{"id":1314644,"date":"2019-09-15T16:03:45","date_gmt":"2019-09-15T22:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=987588"},"modified":"2019-09-15T16:03:45","modified_gmt":"2019-09-15T22:03:45","slug":"the-mental-health-comedian-frank-king-headlines-post-independents-longevity-project-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/the-mental-health-comedian-frank-king-headlines-post-independents-longevity-project-tuesday\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Mental Health Comedian,\u201d Frank King headlines Post Independent\u2019s Longevity Project Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Frank King<\/strong>
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The Post Independent\u2019s Longevity Project, Striking a Conversation: Mental Health For All Ages culminates Tuesday with a performance from, \u201cThe Mental Health Comedian,\u201d Frank King.<\/p>\n

A writer for the Tonight Show with Jay Leno for over 20 years, King has lived with mental illness for decades.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would say that humor has saved my life, all my life,\u201d said King. \u201cI believe that my sense of humor is just part of the wiring that also contains my major depressive disorder.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to performing comedy 12 weeks a year on Holland America Line cruise ships, King speaks on college campuses across the country about mental health and suicide prevention.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a stigma surrounding mental illness,\u201d said King. \u201cThere is a separate stigma surrounding thoughts of suicide. It scares people and therefore they don\u2019t talk about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

King, however, will speak to these issues and more Tuesday night at Morgridge Commons Meeting & Conference Center, 815 Cooper Ave., in Glenwood Springs.<\/p>\n

Doors to the Longevity Project\u2019s main event featuring King open at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

A local panel comprised of Carson Marie De Fries, Jackie Skramstad and Kevin Patterson will start the event with a presentation beginning at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

Defries serves as Intergenerational Program Coordinator at the University of Denver, Skramstad works as a clinical operations manager at Mind Springs Health and Patterson takes on the responsibility of being Connect for Health Colorado\u2019s CEO.<\/p>\n

Following the panel\u2019s presentation, King will begin at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Tickets to Tuesday\u2019s event cost $15 and include appetizers. They can be purchased here.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI will explain why a comedian is talking about depression and suicide \u2013 that\u2019s always the elephant in the room \u2013 and then I will give them actionable, take home advice. What I call signs, symptoms and solutions for depression and thoughts of suicide,\u201d King said of what those in attendance Tuesday can expect. \u201cWe can save lives, simply by starting that conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n

mabennett@postindependent.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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