Tim Walz

And I'm sure that was stressful to grow up with. Well, she was a schizophrenic and that was hard. It became more obvious when I was older and it was difficult because when you're younger, you're not, you look at your parents and your mother as a authority figure who's like, you know, who's,

And I'm sure that was stressful to grow up with. Well, she was a schizophrenic and that was hard. It became more obvious when I was older and it was difficult because when you're younger, you're not, you look at your parents and your mother as a authority figure who's like, you know, who's,

And I'm sure that was stressful to grow up with. Well, she was a schizophrenic and that was hard. It became more obvious when I was older and it was difficult because when you're younger, you're not, you look at your parents and your mother as a authority figure who's like, you know, who's,

you know, maybe wise or certainly, you know, integral to your growing up, and then realizing that she's a very fallible person with problems is a hard thing to realize, and then realizing you can't do anything about it. You can't really do anything about it. You have to accept it and be the best you can be, and live with it and deal with it.

you know, maybe wise or certainly, you know, integral to your growing up, and then realizing that she's a very fallible person with problems is a hard thing to realize, and then realizing you can't do anything about it. You can't really do anything about it. You have to accept it and be the best you can be, and live with it and deal with it.

you know, maybe wise or certainly, you know, integral to your growing up, and then realizing that she's a very fallible person with problems is a hard thing to realize, and then realizing you can't do anything about it. You can't really do anything about it. You have to accept it and be the best you can be, and live with it and deal with it.

So, I mean, I think that was something too that was difficult. Did you like experience her when she was having delusions? Yeah, I mean, so an Irish Catholic family, we were very, we weren't big on the term schizophrenic. We were, for a while there, we just thought she was eccentric or fun. You know, Patty's fun. She would say something.

So, I mean, I think that was something too that was difficult. Did you like experience her when she was having delusions? Yeah, I mean, so an Irish Catholic family, we were very, we weren't big on the term schizophrenic. We were, for a while there, we just thought she was eccentric or fun. You know, Patty's fun. She would say something.

So, I mean, I think that was something too that was difficult. Did you like experience her when she was having delusions? Yeah, I mean, so an Irish Catholic family, we were very, we weren't big on the term schizophrenic. We were, for a while there, we just thought she was eccentric or fun. You know, Patty's fun. She would say something.

She'd go, I think like, you know, your uncle is like a CIA agent or something. And we'd all go, she's a boot. She's fun. And then we started realizing, oh, it's a mental disorder. So it was manageable. Like it wasn't like. It was manageable. She worked very hard. She really, really worked. And then I think around in her forties, she started, it started to progress and get worse.

She'd go, I think like, you know, your uncle is like a CIA agent or something. And we'd all go, she's a boot. She's fun. And then we started realizing, oh, it's a mental disorder. So it was manageable. Like it wasn't like. It was manageable. She worked very hard. She really, really worked. And then I think around in her forties, she started, it started to progress and get worse.

She'd go, I think like, you know, your uncle is like a CIA agent or something. And we'd all go, she's a boot. She's fun. And then we started realizing, oh, it's a mental disorder. So it was manageable. Like it wasn't like. It was manageable. She worked very hard. She really, really worked. And then I think around in her forties, she started, it started to progress and get worse.

I think you parlay it into something creative. It doesn't have to be comedy. But for me, it was like there was a lot of stuff that in order to deal with it, you could be funny about it. That's the way to deal with a lot of things. Coping mechanism. Yeah, it's coping mechanism. Mm-hmm. There's a lot of people that have had mental illness in their family.

I think you parlay it into something creative. It doesn't have to be comedy. But for me, it was like there was a lot of stuff that in order to deal with it, you could be funny about it. That's the way to deal with a lot of things. Coping mechanism. Yeah, it's coping mechanism. Mm-hmm. There's a lot of people that have had mental illness in their family.

I think you parlay it into something creative. It doesn't have to be comedy. But for me, it was like there was a lot of stuff that in order to deal with it, you could be funny about it. That's the way to deal with a lot of things. Coping mechanism. Yeah, it's coping mechanism. Mm-hmm. There's a lot of people that have had mental illness in their family.

They write great novels about it or they're, you know, playwright or they're a musician or something. But for me, comedy made sense because it was a way to kind of goof about things that were, you know, incredibly painful. Yep. You know, and you couldn't understand. So you didn't really understand it. I think that's a big thing in comedy. Comedy is trying to make sense of things in a funny way.

They write great novels about it or they're, you know, playwright or they're a musician or something. But for me, comedy made sense because it was a way to kind of goof about things that were, you know, incredibly painful. Yep. You know, and you couldn't understand. So you didn't really understand it. I think that's a big thing in comedy. Comedy is trying to make sense of things in a funny way.

They write great novels about it or they're, you know, playwright or they're a musician or something. But for me, comedy made sense because it was a way to kind of goof about things that were, you know, incredibly painful. Yep. You know, and you couldn't understand. So you didn't really understand it. I think that's a big thing in comedy. Comedy is trying to make sense of things in a funny way.

So how do you deal with that? Well, I do a podcast, but if I become a schizophrenic, I make more money. So I have a career. Everyone would listen to that. No one would know. In fact, it would be multiple years before anyone suggested something was off. In fact, people go, it's getting really good.

So how do you deal with that? Well, I do a podcast, but if I become a schizophrenic, I make more money. So I have a career. Everyone would listen to that. No one would know. In fact, it would be multiple years before anyone suggested something was off. In fact, people go, it's getting really good.