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Humor with its resultant laughter can lighten situations and make them more bearable.

LIGHTEN UP AND FLOURISH

What would happen if you “lightened up”? Audrey believes that things would change for the better, and you would live with less stress and anxiety. Relationships, both at home and at work, will also improve and you will acquire many health benefits in return. Studies have shown that humor can help resolve conflicts, open communication, create a sense of rapport, make mistakes more bearable, and even stave off burnout.

Audrey believes that people who learn to laugh can enjoy the wonderful, health benefits of living in the state of contentment and happiness. We should laugh not just at the funny and satirical, but at ourselves as well.

In this interactive and informative session discover how to:

* analyze thoughts and change distortional ones through cognitive therapy

* reduce stress by developing a more realistic and optimistic outlook on life both at home and at work

* look at situations through the aid of therapeutic humor

* smooth over situations that bring negative interpersonal relationships by the timely use of humor

* develop specific skills needed to take on the challenges of life seriously while taking yourself lightly

Whether you are a manager looking to enhance teamwork and reduce workplace stress and conflict, a healthcare worker looking to rejuvenate yourself, or a woman facing the challenges unique to women, these two sessions will provide you with useful ideas and tools to help you succeed even in the face of excessive stress.

TESTIMONIALS

“LACAA engaged Audrey to be our Kick-Off Speaker with ‘Laugh For The Health Of It’. Our profession works with the senior population. Audrey started off the presentation in costume as an elderly lady (Matilda), who spoke about the difficulties of getting older which we understood from a recreation perspective, but not always from a personal view point. Audrey used props, visual jokes, and songs to evoke laughter in people who needed an hour of humor and stress free conversation. Throughout the presentation there where people who wrote down inspirational thoughts, there were those who cried a few tears, and there were those who laughed till their stomachs hurt.”

“Audrey truly understood the details and purpose of our profession and brought many stories and stress release methods that would help us on a daily basis. She was well spoken, organized, and was a joy listening to at the LACAA Convention.
We left feeling better about life and I would recommend Audrey Pihulyk as a speaker for professionals who know how to laugh and need to laugh.”
LODGE ACTIVITY COORDINATORS ASSOCIATION OF ALBERTA

“In preparing the content for the day, our organizational committee was looking for positive, celebratory and ‘up-beat’ messages, and yours fit the bill on all counts. You delivered an important message in an amusing, and yet, poignant and sensitive manner, demonstrating the critical value of humour as we approach life’s sometimes difficult challenges.”
AGENCY/PDD FORUM

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