lou's mom has had multiple suicide attempts and it's totally molded who she became. she's a mental health activist and journalist, she's been featured in Vanity Fair, etc, and is working on a series of books/semi autobiographical about growing up with a mentally ill parent. she's always worried she'll inherit the illness, as it happens in her family. right now she's struggling, but holding on! having someone else around who understands all that would be amazing.