Mental health advocate Terri Cheney ripped the covers off her secret battle with bipolar disorder in her NYT- bestselling memoir, Manic. We explore the struggle, stigma, treatments, and her practical advice for managing (and thriving) with mental illness.

When Jodie Patterson’s three-year-old Penelope said, “Mama, I’m not a girl. I’m a boy,” that declaration set her family on a path of discovery and seismic shifts. Patterson talks mothering, gender, and navigating change with an open mind.