True Professional

The 80s were the beginning of the age of the entrepreneur - the decade when the route to success became, not the traditional corporate ladder, but the risky, exhilarating, demanding challenge of striking out on your own. John Mack Carter and Joan Feeney interviewed 23 men and women who dared to tackle the impossible, to make their wildest dreams of success come true by Starting at the Top.

For years, Heather B. Armstrong has alluded to her struggle with depression on her website, dooce. It’s scattered throughout her archive, where it weaves its way through posts about pop culture, music, and motherhood. But in 2016, Heather found herself in the depths of a depression she just couldn’t shake, an episode darker and longer than anything she had previously experienced. She had never felt so discouraged by the thought of waking up in the morning, and it threatened to destroy her life.