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We don’t need to kill our most vulnerable. We need to help them.
On medical assistance in dying (MAID) for serious mental illness.
Apr 11
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Miranda Newman
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January 2024
Pre-order Rough Magic: Living with Borderline Personality Disorder
Pre-order Rough Magic: Living with BPD today.
Jan 9
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Miranda Newman
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October 2023
Caregiving with a mental illness
My grandmother is dying. I'm using my symptoms as strengths to navigate my role as her primary caregiver.
Oct 25, 2023
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Miranda Newman
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June 2023
Does tough love help a person with BPD?
Short answer: Absolutely not.
Jun 21, 2023
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Miranda Newman
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Does tough love help a person with BPD?
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December 2022
4 tips to conquer paranoia
Paranoia, defined as unjustified suspicion or mistrust of other people or their actions, is a symptom of borderline personality disorder (BPD). About a…
Dec 11, 2022
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Miranda Newman
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October 2022
Using IFS to write about difficult memories
A meeting of Miranda's Internal Family Systems Committee
Oct 24, 2022
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Miranda Newman
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September 2022
Exquisitely Sensitive
I'm thrilled to announce the sale of my debut memoir-in-essays EXQUISITELY SENSITIVE, a prescriptive-yet-approachable collection that highlights the…
Sep 29, 2022
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Miranda Newman
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August 2022
Anatomy of a BPD breakdown
How I cope with the various stages of a borderline (BPD) breakdown.
Aug 8, 2022
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Miranda Newman
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July 2022
Body dysmorphia
Tips for coping with body dysmorphia during the summer months informed by lived experience.
Jul 1, 2022
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Miranda Newman
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May 2022
Living with borderline personality disorder
Join me on May 26 for a discussion focused on the connection between mental health and art.
May 21, 2022
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Miranda Newman
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April 2022
Relapsing
I hate the term “relapsing.” In the context of recovery from mental illness, it implies that healing is a linear process, and to relapse is to regress…
Apr 15, 2022
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Miranda Newman
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March 2022
Fuck Fatal Attraction
Media portrayals of women with borderline personality disorder (BPD)
Mar 1, 2022
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Miranda Newman
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