INT ep 66 - Creativity + Depression: friends or foes?
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Vincent Van Gogh created many of his greatest masterpieces while in a psychiatric hospital. Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson wrote classic hits while dealing with mental illness. The list goes on. Some believe that the creative impulse and mental health challenges often go hand in hand. In this episode Liana talks with James 'Grim' Desborough, UK tabletop game writer and artist, about how he manages the relationship between his depression and his creative work.
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