Category: Blog posts


  • Nonpathologizing: A case study in the power of discourse

    Learn how we changed the professional conversation in Denmark with one, magic word: Nonpathologizing. When you’re up against systemic problems and cultural paradigms, you need to think and act in accordance with the power differential between you and the people who uphold the status quo. We realized that we sorely needed a shorthanded way to…

  • Relational distance: Closing the gap

    How close do you allow yourself to get to the people under your care? In this article we’ll be proposing a concept called ‘relational distance’. Relational distance describes the quality of and closeness in any given relationship, but is specifically developed for use in the mental health sector where those suffering (‘patients’) are catastrophically distanced…