Notes from the Borderline

This is the second episode of Notes from the Borderline — a podcast from the margins, for the people who've been left there. Hosted by a survivor of child sexual exploitation and domestic violence.Episode 2 explores the film 'Lars and The Real Girl'. It takes a look at the main character's 'delusional' experiences and the communities effective response to them. I draw out what I think are the four main qualities and principles which characterise their response, and which I think can be used as a helpful basis to guide real world responses to seemingly unusual symptoms. I also briefly detail some of my own experiences, and how they differ from his.Please note: When I discuss my own coping skills for dealing with unusual mental health experiences in this episode, I am not making recommendations. There is some mention of stigma/misunderstanding, isolation and mistreatment, but nothing that should be too triggering to listen to.

This is the first episode of Notes from the Borderline — a podcast from the margins, for the people who've been left there; hosted by a survivor of child sexual exploitation and domestic violence.Episode 1 tells a little of my story and need for staying put and speaking out, explores why survivors can't often 'organize' like other movements, what Virginia Giuffre's story tells us, and what you can say to the survivor in your life who needs to hear it.CW: Child sexual abuse, organized sexual violence, victim-blaming, suicide