Not Alone Series: The Calculating Mind

An Interview With Anja Burcak: The Calculating Mind

This post is part of the Uncustomary Housewife’s Not Alone Series. This series features individuals who have been impacted by mental illness. Each individual featured on this series has a valuable mental health story to tell. I hope that people will read these stories, find strength in them, and realize that they are not alone.

I recently conducted an interview with Anja Burcak, a mental health advocate and blogger on The Calculating Mind. During her interview she shared stories about living with Type 1 Bipolar Disorder. Continue reading for the full interview:

EB: Elizabeth Banks (Interviewer)
AB: Anja Burcak (Interviewee)

EB: If you don’t mind, tell me about your diagnosis.

AB: The summer following my sophomore year of college, I was hit with a major depressive episode. Prior to this episode, I had never struggled with my mental health, other than perhaps some…