Comedy as a Path to Healing With Dr. Sam Shay

How he got into stand-up comedy as a functional medicine practitioner (who supports people on the spectrum using functional medicine)

His definition of functional medicine: the best of Western medicine diagnostics with the best of natural medicine methods

How he got into comedy through tragedy

Art is the receipt for pain

Stand-up comedy is the way to itemize that receipt in public

At the root of almost every trauma is separation, and comedy and laughter help with healing

Laughter is medicine

How he’s using comedy to help those with Asperger's

One is truly healed when he or she can help another person heal

Comedy is egoic destructive and why this is a good thing

How to learn stand-up comedy if you are interested (and why it is worth considering)