Today's guest is Jodi Tandet. She is a creative writer, born in South Florida, educated at Emory University in Atlanta, and now living in Pittsburgh. She writes primarily about mental health, dating, and pop culture, along with anecdotes from her life —all told with a dash of humor.

We talk about what Jodi writes about and why, as well as her unique voice and humor that shines through in everything she writes. Jodi speaks about how now is her time to be the creative she wants to be and how writing gives her a new view of her own thoughts. They also talk at length about how Jodi writes for the connection with others that is so gratifying to her.

The discussion also leads into Jodi's own mental health journey from being diagnosed with depression and anxiety and how she handles these topics in her writing. Jodi is doing everything she can to reduce the stigma of mental health diagnoses in our everyday lives.

Links:

Jodi's page on Assemblage

Jodi Tandet on Medium

Jodi on Twitter - @joditandet

Uncalendared - Undocumented. Unmeasured in time. Unstoppable.

Jodi on LinkedIn

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Jodi on Instagram

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