Chapter 2 explores the mental health aspect of writing: most academics went into this profession out of love for a particular topic. However, the demands of academic life can be taxing. It is a fact that academics (and students in particular) suffer from higher than average depression, anxiety, and worse. Hence, by focusing directly on mental health and thus acknowledging and prioritizing our needs as human beings, we bring a healthier, happier version of ourselves to the keyboard as academic writers. Finally, impostor syndrome is a big enough problem among academics, especially younger ones, that we dedicate some discussion to the problem and to some strategies that have been shown to be helpful: support groups (such as a writing group), thought stopping and redirection, self-affirmation, and mindfulness.