{"id":5166,"date":"2026-10-19T21:22:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T03:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"\/en\/?page_id=5166"},"modified":"2026-10-19T21:27:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T03:27:46","slug":"liminal-personhood","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"\/en\/liminal-personhood.html","title":{"rendered":"Liminal Personhood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Liminal personhood describes how a person\u2019s moral and relational identity persist even when their agency, cognition, and\/or ability to communicate become altered, uncertain, or diminished. While ambiguity can arise when familiar ways of expressing or recognizing one&#8217;s personhood change, these individuals remain moral, relational, and dignified. Recognizing the person beyond illness, disability, or diminished capacity can guide care and affirm dignity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Infographics<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>To support your clinical practice, consider downloading this infographic on liminal personhood. This can be shared with your colleagues and\/or hung in your office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Liminal-Personhood-Illustrated-Stacked.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Liminal Personhood - Illustrated Stacked.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-529e9a52-9eaf-49d6-b122-8db5dff60327\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Liminal-Personhood-Illustrated-Stacked.pdf\">Liminal Personhood &#8211; Illustrated Stacked<\/a><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Liminal-Personhood-Illustrated-Stacked.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-529e9a52-9eaf-49d6-b122-8db5dff60327\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Other Translations<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-04e676ae wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e148e5c0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>German:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-file aligncenter\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-47709e6c-c0eb-41a7-8e79-afde19937fc6\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Liminal_Personhood_deutsch.pdf\">Liminal_Personhood_deutsch<\/a><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Liminal_Personhood_deutsch.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-47709e6c-c0eb-41a7-8e79-afde19937fc6\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:0\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>French:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-e71502db-b3cc-47c9-8a45-02e34b4730fa\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Liminal_Personhood_French_Infographic.pdf\">Liminal_Personhood_French_Infographic<\/a><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Liminal_Personhood_French_Infographic.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-e71502db-b3cc-47c9-8a45-02e34b4730fa\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:0\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Spanish:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-9a22076d-0f63-42dd-810a-095958c5979c\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Liminal_Personhood_Spanish_Infographic.pdf\">Liminal_Personhood_Spanish_Infographic<\/a><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Liminal_Personhood_Spanish_Infographic.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-9a22076d-0f63-42dd-810a-095958c5979c\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:0\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Catalan:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-471455df-b369-4428-ba02-6f1b8f2fae22\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Liminal_Personhood_Catalan_Infographic.pdf\">Liminal_Personhood_Catalan_Infographic<\/a><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Liminal_Personhood_Catalan_Infographic.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-471455df-b369-4428-ba02-6f1b8f2fae22\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:0\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>European Portuguese:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-1b7b375f-b824-447b-98d6-18299c8ce992\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Pessoalidade_Liminar_PT.pdf\">Pessoalidade_Liminar_PT<\/a><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Pessoalidade_Liminar_PT.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-1b7b375f-b824-447b-98d6-18299c8ce992\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:0\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Research Articles<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The following paper describes the origins and clinical applications of liminal personhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:0\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" 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ability to communicate become altered, uncertain, or diminished. While ambiguity can arise when familiar ways of expressing or recognizing one&#8217;s personhood change, these individuals remain moral, relational, and dignified. 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