Basil White, Obesity Survivor
by Basil White

Basil White fulfills his purpose for existence by sharing his experiences in a helpful way that people want to experience again and again, with an attitude of humility and equality. Basil White involves his audience in his experiences, and makes them grateful for experiencing his work in a way that they cherish, remember, and celebrate. Basil White explains the difficulties of life in a funny, entertaining way, exploring the human dilemmas that confront all of us, making audiences laugh at their own imperfections. Basil White provides a humorous model for how to understand ourselves and others. Basil breaks through the fear of the human experience in funny, enlightening, and encouraging ways.

Basil White has told his funny, heartfelt story about recovering from obesity to weight loss support groups, medical conferences, television programs, and in his standup comedy shows throughout the United States and Canada. His weight-loss surgery diary (http://basilwhite.com/gastric) consistently ranks in the top five gastric bypass diaries on the Internet.

Gastric bypass surgery literally saved Basil White from a life sentence of pain and morbidity. Basil's story includes the tragic conditions that led him to decide on the surgery, the pre-op appointments, the surgery and recovery, and the personal epiphanies throughout his weight loss and rediscovery of himself as a person freed of the bondage of obesity.

Several people have shared their personal stories about how Basil's diary and performances led them to make this life-changing decision for themselves. Basil explains how he uses his codependency recovery to generate humor, and his humor to help recover from codependency.

With a little perspective, the human foibles that lead to addiction can be funny and thought-provoking. With a little help, everyone can become an addict – and Basil can prove it! Basil's presentations include an hour of prepared material and a question-and-answer period of up to 30 minutes. This presentation can be altered for time and content to suit the needs of your group, and can also include attendance at informal group gatherings on the day of the event.

A recent sample of a brief humorous speech on corporate leadership is at http://basilwhite.com/media/basilwhitelva/.

Basil White will share his story at your private or public event. All advertising and promotion are the client's responsibility. Public testimonials about Basil’s work are also available through the diary and through his public message board.

Basil also tells his story of recovery from obesity and codependence in his professional nightclub comedy performances. Samples of Basil's club show are available at http://www.basilwhite.com/media.

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Basil White
202-273-8029 / 703-989-4117