Smile Side of Life: Harness Laughter 4 Resilience! Keynote Speaker from Princeton, NJ

A Story of Reinvention, Persistence, and Laughter The hits came fast - Noreen Braman found herself reeling from a corporate downsizing, dealing with a economic recession of historic proportions, and facing her own self-doubt issues. Reinvention was in the cards, and soon her skills as a strategic communications professional, humorist and performer would send her in a new direction. Within one year, she became a certified Laughter Yoga Leader, had her mind blown at a conference called "Can Humor Save the World" and studied the Psychology of Laughter at Rutgers University. Shortly after, she added certification in Laughter Wellness, studied the Science of Happiness through UC Berkeley, joined the Association for Applied & Therapeutic Humor (AATH) and is currently a Chief Well-Being Officer candidate through the World Happiness Foundation. What started out as laughter for the health of it through her Smile Side of Life Laughter & Happiness Club presentations has become a joyful journey of laughter sessions, stress management, resilience boosting, and help others find a mission and purpose like she did for herself. She continues to add to her knowledge base through continuing education and certifications, workshops, conferences and seminars. Noreen credits Dr. Paul McGhee's book "Humor as Survival Training for a Stressed Out World" as well as Linda Richman's "I'd Rather Laugh: How to Be Happy Even if Life has Other Plans for You," for planting the seed of helping others understand the importance of humor and laughter to all humans. With the physical and emotional health benefits that come with humor, laughter and mindfulness, Noreen deals with her fibromyalgia and thyroid disease with humor, reminding us all that yesterday's problem can be today's funny story. She was featured on EBTV3's Wellness Spotlight, received a Stellar Volunteer Scholarship from the Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) to attend an AATH (Association of Applied and Therapeutic Humor) conference, and most recently, a scholarship from the World Happiness Foundation to complete certification as a Chief Well-Being Officer. She has presented laughter for the health of it to lawyers, professional mediators, technology employees, dentists, banking professionals, caregivers, cancer survivors, seniors, children, mental health support groups and more! She is also an Instructor at the Osher Lifelong Learning Center at Rutgers University, specializing in well-being topics, including the importance of laughter. Ask her about special pricing for New Jersey Senior Centers, schools, and Recovery Groups.

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