Breaking Our Borders
As we grow and experience many things in our lives, borders are created in our thought processes that make us think and believe in certain ways. Sometimes those thoughts can be harmful to our mental health. Dr. Michelle Border will examine the abuse, trauma, and experiences that cause the negative borders in our mind, and help you learn how to break down those borders to have better mental health.
Episodes
18 episodes
Breaking Our Borders Episode 17-Narcissism Part 1
Welcome back! I’m Dr. Michelle Border and today I’m going to discuss a personality disorder called narcissism. Because there is so much to tell about this disorder, this episode will be part 1. My next episode will be part 2, continuing the ...
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Breaking Our Borders Episode 16- Childhood Trauma in Adult Relationships
Welcome back! I’m Dr. Michelle Border and in today’s episode I’m going to talk more about how childhood trauma affects us as adults. When we have a childhood of abuse, neglect, or trauma we find coping mechanisms to try to reduce the p...
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Episode 15- Childhood Trauma in the Classroom
Welcome back! I’m Dr. Michelle Border and today I would like to give a shout out to all my teacher friends out there because in this episode I will discuss how childhood trauma affects children in the classroom. I have taught for over ...
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Breaking Our Borders Episode 14- Parenting and Toxic Parents
Welcome back to the Breaking Our Borders podcast! I am Dr. Michelle Border. In today’s episode I’m going to talk about parenting, what children need from their parents, and what you can do to be the best parent for your child. We may h...
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Episode 13- Healthy relationships and Identifying feelings
Welcome back! I’m Dr. Michelle Border and in today’s episode I’m going to talk about healthy relationships and how to communicate our feelings in healthy ways. Survivors of childhood trauma often were not provided with relations...
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Episode 12- The healing journey and positive coping behaviors
Welcome back! I’m Dr. Michelle Border and in today’s episode I’m going to talk about the healing journey after childhood trauma, what it looks like, how to heal, and how long it takes. Childhood trauma can cause a lot of pain and until...
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Episode 11- Coping behaviors, Addictions, Suicidal thoughts/attempts
Welcome back, everyone. I’m Dr. Michelle Border and I hope you have had a great week! Some think that when we become adults the experiences of our childhood are forgotten or we erase the bad stuff and just magically become the person we are ...
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Episode 10- Other disorders and Long Term Physical Health Issues
Hey, everyone, welcome back! I’m Dr. Michelle Border and in today’s episode I’m going to talk about some other mental disorders and physical effects that trauma can cause. Childhood trauma doesn’t just affect us during our youth. Its impact ...
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Breaking Our Borders Episode 9- Personality Disorders and Coping Mechanisms
Welcome back everyone! I’m Dr. Michelle Border and in today’s episode I will discuss personality disorders and other coping mechanisms. Experiencing childhood trauma leaves us with borders in our minds about who we are, and can cause u...
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20:06
Breaking Our Borders Episode 8- Social Skills and Communication
Welcome back to the Breaking Our Borders podcast! I’m Dr. Michelle Border and in today’s episode I will discuss social skills and communication. These qualities are taught during childhood and for people who experienced childhoo...
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16:59
Breaking Our Borders Episode 7- People Pleasing, Perfectionism, and OCPD
Welcome back to the Breaking Our Borders podcast. I’m Dr. Michelle Border and in today’s episode I will be talking about people pleasing, perfectionism, and Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder. These behaviors are results of expe...
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14:14
Breaking Our Borders Episode 6- Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Self-Identity
Welcome back to the Breaking Our Borders Podcast. I’m Dr. Michelle Border and in today’s episode I will discuss self-esteem, self-worth, and self-identity. Children who experience childhood trauma often struggle with having posi...
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Breaking Our Borders Episode 5- Anxiety, Depression, Hypervigilance
Welcome back to the Breaking Our Borders Podcast! In today’s episode I will discuss what anxiety, depression, and hypervigilance are; how they have impacted my life; how they impact children and adults who have experienced child...
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Breaking Our Borders Episode 4- Childhood Abuse, Neglect, and Trauma
Welcome back to Breaking Our Borders! I’m Dr. Michelle Border, and in today’s episode I will explain what abuse, neglect, and trauma are. I also will explain what experiencing these three conditions do to our mind and body, and ...
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30:06
Breaking Our Borders Episode 3-Emotional development through childhood
Welcome back, everyone! In today’s episode I want to explain the emotional development of our brains during childhood. I will also explain what kind of experiences we need to have as children to be emotionally healthy, as well as what happen...
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21:40
Breaking Our Borders Episode 2- My Story
Welcome back to the Breaking Our Borders Podcast. In today’s episode I would like to tell you about my past, my traumatic experiences, and the impacts of those on my childhood and adulthood. I will explain what borders those experiences crea...
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