Kathy Burke: life, death and laughter

Описание: Disclaimer: This episode of What's Next with Nina Lopes addresses mental health, specifically in relation to menopause and suicidal thoughts.

Nina welcomes director, writer, performer — and one of the UK's funniest women — Kathy Burke to join her on What's Next this week.

It's Kathy's hilarious, sweary podcast, Where There's a Will There’s a Wake, which sees her famous, funny pals planning their own fantasy funeral, that caught Nina's attention. The pair discuss Kathy’s own experiences with death - losing her mother before she was two years old and her own health scares which left her hospitalised, not knowing if she was going to make it.

With her trademark wit, Kathy Burke shows how humour can help us get through the hardest times and, together, they discuss how their difficult upbringings helped turn them into masterful problem-solvers. Kathy also shares how she navigated a tumultuous menopause which saw her take two years off work and plunged her into a terrifying depression. Like Nina, Kathy describes having to cope without hormone treatment due to the medication she was taking and reveals the one thing which saved her.

Finally, the two bond over a celebration of the simple things in life, something they agree is a practise that continues to serve them well and might just be the answer to a truly content life.

In this podcast, Nina and Kathy discuss:
-Humour and light in the face of death
-Appreciation for the simple things in life
-Losing a parent at a young age
-Child Bereavement Charity
-Humour as a coping mechanism
-Unpredictability of ill health
-Problem-solving in stressful situations
-Natural and cancer treatment-induced menopause
-Menopausal depression and suicidal thoughts
-Finding comfort in being alone
-Financial stability when you’re unwell
-Coping tools for times of stress

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