Frank King on Chronic Suicidal Ideation & Mental Health Comedy

"I am the most positive suicidal person you'll ever meet." Frank King, a five Time TEDx Talker, TEDx and Speaker Coach, and Former writer for The Tonight Show for 20 years, has fought a lifetime battle with depression, and countless thoughts of suicide, turning that long dark journey of the soul into 5 TEDx Talks and sharing his insights on Suicide Prevention and Postvention with corporations, associations, and college audiences. Frank uses his life lessons to start the conversation giving people permission to voice out their feelings and experiences surrounding depression and suicide. And doing it with humor as he believes that where there is humor there is hope and where there is laughter there is life, and that nobody dies laughing. In this episode, Frank openly speaks about his lifetime battle with depression, suicide running through his family, and how his journey inspired him for his first TED Talk, “A Matter of Laugh or Death”. You'll also learn how to start a conversation on suicide, what to say & not to say when stepping in to help a suicidal person. You’ll laugh, learn, and leave loving life.