An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence - Wisdom Shared from Meg Kissinger

From Stories in Life. On the Radio with Mark and Joe. by Mark Wolak and Joe Boyle

October 5, 2024 · 48 min · Season 2 · Episode 22

About this episode

Meg Kissinger shares her personal journey and insights on mental illness from her memoir.

Click here to send a message. We love to hear from our listeners! Send us a text message and share your feedback Meg Kissinger, a distinguished journalist and Pulitzer Prize finalist, takes us on an intimate journey through her life and work as she shares stories from her memoir, "While You Were Out." Raised in a family shadowed by mental health and addiction issues, Meg unveils the silent struggles that shaped her perspective on mental illness. Her investigative work on America's mental he...

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Hosts: Mark Wolak, Joe Boyle

Guest: Meg Kissinger

Topics covered

mental illness
family struggles
journalism
addiction
personal stories

Keywords

mental health
addiction
journalism
memoir
family

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Books & works: While You Were Out