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Humor and the Workplace
March 7, 2026 humorhealth

Humor in the workplace: its role in burnout prevention and team morale

Here is a number that should alarm anyone who manages people for a living: around the age of twenty-three, human

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Uncategorized
March 7, 2026 humorhealth

Neurodivergence and humor: how people on the autism spectrum or with adhd engage with and use humor differently

Hannah Gadsby, the Australian comedian who took the world by storm with Nanette, describes being autistic as feeling like “the

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Humor and Psychology
March 7, 2026 humorhealth

Depression and humor: when humor helps, and when it hides pain

“Heard joke once: Man goes to doctor. Says he’s depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all

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Humor and Psychology
March 7, 2026 humorhealth

Humor and anxiety: How humor can short-circuit the stress response

Your heart pounds. Your palms sweat. Your mind races through catastrophic scenarios. You’re about to give a presentation, or meet

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Humor and Relationships
March 7, 2026 humorhealth

Social benefits: humor as a bonding tool — reducing loneliness and improving relationships.

We are, at our core, social creatures. The longing for connection runs deep in our evolutionary history, and loneliness—that ache

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Humor and Daily Habits
March 7, 2026 humorhealth

Daily habits: building humor into your day — journaling, playful thinking, joke challenges

Most advice about humor focuses on appreciating it when it shows up—watch a funny movie, spend time with people who

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Humor and Public Speaking
March 7, 2026 humorhealth

Creating vs. consuming humor: evidence that writing or performing humor may have deeper benefits than just watching it

Here’s a question that rarely gets asked: Is it better to watch a comedy special or to write your own

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Humor and Therapy
March 7, 2026 humorhealth

Humor in therapy: cognitive-behavioral therapy and the strategic use of humor

Albert Ellis was not what most people expected from a psychotherapist. Where Freud was grave and professorial, where Rogers was

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Humor and Trauma
January 1, 2026 humorhealth

Post-traumatic growth and humor: real-life examples of people who’ve used humor after setbacks

On the night of August 3, 2012, comedian Tig Notaro walked onto the stage at the Largo nightclub in Los

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Humor and Resilience
December 27, 2025 humorhealth

Humor and resilience: research on how humor builds emotional flexibility and bounce-back ability

In 2009, a team of psychologists at Stanford University showed research participants a series of deeply unpleasant images—car accidents, grieving

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  • The fine line between humor and harm: navigating humor in sensitive mental health contexts
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  • Humor challenges: practical prompts at the end of chapters to help readers incorporate humor into their lives
  • Expert interviews: comedians, therapists, doctors, and researchers weigh in
  • Real-life stories: first-person narratives of people who credit humor with saving their mental health
  • Humor in marginalized communities: how humor has been used as a survival tool among BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and immigrant communities.
  • The ethics of humor: punching up vs. punching down — how to stay funny without harming
  • Cultural variations in humor: what’s funny in one culture might be taboo in another — and what that means for mental health support
  • Humor in the workplace: its role in burnout prevention and team morale
  • Neurodivergence and humor: how people on the autism spectrum or with adhd engage with and use humor differently
  • Depression and humor: when humor helps, and when it hides pain
  • Humor and anxiety: How humor can short-circuit the stress response
  • Social benefits: humor as a bonding tool — reducing loneliness and improving relationships.

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