Write Against the Machine 17: Mental Illness and the Creative Life

This week’s episode is touchy, triggering, and dear to both our hearts. We’re talking about the romanticizationof mental illness in creative people – the idea that being depressed or manic or self-harming is somehow a good path to great art. The podcast deals with the possible roots of that idea, good and bad, as well as touches on self-medication with drugs/alcohol. Mary and I both discuss our own struggles with mental illness as creatives, reminding you (and each other) that no art is worth...