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October 15, 2024 31 mins

How do therapists come to think of BPD after a long career? In this conversation with Ellis Amdur—a retired psychotherapist, award-winning writer, and licensed martial artist—he offers his perspective on BPD, including what a background in Jungian psychology taught him about our singular and ever-evolving journeys. Trigger warning: This episode mentions suicide.

If you are having thoughts of suicide, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or go to SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for a list of additional resources:

Links to Ellis Amdur’ books

Patricia Barry, Echo’s Subtle Body: Contributions to an Archetypal Psychology

Victor Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning

James Hillman, The Dream and the Underworld

Reiner Stach, Is That Kafka? 99 Finds

Weird Studies podcast, On James Hillman’s “The Dream and the Underworld”

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