As a kid, I really do remember having these dreams and visions, but you just don't know what is going to come for you.

Alicia shares her wisdom on growth, gratitude, and the power of love.

I forgive myself. It's okay. Have grace for yourself. You're trying our best.

And you're going to figure out the rhythm of this thing.

Alicia Keys, like you've never heard her

before listen to on purpose with j shetty on the iheart radio app apple podcasts or wherever you

get your podcasts welcome to brain stuff a production of i heart Brainstuff, Lauren Vogelbaum here.

In the United States, if you go to a medical professional looking for help with mental health,

one of the guides they're going to turn to in helping you identify what's going on is the

diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, or the DSM.

The DSM is a living document.

It's currently in its fifth edition, known appropriately as the DSM-5,

having been updated about once every 15 years by its governing body,

the American Psychiatric Association, since they first published it in 1952.

It's updated so often because our understanding of the human mind keeps updating based on science.

For example, before the 1970s, homosexuality was often considered to be a mental illness.

The American Psychiatric Association, or APA, classified it as such in the first iteration of the DSM.

This held with prevailing cultural norms.

But then activists started protesting at annual meetings of the APA and presented scientific evidence

opposing those norms.

In 1973, it was put to the vote, and a majority of APA members agreed that homosexuality should no longer be considered a mental disorder.

Although it took baby steps to get there, this change was a huge leap for gay rights and helped shift societal thinking on homosexuality.

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