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Hi and welcome to Self Work. I'm Dr. Margaret Rutherford. Welcome back if you are a subscriber or

welcome if this is the first time you've listened to this podcast. I really appreciate

you being here. Today we're going to talk about mothers who have

emotional instability and we're going to especially focus on the diagnosis of borderline

personality disorder.

However, before I even begin to tell you what exactly we're going to be talking about today,

I have a very important thing to say.

Mental illness diagnoses are important.

They can help clarify and help us understand

as both individuals and in our culture

what we're experiencing that's painful so that we can get some

help get the treatment we need. When they're well used and well employed

diagnoses can be used to

used to criticize or to even demean.

This podcast is meant only for our understanding,

our compassion, and to help you and perhaps someone

you love have a healthier relationship.

So I wanted to clear that up from the very beginning.

We're not putting anybody down if they suffer from or experience borderline

personality disorder or emotional or psychological instability of any kind.

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