Maggie Newcomb
M.A.Ed.
CA, USMaggie Newcomb, M.A.Ed., is a speaker, comedian, and writer. After years of performing stand-up comedy, Maggie now uses humor to speak honestly about living with mental illness. She draws from her 21 years of experience treating her own bipolar I disorder as well as her years of experience working in adult education to teach people how to accept their own mental illness diagnoses and embrace lives of true stability. Although this topic can be extremely difficult, Maggie finds a way to speak and write about these issues in a way that entertains, informs, and inspires.
Maggie got her start in public speaking as a stand-up comedian in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2003. She has worked major comedy clubs, corporate events, and charity functions all over Northern California, including opening for the industry's best comedians. Maggie has a BA in International Relations from UC Davis and an MA in Adult Education from San Francisco State.
With the skills she learned from her graduate work in education, Maggie has developed speeches to help different groups understand mental illness and find a new perspective to accept and manage it. She had to develop her own strategies of managing mental illness after being hospitalized for two major manic episodes at the age of 16 and another at the age of 26. Each episode almost completely destroyed her life. However, she worked closely with her doctors to find the right medication combination and treatment plan that has proven effective for her. She has had to learn how to not just accept the illness and treat it, but to thrive, living a stable and fulfilling life.
She hopes that by adding a bit of understanding and dash of humor to the difficult topic of mental illness people can move past the stigma and fear that often surrounds it
Maggie Newcomb, M.A.Ed., is a speaker, comedian, and writer. After years of performing stand-up comedy, Maggie now uses humor to speak honestly about living with mental illness. She draws from her 21 years of experience treating her own bipolar I disorder as well as her years of experience working in adult education to teach people how to accept their own mental illness diagnoses and embrace lives of true stability. Although this topic can be extremely difficult, Maggie finds a way to speak and write about these issues in a way that entertains, informs, and inspires.
Maggie got her start in public speaking as a stand-up comedian in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2003. She has worked major comedy clubs, corporate events, and charity functions all over Northern California, including opening for the industry's best comedians. Maggie has a BA in International Relations from UC Davis and an MA in Adult Education from San Francisco State.
With the skills she learned from her graduate work in education, Maggie has developed speeches to help different groups understand mental illness and find a new perspective to accept and manage it. She had to develop her own strategies of managing mental illness after being hospitalized for two major manic episodes at the age of 16 and another at the age of 26. Each episode almost completely destroyed her life. However, she worked closely with her doctors to find the right medication combination and treatment plan that has proven effective for her. She has had to learn how to not just accept the illness and treat it, but to thrive, living a stable and fulfilling life.
She hopes that by adding a bit of understanding and dash of humor to the difficult topic of mental illness people can move past the stigma and fear that often surrounds it
Mental Illness- Acceptance and Recovery is Possible
Creating a Mentally Healthy Work Force
Maggie Newcomb outlines the key steps that managers can take to create a healthy workforce. This will not only save money for the company but improve efficiency and moral.
Helping Your Patients Make the Most of Your Therapy
