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Curious Grace: A local alternative to growth-oriented mental health care
By: Dr Michael Walker, Cailey Sharp, and Pauline Jasudason
27.04.2025
Curious Grace is a community hub in Sydney, Australia, which offers people a form of mental health care that diverges from the growth-oriented mainstream.
The language of a ‘degrowth transition’ is useful for mobilizing people and their collectives around policy objectives, but it retains an image of expert political actors who will ‘transition’ us from one state to another. We offer an alternative theory of change that aims for a ‘degrowth transformation’, or deeper shifts in ideology and daily practices. It will not be enough to solely focus on changing policies and institutions; it is essential to embody the transition and its deeper meanings in a personal way as well.