By now, you have probably heard the sad news. Robin Williams died. When I heard, I felt numb. In fact, I still do. My first response […]
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Meeting Tim Ferriss circa 2006
One morning ten years ago I woke up at 4:30 am and couldn’t get back to sleep. I had the fire in me. The week before […]
Continue readingWhat’s in a Birthday? Notes on turning a thirty-something
Yes, I’ve spent a over decade performing comedy, but it was largely unpaid and for give minutes at a time. It was easy to sleep in until 10am every day. Working day jobs that I didn’t really feel passionate about. Since I was little, I had always felt like there was something different, something wrong with me, some way I didn’t fit in….
Continue readingHow many chuckles = a chinup? (No joke!)
Growing evidence confirms suspicions that laughter is not only fun, but good for us! WebMD reports that laughter and moderate exercise share a host of healthful effects.
Continue readingLaugh Factory Therapist
National Public Radio interview with Clinical Psychologist ILDIKO TABORI and comedian KEVIN NEALON. In acknowledging that personal anguish is at the heart of many stand-up routines, Hollywood's legendary […]
Continue readingThe Yoga Mafia
The Yoga Mafia Eighteen days ago I started taking a yoga course called the "40 Day Yoga Challenge: 40 Days to Personal Revolution." Basically, we're taking […]
Continue readingFake it till You Make It (Laughing, That Is)
60 seconds of fake laughter or howling like a wolf? Well one is great at making a racket and the other is excellent for chasing away the blues.
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