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        <title>Notes from the Borderline</title>
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        <itunes:author>Nat </itunes:author>
        <itunes:summary>A podcast from the margins, for the people who&#39;ve been left there; hosted by a survivor of child sexual exploitation and domestic violence.</itunes:summary>
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                <itunes:title>Episode 2: On Delusions and How to Respond to Them</itunes:title>
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                <description><![CDATA[<p>This is the second episode of Notes from the Borderline — a podcast from the margins, for the people who&#39;ve been left there. Hosted by a survivor of child sexual exploitation and domestic violence.</p><p><br></p><p>Episode 2 explores the film &#39;Lars and The Real Girl&#39;. It takes a look at the main character&#39;s &#39;delusional&#39; 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.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p>]]></description>
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                <itunes:title>Episode 1: On Surviving at the Borderlines</itunes:title>
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                <itunes:author>Nat </itunes:author>
                
                <description><![CDATA[<p>This is the first episode of Notes from the Borderline — a podcast from the margins, for the people who&#39;ve been left there; hosted by a survivor of child sexual exploitation and domestic violence.</p><p>Episode 1 tells a little of my story and need for staying put and speaking out, explores why survivors can&#39;t often &#39;organize&#39; like other movements, what Virginia Giuffre&#39;s story tells us, and what you can say to the survivor in your life who needs to hear it.</p><p>CW: Child sexual abuse, organized sexual violence, victim-blaming, suicide</p>]]></description>
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