Recovery Devon Podcast

What does it mean to be fully human? How can recovery principles support mental health? Recovery Devon and guests open the mic to views on mental health recovery. Established in the mid-2000s, we became a community interest company in 2012. Based in the South West of England, we support recovery as both a personal vision and an underpinning value base to promote radical change in mental health attitudes and provision. Our community of goodwill includes people with lived experience of mental health issues, their supporters, and families, alongside mental health practitioners.

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Recovery Devon Podcast

Episode 10 - You've Got To Laugh! Does Humour Help Mental Health?

November 20, 2020 • Recovery Devon • Season 1 • Episode 10

What part does humour play in keeping your mental health on track? Can a lighthearted joke lift you in difficult times, or does dark humour give you some relief? Is "losing your sense of humour" a useful early earning sign? Or could you even be missing your vocation as a comedian?

In this lively episode, James and Em from the Recovery Devon team are joined by Dr Maggie Irving, comedy teacher and performer, Dan "Fitz" Fitzpatrick from the South West standup circuit, and Bryn Thomas, a student and friend of both, who is learning the craft.

Maggie offers all sorts of exciting courses to explore comedy in your life here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/maggie-irving-6470711117
And blogs on the psychology of humour here:
https://drmaggieirving.blogspot.com/

You can follow Fitz's shows at his website here:
https://www.fitzofgiggles.com/

We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed making this one. Let us know what you think!

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