Born To Create

On this episode, we dive into a topic that may seem disconnected from writing. However, depression and other mental health issues affect writers just like they do everyone else. In fact, writers and other creative types may be more at risk than the average person. Why? Because we already have lots of internal battles going on, and we tend to stay isolated. I don't have all the answers, but I do have a story. On this episode, I share my decades-long journey through depression and how I learned to deal with it (most of the time). Specifically, I share 5 lies I believed about depression and why each one is false: Lie #1: I can manage my depression on my own. Lie #2: Self-medicating my pain is an effective coping strategy. Lie #3: I have no control over the forces that make my depression worse. Lie #4: I don’t need professional help. Lie #5: My struggle with depression means that I am deficient in some way. Over the last few years I have learned to manage my depression pretty effectively. I still have occasional