When a young person receives a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), it can feel heavy for everyone involved. Teens may feel labelled or misunderstood; parents may feel heartbroken or blamed. But this diagnosis doesn’t define a person or a family; it simply describes a pattern of emotional suffering that can change.

There comes a time, sometimes decades after the fact, when an adult survivor of child sexual abuse finds the strength to speak out.

Parenting is a deeply personal and emotional experience.