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Radio Headspace

Laughter is Medicine

Radio Headspace

Headspace Studios

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.62.5K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Today, Kessonga shares how we can embrace humor every day, and the real impact it can have on our mood. Kessonga holds a Masters degree in Social Work, and is a Certified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Teacher. He also serves as an adjunct Mindfulness instructor at UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Prior to joining Headspace he had his own private practice as a licensed acupuncturist and an outpatient psychotherapist. You can reach out on Instagram here! Try the Headspace app free for 30 days here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey there, my name is Kaisanga and welcome to Radio Headspace.

0:18.0

It's Tuesday.

0:20.7

I wanted to open this episode by asking a few pertinent questions based on today's topic

0:27.2

and just noticing if you're able to answer them before I give the correct answers.

0:32.6

Alright, so here it goes.

0:34.6

Why do seagulls fly over the ocean?

0:38.6

Well, because if they flew over the bay, we'd call them bagels.

0:44.8

What do a tick and the ifletower have in common?

0:49.4

They're both parasites.

0:53.2

In the last question, how do you make a tissue dance?

0:59.0

You put a little boogie in it.

1:02.6

Any guess as to what today's topic is?

1:05.8

Yep, laughter.

1:10.0

I humbly believe that laughter is one of the most important things we can do for ourselves

1:15.5

to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

1:18.5

One way I do this for myself is that whenever I have to travel for work or otherwise, I try

1:24.5

my hardest to attend the comedy club.

1:27.6

Whether it's open mic night or a headliner performing, I try to get it in.

1:32.9

I personally think comedians are a special breed of people.

1:37.1

I mean, think about it.

1:38.2

They actually get on stage to make people laugh and they do this for a living.

1:44.4

They have to travel incessantly around the country and sometimes around the world performing

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