Daphne Merkin is a novelist, critic, contributor to the New York Times, Elle and Tablet Magazine. As Roxanne puts it, Daphne "can write about pocket-books and lipstick and then sound like she has a PhD in Philosophy." The New York native recently opened up to Roxanne about her long-awaited memoir, This Close to Happy: A Reckoning with Depression and offers her advice for supporting loved ones who are struggling with depression.  Books mentioned in this episode: This Close to Happy: A Reckoning with Depression by Daphne Merkin Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness by William Styron The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression by Andrew SolomonLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices