover a number of sample dialogues that give you blueprints for safe and secure interactions in a variety of situations.

When Your Mother Has Borderline Personality Disorder includes:

• You, your mother, and Borderline Personality Disorder―Learn why your mother behaves the way she does and how to maintain a relationship with her―without getting hurt.
• The help you need―Start healing with essential self-care strategies that will help you rebuild your self-esteem, cope with anxiety, protect your family, and more.
• Research-based tools―Get proven advice based on the most up-to-date approaches for managing a relationship with someone who has Borderline Personality Disorder.

Get the help you need moving forward with the compassionate guidance of When Your Mother Has Borderline Personality Disorder.

DANIEL S. LOBEL, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Katonah, New York. He’s the author of When Your Daughter Has BPD: Essential Skills to Help Families Manage Borderline Personality Disorder and When Your Mother Has Borderline Personality Disorder: A Guide for Adult Children.