Living Borderline: A Mother's Memoir - Paperback

by Linda Burch M. S. (Author)

LIVING BORDERLINE: A Mother's Memoir is a true story that reads like a riveting page-turner. It provides a close-up view of what it is like to have a daughter with the nightmarish mental illness called borderline personality disorder. LIVING BORDERLINE is the sequel to GROWING UP BORDERLINE, which was an intimate and heartfelt chronicle of the daughter's explosive struggles from birth until the age of eighteen, when she was finally diagnosed. LIVING BORDERLINE continues the story into adulthood as the daughter battles self-destructive episodes, substance abuse, stormy relationships, and jail. Also included in the book are almost fifty pages of resources, including books, videos, phone apps, and websites to help consumers, family members, friends, and clinicians.

Author Biography

Linda Kana Burch, M.S. is a retired college English professor who has degrees from The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Houston--Clear Lake. She lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband, Bill, and is the mother of two children, one with borderline personality disorder. She and her husband are trained instructors of the NEA Family Connections course. They are also trained in suicide prevention, and they facilitate a support group for family members of borderlines.