Debbie Corso (Author)
Debbie Corso is a mental health blogging pioneer, courageously
chronicling her journey while lighting a torch to provide hope to a
severely emotionally wounded community. She has a BS from New York
Institute of Technology in Interdisciplinary Studies in English,
Communications, and Behavioral Science, as well as a certificate in
Early Childhood Development. She is in recovery from borderline
personality disorder (BPD). Through hard, consistent work with
dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), she no longer meets the
criteria to be considered "Borderline." Her work as an Intake
Coordinator and Case Manager at a non-profit organization, working
closely with children at risk for abuse and neglect, was the
catalyst that propelled her to document and share her powerful
journey through her blog and hopeful, encouraging books on
overcoming the oppressive symptoms of BPD. She currently
co-facilitates online, worldwide DBT groups with therapist Alicia
Paz at www.DBTPath.com. She lives in the San Francisco Bay
Area.
Kathryn C. Holt (Author)
Kathryn C. Holt, MSSW, LCSW, is a psychotherapist who accompanies
people on the journey of reclaiming their hunger, desire, and
permission to live fully in their bodies and lives. She writes
about her journey and her psycho-spiritual approach to healing at
www.kathryncholt.com. Holt studied DBT at Columbia University in
New York City and worked with teens, adults, and families using DBT
for several years prior to moving to Boulder, CO, where she now
lives and practices. She offers individual therapy, groups,
retreats, and weekly movement classes with the intention of
reconnecting people with their power, wisdom, and purpose.Foreword
writer Kiera Van Gelder, MFA, is an artist, educator, and writer
diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. An international
speaker and advocate, she is featured in the documentary Back from
the Edge: Living With and Recovering From Borderline Personality
Disorder. She currently lives in Massachusetts at a Buddhist
meditation center. For additional information, please visit
www.buddhaandborderline.com and www.kieravangelder.com.
"Stronger than BPD feels like a best friend holding my hand while I
learn practical tools that really work for managing my
emotions."
--Tamra Sattler, PhD, MFT, therapist, researcher, and
entrepreneur
"Debbie has written a wise and wonderful book for those who
struggle with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Stronger than
BPD provides an honest look at recovery while inspiring all of us
to be our very best through more skillful living. I'm exceptionally
proud to recommend this book to my clients and their family
members."
--Amanda L. Smith, LMSW, dialectical behavior therapist and
treatment consultant, and author of The Dialectical Behavior
Therapy Wellness Planner
"DBT is touted by thousands of clinicians all over the globe. This
book raises the bar because it describes survivors' lived
experience--the most important testimonial of all. Congratulations
to Debbie!"
--Perry D. Hoffman, PhD, president and cofounder of the National
Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder
(NEA.BPD)
"This book offers you a set of skills from someone who has been
there. These are not theoretical experiences but instead the help
and reflections that come from someone who has been there to those
going through real-time struggles. A great addition to the
literature."
--Blaise Aguirre, MD, medical director at McLean 3East Continuum of
Care, assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School,
and coauthor of Mindfulness for Borderline Personality Disorder
"Written with the wisdom of one who has both suffered and lived in
the solution, Debbie Corso's Stronger than BPD is a unique and
highly accessible guide for those struggling with BPD traits, and
the people who support them. Through powerful personal examples and
with the clarity of a seasoned professional, Corso teaches the
reader, step by step, to apply dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
skills to the storms of emotional turmoil and turbulent
relationships. The author's hard-won success is an inspiration and
testament to the power of DBT to heal and create lives truly worth
living. Perfect as a stand-alone workbook as well as a complement
to clinical support, Stronger than BPD is a remarkable guide that
will change lives and bring new understanding to the practice of
DBT."
--Kiera Van Gelder, MFA, author of the highly acclaimed memoir, The
Buddha and the Borderline
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