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Why Some Mental Health Diagnoses Become Identities and Some Become Prisons.

Why Some Mental Health Diagnoses Become Identities and Some Become Prisons.

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What if the diagnosis isn’t the whole story?

In this live episode of Notes From the
Edge, we’ll explore one of the most important
conversations happening in psychology today.

Why has ADHD become increasingly accepted in boardrooms,
businesses, and everyday conversations while diagnoses like
Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, and Complex
PTSD continue to carry so much stigma?

Together we’ll explore:

The surprising overlap in symptoms and neuroscience

Why trauma can sometimes resemble ADHD—and why ADHD can
increase vulnerability to trauma

The science of emotional regulation, executive functioning,
and nervous system adaptation

How diagnoses can provide understanding without becoming
our identity

Why some labels invite compassion while others still
trigger judgment

What healing looks like when we move beyond labels and
begin asking a different question:

“What happened to me… and what did I become in order to
survive?”

This isn’t about dismissing diagnoses.

It’s about understanding the human being behind them.

Whether you’re a clinician, executive, entrepreneur, therapist,
coach, someone living with a diagnosis, or simply curious about
the intersection of psychology, trauma, neuroscience, and
identity, this conversation is for you.

Hosted by Lisa Lacy
Writer • Trauma Educator • Executive Intuitive Advisor • Host
of Notes From the Edge

These are the conversations we should have been having
all along.

Welcome to the Edge.

www.lisalacy.com