Addiction specialist and poet Jacky Power joins Dr Ute to delve into the merits and drawbacks of getting a diagnosis for your mental health condition. Why are people seeking out self-diagnosis on TikTok, who decides the diagnostic criteria in the DSM, and is a diagnosis a solution or a barrier to feeling whole?

Dr Ute also breaks down the difference between fixing and witnessing pain in therapy, why hope alone isn't enough for change, and how to reframe hopelessness with curiosity and courage.

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