Campaigner and comedian Ruby Wax to keynote at BritMums Live!

BritMums is pleased to announce that Ruby Wax is a keynote speaker at BritMums Live! next June. Ruby is the inspiration behind the soon-to-be-launched Black Dog Tribe charity site to support mental illness and breakdown barriers by encouraging people to speak openly about the condition.

Here’s a little about Ruby and how she was inspired to start Black Dog Tribe:

“Four years and six months ago, I had the tsunami of all depressions where I had to be institutionalized and couldn’t leave a chair for five months. Depression doesn’t care if you’re well known or live in a mud hut or what colour you are, it just loves everyone.

When I recovered, my friend Judith Owen and I decided to write a show called, “Live from the Priory” which we performed at the actual Priory. We then toured NHS institutions for the following two years, which we loved and if you can make a catatonic laugh you’re half way to Broadway.

I only came out about having depression because they took a photo of me for Comic Relief. I thought it was going to be a small picture but no, I saw my enlarged photo, captioned that I had depression in every tube station I went in. I hurled myself in front of one and then saw another and hurled and then another going down the escalator. I just had to give up there were so many, so I came out of the closet and became the poster girl for mental illness.”

We are pleased to support Ruby, Black Dog Tribe and to host Ruby at BritMums Live! next June. Please support Ruby and Black Dog Tribe on Facebook and follow on Twitter (@followBDT).

Check out the BritMums Live! agenda and book your ticket now to secure your space at this popular event.

About Susanna Scott

Susanna Scott founded the BritMums social network in 2008 after a career in marketing. She wanted to create a space for parent bloggers to network, and share ideas and opportunities. She is often quoted as a pioneer in the UK Mum Blogging space, and has been named a top female entrepreneur. She has been featured in The Times, The FT, The Independent, The Guardian, The Sun, Technorati, She, Primo Baby and Red magazine, amongst others. She speaks frequently about blogging, social networking and the BritMums community at industry events. Her blog A Modern Mother ranks in the UK’s top 10 Family Tarvel Blogs. Follow her on @amodernmother.