Q&A with Meg Kissinger

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so Sarah sat down to talk with Meg Kissinger, author of While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence. Meg grew up in a large family, and some family members struggled with bipolar disorder and depression. But even as they struggled to understand what was happening, they were a close-knit clan whose humor helped them cope with loss.

For more about Meg, visit megkissinger.com. To request her book from the card catalog, go to tinyurl.com/bduabsjm.

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