May is Mental Health Awareness Month. In this post, I discuss some of the implications of my father’s bipolar disorder on his career. I also contrast my father’s experience with my own.

This Mental Health Awareness Month arrives amidst long pandemic months of isolation and added burdens and incessant demands on our time and energy. If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call the National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).