A Laughing Place: The Art and Psychology of Positive Humor in Love and Adversity

This is a great book. It is loaded with ideas on how to use humor in your life to be happy, to heal to cope with adversity. The author is a superb lecturer who uses exercises described in this book to bring smiles and laughter to audiences. These exercises are worth the price alone, if you are a public speaker. I've personally recommended this book to dozens of people who have gone and bought it, all satisfied. Hegaseth writes, "The exchange of delight and laughter is a humor experience. Humor's first function in life is to convey love and security. Humor isn't just so much fluff; it is absolutely essential to human survival."The book says you will learn:-Three pathways to a humor response.-How to distinguish positive from negative humor-The practice of gelastolalia-To take yourself lightly while you take your work in life seriously-Humor's role in illness and in wellness-How to apply humor in the workplace constructively-Where humor fits in the spectrum of human depression-To discover your laughing place