On labels…

I strongly dislike labeling my clients with a diagnosis. 🏷 ⁣

Clients are not a code from a book. There is so much more to a human than the experience of depression or feeling the weight of anxiety, living with schizophrenia, etc. ⁣

In my career, I’ve had to diagnose for treatment plans or for medical necessity and now I don’t have to diagnose at all. ⁣

But just like labeling something GOOD or BAD we have to step back and ask, what is the whole? It can be good AND bad. Humans ARE NOT depressed • they are experiencing depression at the moment. Those hot Cheetos aren’t BAD • they are an indulgence in spicy crunchy form. That celery juice isn’t GOOD • it’s adding to your healthy lifestyle and choices. That friend isn’t BAD • he/she may not be meeting your prior expectations for the friendship. ⁣

🛑 Stop labeling food as good or bad. ⁣

🛑 Stop labeling people as good or bad.⁣

✋🏼And I vow to never label you as your diagnosis. ⁣

Labels are what we make them. So let’s leave them at the door. 🚪 👋🏼