Breaking Our Borders Episode 21- Our Minds Are Like An Apple Tree

Breaking Our Borders Episode 26- Perceptions

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2532531/fan_mail/new] Hello and welcome back! I’m Dr. Michelle Border and in today’s episode I’m going to talk about perceptions. Perceptions are how individuals organize, identify, and interpret sensory information to understand the world around them. It has been my experience that the difference in perceptions can be the cause of misunderstandings, arguments, and hurt feelings. It is important that we understand and accept each other’s perceptions so that we can have healthier relationships without conflict. Let’s get started discussing how to do that, right now.

Breaking Our Borders Episode 25- My Healing Journey

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2532531/fan_mail/new] Hello, everyone!  Welcome back! I’m Dr. Michelle Border and in today’s episode I am going to talk about my healing journey. I have had several listeners say, I recognize my trauma and hear you about how I need to get on the healing journey, but how do I do that? Today I will tell you what I have done on my healing journey and what methods have helped me the most. So, let’s get started talking about that right now.

Breaking Our Borders Episode 24- Romantic and Friendship Relationships

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2532531/fan_mail/new] Hi and welcome back! I’m Dr. Michelle Border and in today’s episode I am going to discuss healthy and unhealthy romantic and friends relationships. Survivors of childhood trauma often carry personality adaptations and disorders into adulthood that are used to cope with their abuse, as well as borders created in their minds from the abusive treatment. These are not always positive traits, and can impact decisions and behaviors in adulthood in negative ways, including with forming relationships. Let’s get started talking about all of this, and how we can have healthier choices in our relationships, right now.

Breaking Our Borders Episode 23- Physical Abuse including Sexual Abuse

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2532531/fan_mail/new] Welcome back! I’m Dr. Michelle Border and in today’s episode I’m going to talk deeper about physical and sexual abuse. Physical abuse is any aggressive or violent behavior by one person toward another that results in bodily injury, and includes any sexual behavior forced on a victim that provides stimulation for abuser. While physical abuse is done to the victim’s body, it also causes psychological damage and creates borders in the victim’s mind about themselves. Let’s get started talking about those borders right now.

Breaking Our Borders Episode 22- Emotional Abuse

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2532531/fan_mail/new]  Hello everyone, and welcome back! I’m Dr. Michelle Border and in today’s episode I’m going to take a deeper look at emotional abuse. Emotional abuse is a type of abuse that affects the mind of the victim, not abuse on the body. The abuser uses words to manipulate the victim into someone who supports the abuser’s irrational view of themselves as being perfect. I’m going to talk about the tactics used by abusers, why they do it, and how the victims can handle the abuse. So let’s get started talking about that right now.