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A.J. Mahari, a Counsellor, Codependency &amp;amp; Trauma Recovery Coach, with 35...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<b>Surviving a Borderline</b> is a Podcast that explains and unmasks Borderline Personality Disorder for those who are or were in any relationship type with a person with BPD. <br /><br /><br />A.J. Mahari, a Counsellor, Codependency &amp; Trauma Recovery Coach, with 35 years experience helping people heal from these relationships and Codependency, provides in depth insight to answer often asked questions.<br /><br /><a href="https://ajmahari.ca/sessions" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://ajmahari.ca/sessions</a><br /><a href="https://ajmahari.ca/podcasts" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://ajmahari.ca/podcasts</a><br /><a href="https://survivingaborderline.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://survivingaborderline.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Health &amp; Fitness"><itunes:category text="Mental Health"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Education"><itunes:category text="Self-Improvement"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"><itunes:category text="Relationships"/></itunes:category><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><podcast:guid>bf0d8d7c-855e-5b95-bf44-18b014626f8a</podcast:guid><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>BPD Relationship - Defending and Explaining Yourself</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/bpd-relationship-defending-and-explaining-yourself--66448169</link><description><![CDATA[<b>BPD Relationship - Defending and Explaining Yourself?</b><br /><b></b><br />in BPD Relationships of any relationship type each individual ends up defending and <br />explaining yourself to the person with BPD. Why? Because you are trying to get them<br />to hear you, to see you and you are trying to get them to change. Often many people<br />with BPD will not seek treatment, take any personal responsibility and they have <br />communication and relational deficits that mean you defend and explain and they<br />just blame you anyway. Defending and explaining yourself to someone with BPD does not work. You still don't get any necessary communication from them.<br /><br /><b>https://ajmahari.ca/sessions</b><br /><b>https://ajmahari.com - Online Store - Ebooks &amp; more</b><br /><b>https://survivingbpaborderline.com - Podcast</b><br /><b>https://survivingbpdrelationshipbreakup.com Surviving BPD Relationship Breakup Podcast</b><br />]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66448169</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2025 21:58:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66448169/defending_and_explaining_yourself_to_a_borderline.mp3" length="43307012" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/077444ee-6553-45ce-8ed6-c9bbf0d2a4d2/077444ee-6553-45ce-8ed6-c9bbf0d2a4d2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/077444ee-6553-45ce-8ed6-c9bbf0d2a4d2/077444ee-6553-45ce-8ed6-c9bbf0d2a4d2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/077444ee-6553-45ce-8ed6-c9bbf0d2a4d2/077444ee-6553-45ce-8ed6-c9bbf0d2a4d2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>A.J. Mahari</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>BPD Relationship - Defending and Explaining Yourself?

in BPD Relationships of any relationship type each individual ends up defending and 
explaining yourself to the person with BPD. Why? Because you are trying to get them
to hear you, to see you and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<b>BPD Relationship - Defending and Explaining Yourself?</b><br /><b></b><br />in BPD Relationships of any relationship type each individual ends up defending and <br />explaining yourself to the person with BPD. Why? Because you are trying to get them<br />to hear you, to see you and you are trying to get them to change. Often many people<br />with BPD will not seek treatment, take any personal responsibility and they have <br />communication and relational deficits that mean you defend and explain and they<br />just blame you anyway. Defending and explaining yourself to someone with BPD does not work. You still don't get any necessary communication from them.<br /><br /><b>https://ajmahari.ca/sessions</b><br /><b>https://ajmahari.com - Online Store - Ebooks &amp; more</b><br /><b>https://survivingbpaborderline.com - Podcast</b><br /><b>https://survivingbpdrelationshipbreakup.com Surviving BPD Relationship Breakup Podcast</b><br />]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1488</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>borderlinesandcodependents,bpdcommunicationdeficits,bpddevaluation,bpddiscard,bpdex,bpdfather,bpdghosting,bpdlackofawareness,bpdlackofself,bpdmother,bpdrelationshipbreakup,bpdselfreference,bpdsister,bpdsplitting,defendingyourselftoabpd,explainingyourselftoabpd,howtocopewithaborderline,malewithbpd,survivingaborderline,wantbpdexback</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a0d80a994ecf3cc84fa4c0f96bb071c1.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>3</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Mothers Surviving a BPD Adult Child</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/mothers-surviving-a-bpd-adult-child--66259912</link><description><![CDATA[<b>Mothers Surviving a BPD Adult Child</b><br /><b></b><br />A response to a Mother of an Adult Child suspected of having Borderline Personality Disorder. 13% of mothers (and fathers) of children, teens, an adult child with BPD are not personality disordered. BPD is not totally genetic. It is not known to what degree or not heritability plays a role. That's not the most important thing anyway. What's centrally important his how a mother or father (non-personality disordered) can survive their BPD adult child. What does that mean for parents? It often means therapy, that I offer, to learn as many coping strategies as possible to somewhat reduce stress and loss of self and loss of family life and relationships when so much stress, pain, and heartache is experienced in loving an Adult Child with BPD.<br /><br /><b>https://ajmahari.ca/sessions</b><br /><b>https://ajmahari.com - Online Store - Ebooks &amp; more</b><br /><b>https://survivingbpaborderline.com - Podcast</b><br /><b>https://survivingbpdrelationshipbreakup.com Surviving BPD Relationship Breakup Podcast</b><br />]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66259912</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2025 00:19:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66259912/mothers_survivng_bpd_adult_child.mp3" length="116449658" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/862dfcb0-2523-45ce-be15-d479550adee2/862dfcb0-2523-45ce-be15-d479550adee2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/862dfcb0-2523-45ce-be15-d479550adee2/862dfcb0-2523-45ce-be15-d479550adee2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/862dfcb0-2523-45ce-be15-d479550adee2/862dfcb0-2523-45ce-be15-d479550adee2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>A.J. Mahari</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Mothers Surviving a BPD Adult Child

A response to a Mother of an Adult Child suspected of having Borderline Personality Disorder. 13% of mothers (and fathers) of children, teens, an adult child with BPD are not personality disordered. BPD is not...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<b>Mothers Surviving a BPD Adult Child</b><br /><b></b><br />A response to a Mother of an Adult Child suspected of having Borderline Personality Disorder. 13% of mothers (and fathers) of children, teens, an adult child with BPD are not personality disordered. BPD is not totally genetic. It is not known to what degree or not heritability plays a role. That's not the most important thing anyway. What's centrally important his how a mother or father (non-personality disordered) can survive their BPD adult child. What does that mean for parents? It often means therapy, that I offer, to learn as many coping strategies as possible to somewhat reduce stress and loss of self and loss of family life and relationships when so much stress, pain, and heartache is experienced in loving an Adult Child with BPD.<br /><br /><b>https://ajmahari.ca/sessions</b><br /><b>https://ajmahari.com - Online Store - Ebooks &amp; more</b><br /><b>https://survivingbpaborderline.com - Podcast</b><br /><b>https://survivingbpdrelationshipbreakup.com Surviving BPD Relationship Breakup Podcast</b><br />]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4081</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>ajmahari,borderlineadultchild,borderlinepersonalitydisorder,bpdabandonmentwounds,bpdapproachavoidance,bpdawarenessdeficits,bpdcommunicationdeficits,bpdinfoforlovedones,motherssurvivingabpdadultchild,nonpersonalitydisorderedparent,parentsofbpdadultchild,survivingaborderline,survivingaborderlinepodcast</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2b9158bb58a70f2d9b3bb7de7c43c003.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Surviving A Borderline</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/surviving-a-borderline--66197078</link><description><![CDATA[<b>Surviving a Borderline </b><br /><b></b><br />is a new A.J. Mahari Podcast. Surviving a Borderline is something that people with BPD as well as, and in a different ways, people close to someone with BPD, in any relationship type, need to literally Survive a Borderline.<br /><br />Please leave your comments and questions for this Podcast here and coming in the future will be a place for podcast listeners only to ask questions. Surviving a Borderline Podcast is going to be me answering any and all questions on everything about Borderline Personality Disorder. <br /><br />I will also be providing information and insight as a someone who recovered from BPD almost 40 years ago, as a professional with 35 years experience working with clients and as someone whose mission it is to continue to challenge the often unhelpful, circular, and misinforming narratives from some professionals and many others out there in the BPD echo chamber.<br /><br />https://ajmahari.ca - Sessions - Contact - Blog<br />https://ajmahari.com - Online Store - Ebooks &amp; more<br />https://survivingbpaborderline.com - Podcast]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66197078</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 05:33:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66197078/surviving_a_borderline.mp3" length="55120844" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a05f2f33-ee33-47fb-bb18-ffb3b57754e3/a05f2f33-ee33-47fb-bb18-ffb3b57754e3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a05f2f33-ee33-47fb-bb18-ffb3b57754e3/a05f2f33-ee33-47fb-bb18-ffb3b57754e3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a05f2f33-ee33-47fb-bb18-ffb3b57754e3/a05f2f33-ee33-47fb-bb18-ffb3b57754e3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>A.J. Mahari</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Surviving a Borderline 

is a new A.J. Mahari Podcast. Surviving a Borderline is something that people with BPD as well as, and in a different ways, people close to someone with BPD, in any relationship type, need to literally Survive a Borderline....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<b>Surviving a Borderline </b><br /><b></b><br />is a new A.J. Mahari Podcast. Surviving a Borderline is something that people with BPD as well as, and in a different ways, people close to someone with BPD, in any relationship type, need to literally Survive a Borderline.<br /><br />Please leave your comments and questions for this Podcast here and coming in the future will be a place for podcast listeners only to ask questions. Surviving a Borderline Podcast is going to be me answering any and all questions on everything about Borderline Personality Disorder. <br /><br />I will also be providing information and insight as a someone who recovered from BPD almost 40 years ago, as a professional with 35 years experience working with clients and as someone whose mission it is to continue to challenge the often unhelpful, circular, and misinforming narratives from some professionals and many others out there in the BPD echo chamber.<br /><br />https://ajmahari.ca - Sessions - Contact - Blog<br />https://ajmahari.com - Online Store - Ebooks &amp; more<br />https://survivingbpaborderline.com - Podcast]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1890</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>ajmahari,borderlinepersonalitydisorder,borderlinesandcodependents,bpddevaluation,bpddiscard,bpdghosting,bpdinfoforallrelationshiptypes,bpdinfoforbpdfamilymembers,bpdinfoforexofborderline,bpdinfoforlovedones,bpdpatterns,bpdrelationshipsaretoxic,bpdsplitting,cannotchangeabpd,datingaborderline,howtosurviveaborderline,norescuingaborderline,survivingaborderline,survivingaborderlinepodcast,wantbpdexback</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2b9158bb58a70f2d9b3bb7de7c43c003.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>
