Modern self-care culture often highlights meditation, diet plans, therapy, and exercise as the main tools for better health. While those practices are important, specialists say something as natural ...

This study assessed the impact of laughter therapy in both patients with cancer and caregivers, and both groups showed decreases in mood disturbances, in addition to decreases in pain for patients and ...

It seems that laughter therapy is no joke. Structured interventions that aim to tickle our funny bone, like laughter yoga or hospital clowns, really do appear to reduce anxiety and improve life ...

Although laughter is often dismissed as something lighthearted or unserious, it holds profound therapeutic value. In the context of group therapy, where individuals share the same space and emotions ...

A client jokingly told me his cat was traumatized because “it heard profanity” in the house. I thought he said the cat was upset because of “turd profanity.” I asked, “Is there something about ‘turds’ ...

Laughter, whether a little chuckle or the kind that brings tears to your eyes, is a clear sign of a good, healthy time. Yes, the health benefits are real and well documented. One small study from 2019 ...

Sunny Turner said her children initially thought laughter therapy "was a load of rubbish" A laughter therapist who had not "properly" laughed for 20 years said giggling transformed her mental health.

CURE® editors discuss last week’s biggest cancer headlines, from Dexter Scott King’s death to the potential of laughter therapy to boost quality of life. Last week, we saw some big headlines in the ...

A favorite writer of mine, Geraldine Brooks, lost her husband to a sudden heart attack several years ago. In “Memorial Days,” her reflection on coming to terms with grief, she wrote this: “Of all the ...

Along with treatments like psychotherapy and medication, lifestyle management strategies — including a solid self-care regimen — can help people with depression feel better. Self-care means doing ...