• EP 51: Healing Through Humor with Author and Comedian Dave Mowry

  • Oct 7 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
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EP 51: Healing Through Humor with Author and Comedian Dave Mowry

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    In this engaging episode author and comic Dave Mowry shares:

    • His story of beginning to use humor to help him deal with his trauma and bipolar symptoms,
    • How he began writing for bphope.com which led to his first book OMG That’s Me!,
    • What helped him grieve his “lost fourteen years”,
    • The daily activities that have helped him to “get out of his head”,
    • Why humor is so powerful in helping to overcome trauma and the suffering of mental illness,
    • How he discovered it’s possible to teach anyone to do standup comedy,
    • The healing he witnessed in others who learned to use comedy to deal with their mental illness,
    • How he found purpose in his struggle in helping others through peer support,
    • The value in his books OMG That’s Me! and OMG That’s Me 3!, and
    • How important it is to not get stuck in your struggle, things do get better!


    LinkedIn: Dave Mowry

    Books: OMG That’s Me!

    OMG That’s Me 3!

    Facebook: Dave Mowry


    Bio:

    Dave Mowry was a successful businessman until he had a breakdown due to his undiagnosed bipolar disorder and lost everything. He slid into deep depression and anxiety and began his 14 lost years and dark days.

    In 2010, Dave took a stand-up comedy class for folks with a mental illness and began healing with humor. Looking for humor in his worst experiences and PTSD changed everything. Dave was soon teaching classes to other folks with a mental illness and seeing the same transformation in them.

    Dave is the author of the award winning OMG That’s Me! mental health books, a comic, and runs a mental health nonprofit in Portland. Dave’s blog posts for bphope.com have been read by over a million people.

    Dave lives in Happy Valley, Oregon with his wife Heather and is currently working on a new OMG book about his recovery.



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