Understanding the borderline mother

Understanding the borderline mother: helping her children transcend the intense, unpredictable, and volatile relationship

by Lawson, Christine Ann

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"Some readers may recognize their mothers as well as themselves in this book. They will also find specific suggestions for creating healthier relationships. 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"--The publisher.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Understanding the borderline mother : helping her children transcend the intense, unpredictable, and volatile relationship / Christine Ann Lawson, Ph.D.

Summary

"Some readers may recognize their mothers as well as themselves in this book. They will also find specific suggestions for creating healthier relationships. 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"--The publisher.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2000
  • Edition:First Rowman & Littlefield edition

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Rowman & Littlefield
  • Place of Publication:Lanham, Md
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2000

Notes

Originally published: Northvale, N.J. : Jason Aronson, 2000.

"A Jason Aronson book."

The Physical Object

  • Description:xvii, 330 pages ; : 23 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780765703316, 0765703319, 9780765702883, 0765702886
  • oclc:ocm55966154
  • LC Classification:RC569.5.B67
  • Dewey Decimal:616.85/852/00852

Table of Contents

Make-believe mothers -- The darkness within -- The waif mother -- The hermit mother -- The queen mother -- The witch mother -- Make-believe children -- Fairy-tale fathers -- Loving the waif without rescuing her -- Loving the hermit without feeding her fear -- Loving the queen without becoming her subject -- Living with the witch without becoming her victim -- Living backwards.

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