Carly Schwartz: Misadventures of a Self-Medicated Life

Join Carly Schwartz, former San Francisco Examiner editor in chief and founding editor of HuffPost's San Francisco bureau, for the launch of her debut memoir, I'll Try Anything Twice: Misadventures of a Self-Medicated Life.

In conversation with KQED's Sydney Johnson, Schwartz will discuss how her quest to escape from depression and addiction led her on a dizzying international journey through multiple communes and a maze of mental health treatments, before she found recovery where she least expected it. She will explore the universal topics of mental illness stigmatization, substance use denial, privilege, power, and the pressure of navigating a cutthroat career—all through the lens of her wildly unconventional experience.

Described by early readers as "Eat Pray Love gone horribly wrong," Schwartz's book offers a vivid, candid, and darkly humorous take on the search for belonging, the definition of success, and the risks we're willing to take in order to learn how to love ourselves. The event will include a fireside chat, audience Q&A, live reading, and a book signing. Books will be available for purchase, or you can pre-order your copy with your ticket.

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SPEAKERS

Carly Schwartz, Former Editor in Chief, San Francisco Examiner; Founding Editor, HuffPost San Francisco Bureau; Author, I'll Try Anything Twice: Misadventures of a Self-Medicated Life

Moderator: Sydney Johnson, Reporter, KQED

5:30 p.m. doors open & check-in
6–7 p.m. program
7 p.m. book signing reception
(all times Pacific Time)

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