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Hanif Abdurraqib on Cultivating a Support System, Depression, Anxiety, and Basketball

Category: Health
Duration: 00:48:36
Publish Date: 2025-03-31 09:00:00
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Hanif Abdurraqib is a MacArthur Fellow, accomplished poet, and critically lauded author of numerous books, including There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension, which is now out in paperback. He’s also a person who deals with major depressive disorder and numerous anxiety disorders. In a revealing, positive, and practical interview, Hanif talks about the numerous ways he cares for his mental health issues by both taking care of himself and building a strong community of other people around him to lean on.

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