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About this book

52 cards for lasting emotional balance—every day.

If you’ve been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD), you should know that everyone who has BPD experiences it differently. BPD actually manifests on a spectrum, with symptoms of varying severity. For this reason, there’s no one-size-fits-all approach that will magically alleviate your BPD. But there are several ways you can find emotional balance. You just need the right tools—at the right time.

Designed specifically for individuals along the BPD spectrum, this card deck builds on the success of The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook, and provides 52 fast-acting tools you can use when you need them the most to manage BPD symptoms related to:

  • Feelings of abandonment and emptiness
  • Problems with relationships
  • Unstable or negative self-image
  • Difficulties with impulse control
  • Experiences of dissociation

With this customized approach, you can use skills that are immediately applicable to you to understand your symptoms, enhance self-control, and build adaptive responses to thrive in life with BPD. If you’re ready to take charge of your BPD, this card deck can help you find lasting emotional balance—whether you’re in therapy, group therapy, at home, work, or on the go.

Editorial Reviews

“Creating daily, quiet moments of self-inquiry is a vital part of the recovery journey for anyone with borderline personality disorder (BPD) traits. This card deck opens up a safe, internal space to explore and connect with one’s inner world—allowing those who struggle with BPD to put some space between their big feelings and the even bigger reactions that often lead to suffering and disconnection.”—Mollie Smith, host of the Back from the Borderline podcast

“Fox has curated a comprehensive selection of techniques tailored to empower an individual’s ability to own their treatment. They also are a tool for clinicians to provide customized directional guidance. This creative treatment tool provides actionable steps for patients to soothe their distress. The portability of this intervention acts as a conduit between clinical recommendations and real-world utilization.”—Tennille Warren-Phillips, PsyD, expertly leads a high-volume correctional psychological services program that excels in the diagnosis and treatment of challenging mental health disorders

Create safe spaces. Reflect. Interrupt self-blame. Set hopeful goals. The BPD Card Deck encourages individuals to pause and focus on self-care in a new way each time they select a card. Through his writings, Fox has described how individuals can manage symptoms related to BPD and promote positive change in their lives. The BPD Card Deck transforms his compassionate writings into an empowering, skill building tool for daily use.”—Kristin A. Malloy, LMSW, EdD, trained at Syracuse University for her MSW, and Sam Houston State University for her doctorate in educational leadership; passionate advocate for accessible education

“Living with borderline personality can be hard. And Fox’s fabulous TheBPD Card Deck makes it easier! Filled with fifty-two concise ideas and exercises that offer hope and recovery, this deck is a must-have and will be a go-to for people with BPD and the therapists who help them realize recovery.”—Lane Pederson, author of the best-selling The DBT Deck for Clients and Therapists

“I am grateful for the The BPD Card Deck, as this is a great resource for the client to utilize outside of treatment. I specifically appreciate the cards focused on impulse management, as it reminds the client to recognize urges and use skills, while also considering the price to pay if they act. There is a wide enough variety of activities and techniques that meet the needs of many clients.”—LaTrice Loche, PhD, licensed psychologist

“Fifty-two quick-acting techniques are provided in this much-needed, simple resource for BPD to help you manage your symptoms in a way that is unique to you!”—Laura C. Lopez, PhD, professor of psychology at Laredo College in Laredo, TX