Understanding the Borderline Mother: Helping Her Children Transcend the Intense, Unpredictable, and Volatile Relationship

"Understanding the Borderline Mother is a great therapeutic resource for counselors and other soul-care providers to use with adult children of women who suffer with borderline personality disorder (BPD). The book is easy to read, gives accessible definitions of BPD, and links styles of relating of borderline mothers with classic fairy-tale archetypes. It's a great book for helping individuals put words to their experience growing up in the chaos of a borderline household. I would have rated it even higher except that the cost is a bit daunting. But I think it's one of the best resources available for translating clinical information into understandable, impactful language for a lay audience."
~ Written on 2008-12-06

"My bro, sis and I have all read this book. Our childhood was like growing up in a psyche ward--except that one of the patients was the warden. I'm 42 years old and I have 2 recurring nightmares--one of which is that I am forced to live with my parents again. I spend the whole time trying to escape from them (literally). Mum's beyond help, but this book has helped us siblings greatly as we try to sort thru the fallout of it all (and try to salvage a relationship with our father). This book also deals with the guys who marry these women.

If you're going to buy only one book on BP disorders in mums, this is it."
~ Written on 2008-11-15

"very helpful and easy to read. I liked how they categorized different types of borderline traits (waif, witch, etc.). It was also nice that the author pointed out that a person who has BPD doesn't necessarily fit into a specific category- they can have different traits from various categories. It also gives a perspective on how it effects children raised by mothers diagnosed with BPD."
~ Written on 2008-10-21

"I had read everything I could on borderline personality disorder to try and understand my daughter-in-law. It wasn't until I read Dr. Lawson's book that I truly understood the depth of this disorder. She describes BPD as the mother relates to her children. I thought the book too expensive and almost didn't buy it, but if you read anything at all you should read this one. It should be required reading before ever getting married and certainly anyone trying to help their kids through the borderline crisis. "
~ Written on 2008-10-12

"This book was very informative. It describes four profiles of borderline mothers and how their behaviors can impact their children. It provides suggestions for how children can deal with their mothers and try to have the best possible relationship and stay healthy."
~ Written on 2008-10-01