I still remember how mortified I felt the day I perched across from my boss, the head of editorial at one of the Bay Area's most ubiquitous Big Tech companies, on his stiff red office couch. With sweaty palms and trembling knees, I asked him to grant me a one-month medical leave because my depression had become unbearable. "But…what does that mean?" he asked. "Can you tell me more?" I struggled to find the words. "It's hard to explain," I eventually said. "I just don't have any energy. To do