About this episode

April DeMille interviews Liz Casper about her journey through bipolar disorder and her transition from medicine to art and writing.

Host April DeMille interviews former medical doctor, artist, and author Liz Casper, who retired from medicine in 2023 and now writes and paints. Casper discusses her books, Brilliant, Beautiful, Bipolar (about being diagnosed with bipolar disorder at 54 after decades of depression and seasonal affective symptoms) and Learning to Heal, (covering her medical training and work, plus becoming a cancer patient). She describes how seasonal depression, major losses and a breakup preceded an 18-month...

People in this episode

Host: April DeMille

Guest: Liz Casper

Topics covered

• mental health
• bipolar disorder
• adversity
• personal growth
• art
• healing

Keywords

• bipolar disorder
• mental health
• adversity
• Liz Casper
• art
• healing
• personal growth

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Brilliant, Beautiful, Bipolar, Learning to Heal

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