Been a while since I walked down the hall of the Survivor Q & A series, that’s suicide survivor – someone who lost a loved one to suicide, not a person who tried to kill themselves.
As many of you know, in 2005 my good friend Jim Thompson died by suicide. His death rocked my world. [...]

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Well color me purple and call me Miss Gigglicious. Guess who got her first paid Laughter Yoga gig? Me, moi and myself.
Can I get a WOOT? Can I get a Sham-a-Lama Ding-Dong?
On Friday, March 5, 2010, I presented a workshop titled Reducing Work-Related Stress: The Healing Power of Laughter and co-presented Creating Dream Blueprints to [...]

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Favorite Body Part
Two days before my mack daddy team of positarians gathered to Giggle On for the E-Racing the Blues event I jacked out one of my favorite body parts at my local gym.
No, not my mouth…my ankle.
I love parts of my body that hold up other parts of my body. I’m funny like that. [...]

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Last Wednesday morning I received an uplifting email from Jane Castle, Chair of the E-Racing the Blues walk with a special thanks to Kelli and I for leading Team Giggle On.

Kelli Karlton, Laurie McArthur, Mike Castle, Jane Castle & Christa Scalies, October 25, 2009, Wilmington, Delaware at the E-Racing the Blues Event
Kelli and I attended [...]

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A message to Team Giggle On participants and supporters:
With all the excitement and fun planned for Sunday (wait until you see all the clown noses), I want to take a few moments to share the serious and personal side of why I plan to walk for the Mental Health Association this Sunday.
This event is more [...]

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