006 Inviting Mania to Tea with Gracie Canaan

Comedian, boxer, writer, dancer, and illustrator, Gracie Kanan doesn’t just live with bipolar disorder—she has turned it into an art form. In this raw and uplifting episode, Gracie shares her decade-long mental health quest (not to be confused with journey), from hospitalization to healing, and how she learned to invite all her parts—manic Gracie, depressed Gracie, every messy, brilliant version of herself—in for tea.

She gets real about what she’s learned along the way—from actionable tools like phone lockboxes and high-yield savings accounts to navigating an alternative lifestyle that includes living with her ex (one of her best friends), whose new girlfriend—fatefully—is also named Grace. She talks about building a life that works for her, on her terms, with humor, ferocity, and a whole lot of heart.

As Gracie says, “the truth is more interesting, but nobody wants to hear it.” In this episode, we do.