Tami Green - Borderline Personality Disorder Information & Articles
Not that we ever, really, want to be "normal". We are interesting, inventive creatures and I don't want to change that about any of us. It is also helpful to navigate differences in this world in order to accomplish things like, for example, keeping a job.
Transference Focused Psychotherapy Explained in Human Terms with Dr. Frank Yeomans
Dr. Frank Yeomans, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University delivers some exciting news: "there is more plasticity in the brain than once believed. The change happens through repetition, exposure and reflection."
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT): Is it Enough?
I have received a lot of feedback from folks who have benefited by non-DBT treatment options and it occurred to me that I've given most of my airtime to only one recovery alternative.
Up front, to set the record straight, DBT is not the best treatment option for Borderline Personality Disorder. It is one of many, and arguably not the best for some.
Preventing Borderline in Our Children
Most of us intuitively know to avoid things like doing drugs around the little guys or leaving them in the care of abusive caregivers. However, there are less obvious things we as parents can do to help insure our children do not develop the core symptoms of BPD which include: a poor sense of self, emotional dysregulation, and a lack of effective social functioning skills.
Borderline Personality Disorder Inpatient and Outpatient Treatment Centers
If you are like most, finding an inpatient or outpatient DBT program for BPD patients can be very frustrating and time consuming, because there are not a lot of treatment centers or outpatient programs that treat BPD -- especially in smaller cities.
Houston Business Journal Face to Face with Tami Green
As a life coach and professional speaker, Tami Green works with people with mental illness, especially those with Borderline Personality Disorder -- a condition she herself has been diagnosed with -- who want to stay in their careers.
Are Borderlines More Passionate?
Tami writes: "I love this question because it makes me feel like I am part of a society of passionate love making geniuses that have secret knowledge that few others possess. And that just may be true."
From Conflict to Abounding in Love: How to Change Your Relationship
All relationships are a mystery. Add to the mix an emotional dysregulation disorder, and even the most patient, loving individuals may find themselves lashing out in ways they never believed possible. With these tried and true techniques, you can turn your chaotic relationship into sharing a passion to become a peaceful, loving couple. What could be better than that?
Something is happening on a grand scale. Perhaps you've suspected it, or caught glimpses of it, but let me tell you...things are definitely changing. Read about the latest exciting trends regarding Borderline Personality Disorder and what you can expect in the future.
So What?
Everybody really does have something that is challenging. Things don't
go right, we can't control all circumstances, we wish things were
different. What we can control is our response to life and the way we
view things. Things go much better when we learn to ask ourselves, "so
what?"
Borderline
Relationship Recovery 101
Whether you have Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) or
love
someone who does, one of the enormous benefits we derive from recovery
is improving our relationships. When I see strained, chaotic
interactions morph into calm, cooperative, and mutually supportive
partnerships, well...it is one of the most joyous things I get to
experience. Here are my top ten things to do to improve/win back/find
the relationship you want.
San Antonio
Express News on
Borderline Personality Disorder
Tami was recently interviewed for this outstanding article on
Borderline Personality Disorder recovery. A great resource to forward
to others.
Tami
Green's Secrets for
Borderline Personality Disorder Recovery on a Budget!
People are getting very creative with their money these days! In honor
of that current trend, I thought it might be helpful to pass along her
best tips on how to move along your recovery and save money at the same
time. How fun!
How to Find
Effective Treatment for
Borderline Personality Disorder
Packed with a gold mine of lists on what to look for when you interview
a therapist, what types of therapies are proven effective, and
organizations that are helpful in finding a clinician who treats BPD.
Borderline Personality
Disorder Recovery:
How Does It Scientifically Work?
When many come to me, they wonder if what I say about BPD recovery is
too good to be true. Yes! It is both scientifically proven, and
lived out, over and over again. This article outlines some of the most
exciting research on healing our brains, along with how my recovery
actually worked.
Recovering Your
True Self: It's All
About You AND All About Others
Sometimes managing the symptoms of our disorder takes such a toll on
our energy levels, that we get out of habit of giving. Likewise, we can
lose sight of just who we are, what we love, and how to look out for
ourselves. This article gives you practical exercises on getting you
back in the swing of giving to others, which builds your self-esteem,
while also considering your own needs in ways you may have neglected.
Could
it be
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)?
Statistics on BPD and questions you can ask yourself or a
loved to
see if they might be exhibiting symptoms of Borderline Personality
Disorder.
How It Feels To Be
Inside My Brain
Tami wrote this article very early on in her recovery. She really
believes that speaking to the biological manifestation of this disorder
has helped so many family members and partners understand that this
truly is a very difficult way to live, and she saw how a little
compassion went a long way in helping to soothe the torment of those
with BPD. The incredible news is that Tami no longer feels this way.
Though she, of course and gratefully so, is still more deeply
emotional than most, she can remain much calmer in all interactions.
Congratulations! It's
Just Borderline
Personality Disorder!
Borderline Personality Disorder, so often misunderstood, is actually a
very positive thing to be diagnosed with. Once you figure out this is
why you are having distressing life experiences and can actually do
something about it, life gets much, much better than you ever could
have imagined! This article outlines a little bit more of the
good news surrounding a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder.
How In The World Can I
Help Her/Him?!?!?!?
Once you figure out that your loved one may indeed have Borderline
Personality Disorder, there are pro-active things you can do to start
the healing and help turn the whole dynamic around. Many things go
squarely against conventional wisdom. Read on for the top tips on how
to help someone with Borderline Personality Disorder.
Excerpt from "Self
Help for Managing the
Symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder"
Read this excerpt from the book, "Self Help for Managing the Symptoms
of Borderline Personality Disorder" where Tami discusses the concept of
"splitting", or black and white thinking, and how it fits in with the
rest of the symptoms. She also offers enormously beneficial tips on
managing the very real (though maybe not understood) fears of
abandonment which are integral to having this disorder.
Excerpt from "Helping
Someone You Love
(Finally and Completely) Recover From Borderline Personality Disorder!"
Though addressed to those helping someone with BPD, those with the
disorder will also find familiarity and comfort in Tami's story. She
takes the readers through the brutal days of her suicide attempts and a
custody battle, all the way through to creating a new and beautiful
life -- not despite of, but because of, her disorder. This is a
positive, hopeful, must-read for all those who have, or care about
someone with Borderline Personality Disorder.
Twelve Good Mood
Builders of
Christmas
During the holidays, and beyond, it is important to keep up our
spirits! Tami's book, Self Help for Managing the Symptoms of
Borderline Personality Disorder, is packed full of tips on
healthy
things we can do to take care of ourselves. After all, this is what
recovery is all about -- getting better, little step by little step!
She hopes you will enjoy these practical ideas to pamper yourself and
create your own Happy Holidays!
Happy Thoughts
You truly can change your entire life by changing your thoughts. This
is how Tami recovered from Borderline Personality Disorder -- by
working every day on changing her thoughts. And that's how she stays
healthy today. This article helps sheds light on this age-old mystery
and refers to a well-loved classical song that speaks to this very
theory.
Related Information:
Video:
Tami Green's
Testimony to Members of Congress and Their Staff
Tami once walked the halls of Congress, looking just like everyone
else, lobbying and supporting her favorite causes. She went on to marry
and raise a family, all the while secretly suffering from Borderline
Personality Disorder. In her moving and poignant testimony to Members
of Congress and their staffs, she describes her intimate struggle with
the disorder, which eventually caused her to lose everything she loved,
and the recovery that eventually led her to total wellness and a
crusade to help others understand BPD recovery.
Video:
Tami Green
Receives Standing Ovation at Borderline Personality Disorder Symposium
Social workers, psychiatrists, therapists, family members and consumers
gathered together at a BPD Symposium to hear the nation's top experts
deliver cutting edge research on Borderline Personality Disorder
recovery. Tami Green added her personal and moving account of her
profound and painful experience with this illness and her eventual road
to health. She brought the audience to tears and a standing ovation, a
rarity at an NEA-BPD sponsored event such as this.
Borderline Personality Disorder Research
"I find Tami an engaging and most interesting woman.
Her
competency is evident and she is the kind of person we with mental
illness can look up to and emulate. Tami has one of the finest
personalities I know, and I have traveled the country for many years
and met thousands of individuals. Tami stacks up as one of the finest."
--Steve Miller, Consumer Activist, National Alliance on Mental Illness
(NAMI); National Trainer, Connections Support Group Program; Past NAMI
National Board Member; Consumer Council representative.
