(Still) Radically Authentic

(Still) Radically Authentic

[Trigger Warning: Suicide & Mental Health]  Howdy, folks.  So, for the last year, I’ve been pretty quiet—not just on social media but within my friend/professional circles; the silence wasn’t indicative of lack of care. I just had one of those years—a string of...
Future Primitive | Radical Authenticity

Future Primitive | Radical Authenticity

    I recently sat down with Joanna Harcourt Smith of Future Primitive to discuss my short memoir To Lose the Madness as the TEDx Talk and practice of Radical Authenticity that came from my experiences.  **** Future Primitive: In this week’s episode Leslie M....
In the Balance Interview | Podcast

In the Balance Interview | Podcast

This week on In the Balance, Susan Lambert and I sit down. I set out to understand my own trauma, not to write a book. But, as I discovered, intentions can have their own glorious and wild mind, and I ended up with my personal essay/ memoir, To Lose the Madness: Field...
Stay Grounded

Stay Grounded

It’s been a week of conversations on mental illness and paths to healing. First with Susan Lambert at In the Balance and then with NAMI’s podcast Conversations from Studio B. Both shows will air in the next few weeks. It’s has been wonderful for me...