Gail Saltz
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209 appearances
1 recordings
1 series
first heard Nov 2017
last heard Nov 2017
Gail Saltz’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Some you may have, David Sedaris.
Some you may not have, the most decorated paleontologist in the nation.
But they all struggled with a real mental health issue.
And I think it gives you a flavor of what it's like to struggle with that and at the same time to uncover and understand what actually your strength is and how they did that.
I talk to many children who are really gifted children, clearly, you know, excelling in various educational environments, but clearly also suffer with a real symptom.
And so I try not to.
I'm careful not to really minimize what it means to suffer and what it means to be stigmatized, which is the other big point of the book.
which is, you know, we are really still stigmatizing these issues besides the fact that it keeps many people from seeking treatment.
Those that do often feel shamed.
They feel shamed.
Their parents feel shamed.
And honestly, this does nothing for anyone.
It's a real deterrent.
from careful care.
It's a real self-esteem crusher.
And so also my hope in writing this is that people would understand the reality that many of these people are the ones that we frankly look up to and are amazed by what they have accomplished in their lives and how invaluable that's been to our society.
We just didn't know that they struggled in silence.
with this issue, which caused a lot of suffering.
Well, I do think talking about it is probably the most important thing, as you're pointing out.
I think talking about it backs with real information so that it's not just people saying, you know, I want it to be OK, but, you know, understanding the ways in which it can be a real strength.
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