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The first love in our lives is our mother. Recognizing her face, her voice, the meaning of her moods, and her facial expressions is crucial to survival. In this book, 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. Four character profiles describe different symptom clusters that include the waif mother, the hermit mother, the queen mother, and the witch. Children of borderlines are at risk for developing this complex and devastating personality disorder themselves. Dr. Lawson's recommendations for prevention include empathic understanding of the borderline mother and early intervention with her children to ground them in reality. 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.

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This straightforward, engaging book is an excellent way to begin exploring the many issues involved in a dysfunctional family presided over by a borderline mother.-- Metapsychology Online Reviews

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Christine Ann Lawson is a clinical social worker in private practice in Indianapolis, Indiana. She has previously served as adjunct faculty at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, and Butler University. In addition to commercial work for Foxwoods Resort Casino and corporate videos for businesses like The Hartford and ING, Heather Auden has had the great honor of voicing award-winning documentaries such as Orphan Orca: Saving Springer (Emmy Award Winner) and Nook Farm (Gracie Award Winner) during her voice-acting career. Heather has dedicated many years to dramatic vocal training including theater studies at San Diego State University and classical voice at Hartt School of Music. She sees audiobooks as a wonderful opportunity to share her skill with accents and characters and hopefully contribute to the accessibility and enjoyment of literature to the public for years to come.

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