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Artists of New YorkEpisode 04: Kyleigh Leddy - A Writer's LifeKyleigh Leddy is a creative writing teacher at Gotham Writers NYC and the author of "The Perfect Other," a memoir about her older sister's battle with schizophrenia.Instagram and all episodes(00:00) Unexpected Path to New York(04:50) Childhood Passion for Writing(07:35) Winning the Modern Love Contest(10:30) Taking the Financial Leap to NYC(13:50) Writing the Book While Working(17:25) Physical and Emotional Toll of Memoir(20:40) Publishing Process and Page Goals(24:05) Deeper Purpose Behind the Book(28:40) Misconceptions About Mental Illness(33:10) Life...2025-04-2134 min
Theory and Practice22 | Best of Season 1: Self-Discovery, Creativity & EntrepreneurshipToday's episode includes the best takeaways from the first 21 episodes of the show !!!
This marks the end of season 1 :) Stay tuned for Season 2 launching next week.
Thanks so much for supporting 2024-02-0211 minTheory and Practice16 | Kyleigh Leddy, Author of The Perfect Other: Shining Light on Schizophrenia, Tips for Aspiring Authors & MoreTW: schizophrenia, suicide
In this week's episode, Forbes 30 Under 30 Honoree, published author and licensed therapist, Kyleigh Leddy, joins the pod to talk about her book The Perfect Other, the importance of mental health, her creative process and what self-discovery means to her.
About The Perfect Other:
As a child, all Kait Leddy had ever wanted was a little sister. When Kyleigh was born, she and Kait were inseparable; Kait would protect her, include her, cuddle, and comfort her. To Kyleigh, her big sister was her whole world.
But as...2023-12-0833 min
Schizophrenic ReadsThe Perfect Other by Kyleigh LeddyKyleigh’s sister was diagnosed with schizophrenia and later disappeared. Kyleigh does a wonderful task of looking into schizophrenia and looking back to her late teens to try to understand what happened.
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The Creative Hustle With Anika GoyalIn Conversation with Kyleigh Leddy: Forbes 30 under 30 honoree of 2023 and author of an emotional memoir called 'The Perfect Other'In this episode, Anika sits down with Kyleigh Leddy who is a 30 under 30 honoree of 2023 as well as the author of an emotional memoir called 'The Perfect Other'.
They discuss the memoir, mental health importance, experiences, advice and much more...
Stay tuned for new episodes every week!2023-10-0611 min
Book BistroA Touch of the PersonalThis week, Amber, Robin, Shannon, and Brooke recommend memoirs they’ve recently read and loved. Titles mentioned include:
Karen Fine: The Other Family Doctor: A Veterinarian Explores What Animals Can Teach Us About Love, Life, and Mortality
Laura Lee, A History of Scars
Haben Girma, Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law
Tom Felton, Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard
Rachel Jamison Webster, Benjamin Banneker and us: Eleven Generations of an American Family
Ariel Henley, A Face For Picasso: Coming of Age With Crouzon Syndrome
Kyleigh Leddy, The Perfect Other: A Memoir of My...2023-05-191h 01
Motivational Mondays: Conversations with LeadersChanging Minds About Mental Health (Feat. Kyleigh Leddy)Kyleigh Leddy is a Boston College graduate with her master’s in social work from Columbia University. In 2019, she took a writing class for enjoyment while studying clinical psychology and won The New York Times Modern Love College Essay Contest after writing about grieving her sister.Her essay caught the eye of multiple publishers who took an interest in her story. After signing a book deal, she was initially concerned about her family situation becoming public, but she knew that her sister’s story needed to be told. Her book is entitled, “The Perfect Other: A Memoir of My...2023-05-0828 min
Just Go With It: Living Life Post Grad144. Becoming a Writer and Spreading Awareness Surrounding Mental Health with Author Kyleigh LeddyOn this episode we're sitting down with new author Kyleigh Leddy to hear about her journey publishing a book at 23, as well as advocating for her sister. Kyleigh won the Modern Love college essay contest which prompted her memoir's publishing. She gives us tips on the writing process, where she gathers her inspiration, and why the world needs more voices. We dive into the story surrounding her book, The Perfect Other, which she describes as a love letter to her sister, Kait. The memoir is a first hand account of who Kait was before, in the midst of, and...2023-03-0744 min
Eagle EyeEp. 1 (Season 3) | Thriving Under Thirty, feat. Seamus Ruiz-Earle and Kyleigh LeddyThis week, hosts Isabella and Elizabeth speak with Seamus Ruiz-Earle, founder of the Carabiner Group and BC ’20, and Kyleigh Leddy, author of The Perfect Other: A Memoir of My Sister and BC ’19. Forbes recently named Ruiz-Earle to its 30 Under 30 enterprise technology list and Leddy to its 30 Under 30 media list.
Listen to learn more about what this honor means to Ruiz-Earle and Leddy, the experience of building businesses during the pandemic, and how their experiences at BC impact their careers today.
Check back in next week for new episodes!2023-02-1027 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesA Sister’s Love and SMI: Grieving the “Perfect Other” (ep.60) with Kyleigh LeddySend a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guest: Kyleigh Leddy, author of “The Perfect Other: A Memoir of my Sister”“I wish my sister gets better” - that became part of our guest's yearly birthday wishes, and more often too.Our daughters have probably made that same wish - or at least they used to.In 2019, Kyleigh won the New York Times Modern Love college essay contest for an essay she wrote about grieving...2023-02-0845 min