
Healing With Humor
Published: July 15, 2026
Duration: 20:17
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One psychotic break can erase a “normal” life in a matter of days and David Mawrie lived that reality. He joins us to tell the unfiltered story of bipolar disorder, severe anxiety, homelessness, hospitalisations, and the long stretch he calls his dark days. What makes his path different is what helped him climb out: a stand-up comedy class built for people living with mental illness, where the goal isn’t denial or toxic positivity, but a real shift in perspective.
We dig into how humour works as a form of cogniti...