494 - Talking About Depression & Mental Wellness: Gary Gulman on Using Comedy as Therapy

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2019

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Gary Gulman is a comedian I love as a professional, a person and a friend. He first came on my podcast in 2016. When he was severely depressed. He could barely get out of bed. I admired him. Because he was really honest about it. He's doing better now. But there's no such thing as perfect when it comes to mental health. We all have our battles. Whether it's with self-doubt, fear of getting out of our comfort zone, wanting to be liked... or if it's the intense spectrum of clinical depression, which Gary brings light to. And laughter in his new HBO comedy special, "The Great Depresh." Hey. I'm giving away free copies of my new book, "The Side Hustle Bible." It's a collection of 177 proven ways to make extra income. Listen to find out how to claim your free copy today. I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify Follow me on Social Media: YouTube Twitter Facebook Linkedin Instagram ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.
0:06.4	This is the James Altiger Show on the Choose Yourself Network.
0:12.4	Today on the James Altiger Show, what I always tell myself with just writing is that if I'm not afraid
0:20.8	at the moment that I'm about to hit publish, then I shouldn't publish it.
0:24.8	Like to be a little bit...
0:26.0	Fantastic, that's a great tip and the reason it works is because if you're afraid
0:30.0	that means, A, you're saying something that's going to hit that third rail.
0:32.8	Little risky, yes.
0:33.6	And no one's ever written it before.
0:35.6	So you know your need.
0:36.8	And it's going to mean some...
0:39.6	You're going to be poor.
0:40.4	Some people are going to absurdly hate you.
0:43.2	Yes, so how do you think you overcome that?
0:46.0	Well, I remember the manager of the club in Grand Rapids,
0:50.8	Dr. Grins, he showed me and this was early on while I was writing the Great Depression.
0:56.8	He's a chiropractor, I think.
0:58.0	I don't think he's a medical doctor.
1:01.2	Anyhow, it's voodoo.
1:04.8	A person wrote on the comment card and all caps don't talk about depression with infinite exclamation points.
1:12.8	And the manager, Dr. Grins felt the need to show me that.
1:17.6	At a time when I was still unsure whether this was going to work,
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