Hard Call

Derailed, a 5-part podcast series, helps to break the silence by bringing to life the authentic experience of one man suffering from mental illness, including the excruciating dilemmas – the “hard calls” — that face everyone in his circle — partners, kids, relatives, colleagues and doctors. Shining a light on these dilemmas, and on a broken system, is a first and important step toward change.

Jeff is spending thousands to see a psychiatrist in a tony midtown Manhattan office — all the while dealing with potential bankruptcy. In this episode: mental illness meets money. Who wins?

Jeff encounters stigma and wants to face it down. On the one side is his integrity; on the other, millions of dollars, many jobs, and the very survival of his company. Should Jeff reveal the truth?

Jeff Zinn is is a mega-productive, millionaire entrepreneur, a charmer who is the subject of fawning stories in the press. He’s the epitome of success. Or is he? We explore the troubling line between a “big” personality and mental illness. Who decides what dangerous means?