Ivan and Dan explore the hidden cost of mental health misdiagnosis and how diagnostic labels can fracture identity without resolving distress. Together, they examine why healthcare systems often treat people in isolation, leaving individuals to rebuild their sense of self alone when diagnoses change but symptoms remain.

The conversation moves into the tension between personal responsibility and collective care, highlighting the limits of clinical solutions without relational support. Drawing on lived experience, they unpack the value of peer support, co-design done with care, and why meaningful mental health recovery must be social, emotional, and community-based—not just clinical.