Discover the incredible power of therapeutic laughter in this evidence-based deep dive into gelotology - the scientific study of laughter's healing effects. From Norman Cousins' groundbreaking "laughter prescription" to Patch Adams' revolutionary medical approach, learn how humor literally rewires your brain for better health.
What You'll Learn:
The neurochemical cascade: How laughter triggers endorphins, dopamine, and serotonin
Research-backed strategies to increase daily laughter and improve mental health
Why families that laugh together create happier, more resilient children
Patch Adams methodology: Using humor as medicine in healthcare settings
The smile-to-laughter pipeline: Start small when you're feeling down
Gallows humor: When dark comedy becomes a healthy coping mechanism
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Discover the incredible power of therapeutic laughter in this evidence-based deep dive into gelotology - the scientific study of laughter's healing effects. From Norman Cousins' groundbreaking "laughter prescription" to Patch Adams' revolutionary medical approach, learn how humor literally rewires your brain for better health.
What You'll Learn:
The neurochemical cascade: How laughter triggers endorphins, dopamine, and serotonin
Research-backed strategies to increase daily laughter and improve mental health
Why families that laugh together create happier, more resilient children
Patch Adams methodology: Using humor as medicine in healthcare settings
The smile-to-laughter pipeline: Start small when you're feeling down
Gallows humor: When dark comedy becomes a healthy coping mechanism
Art as Creative Expression: Drawing the Human Spirit with Godwin Bradbeer
Deep Thinking with Dr. Steven Stolz
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Art as Creative Expression: Drawing the Human Spirit with Godwin Bradbeer
Step into the extraordinary world of one of Australia's most celebrated figurative artists. Godwin Bradbeer, winner of the prestigious Dobell Drawing Prize and former Head of Drawing at RMIT University, shares profound insights into the transformative power of art and creative expression.
In this captivating conversation, discover how large-scale figurative drawing becomes a meditation on the human condition, why technical mastery serves deeper spiritual purposes, and how four decades of artistic dedication has shaped one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary Australian art.
Deep Thinking with Dr. Steven Stolz
Discover the incredible power of therapeutic laughter in this evidence-based deep dive into gelotology - the scientific study of laughter's healing effects. From Norman Cousins' groundbreaking "laughter prescription" to Patch Adams' revolutionary medical approach, learn how humor literally rewires your brain for better health.
What You'll Learn:
The neurochemical cascade: How laughter triggers endorphins, dopamine, and serotonin
Research-backed strategies to increase daily laughter and improve mental health
Why families that laugh together create happier, more resilient children
Patch Adams methodology: Using humor as medicine in healthcare settings
The smile-to-laughter pipeline: Start small when you're feeling down
Gallows humor: When dark comedy becomes a healthy coping mechanism
