Original Air Date Wednesday September 6, 2017

In this week's episode you will learn about:

⦾ Stigma as it relates to mental illness

⦾ How the early onset of manic depression felt for one man

⦾ Coming out with sexual identity and mental illness

⦾ Research proven stigma reduction strategies

Patrick Corrigan is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Currently, he is principal investigator of the National Consortium for Stigma and Empowerment, a collaboration of investigators and advocates from more than a dozen institutions. Patrick serves as editor emeritus of the American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, and editor of a new journal published by the American Psychological Association, Stigma and Health. More here. 

David Leite founded Leite’s Culinaria in 1999, long before blogs came into being. In 2006, he and former food editor, Linda Avery, had the distinction of being the first winners ever of a James Beard Award for a website, a feat they repeated in 2007. David is also a regular correspondent and guest host on NPR’s “The Splendid Table.” He splits his time between Connecticut and New York, but will travel anywhere for a good meal. More here.