Zak Sandler: The Composer Who Turned Bipolar Into a Creative Superpower.

About this episode

Broadway composer Zak Sandler discusses his family's history with bipolar disorder and the impact of mental health on creativity and acceptance.

Send us Fan Mail For many families around the world, conversations around mental health happen quietly — or not at all. In this At the Podium episode, Broadway composer Zak Sandler reflects on growing up unaware that a bipolar condition ran through his family, and how shame and silence can sometimes delay understanding, healing, and acceptance. This conversation is not simply the discussion around mental health, but the reminder that many of us carry things we were never taught ho...

People in this episode

Host: Patrick Huey

Guest: Zak Sandler

Topics covered

• mental health
• bipolar disorder
• creativity
• family dynamics
• acceptance
• healing

Keywords

• bipolar
• mental health
• creativity
• Broadway
• family
• acceptance
• healing

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