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David, welcome to The Unmistakable Creative.

Thanks a much for taking the time to join us.

Thank you very much for having me.

Yeah, it is my pleasure to have you here.

So I actually came across your story by way of my little sister who had actually read an

article that you wrote in the New York Times about your new book range. A generalist thrive in a specialized world. And she said, you should really talk to this guy. I think he'd have a lot to teach you, particularly because you're a creative. And so I went and looked at the article. I ordered the book immediately. And I thought, yes, this is absolutely a conversation we need to have. And I want to start with a question I think is really fitting given the subject matter of this book.

And that is, what did your parents do for a living?

And how did that end up shaping the choices that you made with your own life and career?

My parents are the law firm of Epstein and Epstein.

It's just them.

And my father works particularly in mental health law and my mother in

elder law. And obviously since old age, mental illness frequently overlap. They're often collaborating.

How that sort of shaped my approach, I would say, yeah, I think I still have extended family members who are

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