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Ruby Wax

Born

in Evanston, The United States

April 19, 1953

Website

http://www.rubywax.net/

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Genre

Psychology, Humor and Comedy

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Ruby Wax arrived in Britain in 1977 to pursue an acting career. She says "I really could never find my niche. I was a terrible actress, I couldn't sing, I couldn't do characters, I couldn't do an English accent and I lived in England, so I was narrowing it down".

She met French and Saunders at a party and worked alongside them a number of times, on television in Happy Families, at charity events such as Hysteria and notably the sitcom Girls on Top. Ruby played Shelley Dupont, a stereotypically loud American dying for a career in show-business. Not a huge hit, Girls on Top nevertheless gave the trio the chance to find their feet in comedy.

Ruby eventually got a chat show after drunkenly interviewing Michael Grade (who was head of Channel 4 at ...more

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#AskRuby - the How To Be Human Edition

In How To Be Human, I try to answer the big questions, and to celebrate my baby being published in paperback I answered some of your big questions. Thank you everyone who dropped me a line on twitter.

@kittykat_x asked:
“I'm feeling overwhelmed with empathy with things happening to people I know and things that are happening in the world. I can't seem to stop feeling overwhelmed. Can you sugg Read more of this blog post »

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Ruby Wax’s books

Average rating: 3.75 · 16,885 ratings · 1,449 reviews · 35 distinct works • Similar authors

	Sane New World: Taming The Mind 3.76 avg rating — 5,904 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled 3.75 avg rating — 4,147 ratings — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Be Human The Manual 3.70 avg rating — 3,467 ratings — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I’m Not as Well as I Thought I Was 3.72 avg rating — 1,449 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	And Now For The Good News... 3.66 avg rating — 794 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How Do You Want Me? 3.90 avg rating — 577 ratings — published 2002 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ruby Wax’s No Brainer 3.97 avg rating — 359 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Mindfulness Guide for Survival 3.92 avg rating — 126 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mindfulness Guide For The Frazzled, Headspace Guide To Meditation And Mindfulness, Meditation For Fidgety Skeptics, 10% Happier 4 Books Collection Set by Ruby Wax, Andy Puddicombe, Dan Harris (Goodreads Author) 3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Réveille-toi ! by Ruby Wax, Eva Monteilhet (Translator) 3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I'll say it again - mental illness is a physical illness. You wouldn't consider going up to someone suffering from Alzheimers to yell, "Come on, get with it, you remember where you left your keys?" Let us shout it from the rooftops until everyone gets the message; depression has and nothing to do with having a bad day or being sad, it's a killer if not taken seriously.”
― Ruby Wax

tags: depression, depression-quotes, discriminiation, mental-health-stigma, mental-illness, physical-illness, prejudice, stigma

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“Why, when you have a mental disease, is it always considered an act of imagination? Why is it that every organ in your body can get sick and you get sympathy except the brain?”
― Ruby Wax

tags: crazy, depression, discrimination, lack-of-compassion, mental-health-stigma, mental-illness, prejudice, stigma

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“It's an unfortunate word, 'depression', because the illness has nothing to do with feeling sad, sadness is on the human palette. Depression is a whole other beast. It's when your old personality has left town and been replaced by a block of cement with black tar oozing through your veins and mind. This is when you can't decide whether to get a manicure or jump off a cliff. It's all the same. When I was institutionalised I sat on a chair unable to move for three months, frozen in fear. To take a shower was inconceivable. What made it tolerable was while I was inside, I found my tribe - my people. They understood and unlike those who don't suffer, never get bored of you asking if it will ever go away? They can talk medication all hours, day and night; heaven to my ears.”
― Ruby Wax

tags: asylum, crazy, depressed, depression, depressive, discrimination, hospital, major-depression, mental-health-stigma, mental-hospital, mental-illness, prejudice, stigma

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