The speaker recounts their experience of misunderstanding a family discussion as an argument, but subsequently realizing that it brought them closer together. They also share their journey of facing shame and guilt after being discharged from Bellevue and charged with assault, and how therapy helped them build a stronger partnership with their now-wife.
CW: This episode contains references to suicide.
In his 20s, Andy Dunn launched a DTC men’s fashion brand called Bonobos. Business was booming. But Dunn was haunted by a ghost: a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. A collision course was set in motion, threatening to unravel everything he’d built. Today, Andy joins us to talk about his harrowing experience and what it can teach all of us about the mental health stigmas.