TV presenter, best-selling author, mental health campaigner and academic – Ruby Wax is a woman always on a mission. That she’s achieved so much whilst managing clinical depression and the burden of a deeply troubled childhood, makes her all the more...

TV presenter, best-selling author, mental health campaigner and academic – Ruby Wax is a woman always on a mission. That she’s achieved so much whilst managing clinical depression and the burden of a deeply troubled childhood, makes her all the more remarkable. In this episode Ruby talks with power and honesty about how she confronted her demons to reach a deep understanding of what makes her brilliant, but at times troubled, mind tick. And – after travelling far and wide to research her inspirational new book And Now For The Good News – To The Future With Love - she also speaks movingly about how she found hope for all our futures in the most desperate of places. Ruby's Crisis Cures: 1. Community: ‘Not just a wine tasting club, but where you genuinely talk to each other’. 2. Compassion: ‘When I’m in a queue sometimes I’ll find somebody in a really bad mood, and I’ll start talking to them or somebody who’s giving me grief. It’s just an experiment… I’m trying to exercise those [stress] muscles.’ 3. Mindful exercise: ‘Tai chi, Pilates, Yoga… but not something mindless. You have to notice what’s going on in your body.’ Links: And Now For The Good News...: <a href="https://amzn.to/3S77UGt">https://amzn.to/3S77UGt</a> Website: <a href="http://www.rubywax.net">www.rubywax.net</a> Frazzled Cafe: <a href="http://www.frazzledcafe.org">www.frazzledcafe.org</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rubywax">https://www.instagram.com/rubywax</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/Rubywax">https://twitter.com/Rubywax</a> Host – Andy Coulson Producer – Louise Difford Full transcript available at: <a href="https://www.crisiswhatcrisis.com/podcasts/ruby-wax-on-anger-optimism-and-taking-ownership-of-your-crisis/">https://www.crisiswhatcrisis.com/podcasts/ruby-wax-on-anger-optimism-and-taking-ownership-of-your-crisis/</a> Stream/Buy ‘Allies’ by Some Velvet Morning: <a href="https://ampl.ink/qp6bm">https://ampl.ink/qp6bm</a> Some Velvet Morning Website: <a href="http://www.somevelvetmorning.co.uk">www.somevelvetmorning.co.uk</a>

9. Ruby Wax on anger, optimism and taking ownership of your crisis