Welcome to going mental. This is your host Eileen Kelly. I'm interested in the things many of us face but don't always talk about.

After spending five months at McLean Hospital working on my mental health, I'm back.

A little more insightful and with plenty of stories to share.

Expanding on my usual topics of sexuality and intimacy, this season takes into account

everything I learned during my stay.

I'll be bringing together a wide range of guests, some beloved, some contentious,

to discuss work, love, and the bizarre phenomenon that is modern life.

Join me as we try to make sense of it all.

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On today's episode, I'm joined by American journalist and author Susanna Cahillan. She is best known for her memoir Brain on Fire, which chronicles her struggle with a rare autoimmune disease. Her book was turned into a future film with the same name.

Can you introduce yourself for my listeners? Sure.

My name is Susanna Cahillen and I am a journalist and the author of two books, one of them,

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