Transcript Life is …So Tough Laugh

Life is Tough…So Laugh Hard
B. Renee Dugger, DNP, RN, GCNS-BC
Are humor and laughter
appropriate responses in tough
times?
What we will talk about today
 Humor Aikido
 Examples of humor use in tough situations
 Health benefits of humor/laughter
 Ways to add humor/laughter to your life
Humor Aikido
“I don’t laugh because I’m
happy, I’m happy because I
laugh.” (author unknown)
“Waitress wanted. Must be able
to swim under water.”
(author unknown)
“House for rent. Some
assembly required.”
(author unknown)
“House for sale, ½ price”
(author unknown)
Association of Applied and
Therapeutic Humor
 http://www.aath.org/annual-conference
AATH Mission
“to serve as a community of
professionals who study, practice
and promote healthy humor and
laughter.” http://www.aath.org/annual-conference
AATH Definition of
Therapeutic Humor
 “any intervention that promotes health
and wellness by stimulating a playful
discovery, expression or appreciation of
the absurdity or incongruity of life's
situations. This intervention may enhance
health or be used as a complementary
treatment of illness to facilitate healing or
coping, whether physical, emotional,
cognitive, social or spiritual.”
http://www.aath.org/annual-conference
Story Time…….
A beautiful example of Humor Aikido
from Dr. Ann Weeks
Health Benefits of Humor/Laughter
Self Assessment
What is your humor quotient?
Do you have any of the 4 Warning
Signs of Terminal Seriousness?
The Giggling Guru
Laughter Yoga
 Dr. Madan Kataria, a Physician from Mumbai, India,
launched the first Laughter Club at a Park on March
13, 1995
Images from World Laughter Day in
Mumbai, India - 5.5.2013
How this works…..
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EGTETc5oFU
Now it is time for us to LAUGH!
“A cheerful heart is good
medicine, but a crushed
spirit dries up the bones.”
Proverbs 17:22
Remember…Life is tough…so laugh hard.
THANK YOU for allowing me to
share with you today!
 Contact Information: [email protected]; 812-573-9146