In the podcast episode "On Writing and Healing: Jeff Pollard's Mental Health Journey", host Rich Bennett and cohost Wendy Beck engage in a deep conversation with Jeff Pollard, a mental health activist with personal and professional experience. They discuss Pollard's journey through mental health struggles, his use of writing as a coping mechanism, and his aim to share his experiences to assure others they are not alone in their struggles. Although Pollard works with the National Alliance of M...

On Writing and Healing: Jeff Pollard's Mental Health Journey

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On Writing and Healing: Jeff Pollard's Mental Health Journey

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