This week, Brittany gets personal as she sits down with author and poet Bassey Ikpi to talk about her new book, I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying. In the book Bassey re-examines her life through the lens of her mental health and diagnosis of bipolar II.*

This episode of The Nod contains mentions of suicide and serious mental health issues, and may not be suitable for all of our listeners.

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