While it's not a subject I've written about much on this blog, a key narrative theme in my book Committed: A Memoir of the Artist's Road is my coming to terms with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. The publication of the book essentially "outed" me, in a manner in which I had the most control; my own …
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What is it that sets a creative thinker apart from the everyday individual? My obsession with that question led me to drive across the United States so I could interview artists about their creativity; that in turn led to my forthcoming memoir. But Dr. Nancy Andreasen's obsession far predates mine. Armed with a PhD in …
She insisted she killed people with her mind. She was a creator and destroyer of worlds. She also found new ways to comprehend the wisdom of Aristotle and earned four prestigious academic degrees across varying disciplines with top grades and high achievements. She struggled with a diagnosis of schizophrenia yet created a life for herself, …
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The Artist's Road 