My Story Supporting My daughter with BPD caused by a childhood trauma
There's a school for this (and it's for them)
by: Sami WardPublished on: 26/10/2026You can't hand your young adult their confidence back. But there's a free NHS place that gently helps them rebuild it: a Recovery College. Here's what it is and how to find yours.
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Why "I'm just worried about you" can land as an attack
by: Sami WardPublished on: 19/10/2026You said it gently, out of love, and it still blew up. Why "I'm just worried about you" can land as criticism for a young adult with emotional dysregulation, and three kinder ways to say it.
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Are you the lifeboat or the lighthouse?
by: Sami WardPublished on: 05/10/2026The 9pm "it's all your fault" text, and the two ways to answer it. Are you the lifeboat or the lighthouse? For mums of a young adult with BPD, EUPD or emotional dysregulation.
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Nobody Told You About Section 3 or Section 117. That's Not an Accident.
by: Sami WardPublished on: 28/09/2026Been told your young adult is being discharged with no support plan? Here's what Section 117 aftercare actually means, who it covers, and why you shouldn't have to fight for it alone.
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