Marsha Linehan, Ph.D

In the below video Dr. Linehan describes a religious experience when she said she loved herself. Chronic feelings of emptiness is one of the diagnostic criteria of Borderline Personality Disorder. DBT addresses a lack of sense of self in their mindfulness module. --- Nikhil Dhawan, MD 2020/07/20 00:36

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The window of Dr Linehan's seclusion room

Here is the New York Times article by Marsha Linehan (founder of DBT) revealing her diagnosis of borderline personality disorder.