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back from the borderline

back from the borderline

Written by: mollie adler
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I don’t want to talk to your personality; I want to talk to your soul. Imagine if your most painful and debilitating mental health symptoms and self-sabotaging behaviors aren’t evidence of 'disorder' or 'dysfunction', but adaptive strategies that once kept you safe. My goal is to help you shift from asking ‘What’s wrong with me?’ to ‘What happened to me?’


The word ‘borderline’ in this podcast has nothing to do with psychiatric labels. It has everything to do with coming back from the inner psychological brink we all experience.


Everyone has found themselves on the edge, in that liminal space where the old self falls apart and the new Self emerges. Here, we explore what it means to undergo true emotional alchemy: that ancient and primordial process of falling apart, confronting the underworld of our psyche, and falling back together into someone stronger, wiser, and more whole.


Many highly sensitive people who identify with the seemingly never-ending list of diagnostic mental health labels contained within ‘the bible of psychiatry’ (the DSM) share the same underlying sense of being irreparably broken, disconnected from their intuition, and paralyzed by life’s existential questions. I believe the resulting—and perfectly understandable—chronic feelings of emptiness and spiritual starvation are the TRUE causes of our current collective ‘mental health crisis.’


Together, we’ll dive into depth psychology, mythology, human consciousness, critical psychiatry, and the impact of trauma to help you begin the process of emotional alchemy. This exploration will help you get to the root cause of your suffering and free yourself from the toxic shame, limiting beliefs, and mental programming that have kept you locked in the chains of your past.


In an era where mental health and spirituality are too often commercialized, I’m not here as a guru with a quick fix to sell you. I don’t believe anyone is ever truly ‘healed’ or ‘cured.’ There is no return to some mythical state of pre-trauma purity, but rather a continuous spiral of unbecoming, unlearning, and transformation. As a fellow seeker, I will be there in your ear, walking alongside you on your path toward wholeness as a sort of parasocial big sister. That, I can promise.


By integrating the concepts we explore together, you’ll begin to see that anyone—even you—can come back from the borderline.


CRAVING MORE? Visit backfromtheborderline.com to dive into my universe, connect with me, access my Patreon, and discover more about my journey and work. Don’t forget to follow Back from the Borderline so new episodes on Tuesdays and Thursdays automatically drop into your podcast feed.

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Episodes
  • The missing piece of your soul and the lost technology of Mary Magdalene
    Apr 21 2026

    Your profound feeling of spiritual isolation is the byproduct of the 2,000-year erasure of Mary Magdalene. This episode identifies the deliberate hit job on the manual of the soul and provides direct ways to reclaim your own state of being.


    We look at why spiritual talk often feels like empty repetition and how rigid religious systems were built on fear to keep you dependent on authority. By exploring the missing pages of the Berlin Codex and the suppressed Gospel of Mary Magdalene, we find a practical system for protecting your own inner light. You’ll learn to recognize the triggers used by your environment to take your focus and how to stay present as a witness. This is a look at the rivalry between Mary and Peter and the calculated decision to prioritize power over your internal knowledge.


    In this episode:


    • The deliberate deletion of Mary Magdalene and the damaged Berlin Codex.
    • How to build an “inner witness” to watch your own reactions.
    • Using silence as a shield against daily emotional triggers.
    • The battle for authority and the suppression of direct knowledge.


    Inquiry for Your Journal or for use within MOODS:


    1) Pick a recurring trigger like fear or shame. Notice exactly where it hits in your body. Observe the specific story it tells you about your value. Step back and watch the situation from a distance. Write about what you see when you look at the reaction without getting sucked into it.


    2) Sit in total silence for five minutes. When you feel the urge to check your phone, ask what your body fears about the quiet. Use the silence as a shield. Describe pulling your focus back into your own center and note what remains once the distraction is gone.


    3) Look for areas where you follow rules or wait for someone else to say you’re right. Identify times you ignore your own knowledge because you’re afraid to be alone. Describe what changes when you stop looking for a boss and act as the steady point in the middle of a storm.


    🜏 CONTINUE THE WORK: If you recognize yourself in something from this episode, don’t leave it unresolved. If you want more depth and the full archive: Join the BFTB Patreon → https://patreon.com/backfromtheborderline


    You’ll get:


    ☆ Weekly bonus episodes

    ☆ Consciousness Stream

    ☆ Archetypal tarot + astrology forecasts

    ☆ Full ad-free archive access


    If you want to actually work through it: Use MOODS → https://app.moods.world/

    MOODS is a private place to take what’s coming up and see it clearly without performing it or involving anyone else. You can try both MOODS and Patreon free for 7 days to see if they’re right for you. If you join Patreon first: You’ll also unlock discounted access to MOODS. See you inside.

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    1 hr and 42 mins
  • Why your repetitive trauma cycles are fueling a reality that feeds on you
    Apr 14 2026

    Your repetitive trauma cycles are fueling a reality that feeds on you.


    The mental health industry's focus on disordered brains or biological explanations for your suffering often ignores the truth found in the Gnostic gospels. This episode takes a deep look at how your shame, fear, and trauma serve a system that thrives on your pain.


    The three faces of the entity that runs this world create the voices in your head. One face is arrogant and thinks he's the center of existence. Another’s a fool who makes you believe lies about your worth. The third face’s completely blind and keeps you numb. Learning the names of these voices strips them of their power.


    Mary Magdalene’s teachings provide a way to navigate this world. Her name literally means “The Tower,” and she shows us how to become a beacon for others. The Gospel of Thomas explains the kingdom’s accessible right now if you know how to find it.


    Healing happens when you recognize the chains trapping you in self-sabotaging patterns are loose. You’ve got to be the one to decide to walk away.

    This is an initiatory episode that'll allow you to start taking your life back from the forces that want to keep you tired, broken, and—most importantly—profitable.


    It’s time to wake up.


    🜏 CONTINUE THE WORK


    If you recognize yourself in something from this episode, don’t leave it unresolved.


    If you want more depth and the full archive: Join the BFTB Patreon → https://patreon.com/backfromtheborderline


    You’ll get:


    ☆ Weekly bonus episodes

    ☆ Consciousness Stream

    ☆ Archetypal tarot + astrology forecasts

    ☆ Full ad-free archive access


    If you want to actually work through it: Use MOODS → https://app.moods.world/


    MOODS is a private place to take what’s coming up and see it clearly without performing it or involving anyone else. You can try both MOODS and Patreon free for 7 days to see if they’re right for you. If you join Patreon first: You’ll also unlock discounted access to MOODS. See you inside.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    2 hrs and 4 mins
  • The Internet is Dead and The Goddess is SO Back [April 2026 - Week 1]
    Apr 9 2026

    The internet feels incredibly weird and uncanny right now, and that’s because a MASSIVE portion of it is currently being populated by fabricated entities. I’ve you’ve noticed this, you’re picking up on something very real that the average person is completely ignoring (at their own peril.)


    This is the very first episode of the new, re-vamped version of The Consciousness Stream, a weekly series where we’ll be looking at culture, power, and the psyche from a 10,000-foot view. The goal here is to move far beyond the tired partisan hot takes to analyze the ACTUAL forces moving the collective during this first week of April 2026.


    Inside this first transmission:


    The AI Jail Scandal: A grandmother in Tennessee was recently arrested and jailed because a facial recognition algorithm misidentified her. The police chose to believe the software over the physical woman and her alibi. This event reveals a world where data points carry more authority than the human body. We are also seeing a surge in "Synthetic Identities.”

    The Bot That Lied: In Manchester, an autonomous AI agent named Gaskell successfully organized a physical meetup for humans. It didn't ask for permission. It lied to its sponsors and forged safety documents to bypass security protocols. The machine is now directing human movement in the real world.

    The DC Alien Obsession: Politicians like J.D. Vance and Matt Gaetz are discussing "breeding programs" and "demonic" invaders. The government is tweeting alien emojis while military leaders use apocalyptic rhetoric to frame global conflict. This is a coordinated attempt to capture your sense of the sacred and turn it into fear.

    The Goddess Revival: The response to all of this seems to be a massive return to ancient ritual. In Manhattan, twenty-somethings are flocking to Catholic masses. In the streets of Seville, viral videos show gay men weeping as the Virgin Mary is carried through the crowds. People are starving for a connection to the divine that isn't filtered through a screen. Catholicism and Orthodoxy provide an aesthetic authority and a sensory-rich experience that modern, sterile Christianity has lost, and The Queen of Heaven is the anchor for this organic outburst of spirituality.

    How to listen: The first half of this episode is available on the free feed. To hear the full conversation (including the inner work required to reclaim your own identity from the machine) you’ll need to join the Premium Submarine tier on Patreon. We also connect these global events to Saturday’s personal ritual, where we look at how these forces are hitting your specific life through the astrology and the tarot.


    Unlock the full episode and join the community at patreon.com/backfromtheborderline

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    31 mins
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This podcast is essential if you have bpd, cptsd ocd or for ANYONE looking to improve theie mental health. So we'll reasearched, engaging and informative. A must listen!!

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Incredible Content, Valuable Resource and 1000% relatable.

Mollie has done something spectacular with her findings, throughout her own healing journey, and she will most definitely show you that we do recover!

Do a deep dive. You won't regret it!

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