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S:3 E:5 Legacy Series – Dave Mowry: Healing with Humor
Episode 5 takes us to Portland, Oregon to find Dave Mowry, a comic telling his story of living with severe mental illness one joke at a time. He also teaches stand-up comedy to folks with a mental illness helping them find humor in their dark days and lost years, thus transforming lives. This must see episode details his struggles with mental health, financial hardship and homelessness before actually being saved by laughter. His own love of the music of Etta James and the recent passing of Jazz Icon Sonny Rollin’s inspired this once-in-a-lifetime musical performance medley by Rick. Find out more about Dave and get his breakthrough books “OMG That’s Me!” and “Healing with Humor” at www.davemowry.com
Dave Mowry is an author living in Happy Valley, Oregon, with his wife, Heather. He lives with bipolar disorder, depression, severe anxiety, panic attacks, and more. Writing about his experiences has allowed him to reach out to others and build strength through empathy. Mowry has also co-written No Really, We Want You to Laugh, a book about being a stand-up comedy teacher who caters specifically to those with mental illnesses. He and the other comics perform throughout the Northwest for audiences of thirty to four hundred people. He is also a certified peer support specialist and the co-founder and executive director of the nonprofit mental health-focused Peer Wellness and Work Initiative. Dave blogs for the bipolar-focused bp Magazine for Bipolar, in which many of his most popular articles can be found.
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2. Jazz for Peace Testimonials of over 850 Events just like the one YOU are following the 3 Easy Steps for: https://jazzforpeace.wordpress.com/about
3. Jazz for Peace list of unprecedented achievements: https://jazzforpeace.org/unprecedente…
4. Pakistan Fast Facts: https://jazzforpeace.org/pakistanfastfacts.pdf
5. New Book listing Rick DellaRatta as one of the “Top Jazz Singers of All Time” caps banner year for this historic Jazz Artist. – https://jazzforpeace.org/jazzsingers.pdf
6. United Nations Event Page: https://jazzforpeace.org/un/