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    When Dad Has BPD: Children's Hidden Struggles

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    Lena and Eli explore the overlooked impact of fathers with borderline personality disorder on their children, revealing unique attachment disruptions, emotional chaos, and long-term effects-plus pathways to healing and breaking generational cycles.

    When Dad Has BPD: Children's Hidden Struggles

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    Imagine lacking emotional blood-clotting factors, where the slightest psychological wound causes you to bleed out emotionally. Now imagine being a child trying to navigate a relationship with a parent who experiences the world this way.

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    Effects on children of fathers with borderline personality disorder

    Voci dei presentatori
    Lenaplay
    Eliplay
    Fonti di conoscenza
    I Hate You--Don't Leave Me
    The Parenting Experience of Those With Borderline Personality ...
    link
    https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01913/full
    Systematic review of parenting and outcome experienced by ...
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    https://www.jccpractice.com/article/systematic-review-of-parenting-and-outcome-experienced-by-children-of-parents-of-borderline-disorder-758/
    [PDF] Perceptions of Family Resiliency Among Adult Children of Parents ...
    link
    https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=18265&context=dissertations
    Intergenerational transmission of borderline personality disorder ...
    link
    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12269274/
    Effects of Being Raised by Borderline Parents & How to Heal
    link
    https://www.choosingtherapy.com/raised-by-borderlines/

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    Opening & Welcome

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    Topic Introduction & Source Material Setup

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    3

    The Unique Challenges of Fathers with BPD

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    Emotional Dysregulation and Its Impact on Children

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    The Father-Child Attachment Disruption

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    Impact on Children's Emotional Development

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    Family Dynamics and Systemic Effects

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    Long-term Effects on Adult Children

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    Practical Applications & Listener Takeaways

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    Wrap-up & Closing Reflection

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