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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Don’t Bitch Slap My Funny
My beloved funny got smacked right out of my pretty head at the end of October. Bitch slapped nonetheless.
I HATE when that happens.
My Giggle said going…Going…G-O-N-E!
Suicide punched me square in the gut, AGAIN, and now I am left pondering the meaning of “Jim Suicide Squared” or should I refer to them [...]

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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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Pink Friend from Cali
My cool California friend Lissa is a medical doctor, mom, wife, groovy artist and the founder of a movement she calls Owning Pink. As some of you may recall…I hate pink. HATE IT. HATE IT. HATE IT.

Why would I be friends with someone who bills herself as the Owning Pink guru? Why [...]

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