Sometimes the rational mind and the emotional mind work well together.

Rational covers the basic factual information.

Emotional handles the motivation behind doing stuff and the intuition that comes from reading people and situations.

Rational and emotional working in concert. It's like a concert, guitar and bass finding a groove together.

Bass is the rational, I think, in this analogy. Emotion is definitely lead guitar. So anyway,

when it works well, they jam and it's great. But picture, if you will, a guitarist and bassist playing different songs entirely

at the same time. The chords don't match. The rhythm is all messed up. There is, to put it mildly,

disharmony. And often that's what happens with mental health conditions. By the way, I used to say

mental illnesses, then I would say

mental disorders, and that started to feel judgmental to me lately, so I'm now going with

mental health conditions here on the show. It's Depression Mode. I'm John Moe. I'm glad

you're here. Anyway, yeah, so people with mental health conditions have this dissonance between the rational and the emotional minds.

Because rationally, aparna nonchirla should be fine.

She's a widely respected, popular, acclaimed stand-up comedian who

headlines all over the place. She has acted on several TV series, including a very funny

cameo recently on what we do in the shadows. Aparna has voice acted on Bojack Horseman and the Great

North, and she's an author now, too. Her first book was just published.

But the emotional mind doesn't always listen to facts. And despite her many accomplishments,

Aparna still has mental health conditions like depression and anxiety, which she writes about in that new book I was telling you about.

And she experiences mental health phenomena like imposter syndrome,

as reflected in the title of that book, which is Unreliable Nairator,

Me, Myself, and Imposter Syndrome.

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