Ryan Heffernan, a highly-regarded Australian author and journalist. His latest work is the Clown & I: Riding the Wildling Spirit — A Bipolar Memoir, a confronting exploration of Ryan's magical and magnetic life with bipolar disorder. Ryan uses writing to explore the beauty of people confronting life-changing situations. Together, Ryan and Paul have a straight up conversation about mental health, mind health, and bipolar disorder Episode Takeaways:

• Having a diagnosis doesn't mean your life will go all bad — there's always going to be something to look forward to.
• Regardless of your diagnosis, never forget that you are still a human being.
• We have to understand that no person is on the same journey.

Mentioned Resources:

• Clown & I: Riding the Wildling Spirit — A Bipolar Memoir - Ryan's book
• On Writing by Charles Bukowski - Ryan's recommended resource
• Creative Love & Fatherhood Catastrophes - Ryan's article

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