Sooner or later, in life, we have all received a diagnosis.

An expert comes to us, or we go to them, and they utter some words that can sometimes change the course of our lives, for better or for worse.

Words like “cold,” “gastritis,” “sore throat,” “ADHD,” or “major depression.” Well then, what do these words have in common? Why do we call all of them “diagnoses”?

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References:

Hacking, I. (1995). The looping effects of human kinds. In D. Sperber, D. Premack, & A. J. Premack (Eds.), Causal cognition: A multidisciplinary debate (pp. 351–394). Clarendon Press/Oxford University Press.

Lingiardi, V. (2018). Diagnosi e destino. Einaudi.

Lingiardi, V. (2021). Arcipelago N. Variazioni sul narcisismo. Einaudi.

Sadler, J. Z. (2004). Diagnosis/antidiagnosis. In J. Radden (Ed.), The philosophy of psychiatry: A companion (pp. 163–179). Oxford University Press

It's Christmas. We are all very tired.

Today, we are bringing you a special episode: we talk about ourselves, our paths, and how we got here.

Every other Monday, at 12pm.

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Substack: In front of the mirror

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The possibility of being offered and exposed to a multiplicity of frameworks reflects and respects the complex nature of mental health phenomena. Rather than finding themselves encapsulated within the neat confines of only one narrative, the person would benefit from choosing and adopting one or more stories and narratives that make sense to them. In light of this, we ask: are there frameworks that do more good than others? To what extent should the clinician guide, direct, or even impose particular narratives? Can the epistemic significance of a symptom be overlooked or misinterpreted?

In the attempt to make complexity compelling, we are joined for the second time by Jazmine Russell, who is a mental health educator, writer, and interdisciplinary scholar focused on bridging mental health, mind-body healing, and societal change. She is the co-founder of the Institute for the Development of Human Arts, a transformative mental health training institute and the founder & host of the Depth Work Podcast. Drawing on her lived experiences and professional training working both within and outside the mental health system, Jazmine is a holistic counselor and trauma-informed holotropic breathwork practitioner. She co-edited the Mad Studies Reader: Interdisciplinary Innovations in Mental Health (Routledge, 2024). Find her work at ⁠www.depth-work.com⁠ and ⁠www.JazmineRussell.com⁠

Every other Monday, at 12pm.

Follow us on:

Instagram: ⁠@mirror_podcast_⁠

This project exists in Italian as well: ⁠In Front of the Mirror - Il Podcast in Italiano