<p>Susannah Cahalan is an American journalist and author. She’s best known for her memoir <em>Brain on Fire</em> which chronicles Cahalan’s struggle with a rare auto-immune disease called Encephalitis. We talk through her diagnosis journey and the disparities between mental and physical healthcare.</p>

Susannah Cahalan is an American journalist and author. She’s best known for her memoir Brain on Fire which chronicles Cahalan’s struggle with a rare auto-immune disease called Encephalitis. We talk through her diagnosis journey and the disparities between mental and physical healthcare.

Misdiagnosed with Susannah Cahalan

GOING MENTAL was born out of host Eileen Kelly’s desire to reckon with the shame she felt around her mental health journey. Despite early career success, internal struggles and a crippling personality disorder drove Eileen to leave her exciting New York City life behind and seek treatment at McLean — one of the oldest mental hospitals in the country. After five months and some serious self-discovery, she returned to the outside world looking for a way to disseminate what she'd learned in treatment and connect to others with similar experiences. 

Each week, along with personal stories from Eileen, she interviews some of today’s most compelling media figures, artists, authors, and celebrities about their own mental health journeys, along with a range of experts who provide information and support around various mental conditions.

New episodes releasing every Thursday.

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GOING MENTAL was born out of host Eileen Kelly’s desire to reckon with the shame she felt around her mental health journey. Despite early career success, internal struggles and a crippling personality disorder drove Eileen to leave her exciting New York City life behind and seek treatment at McLean — one of the oldest mental hospitals in the country. After five months and some serious self-discovery, she returned to the outside world looking for a way to disseminate what she'd learned in treatment and connect to others with similar experiences. Each week, along with personal stories from Eileen, she interviews some of today’s most compelling media figures, artists, authors, and celebrities about their own mental health journeys, along with a range of experts who provide information and support around various mental conditions. New episodes releasing every Thursday.

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