Laughter Resets Our Nervous System

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i lost my sister a couple of years ago. And she has a son. We had that sort of moment a couple of weeks after she had died, and were, you know, were deep in grief and just missing her so, so, so desperately. But i was able to look at hem and say, it's ok, mate. You know ou you're allowed to, were still allowed to laugh, even in the dark times. So for me at the moment, i'm very intentionally looking at funny utube clips. Anything you see funny, like, pass it my way. Because in that moment of laughter, that changes our brain chemistry. That's why when you have

Psychologist Lea Waters talks about tools you need to tap into your strengths.

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1) The best way to tap into your strengths

2) Why our strengths are often hiding–and how to find them

3) The hack that halts anxiety

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Lea Waters AM, PhD is a psychologist, researcher, professor, published author, internationally-celebrated keynote speaker and one of the world’s leading experts on Positive Education, Positive Organizations and Strength-Based Parenting and Teaching.

Professor Waters is the Founding Director and Inaugural Gerry Higgins Chair in Positive Psychology at the Centre for Positive Psychology, University of Melbourne where she has held an academic position for more than 23 years.

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