Recovering from BPD with Mentalization-Based Therapy with Robert Drozek

Forrest Hanson talks with psychotherapist Robert Drozek about mentalization-based treatment (MBT) for borderline personality disorder. Drozek explains how mentalization—the ability to see our thoughts and feelings as not necessarily facts—can become disrupted, especially in BPD. The conversation covers the childhood origins of mentalization difficulties, the concept of the alien self, the therapeutic approach of MBT, and practical tools for developing more flexibility and curiosity around our assumptions.