An interview by Douglas Eby. In the Introduction to his book The Van Gogh Blues: The Creative Person's Path Through Depression, Eric Maisel, PhD writes: "Creators have trouble maintaining meaning. Creating is one of the ways, and often the most important way, that she manages to make life feel meaningful. Not creating is depressing because she is not making meaning when she is not creating." In this interview, he addresses some questions about topics in the book.