What you do shouldn't define who you are.Alex welcomes graduate student and stand-up comedian Alexandra Shaeffer. They discuss issues mental health, the catharsis of public performance, and comedy as a act of self-healing.Show Notes:* Iowa City Yacht Club — Open Mic* Penguin's Comedy Club — Open Mic* The High Ground Cafe — Open Mic (Facebook Event Calendar)* Tig Notaro at The Englert Theatre* Comics that inspire Alexandra* Gad Elmaleh* Amy Schumer* Aparna Nancherla (Wikipedia)* Maria Bamford* Aziz Ansari* Ali Wong* Chris Gethard* Comedy Podcasts* 2 Dope Queens* Jessica Williams (Twitter)* Phoebe Robinson (Twitter)* My Favorite MurderWondering how you can support the show? Leave a review in the Apple Podcast Directory!Have something exceptional that you would like to see CMD-F feature on the show? Reach out to Alex (the host)!Acknowledgements:Special thanks go out to the many exceptional people who have contributed to this show, in ways large and small. Of particular note this week are:* Wally Rose, who relinquished his office and home during the editing of this podcast* Listeners like you, who in spite of going dark for 3 weeks downloaded this episode.Our theme song for this episode is RSPN by Blank & Kytt