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Borderline Shine
A Memoir|
8,49 € |
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| Verlag: | Dundurn |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 15.02.2020 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9781459746145 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 256 |
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Beschreibungen
<b>A therapist's story of complex trauma and her remarkable journey to recovery.</b>
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<br>When Connie Greshner was eight years old, her father walked into a bar in Ponoka, Alberta, and shot her mother. So began a young life defined by trauma. From Catholic boarding school in Kansas to the streets of the Downtown Eastside in Vancouver, Connie travelled in pursuit of acceptance and belonging. Grief, confusion, and shame manifested as depression, addiction, and promiscuity. Branded chronically suicidal with no hope of recovery by the mental health system, Connie was determined to heal herself and help others. Supported and inspired by exceptional friends, a love of books, and a connection to nature, she finally found her home, purpose, and peace.
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<br> In
<i>Borderline Shine</i>, Connie breaks the silence and shame of intergenerational violence. With unflinching honesty she chronicles her unique journey through the darkness of suffering to the light of compassion, hope, and recovery.
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<br>When Connie Greshner was eight years old, her father walked into a bar in Ponoka, Alberta, and shot her mother. So began a young life defined by trauma. From Catholic boarding school in Kansas to the streets of the Downtown Eastside in Vancouver, Connie travelled in pursuit of acceptance and belonging. Grief, confusion, and shame manifested as depression, addiction, and promiscuity. Branded chronically suicidal with no hope of recovery by the mental health system, Connie was determined to heal herself and help others. Supported and inspired by exceptional friends, a love of books, and a connection to nature, she finally found her home, purpose, and peace.
<br>
<br> In
<i>Borderline Shine</i>, Connie breaks the silence and shame of intergenerational violence. With unflinching honesty she chronicles her unique journey through the darkness of suffering to the light of compassion, hope, and recovery.
<i>Borderline Shine</i> is the unflinching story of the life of a survivor who decides to pursue a career as a mental health therapist in order to help others.
Connie Greshner is a mental health therapist who works with people that have complex trauma. She is a writer, artist, and nature lover. Connie lives with her family on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
<ul>
<li>A mental health therapist shares the complex childhood trauma that eventually led to her advocacy and work for people with severe and persistent mental illness</li>
<li>Author focuses on her slow recovery from complex trauma from childhood, and how she uses her experiences to relate to clients</li>
<li>Author holds a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology</li>
<li>Title references <b>Borderline Personality Disorder</b>, a mental health disorder impacting self-image, self-control, and emotional stability</li>
<li><b>Complex trauma</b> is a medical term for exposure to multiple traumas</li>
<li>While the story deals with dark topics, it concludes with hope for recovery</li>
</ul>
<li>A mental health therapist shares the complex childhood trauma that eventually led to her advocacy and work for people with severe and persistent mental illness</li>
<li>Author focuses on her slow recovery from complex trauma from childhood, and how she uses her experiences to relate to clients</li>
<li>Author holds a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology</li>
<li>Title references <b>Borderline Personality Disorder</b>, a mental health disorder impacting self-image, self-control, and emotional stability</li>
<li><b>Complex trauma</b> is a medical term for exposure to multiple traumas</li>
<li>While the story deals with dark topics, it concludes with hope for recovery</li>
</ul>
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