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Trigger warning: this podcast discusses all personality disorders, suicide, self-harm, impulsivity, substance mis-use and unusual behaviour
If you feel suicidal call 999/911 immediately.
You may have noticed that the first episodes we recorded for the
podcast are no longer showing on iTunes. That includes our most popular
episode on Borderline Personality Disorder / Emotional Unstable
Personality disorder. If you want to get access to those and additional
audio recorded with our authors, head over to Patreon.
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This is the first patreon only episode of the Mental Health Book Club Podcast, were the full interview is avaliable. You will only be able to do that by being an extremley awesome person and heading over to patreon.com/MHBC and donating as little as $2 a month to the Mental Health Book Club Podcast.
By becoming a patron of the podcast you will be able to have some additional perks which we will add to over time. There are three levels of support that you can provide, bronze, silver and gold.
Bronze:
- Access to the Patron-only feed with early release episodes
- We will announce your name on an upcoming episode as a contributor
- Eligable for giveaways
Silver:
- A handmade crochet book mark (by Sydney and Becky)
- Plus all previous rewards
Gold:
- Priority book recommendations
- Your emails are given priority
- Plus all previous rewards
Once we hit some monthly goals – $200 we will donate $50 a month to Mind the mental health charity.
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Our Review:
Overall rating:
Sydney’s rating:
Becky’s rating:
Our behaviour is influenced by our parents, we often take on their mannerisms and behaviours. Let’s face it how many times have you found yourself doing something that you can associate with one of your parents?
But, what happens if a parent has an undiagnosed mental health issue that impacts their emotional response to the world around them? Well, it can have a long lasting and devastating impact late into their children’s adult life.
Dandelion Angel by C.B. Calico follows the stories of four adult daughters and their mothers who have undiagnosed Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) or Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD). A parent with this mental health condition often results in an emotionally chaotic and unstable home environment for the children in their care. These mothers are often demanding, emotionally neglectful, rage filled and even physically abusive towards their own offspring.
In our opinion C.B. Calico explores the impacts of BPD on the entire family, in a sympathetic way, whilst not excusing the mother’s actions or behaviours. We learn about the childhood stories of the mother’s and whilst they are heart breaking in themselves, they are not there as an excuse to justify their later behaviour towards their children. Their stories are provided to give an insight into the situations that shaped them into the people we read about in this book. Each grown up daughter still bears the emotional scars left by their mothers, but yet all four have been able to move forward with their own lives in differing ways. This story provides hope to those who may have experienced similar upbringings.
Listen to Pt 1 of the full review here.
Listen to Pt 2 of the full review here.
