Today’s episode explores the psychological weight of receiving a new diagnosis or self-identification. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, argues that gaining a name for one’s experience often brings a conflicting mix of profound relief and heavy expectation. Rather than immediately turning this new self-knowledge into a list of tasks or obligations, Dr. Hoerricks encourages a period of quiet observation and stillness. She challenges the societal pressure to transform every personal insight into an immediate plan of action. Ultimately, she advocates for maintaining personal agency and dignity by allowing one to exist with their discovery without feeling tethered to external demands.

Here’s the link to the source article: https://open.substack.com/pub/autside/p/after-the-clearing-recognition-without

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