AnCan and The Marsh (well renown, long-established theater company with a large following in the Bay Area and venues in San Francisco and Oakland) collaborate every 4th Wednesday of the month for Solo Arts Heal!
We are back with Solo Arts Heal, after a month off. Welcome June’s guest, Dan Baron!
Dan has been writing about social issues that impact people in underserved communities for more than 30 years. He writes content, grant proposals, and strategic communication plans for nonprofits, universities, and public agencies. He has also worked as a journalist. His work has mostly been about listening to the stories people tell about their lives as they advocate for better schools, safer communities, jobs, health care, and many other issues—including their basic human right to just be who they are.
Wait a minute… or more… Dan also realized long ago that he has many personal stories to tell, just like everyone else on the planet. He tells his life-changing story about being a 21-year-old college student overseas who suddenly has a manic episode. Dan is part of a growing community where people share stories that aim to be poignant, funny, bizarre, challenging, and real.
Dan shared his totally unexpected, way-up, way-down, bipolar experience as a college student in the 1980s—and how he has navigated his mental health journey since.
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