Comedian On Why The Connection Between Mental Illness And Creativity Is Ridiculous

We should probably rethink how we discuss mental illness and creativity.

Comedian Jacqueline Novak, author of How to Weep in Public: Feeble Offerings on Depression from one who knows, has a few words for those who think you have to be depressed to create great art. Hear Novak unpack the false dichotomy and explain what's wrong with that understanding of mental illness in the video above.

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