Welcome to Healing 101, and today, we're bringing you Part 1 of a two-part conversation with the extraordinary Dr. Sami Timimi—psychiatrist, author, and a powerful voice challenging mainstream ideas around mental health.

In this first half, we explore fundamental questions: What is mental health, and just as importantly, what isn’t it? Sami shares his perspective on the subjectivity of psychiatric diagnoses, the dangers of over-medicalisation, and the false binary between mental health and mental illness.

We also discuss the cultural and commercial forces shaping our definitions of distress, and how the concept of ‘normal’ might be more harmful than helpful.

Get ready to question everything you thought you knew about diagnosis, disorder, and what it means to suffer.

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Website & Resources: https://www.samitimimi.co.uk/

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