Call TARA at 212-966-6514 or tara4bpd@gmail.com for more information

Join us for an intense family learning experience.

 
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An opportunity to learn effective ways to:

  • Cope with your loved one

  • Bring down BPD escalations

  • Repair relationships

  • Learn DBT and Mentalization methods

  • Become a therapeutic parent/partner

    When you are effective with your loved one, your life will improve.

 

 

 

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN at BPD FAMILY EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOP

Family Experience of Borderline Personality Disorder

  • Why are you the recipient of what seems to be irrational, extreme responses to what you consider to be benign or normal situations? 

  • Why does everything you try to do to help backfire?

  • Are you surprised that you feel confused, powerless, and frightened?

Underlying Borderline Personality Disorder Neurobiology 

  • Learn about Borderline Personality Disorder hypersensitivity and hypervigilance. 

  • Learn how Borderline Personality Disorder behaviors and crisis come from real problems with circuits in the brain, inherited genes, and difficulties trusting others. 

  • Change your attitude towards the person with Borderline Personality Disorder  

  • Develop compassion for the suffering of those with Borderline Personality Disorder 

Emotional Communication

  • How are emotions recognized, interpreted, and expressed?  

  • What happens when emotional responses are ignored or misinterpreted? 

  • Learn why emotional communication is essential for those with Borderline Personality Disorder  

  • Learn how to communicate emotionally, how to be effective, not tight!

  • Learn that SHAME is the common denominator of Borderline Personality Disorder reactions.

Validation & Acknowledgement

  • What is validating the emotions of someone with Borderline Personality Disorder so helpful? 

  • How does it help the person with Borderline Personality Disorder? 

  • Learn what to say and when to say it; how to avoid triggering BPD escalations.

  • Learn when and how to apologize. 

  • Become effective, become part of the solution instead of part of the problem.

Radical Acceptance: Processing Grief

  • Learn to accept your loved one with Borderline Personality Disorder as he/she is! 

  • Learn to reframe your expectations and to “stop fixing”

  • Grieve loses Borderline Personality Disorder creates in your and your BPD family member’s life 

  • Participate in TARA’s special grieving ritual 

Putting It All Together

  • Create a safe, therapeutic family environment 

  • Learn how to be a lay therapist by recognizing and avoiding triggers

  • Learn how to deescalate eruptions and diffuse anger

  • Develop courage and tolerance when you are part of the solution

  • Connect with others with similar experiences ion TARA’s community

  • Become an empowered advocate for Borderline Personality Disorder by participating in TARA’s education and advocacy efforts

​If you need more information or have any problerm registering,
please call 212-966-6514 or email tara4bpd@gmail.com
Thank you