Elisabeth – age 34
I’m Lis and I’m a mum to my two little children Eva (4 yrs) and Ben (2 yrs). For the past three years, I’ve worked as an assistant to a dental technician, before that I was in retail. I have always had a passion for stand-up comedy, my favourite is Eddie Izzard. I love all things creative and like making crafty projects with the kids.
Last year was a struggle for me, I found it challenging, especially when my eldest started school. Trying to get into a new routine and be more organised added the pressure onto what was already an anxious mind. I felt angry all the time and the smallest things would stress me out. I decided to get help and go into therapy. This helped me readjust my perspective on my life and made me look at things in a new light. Literally the week after I had my first therapy break, I saw the Feeling Funny Mums course advert. I thought ‘what the hell’ and applied! Low and behold a very friendly lady called Helen called me and invited me onto the course! I was excited and nervous to attend our first session.
I really enjoyed the course and looked forward to every session. We laughed so much it was its own form of therapy. It was amazing to see everyone develop their own routine, and to support and encourage each other. The night went off without a hitch and everyone performed their routines well. I never thought I would do stand-up comedy in my life, but I am so glad I did. I am now working on more material so I can still do a few open mic nights as a hobby.
The course was exactly what I needed to kick-start me into connecting with myself again, you get a bit lost in becoming a mum and forget you are still a person with their own identity/ wants/ needs. I feel more comfortable with myself I laugh at the silly things I do instead of berating myself for being an idiot. I say ‘yes’ a lot more to going out and socialising, even on a school night!
The biggest plus was finding a new group of friends who I can talk to about anything (yes anything) with no judgement whatsoever. I would recommend this course to anyone even remotely interested. It will help you open up and explore the joys of stand-up in a safe and friendly environment. But prepare yourself as I will guarantee you have never laughed so much or so hard in your life!
Thank you to The Comedy Trust.