Episode 60: Comedy & Mental Health with John Ryan

John Ryan is a mental health expert and advocate and half the team of happytohealthyou.com where they blend humor and comedy with mental health. As a comedian, John performs in clubs and cruise ships, has written and performed for the BBC, Irish Times, Liberty Radio, and more.

 

Join us as we talk about his early days in mental health work, often for people at end of life, transitioning into comedy, writing for the Teletubbies, and we dive into a number of the mental health programs they’ve developed, the power of humor, suicide prevention, a career in comedy, and the post-apocalyptic children’s book series he’s working on!