October 2009

Laugh and the world laughs with you

The BBC News features extracts from the controversial comedy performed by John Ryan at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre

How can you make jokes about people wanting to take their own lives?

This was comedian John Ryan’s challenge in “Cracking Up”, a comedy show about mental health.

John was asked by Surrey NHS Primary Care Trust if he would be interested in bringing some stand-up to a production they were developing about suicide, depression and anxiety. link to read more

Whose in charge ? The Mind or the Brain

Daniel Siegel – Dan Siegel serves as the Executive Director of the Mindsight Institute, an educational organization that focuses on how the development of insight, compassion and empathy in individuals, families and communities can be enhanced by examining the interface of human relationships and basic biological processes.
Source: Fora TV