Joelle Westerfeld in Braunschweig: Reading about Borderline, feelings, and new hope
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Joelle Westerfeld reads about extreme feelings and new hope
On Tuesday, October 20, 2026, journalist and author Joelle Westerfeld will present her book Feeling Extreme. My Terribly Beautiful Life with Borderline in the Red Hall at the Castle. The reading takes place as part of Mental Health Week and combines personal experience with literary education.
A personal story between vulnerability and strength
Joelle Westerfeld shares a world of feelings in which sadness appears infinitely deep, hopelessness is boundless, and joy is overwhelmingly intense. Her autobiographical account leads through a youth full of self-doubt, masks, and relationship breakdowns until the diagnosis of borderline personality disorder in young adulthood.
Literature against stigmatization
Feeling Extreme is more than just an autobiographical reading. Westerfeld confronts prejudices that label people with borderline as manipulative, unable to form relationships, or attention-seeking. Her language creates closeness, makes complex psychological experiences understandable, and opens a sensitive space for cultural discourse on mental health.
Reading atmosphere in the Red Hall
The author brings her own voice and her experience as an affected individual into the author encounter. The literary experience thrives on linguistic openness, emotional precision, and the opportunity to learn about a often misunderstood condition from a personal perspective. The event will be complemented by a book table on the subject.
An evening of enlightenment and encouragement
The reading focuses not on a fixed diagnosis but on a person who has learned to deal with extreme feelings. Westerfeld presents borderline as a complex experience and emphasizes that the diagnosis need not be a stigma or a life-long judgment.
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Visitors can expect a compelling reading about vulnerability, self-understanding, and the strength that lies in an open engagement with one's own story. Those who experience literature as a conversation space for societal issues will find a touching and insightful author encounter on this evening. Admission is free; registration is required.
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- Publisher: Rowohlt Verlag
