Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a psychiatric condition that affects nearly 2% of the general population predominantly women. Symptoms of BPD include impulsivity mood swings unstable intense relationships & feelings of chronic emptiness. Research on BPD has lagged behind that on other mental health conditions such as depression & psychosis primarily due to the lack of evidence of effective treatment but also due to the stigma historically associated with the condition. Fortunately this situation is changing with enhanced treatments now available & enhanced clinician/organizational willingness to engage with those with a diagnosis of BPD. This candid book collaboratively co-authored by a person recovered from BPD & a BPD specialist therapist is written specifically for people with BPD (with support teams including family friends & clinicians also likely to benefit from reading the book). This authoritative & easily readable guide provides a compassionate understanding of the condition plenty of in-depth practical recovery strategies & credible & realistic hope for recovery. The authors draw from the latest research & share years of personal & professional experience that brings the book alive. Review comments from Vice-President National Education Alliance for BPD & Director Middle Path (BPD advocacy organizations) include most down-to-earth accessible book for people with BPD" & "tremendous & potentially life-changing gift"."