Matthue Roth
Personal life
Personal life
-------------

Roth is the father of four daughters. He was previously married to Itta Werdiger, a [Lubavitcher](/wiki/Chabad "Chabad") from [Melbourne](/wiki/Melbourne "Melbourne") who founded the kosher restaurants The Hester and Mason \& Mug. The couple met in 2004 in Brooklyn while Roth was trying to write for television. At the advice of Werdiger's father\-in\-law, the couple moved to [Nachlaot](/wiki/Nachlaot "Nachlaot"), [Jerusalem](/wiki/Jerusalem "Jerusalem") so that Roth could study for a year at Yeshivat Simchat Shlomo. He also met with the [Biala](/wiki/Biala_%28Hasidic_dynasty%29 "Biala (Hasidic dynasty)") Rebbe multiple times during this period, and later became a follower.

Roth enrolled in an [MFA](/wiki/Master_of_Fine_Arts "Master of Fine Arts") program in Creative Writing at [Brooklyn College](/wiki/Brooklyn_College "Brooklyn College"), from which he graduated in 2014\.

He suffers from an [anxiety disorder](/wiki/Anxiety_disorder "Anxiety disorder") and has written about his struggles with it.


Can you discuss the intersection of creativity and mental health?