“Comedy as Therapy”
I am super excited to be part of this – for a number of reasons: I get to share the stage with professional performers; it’s for a great cause (hospital fundraiser); and perhaps, most importantly, I get to contribute to…
I am super excited to be part of this – for a number of reasons: I get to share the stage with professional performers; it’s for a great cause (hospital fundraiser); and perhaps, most importantly, I get to contribute to…
Your body cannot heal without play. Your mind cannot heal without laughter. Your soul cannot heal without joy. – Catherine Rippenger Fenwick
A friend of mine shared the following on social media last week which I felt I had to emphasize: Speaking from personal experience, ‘a positive workplace culture’ provides tremendous therapeutic benefit when dealing with symptoms of depression. I wrote in a previous…
Earth laughs in flowers. — Ralph Waldo Emerson www.laughteronlineuniversity.com
When we can begin to take our failures non-seriously, it means we are ceasing to be afraid of them. It is of immense importance to learn to laugh at ourselves. — Katherine Mansfield Source: laughteronlineuniversity.com …
A good laugh heals a lot of hurts. — Madeleine L’Engle www.laughteronlineuniversity.com
You can’t deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants. –Stephen King www.psychologytoday.com
So I did my first 20-plus minute stand up gig to a sold-out crowd last weekend. As frightening as this little hobby of mine is to do, I love every second of it. The day before, heart-pounding-through-chest, vomit inducing anticipation;…
Against the assault of laughter, nothing can stand. — Mark Twain Source: laughteronlineuniversity.com
“What drives you to perform is the need for that primal connection. When I was little, my mother was funny with me, and I started to be charming and funny for her, and I learned that by being entertaining,…