Laughter is the Best Medicine
Katurah A. Bryant, LMFT
Laughter can be the best medicine. Science has shown that laughter is quite therapeutic. A hardy laugh uses similar muscles as an all over body work out. A side splitting laugh releases those feel good endorphins in the brain. A good laugh can bring tears to your eyes, clearing out those tear ducts. The humor that comics bring is hilarious because we can relate to what they are saying in our everyday lives. I often use humor in therapy sessions. It is so important that we can look at ourselves and find humor in the life lesson. We can not take ourselves so seriously all the time. When we reflect on choices we have made that did not have a positive outcome, it’s okay to have a “V-8” moment, slap ourselves on the forehead and say, “What the heck was I thinking”!
