Ruby wax biography
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Ruby Wax
British-American comedian (born )
Ruby Wax (néeWachs;[1] born 19 April )[2] is a British-American actress, comedian, writer, television presenter, and mental health campaigner. A classically-trained actress, Wax co-starred on the ITV sitcom Girls on Top (–), and came to prominence as a comic interviewer, playing up to British perceptions of the strident American style on television shows including The Full Wax (–), Ruby Wax Meets (–), Ruby (–), and The Ruby Wax Show ().[3][4] She was a script editor for the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous (–), also appearing in two episodes.
Wax holds both American and British citizenship and has resided in the United Kingdom since the s.[5] In , she gained a master's grad in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy from Kellogg College, Oxford. In , she was appointed a Visiting Professor in Mental Health Nursing at the University of Surrey. Wax was appointed an Honorary
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Ruby Wax Keynote Speaker
Ruby Wax OBE is an American-British actress, Sunday Times bestseller, comedian, TV writer, lecturer and mental health campaigner with an impressive career spanning over five decades. Ruby is a highly engaging and popular corporate speaker who is a fortified mental health advocate and stalwart in the entertainment industry.
Using her experience and Masters Degree in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Ruby is a lecturer on business communication and helps public and private sector clients, including Skype and Deutsche Bank, address issues surrounding mental health and the ever-changing business and personal landscape.
Ruby is an acclaimed author who has published several cognitive therapy and psychology books to help people understand mindfulness and deconstruct mental health stigma and complexity. Ruby Wax published her first Sunday Times best-selling book How Do You Want Me? in and remains an absolute fan favourite. Her follow up book Sane
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Mind How You Go
Are you happy?
Well, yeah, my new book1A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled (Penguin Life, ) hit number one yesterday, so I am happy.
Does the success of the book matter to you?
Yeah, it does. It’s an acknowledgement that you worked hard and, you know, you weren’t just sitting alone in a room, pondering life.
Is success still a stimulant for you?
Well, otherwise why would you write, if nobody read your book? Or if you did a show and nobody was in the audience, wouldn’t that disturb you?
Do you redefine success as life goes on, or is the biggest buzz still being number one?
Well, no, my buzz is that I’m researching for my next book. That’s my kick. I’m working with a monk and a neuroscientist. [I’m ranging] much wider now. I can ask them what I want to ask and their answers are so satisfying, because it’s everything I ever wanted to know.
To some extent, I suppose, your attitude to success depends on what gives you identity…
Well, that’s