The Comedy Cast with Irish Singer, Comedian and Theatre Director Lauren Hope

Summary: <p>Hello and welcome back to <a href="http://thecomedycast.com/2016/06/08/comedy-cast-comedy-podcast/" target="_blank">The Comedy Cast</a>; today you’ll be hearing from Lauren Hope.</p> <p>We kicked off the interview speak about where Lauren is from and how her family fled Russia for county Cork</p> <p>Lauren is also a medium and big into spirituality so we spoke about that, I can’t put my finger on it but for some reason I really enjoy speaking to people about things like this.</p> <p>We speak about a philosophy that Lauren follows, a Course in Miracles</p> <p>We speak indepthly about the topic and we get onto the heavy issue of death and how we deal with it as individuals and as a society, and indeed different societies</p> <p>Lauren moved to Israel as a child so we speak about that, how she never really fit in and how she longed to return to Dublin</p> <p>We spoke about Lauren audition for the Iasaeli Children’s Choir, and going on to being a soloist for them before it ended thanks to the war.</p> <p>Lauren has a condition called Complex Needs Disorder, formerly Borderline Personality Disorder, so we spoke about that for a while. She really opened up about the condition and what it entails. We spoke about how she battled with it, it’s signs, it’s symptons, how to deal with it, her treatment with the Theraputic Community</p> <p>Therapeutic Community, how they help people with mental issue without drugs and the patients run the operation while the staff oversee everything</p> <p>We spoke about Moving on Theatre, a theatre company Lauren set up and has run since coming out of the Therapeutic Community</p> <p>We speak about Moving on TV, an online TC channel Lauren has set up for the community.</p> <p>Lauren Hope’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/movingontv" target="_blank">here</a></p> <p>Moving on Theatre website: <a href="https://www.movingontheatre.co.uk/" target="_blank">here</a></p> <p>Moving on TV website: <a href="https://www.movingontv.uk/" target="_blank">here</a></p> <h4><strong>Get in Touch</strong></h4> <p>Don’t be shy, get in touch with <a href="http://thecomedycast.com/2016/06/08/comedy-cast-comedy-podcast/" target="_blank">The Comedy Cast</a> or follow us on social media</p> <p>If you’d like to get in touch, email me here: spud(at)thecomedycast.com</p> <p>The Comedy Cast on Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thecomedycast/" target="_blank">here</a></p> <p>The Comedy Cast on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/The_ComedyCast/" target="_blank">here</a></p> <p>The Comedy Cast on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4V6C8litx6D_2spkwxYFdA" target="_blank">here</a></p> <p>The Comedy Cast on Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/spudcast/" target="_blank">here</a></p> <p>The Comedy Cast on Google+: <a href="https://plus.google.com/107057462800823152469" target="_blank">here</a></p> <p> </p>