using the "hero's journey" to break free from your childhood wounds

This episode is for anyone who has ever carried the weight of feeling like the “problem child”—for those who grew up believing they were somehow broken, undeserving of love, and plagued by a hollow emptiness they couldn’t shake. I’m sharing the profound insights that have fueled real change in my own recovery, going beyond traditional mental health treatment to explore concepts that often remain untouched: “individuation,” “the Ego,” and the “Higher Self.”To truly understand the roots of our deepest struggles, we must see ourselves through a different lens—one inspired by “The Hero’s Journey,” the transformative path described by mythologist Joseph Campbell. In this episode, I’ll take you on this journey, unpacking how these ideas offer a new way to understand and embrace the parts of ourselves we’ve long been taught to ignore or suppress.Topics we’ll explore together:What is “The Hero’s Journey,” and how can it illuminate a path forward for those navigating symptoms often labeled as BPD and other mental health challenges?What is the “Higher Self,” and how can connecting with it redefine our sense of purpose and self-worth?This episode invites you to step into your own hero’s journey, seeing your struggles not as signs of brokenness but as rites of passage on the path to wholeness. Join me as we dive into the powerful, life-affirming insights that can transform how we view ourselves—and how we heal.Recommended resources:The Hero’s Journey - article by Jessica DavidsonExplanation of the different between ego, self, and Self - article by Jessica DavidsonSeventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom: A Tarot Journey to Self-Awareness (New Edition) book by Rachael PollackCraving more? Become a Premium Submarine. Join an exclusive community and unlock hundreds of hours of members-only content: full-length episodes, deep-dive series, guided meditations, and more—all for the cost of a couple of coffees a month. Start exploring at backfromtheborderline.com.The information contained in this podcast episode is for educational and entertainment purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for treatment or consultation with a licensed mental health professional. acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/back-from-the-borderline. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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I don’t want to talk to your personality; I want to talk to your soul. Imagine if your most painful and debilitating mental health symptoms and self-sabotaging behaviors aren’t evidence of 'disorder' or 'dysfunction', but adaptive strategies that once kept you safe. My goal is to help you shift from asking ‘What’s wrong with me?’ to ‘What happened to me?’The word ‘borderline’ in this podcast has nothing to do with psychiatric labels. It has everything to do with coming back from the inner psychological brink we all experience. Everyone has found themselves on the edge, in that liminal space where the old self falls apart and the new Self emerges. Here, we explore what it means to undergo true emotional alchemy: that ancient and primordial process of falling apart, confronting the underworld of our psyche, and falling back together into someone stronger, wiser, and more whole.Many highly sensitive people who identify with the seemingly never-ending list of diagnostic mental health labels contained within ‘the bible of psychiatry’ (the DSM) share the same underlying sense of being irreparably broken, disconnected from their intuition, and paralyzed by life’s existential questions. I believe the resulting—and perfectly understandable—chronic feelings of emptiness and spiritual starvation are the TRUE causes of our current collective ‘mental health crisis.’Together, we’ll dive into depth psychology, mythology, human consciousness, critical psychiatry, and the impact of trauma to help you begin the process of emotional alchemy. This exploration will help you get to the root cause of your suffering and free yourself from the toxic shame, limiting beliefs, and mental programming that have kept you locked in the chains of your past.In an era where mental health and spirituality are too often commercialized, I’m not here as a guru with a quick fix to sell you. I don’t believe anyone is ever truly ‘healed’ or ‘cured.’ There is no return to some mythical state of pre-trauma purity, but rather a continuous spiral of unbecoming, unlearning, and transformation. As a fellow seeker, I will be there in your ear, walking alongside you on your path toward wholeness as a sort of parasocial big sister. That, I can promise.By integrating the concepts we explore together, you’ll begin to see that anyone—even you—can come back from the borderline.CRAVING MORE? Visit backfromtheborderline.com to dive into my universe, connect with me, access my Patreon, and discover more about my journey and work. Don’t forget to follow Back from the Borderline so new episodes on Tuesdays and Thursdays automatically drop into your podcast feed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.