Ruby Wax: Carrie Fisher, getting kicked off TV and empathy

Angela Scanlon's Thanks A Million

Angela Scanlon

Mental Health, Gratitude, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Irish, Ireland, Rte, Scanlon, Anxiety, Angela Scanlon, Uplifting, Thanks, Anxious, Grateful, Wellbeing, Positivity

4.8 • 803 Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Ruby Wax has made her mark on the world, and Angela (as you will hear) in even bigger ways! A Comedian, TV writer, performer and bestselling author of Sane New World and A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled, amongst others. Ruby also holds a Masters’ degree in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy from Oxford University as well as an OBE for her services to mental health! No doubt many people will want to thank Ruby for her dedication and tireless commitment to helping us navigate our minds.

But what is Ruby thankful for today? Angela finds out…

Ruby’s Frazzled café can be found at Frazzled.org

Ruby’s book ‘A Mindfulness Guide To Survival’ is out now and you can sign up to her new mindfulness course here:

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0:00.0	My daughter's wild little mane and her filthy laugh, a freshly tidied wardrobe, and a cute handbag.
0:09.6	There are a million things I'm thankful for today, but what is my guest thankful for?
0:13.7	I did an interview with Louis Thoreau where I heard.
0:16.4	I did closure because I had fantasised that he took my job away. I didn't fantasise it. It was partly true,
0:22.1	but it made me reinvent this life. And so I said, if it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have gone
0:26.3	to Oxford and I wouldn't have an OBE. I'm Angela Scanlon and welcome to Thanks a Million,
0:31.1	where we explore our guest's personal gratitude lists to find out the things that have shaped
0:35.6	their lives.
0:58.1	This week I have for you the jewel in the crown, or the Ruby, I should say, none other than Ruby Wax, comedian, TV writer, broadcaster, performer of over 25 years and bestselling author of Same World and a Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled, amongst others.
1:08.7	Ruby also holds a master's degree in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy from Oxford University and was awarded an OBE in 2015 for her services to mental health.
1:13.5	In March 2017, Ruby launched the Frazzled Cafe and she's been running daily sessions online at frazzled.org during the pandemic helping many people deal with lockdown.
1:20.0	Last year, on a mission for those green shoots of hope that we all need, she released her book
1:24.6	and now for the good news to the future with love.
1:28.0	Meeting with world leading innovators and thinkers to find out about compassion and kindness
1:32.5	in humanity. She also has a new workbook called A Mindfulness Guide to Survival. Aside from all that,
1:38.8	I am Ruby's biggest fan and you'll hear quite far that obsession stretches, which is actually
1:46.1	mortifying. But I'm going to lean into it, okay? Heart on your sleeve. That's where we went here.
1:52.5	Before we hear from Ruby, what three things have you lovely people been thankful for this week?
1:57.2	Haven Creative. The three things I'm grateful for today are one, my healing sea swim, nice.
2:02.3	My art therapy session, a dream day shaping up here. And my two boys, my husband and hilarious
2:08.4	Wirefox Terrier. Hmm, I want a visual on that. Beth, Goats cheese, honey and fig
2:15.5	and calumari and garlic aoli, top tier.
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