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Ruby Wax



Ruby Wax, OBE, is an American British actress, comedian, writer, performer, mental health campaigner, and lecturer who began her career at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Ruby 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.

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A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled

Five hundred years ago no one died of stress: we invented this concept and now we let it rule us. In A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled, Ruby Wax shows us how to de-frazzle for good by making simple changes that give us time to breathe, reflect and live in the moment.

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Ruby Wax
2025
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FindCenter Quotes ImageIt’s as though as a species we have no brakes, only breakdowns.

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This Is the Question Ruby Wax Asks People Instead of ‘How Are You?’

“I always say to people ‘Give me the weather condition inside your head’ and then I’ll relax. Because that’s when you go ‘Oh yeah, he or she is like me" - Ruby Wax

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Joanna Whitehead
2020
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Ruby Wax in Conversation with a Neuroscientist, a Monk & Louise Chunn

Hear Ruby Wax, monk Gelong Thubton and neuroscientist Ash Ranpura discuss her new book, How to be Human, covering everything from addictions to relationships, via evolution, sex, kids, compassion, and the future of humanity.

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Ruby Wax
2018
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Mindfulness and Teens—Will They Ever Work Together?

The teen's job is to clean up his parent's mistakes and blame them for being selfish, greedy bastards who just think about themselves and are to blame for the world being a mess, the ice cap melting and the fact that there are no jobs or money because we've spent it all.

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Ruby Wax
2015
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Nhs Expo 2016, Mental Health and Mindfulness with Ruby Wax

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Ruby Wax
2016
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Dopamine, Adrenaline, and Their Modern Roles in Depression

Ruby Wax talks at Google about her book, Sane New World: Taming the Mind.

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Ruby Wax
2013
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Ruby Wax’s Show ‘Sane New World’ Tackles Depression Through Comedy

Comedian and mental health advocate Ruby Wax is in town this week with a one-woman show called “Sane New World.” It’s based on her book, of the same title, and uses humor to explore the way our mind can sabotage our sanity.

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Ruby Wax
2014
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Sane New World: A User’s Guide to the Normal-Crazy Mind

In Sane New World, Ruby helps us all understand why we sabotage our sanity, how our brains work and how we can rewire our thinking—often through simple mindfulness techniques—to find calm in a frenetic world.

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Ruby Wax
2014
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Ruby Wax: "I Didn’t Like Mindfulness—It Sounds Too Vegetarian"

“When did the idea start that we are supposed to be perfect?” she asks. “We share 25 per cent of our DNA with a banana so get over yourselves. On the evolutionary scale, we’re a work in progress.” - Ruby Wax

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Catherine Conroy
2019
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