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Humor and Health
December 5, 2021 humorhealth

Eight ways humor can help you lose weight and get healthy

Adding humor to your life increases laughter which in turn makes you calmer, healthier and helps you lose weight.

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Humor and the Workplace
December 4, 2021 humorhealth

Can humor help you become “future-fit”?

Future-fit means you, or your organization, are readily adaptable to today’s fast-changing environment. Humor helps you maintain a flexible approach

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Humor and Health
November 29, 2021 humorhealth

Is pursuing happiness worthwhile?

Maintaining good humor health can lead to happiness and joy. But is happiness all it’s cracked up to be?

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Humor and Health
November 16, 2021 humorhealth

Can humor help you cope with Covid-19 stress?

A recent study by the APA demonstrates humor is an important Covd-19 coping tool.

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Humor and Health
November 16, 2021 humorhealth

Humor is vital tool in health arsenal

Laugh to keep healthy? It’s true. Laughing and humor are valuable tools to maintain health.

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Humor and Science
September 24, 2021 humorhealth

That’s hilarious! But why?

Sure, maybe you are a bag of laughs. You can say funny stuff on demand. But why is something funny?

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Humor in Social Situations
August 10, 2021 humorhealth

How to use humor in everyday conversation

Humor is a tool that can be used throughout your day in almost every conversation. Here’s are some good tips.

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Humor and the Workplace
August 4, 2021 humorhealth

Using humor to deal with jerks

In this Stanford Ecorner video, “How to Outwit Workplace Jerks,” Bob Sutton shows how Standford grad Becky Margiotta used humor

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Humor and the Workplace
August 4, 2021 humorhealth

Best 40 Corporate Wellness Companies named

Snacknation recently named their list of 40 Best Corporate Wellness Companies. Special congrats to Dani Klein and Laughter on Call

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Humor and Health
August 4, 2021 humorhealth

Using humor to lower cortisol and increase brain activity in occupational therpay

Among the many benefits of laughter and humor, occupational therapy clients may increase brain activity and lower cortisol.

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Recent Posts

  • The fine line between humor and harm: navigating humor in sensitive mental health contexts
  • When humor becomes avoidance: using jokes to deflect rather than process
  • Toxic positivity disguised as humor: when it’s OK not to laugh
  • Laughter logs or humor diaries: a way for readers to track what makes them laugh and how they feel afterward
  • 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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