Dr. Chris Palmer

Like what you just laid out. And I know you're like a shining example of all of this. So you're like everyone's role model for all of this. But yes. And what I'm saying is that you don't have a chemical imbalance that you need to medicate. Yes. And you don't necessarily need to be in therapy for the rest of your life every week. You're not a defective human being.

Like what you just laid out. And I know you're like a shining example of all of this. So you're like everyone's role model for all of this. But yes. And what I'm saying is that you don't have a chemical imbalance that you need to medicate. Yes. And you don't necessarily need to be in therapy for the rest of your life every week. You're not a defective human being.

Like what you just laid out. And I know you're like a shining example of all of this. So you're like everyone's role model for all of this. But yes. And what I'm saying is that you don't have a chemical imbalance that you need to medicate. Yes. And you don't necessarily need to be in therapy for the rest of your life every week. You're not a defective human being.

that you may have had vulnerabilities, you may have had a less than optimal brain function, and the strategies that you've used allowed you to thrive. Again, does anybody get to perfection? No, we're all human. We've all got our strengths. We've all got our weaknesses. That's just the way it is. And that's never going to change. But you can still have vulnerabilities.

that you may have had vulnerabilities, you may have had a less than optimal brain function, and the strategies that you've used allowed you to thrive. Again, does anybody get to perfection? No, we're all human. We've all got our strengths. We've all got our weaknesses. That's just the way it is. And that's never going to change. But you can still have vulnerabilities.

that you may have had vulnerabilities, you may have had a less than optimal brain function, and the strategies that you've used allowed you to thrive. Again, does anybody get to perfection? No, we're all human. We've all got our strengths. We've all got our weaknesses. That's just the way it is. And that's never going to change. But you can still have vulnerabilities.

You can still struggle with reading, for example, like you mentioned a little bit ago. You can still struggle with reading and be quite successful.

You can still struggle with reading, for example, like you mentioned a little bit ago. You can still struggle with reading and be quite successful.

You can still struggle with reading, for example, like you mentioned a little bit ago. You can still struggle with reading and be quite successful.

And especially nowadays, and with learning and with education and all of the technology that we do have, if reading's not your thing, you can acquire information or learn in other ways.

And especially nowadays, and with learning and with education and all of the technology that we do have, if reading's not your thing, you can acquire information or learn in other ways.

And especially nowadays, and with learning and with education and all of the technology that we do have, if reading's not your thing, you can acquire information or learn in other ways.

And that's the thing. So some of it is just recognizing what are people's strengths, what are their weaknesses, what are their vulnerabilities. If you're a little overweight, Okay, maybe you're not going to be the super thin athlete. That's okay. You don't need to be. You don't need to be that in order to thrive. Other people may not be good with reading.

And that's the thing. So some of it is just recognizing what are people's strengths, what are their weaknesses, what are their vulnerabilities. If you're a little overweight, Okay, maybe you're not going to be the super thin athlete. That's okay. You don't need to be. You don't need to be that in order to thrive. Other people may not be good with reading.

And that's the thing. So some of it is just recognizing what are people's strengths, what are their weaknesses, what are their vulnerabilities. If you're a little overweight, Okay, maybe you're not going to be the super thin athlete. That's okay. You don't need to be. You don't need to be that in order to thrive. Other people may not be good with reading.

Other people may have trouble sitting still for long periods of time. Other people, you know, whatever. I mean, it's fine. We can help people thrive. It's really strange because... There are people who want to deny all of mental health conditions. There's no such a thing as mental illness. It's all made up. And I'm like, I'm definitely not in that camp.

Other people may have trouble sitting still for long periods of time. Other people, you know, whatever. I mean, it's fine. We can help people thrive. It's really strange because... There are people who want to deny all of mental health conditions. There's no such a thing as mental illness. It's all made up. And I'm like, I'm definitely not in that camp.

Other people may have trouble sitting still for long periods of time. Other people, you know, whatever. I mean, it's fine. We can help people thrive. It's really strange because... There are people who want to deny all of mental health conditions. There's no such a thing as mental illness. It's all made up. And I'm like, I'm definitely not in that camp.

So I am in the camp that some people can have pretty significant mental health conditions, mental disorders is what I would call them, mental illnesses, whatever term people wanna use, where their brains are not functioning properly, where they can't pay attention, where they're having psychotic symptoms, where they're having panic attacks for no reason, where their brain is just ruminating on past trauma or past painful events

So I am in the camp that some people can have pretty significant mental health conditions, mental disorders is what I would call them, mental illnesses, whatever term people wanna use, where their brains are not functioning properly, where they can't pay attention, where they're having psychotic symptoms, where they're having panic attacks for no reason, where their brain is just ruminating on past trauma or past painful events