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Episode 178

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23rd Mar 2020

178. Frank King - Comedy and Mental Illness, Inspiring Audiences to Heal

According to Canadian statistics, there are approximately 4,000 suicides per year in Canada. As society evolves and changes, so do our responses to mental health. Today’s featured guest, Lance and listeners are joined by mental health comedian, public speaker, keynote speaker, TED X speaker, trainer on emotional health, Frank King. Open and vulnerable, Frank is nothing short of witty and humorous with his views on mental health as he opens up about his history with major depressive disorder and his own attempts, the mental illness impact on the comedy industry, how public speaking became a healing tool, self-care, and his thoughts on medicine.


🥇WHAT IS ONE LESSON YOU HAVE LEARNED FROM ADVERSITY🥇

Frank naturally responds with a joke, but shares: “It's all about the everyday struggle. Sometimes you can't even get out of bed. I've learned to make deals with myself and see how I end up doing far more than I could imagine.”



IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN: 

  • [00:11:11] Frank's History with Mental Illness
  • [00:22:27] Frank Shares His Story of Surviving an Attempt
  • [00:27:02] Public Speaking & Healing
  • [00:29:37] Self-Care For The Mind
  • [00:33:53] Medicine & Mental Illness 

Connect with Frank King:

1. Follow Frank on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Youtube

2. Find on his website

3. Call Frank at 858-405-565

4. Email Frank at frank@thementalhealthcomedian.com


Connect with Lance: 

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● Connect with Lance on Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn. 

● Subscribe to the University of Adversity Youtube Channel


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Learn how to shift your perspective on adversity by understanding that although adversity may feel like your worst enemy, it is actually your greatest ally. My mission is to connect with unique and inspiring individuals and showcase their journey and what they have gone through in order to become successful in their lives. Tune in three times a week with Lance Essihos for your gold-filled lesson of inspiration, resilience, and bravery. Don’t forget to subscribe!

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University of Adversity
Real stories and tools to help you grow through adversity, burnout, and reinvention.
University of Adversity is a show about the moments that change us — especially the ones we didn’t ask for.

I’m Lance Essihos, and I sit down with athletes, bestselling authors, doctors, entrepreneurs, spiritual teachers, and everyday warriors to have real conversations about adversity — the kind that strips away the surface and forces us to face who we really are.

We go deep into the mindset shifts, emotional breakthroughs, and practical tools that helped them rebuild. Not just to survive, but to come back stronger, clearer, and more aligned.

This isn’t motivation.
It’s what happens after the breakdown, when you’re trying to put the pieces back together and make it mean something.

If you’re in a season of uncertainty, burnout, or reinvention — this show is here to walk with you.

We don’t just talk about getting through the hard times.
We talk about who you become because of them.

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Lance Essihos

As an experienced veteran with adversity, Lance has faced some of life's most difficult challenges. Grinding his way through the hockey ranks to traveling the world as a bartender. Through his personal battle with drugs and alcohol for well over a decade, the tragic loss of his brother to suicide followed by the great loss of his father to cancer only a year later, Lance realized he had hit rock bottom. In the darkest of days, he made a promise to himself that he would create a new life, one that would make an impact and inspire the masses, leaving the world in a better place than he found it. Lance has made it his mission to facilitate the message of positive change through adversity and encourage people to see the light through the darkness of life's worst moments.