A.J. Mendez Brooks discusses growing up in an environment that stigmatized mental illness

The A.V. Club recently sat down for an interview with former WWE women’s champion April “A.J.” Mendez Brooks to talk about her new book, Crazy Is My Superpower. In the book, she opens up about her experience with bipolar disorder and how she learned to find strength in her insecurities. In the clip above, A.J. discusses the stigma surrounding mental illness and growing up with a mother who went unchecked for so long.