Am I Doing This Right?

Marc speaks to Leanne Simpson, a writer and mental health advocate living with Bipolar Disorder. The pair chat about her creative writing journey that is nearing one of her biggest goals (2:58), her recent trip to the U.K. on a research travel grant (5:05), her current goals as a writing teacher (6:06), how a corporate career and buying an apartment made her realize she wasn't where she wanted to be (7:13), balancing family expectations and definitions of success (8:14), how a period of severe depression lead her to make changes (10:58), how many medications Leanne tried before finding the right combination and how to maintain that resilience (15:32), the biggest misconceptions she has encountered regarding Bipolar Disorder (17:10), her mental health tool box (18:55), how to be supportive to friends who may be dealing with mental illness (21:45), being selfish with your mental health (24:03), Leanne's advice for anyone experiencing a major shift in their lives (26:40), what lead Leanne to finding her fiancee