Amanda Robins

November 15, 2018

BPD

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

Amanda Robins

November 15, 2018

BPD

The criteria for a formal diagnosis of BPD.

Amanda Robins

November 14, 2018

BPD, Dating and Relationships

Lost and Alone: Why Abandonment is a Core Theme for BPD

Amanda Robins

November 14, 2018

BPD, Dating and Relationships

Lost and Alone: Why Abandonment is a Core Theme for BPD

Feeling alone and lost? How to cope with your fears of abandonment and have better relationships.

Amanda Robins

November 8, 2018

BPD

12 Steps to Creating a Healthy Relationship when you have BPD

Amanda Robins

November 8, 2018

BPD

12 Steps to Creating a Healthy Relationship when you have BPD

BPD Relationships: Here’s some help to get (and keep) the relationship you want when you have BPD.

Amanda Robins

November 5, 2018

BPD

Is There a Cure for BPD?

Amanda Robins

November 5, 2018

BPD

Is there a cure for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)?

In this post I look for answers.

Amanda Robins

November 2, 2018

BPD, parenting

My Daughter Has Just Been Diagnosed with BPD - Help!

Amanda Robins

November 2, 2018

BPD, parenting

My Daughter Has Just Been Diagnosed with BPD - Help!

Its a stressful time for families when a member has been diagnosed with BPD, but there is help and hope.

Amanda Robins

October 22, 2018

BPD, Parenting adolescents, parenting

The Death of a Thousand Cuts

Amanda Robins

October 22, 2018

BPD, Parenting adolescents, parenting

Complex PTSD is caused by relational trauma and can often lead to BPD and other serious mental health problems. In this post I outline the issues, what can go wrong and how to get help for trauma.

Amanda Robins

October 2, 2018

Trauma, Art Therapy

Art and Trauma

Amanda Robins

October 2, 2018

Trauma, Art Therapy

How can art therapy help people with a history of trauma?

Amanda Robins

September 26, 2018

Psychiatry

Trapped in the Mirror

Amanda Robins

September 26, 2018

Psychiatry

Narcissism is everywhere it seems. But what is it really like to have Narcissistic Personality Disorder?

Amanda Robins

September 17, 2018

Depression, Parenting adolescents, parenting

Depression Treatment: how to tell if your child is depressed

Amanda Robins

September 17, 2018

Depression, Parenting adolescents, parenting

Depression Treatment: how to tell if your child is depressed

Are you worried about your child? Here are some of the warning signs of depression and where to get help.

Amanda Robins

September 7, 2018

How I Realised I have Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Amanda Robins

September 7, 2018

How I Realised I have Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Journalist Jesa Marie Calaor describes her struggles with BDD.

Amanda Robins

August 29, 2018

Why Emptiness?

Amanda Robins

August 29, 2018

Chronic feelings of emptiness - one of the traits listed in the DSM which might lead to a diagnosis of BPD. How does this look in real life?

Amanda Robins

August 25, 2018

early parenting, parenting

Why Attachment Theory Is Important When Thinking About BPD

Amanda Robins

August 25, 2018

early parenting, parenting

Why Attachment Theory Is Important When Thinking About BPD

Attachment theory can help us understand what is going on for people with BPD.

Amanda Robins

August 22, 2018

Why Marisa Peer Scares Me

Amanda Robins

August 22, 2018

Does Marisa Peer have the answers to all our problems? I ask the question and explore our relationship to the idea of the quick fix.

Amanda Robins

August 17, 2018

Parenting adolescents, parenting

WHAT'S NORMAL WHAT'S NOT

Amanda Robins

August 17, 2018

Parenting adolescents, parenting

Teen angst or mental illness? How to tell the difference between normal mood swings and something more serious.

Amanda Robins

August 15, 2018

BPD

Why BPD is NOT a Life Sentence

Amanda Robins

August 15, 2018

BPD

With the help of psychotherapy, recovery is within reach.

Amanda Robins

August 8, 2018

Anxiety

Anxiety and Young Women's Mental Health

Amanda Robins

August 8, 2018

Anxiety

Undiagnosed anxiety is causing increasing numbers of young women to present at Emergency Departments. Getting the right help is the key to surviving and thriving.

Amanda Robins

August 3, 2018

Re-reading The Magician's Nephew

Amanda Robins

August 3, 2018

My favourite of all the Narnia books, The Magician's Nephew is both a beginning to the world of Narnia and a magical reimagining of the biblical genesis story.

Amanda Robins

July 25, 2018

My Recovery

Amanda Robins

July 25, 2018

What is it like to recover from childhood trauma?

I explore the experience from the inside.

Amanda Robins

July 11, 2018

Trauma

Hidden victims: Domestic Violence and Children

Amanda Robins

July 11, 2018

Trauma

Hidden victims: Domestic Violence and Children

In this post I explore the plight of children caught in the crossfire of domestic violence.

Amanda Robins

July 6, 2018

Book Review

The Journey of Eustace Scrubb

Amanda Robins

July 6, 2018

Book Review

In this post, I explore the transformation of Eustace Scrubb from frightful prig to friend.

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

Lost and Alone: Why Abandonment is a Core Theme for BPD

12 Steps to Creating a Healthy Relationship when you have BPD

Is There a Cure for BPD?

My Daughter Has Just Been Diagnosed with BPD - Help!

The Death of a Thousand Cuts

Art and Trauma

Trapped in the Mirror

Depression Treatment: how to tell if your child is depressed

How I Realised I have Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Why Emptiness?

Why Attachment Theory Is Important When Thinking About BPD

Why Marisa Peer Scares Me

WHAT'S NORMAL WHAT'S NOT

Why BPD is NOT a Life Sentence

Anxiety and Young Women's Mental Health

Re-reading The Magician's Nephew

My Recovery

Hidden victims: Domestic Violence and Children

The Journey of Eustace Scrubb

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