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Is Mental Illness a Disorder… or a Signal? | Dr. Josh Waddell
There’s a common way we talk about mental health…
We use labels.
Anxiety. Depression. Disorder.
They sound precise—
but they don’t always explain why something is happening.
So the question becomes:
Are these conditions something we have…
or something we’re experiencing in response to deeper patterns?
In this episode of Thought Atlas, I’m joined by Dr. Josh Waddell—an integrative psychiatric provider exploring mental health through a systems-based lens.
This conversation moves beyond diagnosis…
into understanding.
We explore:
Whether mental illness is a disorder—or a signal
The limitations of…
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