#6 Companion Who Gets To Decide When Minds Are Unsteady

Holding It Together (Kinda) · Oct 6, 2026 · 3m · transcript

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Client choice can feel like a clean principle right up until the moment symptoms surge, risk rises, and everyone around the person feels responsible for the outcome. I walk through why that moment becomes an ethical tightrope for legal advocates, clinicians, providers, peers, and family members and how quickly “help” can turn into control when we confuse disagreement with incapacity. If you care about mental health advocacy, disability rights, informed consent, and ethical crisis response, this conversation is built for you.

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