201 Dan Goodwin on collapsing the conventional and how "psychosis is a lot like love"
The Department of Conversation with Pat BrittendenShow Notes
Performance poet and writer Daniel Goodwin was halfway through his studies at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts when he was mugged in a park. Afterwards, he experienced psychosis for the first time.
Now Dan mixes his time in his art, and speaking about mental health and how his experiences influence his writing and performing.
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