Mandy shares how chronically ill people are masters at faking okayness, why you shouldn’t name your kids after famous people, and that Atheists are control freaks.

Mandy talks about her ups and downs as a writer, the pitfalls of perfectionism, and having faith when the going gets tough.

Mandy talks about working as a screenwriter, the feelings of invisibility when you have a loss of identity, and hitting the CFS wall.

Mandy shares how chronically ill people are masters at faking okayness, why you shouldn’t name your kids after famous people, and that Atheists are control freaks.

Mandy shares her thoughts on making mistakes, discusses the puritanical view on kindness toward criminals, and the 1930’s redlining effects on communities then and now.

Mandy gets real about her feelings on having CFS, and the sex soup feelings she had as an empathic kid.

Mandy talks about her desire to tell the truth and not hide her dirty little secret any longer.