Challenging Childhood and Battling Depression with Ruby Wax

Challenging Childhood and Battling Depression with Ruby Wax | Happy Place Podcast

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Have you noticed yourself repeating negative patterns of behaviour throughout your life? Comedian and best-selling author Ruby Wax has become aware she was doing this in order to feel safe after a tumultuous childhood.
In this chat with Fearne, Ruby acknowledges that her depression will most likely always come back, but working to understand it means she has the tools to cope a little better each time it does. They also talk about why it’s so important for mental health that we allow people to be multi-faceted humans.
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Fearne's HAPPY PLACE is a place to celebrate honesty, authenticity and community. Fearne delves into life, love, loss and everything in-between by chatting to inspiring individuals who have made a change in their own lives or help other people to find different ways of seeing life as she reveals what happiness means to them.
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ABOUT FEARNE COTTON
Fearne Cotton is an English television and radio presenter, mother, broadcaster, writer and founder of Happy Place, a place where Fearne holds difficult but important conversations to encourage self-care and self-appreciation, creating a positive impact on the world, giving everyone a voice and actively listening.
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@redcropuk 7 ай бұрын

Didn’t know she’d had recent troubles and didn’t know she’d written a new book. I’ve just ordered a copy. I’ve read them all. Fern Cotton is a great interviewer, something else I didn’t know. Her ego doesn’t get in the way. Breath of fresh air.

@voulafisentzidis8830 2 ай бұрын

My understanding is that the voices in our heads telling us we're worthless, replace the negative voices of our parents or other adults around us, when we were growing up. I've not heard them since my midlife crisis 30 years ago. As part of my recovery, when I'd initially hear them, I'd thank them for sharing and respond that it's not quite that way. I've been the sanest I've ever been for 20 years.

@Tawadeb Ай бұрын

Thanks

@daniel11v33 10 ай бұрын

Thoroughly interesting interview. Fascinating lady. I was intrigued by Ruby Wax in the 90's, still am. A person who you could sit down with and listen to for hours and be thoroughly entertained. Hope she finally conquers her demons and finds peace.

@1Thedairy 9 ай бұрын

I really like Ruby Wax as she’s so honest and funny. She has done very well to survive such a dysfunctional childhood.

@carolmccabe4359 10 ай бұрын

Ruby is so transparent and human. I’m mad about her. Fearne let the convo flow …….

@charlie_says3841 5 ай бұрын

Totally agree. FC is so annoying i can't....

@tinagriffiths7593 10 ай бұрын

Love Ruby Wax she’s so honest & strong which is so refreshing it just shows you how her parents damaged her as a child .

@lottiebutcher9711 10 ай бұрын

Thank you both. My Dad has battled depression for many years - we need to talk more openly about it to fight the stigma.

@charlie_says3841 5 ай бұрын

I'm sorry. Seeing someone you love suffering is so difficult. X

@dawnbowdich8992 3 ай бұрын

I could listen to Ruby all day i find her so interesting.

@karentonks7581 9 ай бұрын

Depression is not quite understood by mental health professionals in many ways

@lifeontheround 10 ай бұрын

So love Ruby. Tears of a clown like many comedians. Excellent, informative interview ❤

@Lilaplaytime 10 ай бұрын

Have ptsd an bpd, living is so difficult 😞 I was meditating before an I am just going to surrender to my feelings instead of constantly fighting them, a bit like the 12 steps

@Catty_1133 9 ай бұрын

That separation from being famous and looked after to having to then go to being on own sounds like the ptsd that ex soldiers experience after leaving army

@rose_quartz_loveandlight 10 ай бұрын

love ruby so much, so sincere and talented ❤☺

@allan4054 10 ай бұрын

I've got PTSD and bi polar and Anxiety.What keeps me as sane as possible is exercise. It works properly 70/80% of the time. Love your podcasts because you can always learn new techniques to keep on living the best possible life 💖

@dottieparker7274 4 ай бұрын

I don't exercise regularly at all, but whenever I've had little spurts of wanting to exercise and actually doing it, my mind felt SO much better in every single way. This needs to be talked about more often and openly. However, there's an awful lot of money making involved with improving mental health, and I sometimes this is purposely kept a secret so that people continue spending money on therapists and meds.

@Tawadeb Ай бұрын

@dottits true exercise is an antidepressant. ieparker7274

@happygoat28 9 ай бұрын

That was fantastic. Ruby's honesty and compassion touched me deeply.

@izindawo8363 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful, honest convo between 2 resilient, real & gorgeous women!

@tehteh25 10 ай бұрын

she is sadly hilarious! a turly inspirational woman, thank you for this!

@helenamccullagh9553 10 ай бұрын

Ruby rocks. What an inspirational woman. ❤️

@sneshead3326 9 ай бұрын

My mum loves Ruby Wax absolute legend!

@clarabow11 Ай бұрын

Great interview with two strong women who are openly sharing their own lives and the conversation is so easy, such a flow. I've recently wondered about some of the great interviews I've seen and felt saddened by the fact that there is a big empty hole in the industry for people to interview, Fern , has really surprised me, what an interesting lady, such depth and sincerity in her way of interviewing. Ruby is heartfelt, real, broken yet unbroken, she opens up in such a way that she normalises depression and takes away the horror and shame of it. Ladies thank you for your honesty and being so utterly real. ❤️

@CJ-ft9yo Ай бұрын

It annoyed me when Bill Bailey roasted her regarding his time on a music quiz as if she was nothing, but I’d never seen her before.

@susancoffey419 2 ай бұрын

Simply brilliant interview. Ruby is a gem and so brave. Fearne is a revelation and the best interviewer. Thank you ladies.

@mathewhalpin 9 ай бұрын

I loved Ruby as a kid and she is still wonderful!

@janegoodfellow1529 2 ай бұрын

Incredible insight and self-awareness. I'm in that tribe.

@ingridmagee 9 ай бұрын

I love Ruby. I loved her interviews too. So funny and asking questions normal people would ask. She is still so entertaining and seems so genuine.

@rms4406 2 ай бұрын

I’ve done the TMS ruby. I didn’t finish my sessions but It Was helpful. It hurt so bad. It was as if someone was tattooing the left side of my head. And they map out how often the taps need to be done in a minute. EMDR is a whole Other thing. My brain has had a rough time with EMDR. My brain/body doesn’t want to touch the trauma that I somehow have managed to block out in order to stay alive. I’m gna buy your book. Thanks for bringing the awareness.

@railwaychristina3192 10 ай бұрын

So many gifted comedians had depression..Tony Hancock Spike Millligan, Hattie Jacques.

@sallydacre438 10 ай бұрын

That was so interesting. I can empathise with Ruby. I wish I could be so free.

@IrishSuzyAM 10 ай бұрын

Great chat! Enjoyed attending Ruby Wax’s talk in Dublin this Summer and got my copy of her book signed too ✨😊

@haleemahsaida9772 9 ай бұрын

Fearne let ruby finish a thought!!!

@jeanniecampbell1374 23 күн бұрын

Love Ruby and fern is a natural ...Thanks for this .

@w.urlitzer1869 8 күн бұрын

she seems unwell. I hope she is doing better now. my experience is similar; anti-depressants 1997-2011, then fine, meditation, emdr, cbt. lately depression seems to be rushing back in.

@susangargett2185 10 ай бұрын

Thank you ladies, just what I needed ❤

@lisaharradine5208 10 ай бұрын

Love Ruby 🥰

@simonjones3871 2 ай бұрын

Ace is the word ❤🌻♥️🌻♥️

@justinegowers6542 10 ай бұрын

i met ruby at wimbledon when she came with ben elton and jeffrey archer cx

@spokeinsight 10 ай бұрын

Loved it! ❤

@shelaghward9621 9 ай бұрын

Such a great interview !

@patsyballantyne9886 10 ай бұрын

❤Ruby

@ambershepherd2389 9 ай бұрын

Ruby Wax is such a magnificent woman x

@normasarsby1350 9 ай бұрын

❤ruby two

@phylliscove6919 10 ай бұрын

Amazing.intresting.❤

@ncurra 9 ай бұрын

Love Ruby Wax 😊

@wonderwoman5528 10 ай бұрын

Ruby’s depression sounds like how Denise Welch described it; Extreme depression, debilitating and a serious illness that a human being could only go through once or twice in their lifetime

@lynndenault4212 10 ай бұрын

Oh more than once or twice.

@Everyone_Everyone 9 ай бұрын

I Love Ruby Wax ♥️ an amazing lady.

@teresamuriniti5026 2 ай бұрын

Love Ruby, great interview, this young lady looks and sounds like Kate winslet🥰

@railwaychristina3192 10 ай бұрын

If it's not one thing it's your mother.

@sophieWright-di8xn 10 ай бұрын

I like ruby was nice lady great interview

@Tawadeb Ай бұрын

My mother treats me like an idiot too and always replaces me as a daughter.

@bryan7938 9 ай бұрын

I’m in the UK so counselling and therapy are, in the mainstream, a new medium. I had loads but ended up being given psychodynamic psychotherapy. Like Ruby says, and they did warn me, my memories started to change. I know who abused me but I was starting to see other things which I knew were untrue but if they were….I didn’t want to know. So I left as I would’ve killed myself.

@w.urlitzer1869 8 күн бұрын

if you hover over section 2 it says "Interview with Louis Armstrong" 🧐

@ClaireL77777 9 ай бұрын

If you get chance, see if you can interview Bruce Lipton. Another wonderful human who changes lives oh and Dr Joe Dispenza ❤

@rachelle88818 9 ай бұрын

Does anyone know what poem she was referencing?

@centralviva 7 ай бұрын

Does anybody know the name of the poem that Ruby is speaking of starting at 18:15? Thanks

@charlie_says3841 5 ай бұрын

No, but it might well be named in the book.

@carolburke9153 9 ай бұрын

I enjoyed listening to Ruby... no time for fearne cotton...

@ClaireL77777 9 ай бұрын

Why no time for Fearne? What are you thinking Carol?

@aka44441 Ай бұрын

I sometimes wonder if the depression could also be linked to borderline autism ?!

@davidlee6720 9 ай бұрын

it's obvious looking back knowing what we know now - Ruby gotta be a manic depressive - Remember her crazy skits- very funny but obviously on a high - counterbalance then to come down - no in between- no normality - suicide often the outcome - glad she has come through - such a nice person - my favorite comedienne - but what a price she has had to pay -