Episode 271: Clinician’s Corner | “Nobody Ever Asked Me What I Wanted” — When Clinicians Stop Listening & Why It Harms Recovery

Clarissa Kennedy and Molly Painschab examine what happens when a clinician’s own model or ego gets in the way of a client’s healing. Drawing on the Rosenhan Experiment, they discuss “epistemic dismissal” — when professionals reject a client’s lived experience — and distinguish between diagnosis as a helpful flashlight versus an erasing floodlight. The episode makes the case for client autonomy and moderation as legitimate paths in recovery.