In the evolving world of mental and behavioral health, the winds of change are blowing towards a more individualized, process-focused approach.

Let’s explore together what a mental health landscape might look like if we shift our focus from categorizing people based on DSM disorders to understanding and modeling the "processes of change" that empower or interfere with our life journeys.

1. Broadening the Scope of Practice

Traditionally, mental health practitioners have often focused on so-called “disorders” like “major depression” often becoming inattentive to more specific, changeable and interconnected issues such as loneliness or the lack of human connection. Loneliness is not just a “sign” of something – it is something. It’s shocking how many problems have been minimized and given far less attention than they deserve, because of the horse blinders our mental health system forces on us all in its futile search for hidden mental diseases.

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