Morning Moments With Maia

Maia Aziz, Social Worker (PSW) and Certified Humor Professional (CHP) writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter.  Assistant Administrative Chief of Allied Health Services at the Montreal Children's Hospital, contributing writer to The Positive Psychology People and active member of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia spends her Sunday mornings sharing 3 of her favorite things with someone who is out there pushing the positive- a fresh cup of coffee, a heartfelt conversation and some spontaneous laughter. These are conversations about love, laughter, leadership and well, life!  http://www.withloveandlaughter.ca/ A former national track champion, Greg Hunter spent over 25 on the front lines of healthcare, before co-founding ManageUP, a fully-integrated solution to healthcare administration. Manage Up offers a platform for effective performance and organizational culture management and was born from the recognition that healthcare administrators challenges related to performance management issues were having an adverse impact on the very cultures they were trying to improve. www.manageupprm.com

Maia Aziz, Social Worker (PSW) and Certified Humor Professional (CHP) writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter.  Assistant Administrative Chief of Allied Health Services at the Montreal Children's Hospital, contributing writer to The Positive Psychology People and active member of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia spends her Sunday mornings sharing 3 of her favorite things with someone who is out there pushing the positive- a fresh cup of coffee, a heartfelt conversation and some spontaneous laughter. These are conversations about love, laughter, leadership and well, life!  http://www.withloveandlaughter.ca/ Sylvie Dagenais-Douville is a published author, public speaker and the founder and owner of the Laughing Institute. Trained by Doctor Madan Kataria, and with a background in gerontology and visual arts, Sylvie is a professional laughter yoga leader who has been promoting laughter as a proven method to help cope with stress and anxiety and to live a healthier and more positive lifestyle.  www.institutdurire.com

Maia Aziz, Social Worker (PSW) and Certified Humor Professional (CHP) writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter.  Assistant Administrative Chief of Allied Health Services at the Montreal Children's Hospital, contributing writer to The Positive Psychology People and active member of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia spends her Sunday mornings sharing 3 of her favorite things with someone who is out there pushing the positive- a fresh cup of coffee, a heartfelt conversation and some spontaneous laughter. These are conversations about love, laughter, leadership and well, life!  http://www.withloveandlaughter.ca/ Dorothy Rosby is a syndicated humor columnist whose work appears in newspapers in eleven Western and Midwestern states. She was the 2015 first-place winner in the National Federation of Press Women contest—Humor Column category and a finalist for the 2015 Robert Benchley Award for Humor Writing. Dorothy is the author of two humor books: I Used to Think I Was Not that Bad and Then I go to Know Me Better and I Didn’t Know You Could Make Birthday Cake from Scratch, Parenting Blunders from Cradle to Empty Nest.  www.dorothyrosby.com

Maia Aziz, Social Worker (PSW) and Certified Humor Professional (CHP) writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter.  Assistant Administrative Chief of Allied Health Services at the Montreal Children's Hospital, contributing writer to The Positive Psychology People and active member of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia spends her Sunday mornings sharing 3 of her favorite things with someone who is out there pushing the positive- a fresh cup of coffee, a heartfelt conversation and some spontaneous laughter. These are conversations about love, laughter, leadership and well, life!  http://www.withloveandlaughter.ca/ Fred Sarli is a mechanical engineer and non-practising agnostic who has been working in the pulp and paper industry for over 25 years; he is currently Technical Sales Manager for a multinational German engineering firm that manufactures paper machines (and pioneer for the first such machine back in 1857). Fred’s hobbies are mainly in the arts including historic bouts with musical theatre, choral singing, ballroom dance, playing piano, playing and recording with local bands, worked as dance instructor at a swing dance school cofounded with his sister and organizing swing dance nights. His current love affair is with the ukulele.

Maia Aziz, Social Worker (PSW) and Certified Humor Professional (CHP) writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter.  Assistant Administrative Chief of Allied Health Services at the Montreal Children's Hospital, contributing writer to The Positive Psychology People and active member of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia spends her Sunday mornings sharing 3 of her favorite things with someone who is out there pushing the positive- a fresh cup of coffee, a heartfelt conversation and some spontaneous laughter. These are conversations about love, laughter, leadership and well, life!  http://www.withloveandlaughter.ca/ Kathy Laurenhue is the CEO of Wiser Now, Inc. a multi-media publishing and staff development company focused on wellbeing in aging. Wiser Now provides online courses, webinars and other consulting services to a variety of clients in the U.S. and Australia. Kathy is also the author of four books, including her latest, Creating Delight – Connecting Gratitude, Humor, and Play, which essentially sums up her life and work goals. www.CreatingDelight.com www.WiserNow.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/creatingdelight/  

Maia Aziz, Social Worker (PSW) and Certified Humor Professional (CHP) writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter.  Assistant Administrative Chief of Allied Health Services at the Montreal Children's Hospital, contributing writer to The Positive Psychology People and active member of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia spends her Sunday mornings sharing 3 of her favorite things with someone who is out there pushing the positive- a fresh cup of coffee, a heartfelt conversation and some spontaneous laughter. These are conversations about love, laughter, leadership and well, life!  http://www.withloveandlaughter.ca/ Mary Kay Morrison is an educator, author and speaker whose work includes integrating what we know about applying cognitive research on emotions to learning. She is founder and director of Humor Quest and currently serves as President of the Board of Directors for the Association of Applied and Therapeutic Humor (AATH).  Mary Kay is the 2016 AATH Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and volunteers for the international AATH Humor Academy graduate study and certificate program.  Mary Kay is a Diplomat with the American Institute of Stress (AIS) and the author of Using Humor to Maximize Learning; Exploring Links between Positive Emotions and Education I and Using Humor to Maximize Living. http://www.questforhumor.com/ Ways to Play Every Day article on the Benefits of Humor  

Maia Aziz, Social Worker (PSW) and Certified Humor Professional (CHP) writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter.  Assistant Administrative Chief of Allied Health Services at the Montreal Children's Hospital, contributing writer to The Positive Psychology People and active member of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia spends her Sunday mornings sharing 3 of her favorite things with someone who is out there pushing the positive- a fresh cup of coffee, a heartfelt conversation and some spontaneous laughter. These are conversations about love, laughter, leadership and well, life!  http://www.withloveandlaughter.ca/ Jeff Justice, CSP. is a comic turned keynote humorist & stress management speaker who teaches people how to use their sense of humor appropriately in the workplace to release stress, defuse anger and better relationships. With a background in communications and a career as a top stand-up comedian and improvisational actor , Jeff’s innovative programs on appropriate humor in the workplace have been featured on CNN and CNBC and in articles in: Time Magazine, Newsweek, The Daily News, TV Guide to name but a few. He is the author of 7 books and is president and founder of “Jeff Justice’s Comedy Workshoppe”, the largest and most successful school for stand-up comedy in the country.  www.jeffjustice.com http://www.jeffjustice.com/how-to-write-a-top-10-list/

Maia Aziz, Social Worker (PSW) and Certified Humor Professional (CHP) writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter.  Assistant Administrative Chief of Allied Health Services at the Montreal Children's Hospital, contributing writer to The Positive Psychology People and active member of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia spends her Sunday mornings sharing 3 of her favorite things with someone who is out there pushing the positive- a fresh cup of coffee, a heartfelt conversation and some spontaneous laughter. These are conversations about love, laughter, leadership and well, life!  http://www.withloveandlaughter.ca/ Andrew Scot Proctor is a social media guru and entrepreneur who teaches people how to make their lives measurably happier using science-backed strategies, including positive psychology and mindfulness. He is the #1 Positive Psychology broadcaster on Periscope through which he has taught thousands of live students about the science of happiness and human flourishing.  Andy is a contributing writer to The Positive Psychology People, has earned over 5 million views on his own happiness blog, and is the author of Live Your Mission, a book that helps you find more meaning through discovery of your unique life purpose. www.andrewscotproctor.com

Maia Aziz, Social Worker (PSW) and Certified Humor Professional (CHP) writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter.  Assistant Administrative Chief of Allied Health Services at the Montreal Children's Hospital, contributing writer to The Positive Psychology People and active member of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia spends her Sunday mornings sharing 3 of her favorite things with someone who is out there pushing the positive- a fresh cup of coffee, a heartfelt conversation and some spontaneous laughter. These are conversations about love, laughter, leadership and well, life!  http://www.withloveandlaughter.ca/ Cynthia Keeler is a mental health counselor and coach who assists clients to recognize and develop their resilience, through prevention and wellness techniques, including Positive Psychology, Flow, the Arts, Humor, Laughter and Mindfulness. With over 25 years of experience in therapeutic clowning, Cynthia, a certified laughter leader and active member of the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, has a particular passion to encourage self-care awareness and self compassion among healthcare providers, first responders and caregivers. 

Maia Aziz, Social Worker (PSW) and Certified Humor Professional (CHP) writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter.  Assistant Administrative Chief of Allied Health Services at the Montreal Children's Hospital, contributing writer to The Positive Psychology People and active member of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia spends her Sunday mornings sharing 3 of her favorite things with someone who is out there pushing the positive- a fresh cup of coffee, a heartfelt conversation and some spontaneous laughter. These are conversations about love, laughter, leadership and well, life!  http://www.withloveandlaughter.ca/ Morning Moments wishes you a and your loved ones the merriest of Christmases.

Maia Aziz, Social Worker (PSW) and Certified Humor Professional (CHP) writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter.  Assistant Administrative Chief of Allied Health Services at the Montreal Children's Hospital, contributing writer to The Positive Psychology People and active member of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia spends her Sunday mornings sharing 3 of her favorite things with someone who is out there pushing the positive- a fresh cup of coffee, a heartfelt conversation and some spontaneous laughter. These are conversations about love, laughter, leadership and well, life!  http://www.withloveandlaughter.ca/ Jude Treder-Wolff is a writer/performer, psychotherapist, storyteller and improviser. She has been a featured in shows all over the New York area, and speaks on the topic of Transformative Storytelling for conferences and events, most recently at The National Association of Social Work 2016 conference in Albany, NY,  and the 2015 Applied Improvisation World Conference in Montreal. Her solo storytelling show Crazytown: My First Psychopath was selected for the 2013 Midtown International Theater Festival and the 2012 Chicago and San Francisco Fringe Festivals and has been performed at Actors Theatre Workshop and Broadway Comedy Club in NYC among others. Jude has been published in the International Journal of Arts & Psychotherapy and has been featured in numerous news outlets including New York Newsday, Chicago Tribune, LA Times, Women's Day, and the New York Daily News. www.judetreder-wolff.com

Maia Aziz, Social Worker (PSW) and Certified Humor Professional (CHP) writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter.  Assistant Administrative Chief of Allied Health Services at the Montreal Children's Hospital, contributing writer to The Positive Psychology People and active member of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia spends her Sunday mornings sharing 3 of her favorite things with someone who is out there pushing the positive- a fresh cup of coffee, a heartfelt conversation and some spontaneous laughter. These are conversations about love, laughter, leadership and well, life!  http://www.withloveandlaughter.ca/ After a life-threatening ski accident, doctors weren't sure Steve H. Lawton would survive. But because of his attitude, his helmet, a message from God and a rubber chicken named Henrietta, Lawton not only survived, but recovered nearly completely and lives to share his tale and the wonders of positivity. In his new book, Head First! A Crash Course in Positivity, Lawton shares his inspirational story as well as eight practical positivity principles he took away from the tragedy, and instructions on how to implement them in your life immediately. Through his unique experiences, Lawton has molded his messages and insights about how to create a positive mindset, lead with positivity and achieve better outcomes for individuals and organizations.  www.stevehlawton.com

Maia Aziz, Social Worker (PSW) and Certified Humor Professional (CHP) writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter.  Assistant Administrative Chief of Allied Health Services at the Montreal Children's Hospital, contributing writer to The Positive Psychology People and active member of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia spends her Sunday mornings sharing 3 of her favorite things with someone who is out there pushing the positive- a fresh cup of coffee, a heartfelt conversation and some spontaneous laughter. These are conversations about love, laughter, leadership and well, life! http://www.withloveandlaughter.ca/ Debra Chaves Norwood is an attorney, writer, public speaker and World Laughter Tour certified laughter leader who has dedicated her life’s work to advocacy for minority rights and against women’s discrimination and child labor practices. She is a former International Humanitarian Law instructor for the Mid-South Chapter of the American Red Cross, and currently serves on the board of Human Friends International, a not-for profit interfaith harmony and human rights organization that recently testified before the United Nations regarding the use of unjust rape laws in Pakistan. Ms. Norwood is a member of the Tennessee Bar Association and Chair for WLT (Women in the Law), a faith based program for women attorneys. She is the host of two Internet radio shows: Look Good! Feel Good! Segment of Your True Colours Image Radio on www.blogtalkradio.com/businessovercoffee and a bilingual radio show Mi Vida(My Life) also on BOCI Radio. www.debranorwood.com  

Maia Aziz, Healthcare Administrator (PSW) and Certified Humor Professional (CHP) writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter.  Assistant Administrative Chief of Allied Health Services at the Montreal Children's Hospital, contributing writer to The Positive Psychology People and active member of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia spends her Sunday mornings sharing 3 of her favorite things with someone who is out there pushing the positive- a fresh cup of coffee, a heartfelt conversation and some spontaneous laughter. These are conversations about love, laughter, leadership and well, life!  http://www.withloveandlaughter.ca/ Lieutenant Commander Chip Lutz, USN(Ret), MSEd, CSP, is the President and founder of Unconventional Leader, LLC and has 27 years of solid leadership experience. A retired Navy Officer, he has had two command tours and also served as the Director of Security for Naval District Washington, DC during September 11th 2001. A seasoned educator and trainer, he is currently adjunct faculty for two different universities and has taught over 20 different classes in leadership, management, human resource development, and organizational behavior. He is the author of 4 books, been published in Security Management Magazine, and has had numerous articles on teamwork and leadership published in Zig Ziglar’s Weekly Newsletter. Today Chip joins Maia for a conversation about how our attitudes can shape our work experience. www.unconventionalleader.com

Maia Aziz, Healthcare Administrator (PSW) and Certified Humor Professional (CHP) writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter.  Assistant Administrative Chief of Allied Health Services at the Montreal Children's Hospital, contributing writer to The Positive Psychology People and active member of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia spends her Sunday mornings sharing 3 of her favorite things with someone who is out there pushing the positive- a fresh cup of coffee, a heartfelt conversation and some spontaneous laughter. These are conversations about love, laughter, leadership and well, life!  http://www.withloveandlaughter.ca/ Dwayna Covey, Director of the Center for Learning and Professional Development Operations at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health, is a graduate of the Institute for Professional Empowerment Coaching who through her private coaching practise, New Season Coaching supports individuals and groups on their paths to positive communication strategies, healthy work environments and intentional career choices. She is a certified Myers-Briggs Type Inventory (MBTI) Facilitator, Certified Laughter Leader and Reiki Master who is a member of the Coaching Center of Vermont, The Association for Applied Therapeutic Humor and the International Coach Federation. Dwayna's enthusiasm, authenticity and humor are a regular feature of  her Bridge Weekly column “Dose of Dwayna.”  www.newseasoncoaching.com www.thebridgeweekly.com

Maia Aziz, Social Worker (PSW) and Certified Humor Professional (CHP) writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter.  Assistant Administrative Chief of Allied Health Services at the Montreal Children's Hospital, contributing writer to The Positive Psychology People and active member of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia spends her Sunday mornings sharing 3 of her favorite things with someone who is out there pushing the positive- a fresh cup of coffee, a heartfelt conversation and some spontaneous laughter. These are conversations about love, laughter, leadership and well, life!  http://www.withloveandlaughter.ca/ Joan Accolla is a living example of what can happen when creativity meets empathy.  Joan holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts, with a major in Interior Design from New York Institute of Technology and an Associate Degree in Exhibition Design from Fashion Institute of Technology. She has recently been certified as a Laughter Leader (CLL) through Steve Wilson's World Laughter Tour and currently teaches design at New York Institute of Technology. After twenty years of experience in brand identity, both inside a house or inside the body, Joan founded Growing into Health, a creative business and brand marketing organization that helps clients build healthy and meaningful connections between themselves and their environment.  Most recently, Joan is the Co-Founder and creative director for Healing Headbands Project, a non-profit organization that inspires others to develop a healing mindset by integrating laughter with art. http://www.healingheadbands.com/  

Maia Aziz, Social Worker (PSW) and Certified Humor Professional (CHP) writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter.  Assistant Administrative Chief of Allied Health Services at the Montreal Children's Hospital, contributing writer to The Positive Psychology People and active member of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia spends her Sunday mornings sharing 3 of her favorite things with someone who is out there pushing the positive- a fresh cup of coffee, a heartfelt conversation and some spontaneous laughter. These are conversations about love, laughter, leadership and well, life!  http://www.withloveandlaughter.ca/ Scott Mautz is a Procter & Gamble veteran who ran several of the company’s largest multi-billion dollar businesses, including their single largest, a $3 Billion Dollar division.  He is an award winning keynote speaker and the author of Make It Matter: How Managers Can Motivate by Creating Meaning – a book that’s received many accolades including The “2106 Leadership Book of the Year - First Runner Up” and a “Best 30 Book of 2015”.  Scott also teaches at Indiana University and has been named a "Top 50 Leadership Innovator" by Inc. Magazine, where he also writes a weekly column for the national publication.  He’s appeared in Harvard Business Review, Entrepreneur, and many other national publications and podcasts. http://scottmautz.com/ 

Maia Aziz, Social Worker (PSW) and Certified Humor Professional (CHP) writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter.  Assistant Administrative Chief of Allied Health Services at the Montreal Children's Hospital, contributing writer to The Positive Psychology People and active member of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia spends her Sunday mornings sharing 3 of her favorite things with someone who is out there pushing the positive- a fresh cup of coffee, a heartfelt conversation and some spontaneous laughter. These are conversations about love, laughter, leadership and well, life!  http://www.withloveandlaughter.ca/ Sharon Weinstein, author of the award-winning book, B is for Balance; 12 Steps Toward a More Balanced Life at Home and at Work, is a keynote speaker, consultant and educator with over 3 decades of global healthcare experience. She holds the coveted Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation, the highest earned international recognition for professional speakers making her one of only 12% of all speakers to hold this designation.  As if that wasn’t enough, Sharon served as director of the Office of International Affairs for an 1800-hospital alliance for over 10 years and as U.S. advisor to the Kremlin Hospital in Moscow.   No stranger to stress, this week Sharon joins Maia for a conversation about how while it might not be easy, everyone has the ability to attain the balance they are seeking. www.sharonweinstein.com

Maia Aziz P.S.W., C.L.Y.L., C.H.P., writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter. President-Elect of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia is joined each week on Morning Moments With Maia...Conversations of Love and Laughter by an eclectic lineup of guests who live their lives with love and laughter and work to help others do the same. www.withloveandlaughter.ca    John Morreall, Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies at the College of William & Mary, is an internationally recognized expert on humor and its benefits. He has been teaching university courses on humor since 1983, and has published six books and over seventy articles on humor. In 2000 an international conference was held in Amsterdam based on his book Humor Works. Since 1988 he has been on the Editorial Board of Humor: The International Journal of Humor Research. He is Honorary President of the International Association for the Philosophy of Humor. In 2004 and 2005 he was elected President of the International Society for Humor Studies. Under the name Humorworks, Dr. Morreall has addressed over 600 business and professional groups in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Japan. His work has been featured in the New York Times (four times), the Washington Post, Asahi Shimbun, the Manchester Guardian, Forbes, and the Economist. His clients include IBM, AT&T, and Pennsylvania Co-Operative Potato Growers.     www.humorworks.com     

Maia Aziz, Social Worker (PSW) and Certified Humor Professional (CHP) writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter.  Assistant Administrative Chief of Allied Health Services at the Montreal Children's Hospital, contributing writer to The Positive Psychology People and active member of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia spends her Sunday mornings sharing 3 of her favorite things with someone who is out there pushing the positive- a fresh cup of coffee, a heartfelt conversation and some spontaneous laughter. These are conversations about love, laughter, leadership and well, life!  http://www.withloveandlaughter.ca/ Andrew Tarvin is the world's first Humor Engineer. He teaches people how to enjoy their jobs more while doing them better. Andrew has worked with thousands of people from 200+ organizations, including P&G, GE, and Microsoft, on topics ranging from mastering office communication to humor in the workplace. Combining his background as a project manager at Procter & Gamble and his experience in performing over 1,000 shows as an international comedian, Andrew teaches people how to get better results while having more fun. He is a best-selling author, has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, TEDx, and FastCompany, and has delivered talks in 50 states, 18 countries, and 3 continents. He loves the color orange and is obsessed with milkshakes. For more, visit www.HumorThatWorks.com.         

  Maia Aziz, Social Worker (PSW) and Certified Humor Professional (CHP) writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter.  Assistant Administrative Chief of Allied Health Services at the Montreal Children's Hospital, contributing writer to The Positive Psychology People and active member of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia spends her Sunday mornings sharing 3 of her favorite things with someone who is out there pushing the positive- a fresh cup of coffee, a heartfelt conversation and some spontaneous laughter. These are conversations about love, laughter, leadership and well, life!  http://www.withloveandlaughter.ca/ A rebroadcast of one of our most popular episodes, this week, laughter coach and author of Awakening the Laughing Buddha Within, Joe Hoare, joins Maia all the way from the U.K. for a conversation about the mind-body connection and how to get out of your own way to renew your Zest for Life and Be More Dophin. Joe reminds us that all of us always know what our next step needs to be. We just need to stop obscuring it and allow ourselves to live IN the moment, not FOR the moment. Feeling discomfort in our lives is an invitation to change. It's "bonkers" not to accept this invitation and switch our default setting to Joyfulness. http://www.joehoare.co.uk/  

Maia Aziz P.S.W., C.L.Y.L., C.H.P., writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter. President-Elect of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia is joined each week on Morning Moments With Maia...Conversations of Love and Laughter by an eclectic lineup of guests who live their lives with love and laughter and work to help others do the same. www.withloveandlaughter.ca    Vadim Mercurio, QA Operations Manager at VMC and graduate of the International Academy of Design and Technology in Video Game Design and Development does anything but play games in his role as leader, mentor and coach in the workplace.  Understanding that true employee development requires a relationship and that traditional forms of performance management do little to build competence, business or trust, Vadim joins Maia in a conversation about the shortcomings of old-school performance appraisals and how to truly elevate, not just evaluate our most important resources, our human resources.       

Maia Aziz P.S.W., C.L.Y.L., C.H.P., writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter. President-Elect of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia is joined each week on Morning Moments With Maia...Conversations of Love and Laughter by an eclectic lineup of guests who live their lives with love and laughter and work to help others do the same. www.withloveandlaughter.ca     A fellow Canadian and graduate of the University of Western Ontario, Dr. Ken Shonk practiced as a family physician for over 30 years before beginning a speaking career in which he shares with audiences from 50 to 2000 the truth that while there ain’t much fun in medicine, there is a lot of medicine in fun. Over the last 15 years he has given over 900 different audiences what he calls a “chuckles checkup,” in which he deconstructs the history, biochemistry and uses of humor in medicine, showing how a little humor can go a long way to making life more bearable even in the heaviest of life's moments. www.healthyhumor.ca

Maia Aziz P.S.W., C.L.Y.L., C.H.P., writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter. President-Elect of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia is joined each week on Morning Moments With Maia...Conversations of Love and Laughter by an eclectic lineup of guests who live their lives with love and laughter and work to help others do the same. www.withloveandlaughter.ca                     T.J. Jones is a leadership crusader. He has 25 years of experience developing leaders in roles as a teacher, coach, sales executive and Director of Training and Development. With a caring spirit, he has led professionals through multiple corporate acquisitions and change initiatives. From the trenches of the realworld, Jones developed his belief, “caring is the heart of leadership,” the inspiration for his new book The Caring Warrior: Awaken Your Power to Lead, Influence, and Inspire (Advantage Publishing, October 2016).  As a speaker, Jones helps his corporate clients develop a cultural blueprint where caring leads to trust, engagement, innovation and business performance, helping leaders and teams to collaborate and perform. Jones uses an approach he calls “ActiveCoaching” with coaching clients and teams. He acts as a personal trainer for the mind and heart, helping individuals to own who they are in order to influence and inspire their teams and organizations. www.tjjonesleadership.com

Maia Aziz P.S.W., C.L.Y.L., C.H.P., writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter. President-Elect of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia is joined each week on Morning Moments With Maia...Conversations of Love and Laughter by an eclectic lineup of guests who live their lives with love and laughter and work to help others do the same. www.withloveandlaughter.ca             Paul Osincup is a Speaker, Consultant, Humorist, and Educator.  With a Master’s Degree in Higher Education Leadership & Administration and a background in stand-up & improv comedy, his mission is to use his expertise in leadership and levity to create positive corporate climates & educational communities. Whether it’s his TEDx Talk, a keynote speech, or a training, Paul delivers a rare blend of wise inspiration and spontaneous wit to both educate and motivate his audience. www.paulosincup.com

Maia Aziz P.S.W., C.L.Y.L., C.H.P., writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter. President-Elect of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia is joined each week on Morning Moments With Maia...Conversations of Love and Laughter by an eclectic lineup of guests who live their lives with love and laughter and work to help others do the same. www.withloveandlaughter.ca             Dr. Lynn Soots is a professional educator that mixes positive psychology into every aspect of developing students to appreciate themselves, the world they live in, and the learning experience as part of finding meaning in their lives.  She claims the underlying foundation to her success is to take the journey with the students; to fully engage and enjoy the time together. As a cofounder and editor of The Positive Psychology People, Lynn hopes to get the meaning across of what it truly means to be human and how we journey through life given everything that is thrown at us on a daily basis. She believes that while life is not always easy, we can find our unique set of tools to help guide and support us through growth over our entire lifetime.  Her particular tools are: humor, chatting, and immersing herself in the moments. Lynn hails from a small town in Canada; Morrisburg Ontario, but has traveled the world as a United States Air Force service-woman. She is a retired veteran and now focuses exclusively on tour-guiding students through the wonderful world of psychology. www.thepositivepsychologypeople.com/lynn-soots

Maia Aziz P.S.W., C.L.Y.L., C.H.P., writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter. President-Elect of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia is joined each week on Morning Moments With Maia...Conversations of Love and Laughter by an eclectic lineup of guests who live their lives with love and laughter and work to help others do the same. www.withloveandlaughter.ca                     Mary Schaefer has a Master's degree in Human Resources and is certified as a Professional in Human Resources. She lives and teaches empowerment and how to have productive manager/ employee interactions. Mary calls herself a Chief Encouragement Officer. As the leader of her own business, she speaks, coaches and trains, focusing on making the most of what human resources can contribute to an organization through their energy and creativity, while at the same time meeting their own specific needs for meaningful work.  www.reimaginework.com 

Maia Aziz P.S.W., C.L.Y.L., C.H.P., writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter. President-Elect of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia is joined each week on Morning Moments With Maia...Conversations of Love and Laughter by an eclectic lineup of guests who live their lives with love and laughter and work to help others do the same. www.withloveandlaughter.ca     Izzy Gesell, MS Ed, CSP is an "organizational alchemist." As a keynote speaker, workshop leader, professional facilitator and presentation coach his skill is in transforming something commonplace into something special. His humorously serious and seriously humorous programs help people thrive and prosper during these changing times as they become more confident, spontaneous and effective. As Author of Playing Along: Group Learning Activities Borrowed from Improvisation Theater. Izzy was one of the first to bring the concepts of Improv Theater into the business world. He has also contributed to the International Association of Facilitator's Handbook and Humor Me, a compilation by America's most prominent humorists. Today, Izzy joins Maia for a conversation about men's health and how humor might just be the way to open the door to more open conversations about men's self-care. www.izzyg.com  

Maia Aziz P.S.W., C.L.Y.L., C.H.P., writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter. President-Elect of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia is joined each week on Morning Moments With Maia...Conversations of Love and Laughter by an eclectic lineup of guests who live their lives with love and laughter and work to help others do the same. www.withloveandlaughter.ca             Lenny Dave is a nationally-recognized speaker, humorist and comedy historian, who speaks to a variety of audiences around the country, ranging from senior citizens, corporate executives and cancer patients to college student leaders and their anxious parents. A Past President of AATH - the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor. Lenny is both a student of comedy and a practitioner of humor who has most recently been presenting a fun and informative program entitled, 100 Years of Comedy, a tribute to the great comedians of our times.  Lenny was twice nominated by Campus Activities Magazine as "Speaker of the Year,” and has been the recipient of 14 "showcases" from NACA and APCA, the two leading campus entertainment organizations.  He has contributed to three books including Let Your Leadership Speak: How to Lead and Be Heard, What's So Funny About Heart Disease? a tasty, college textbook entitled Culinary Improvisation! Today Lenny joins Maia for a conversation about the evolution of comedy and how our favorite comedians have shaped and reflected the society we live in. www.lennydave.com

Maia Aziz P.S.W., C.L.Y.L., C.H.P., writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter. President-Elect of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia is joined each week on Morning Moments With Maia...Conversations of Love and Laughter by an eclectic lineup of guests who live their lives with love and laughter and work to help others do the same. www.withloveandlaughter.ca     Jessica Ruggieri has found her place as the "Ambassador of Inclusion" of a unique team building and consulting company, The Fun Dept.  Jessica takes every opportunity in life to help others live better.  Her love for life, people, and communication have provided her opportunities to diversify her skill sets yet develop her focused passion.  She has experienced the nonprofit, hospitality, fitness, and health industries during the last 15 years and has found the common thread that connects people--fun. Her undergraduate degree in Interpersonal Communication and Psychology and her Masters in Health Promotion, complete with a certificate in Health Coaching, have prepared her for working with diverse groups of people.  Jessica always tells people that she majored in “Small Talk” and received her Masters in “Helping People Live Better” (just a glimpse into her casual personality).  Although she takes her job seriously, she finds light-hearted moments always and creates space for others to feel relaxed, rejuvenated, and cared for in her presence. www.morefunatwork.com  

Maia Aziz P.S.W., C.L.Y.L., C.H.P., writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter. President-Elect of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia is joined each week on Morning Moments With Maia...Conversations of Love and Laughter by an eclectic lineup of guests who live their lives with love and laughter and work to help others do the same. www.withloveandlaughter.ca     Kate Offer, Bay Area melodramatic soprano, would like you to know that she is very, very important and special and has done many wonderful and exciting musical things that would make you say, “Wowza!” and “Gee Whiz!” and “Didgeridoo!” She says she lip syncs perfectly for a number of estimable (but easily-fooled) organizations like Cappella SF, the SF Symphony Chorus, and the Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco.  Other bamboozled victims include Volti, the Vallejo Choral Society, the Cal Berkeley Alumni Chorus, Berkeley Contemporary Opera, West Edge Opera, Oakland Opera, Piedmont Light Opera, Goat Hall Theater, Miss Lilly’s All-Star Jazz Hands Kazoo Band and Buffet, and the Alameda Civic Light Opera.  (One of those might be fictional) Kate was voted the "2012 Best Featured Actress in Musical" by BroadwayWorldSF.com.  Learn more about Kate at- www.kateoffer.com

Maia Aziz P.S.W., C.L.Y.L., C.H.P., writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter. President-Elect of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia is joined each week on Morning Moments With Maia...Conversations of Love and Laughter by an eclectic lineup of guests who live their lives with love and laughter and work to help others do the same. www.withloveandlaughter.ca             Erica Swiatek is a high energy, passionate, facilitator, consultant and trainer.  She blends her expertise in the fields of innovation and learning & development to create activities, courses and programs.  Her programs include topics such as creative problem solving, professional development, change management and team building.  Erica also has a passion for playfulness in learning which led to publishing an article on this topic in the 2015 Big Questions of Creativity book. Erica is certified in Myers-Briggs, DiSC and FourSight assessments which she uses these to help team’s problem solve, communicate and understand each other better.  She has a Master’s degree in Creative Studies and is an adjunct facility at Buffalo State College. www.innovatefaster.com

Maia Aziz P.S.W., C.L.Y.L., C.H.P., writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter. President-Elect of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia is joined each week on Morning Moments With Maia...Conversations of Love and Laughter by an eclectic lineup of guests who live their lives with love and laughter and work to help others do the same. www.withloveandlaughter.ca  Megan Werner and Whitney Farrar are licensed, clinical mental health counselors, who have practiced together at a residential facility for juveniles who have sexually offended.  Whitney continues to work with this population and has expanded her competency to focus on clinical work with female sex offenders.  As of late, Megan has been learning the ins and outs of committed youth, who are mandated to live in a substance abuse residential treatment facility.  Both Whitney and Megan have been using humor and laughter with their current and past populations, in addition to various other populations to include acute psychosis, actively disengaged staff, outpatient clientele, business administrators, colleagues, and every day “Joes.”  Megan has experience researching and applying positive psychology based interventions, while Whitney has worked for three years with difficult populations, using creative and expressive therapies.  Both are pursuing specializations in Humor and Laughter Therapy. Megan and Whitney would love to hear from you! mwerner@youthbridge.com whitneyfarrar87@gmail.com    

Maia Aziz P.S.W., C.L.Y.L., C.H.P., writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter. President-Elect of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia is joined each week on Morning Moments With Maia...Conversations of Love and Laughter by an eclectic lineup of guests who live their lives with love and laughter and work to help others do the same. www.withloveandlaughter.ca             This week 4X Tedx speaker, international author and social media guru, Bobby Umar, joins Maia to talk about authentic connection,leading from the heart and the hidden strength that lies in our own vulnerability. Website: www.raeallan.com

Maia Aziz P.S.W., C.L.Y.L., C.H.P., writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter. President-Elect of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia is joined each week on Morning Moments With Maia...Conversations of Love and Laughter by an eclectic lineup of guests who live their lives with love and laughter and work to help others do the same. www.withloveandlaughter.ca            Dr. Janet obtained certifications in Clinical Sexology, Sex Education and Erotology and earned her PhD in Human Sexuality from IASHS. She received her certification in Sex Coaching through Sex Coach U, under the direction of world renowned Dr. Patti Britton and Dr. Robert Dunlap and has been enjoying an active private practice in Sex Coaching since 2012. She joined the Sex Coach U faculty in 2013 as the Director of Curriculum and Student Adviser, where she enjoys using her expertise to guide students on their journey to certification. She has been an RN, BSN since 1981 and has practiced in most areas of nursing. As a holistic healer, she has used her skills as a Reiki ll Practitioner, Intuitive, Certified Laughter Leader, Healing Clown, Lay Midwife, Lactation Consultant, dancer, musician and artist to guide clients to optimal wellness. http://janetsexcoaching.com

Maia Aziz P.S.W., C.L.Y.L., C.H.P., writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter. President-Elect of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia is joined each week on Morning Moments With Maia...Conversations of Love and Laughter by an eclectic lineup of guests who live their lives with love and laughter and work to help others do the same. www.withloveandlaughter.ca            Jeff Jackson is a writer and salesman who left corporate America to pursue an acting career in NYC when mother nature decided on other plans for him. A father of twin boys, through his writing and speaking he is a staunch advocate for helping men and fathers be their best. Along with his own Daddy Is Best blog, his witty writing has been featured in the Good Men Project, Multiplicity Magazine, Encouraging Dads.com  and most recently in the newly released book, Go Ask Your Dad- Questions, Answers and Stories about Fathers, Fatherhood and Parenting. www.daddyisbest.com

Maia Aziz P.S.W., C.L.Y.L., C.H.P., writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter. President-Elect of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia is joined each week on Morning Moments With Maia...Conversations of Love and Laughter by an eclectic lineup of guests who live their lives with love and laughter and work to help others do the same. www.withloveandlaughter.ca             Nick Mosca holds a Master of Divinity degree from Harvard University where he won The Billings Preaching Prize Competition for his work at the intersection of humor and theology. He is an avid speaker and writer about this and other inspirational topics through WABC Radio, The HealthCare Chaplaincy Network, The Milken Scholars Program, The Madison Avenue Baptist Church, Judson Memorial Church, and Toastmasters International. Moreover, Nick served as a co-host for WABC’s longest-running program, “Religion on the Line,” and was featured on The Religion News Service website. This week, Nick joins Maia on Morning Moments to talk about the place of humor in faith, the place of religion in comedy and how finding the hilarity in the holy might just be the key to world peace. www.nickmosca.com

Maia Aziz P.S.W., C.L.Y.L., C.H.P., writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter. President-Elect of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia is joined each week on Morning Moments With Maia...Conversations of Love and Laughter by an eclectic lineup of guests who live their lives with love and laughter and work to help others do the same. www.withloveandlaughter.ca             Beth Boynton is a RN, MS is an organizational development consultant who uses theatre improvisation activities to teach communication, collaboration and leadership skills to healthcare professionals. She is the author of Successful Nurse Communication : Safe Care, Healthy Workplaces & Rewarding Careers and  Confident Voices: The Nurses’ Guide to Improving Communication & Creating Positive Workplaces. She is an avid blogger who publishes a blog called, Confident Voices in Healthcare a wonderful blog dedicated to making healthcare safer, kinder, fairer, and more cost-effective.  www.confidentvoices.com

Maia Aziz P.S.W., C.L.Y.L., C.H.P., writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter. President-Elect of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia is joined each week on Morning Moments With Maia...Conversations of Love and Laughter by an eclectic lineup of guests who live their lives with love and laughter and work to help others do the same. www.withloveandlaughter.ca     A physical therapist by day and stand-up comic by night, Dr. Laura Hayden has appeared in countless clubs, theatres, casinos, cruise ships, military tours and shacks all over the United States and 26 countries. As a stand-up comedian she has performed at festivals in New York, Boston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Scotland. Other credits include TV Guide Network, Laughs on Fox, The Night Shift with Kevin Ferguson, Funny.com, Dead Americans, LATALK radio and XM radio She is the author of Recipes for a Broken Heart. A wonderful collection of heartbreaking stories of love lost and the comfort foods that help people get through, and author The Shoe Blog, a tribute to life, travel and the joyous pleasures of fancy footwear. Today, Laura joins Maia for a conversation about how healthcare practitioners need to care for themselves as they care for others and how comedy and laughter can be invaluable tools in the prevention of caregiver burnout. www.laurahayden.com           

Maia Aziz P.S.W., C.L.Y.L., C.H.P., writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter. President-Elect of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia is joined each week on Morning Moments With Maia...Conversations of Love and Laughter by an eclectic lineup of guests who live their lives with love and laughter and work to help others do the same. www.withloveandlaughter.ca     Trevor Smith B.A., M.S., M.Ed. Over the years, Trevor has skillfully used the principles of improvisation and laughter  as training tools to help employees reduce workplace stress, improve their communication skills, become more creative problem solvers, improve their ability to work as part of a team, and create that spark that leads to an overall healthier and happier workplace. Now he has combined his improvisational techniques with leadership training and development strategies to create a unique series of talks, trainings, workshops, seminars, and retreats for CEOs and HR leaders in addition to employee groups. Trevor supports organizational leaders and teams by teaching them the importance of incorporating fun and lightening the mood in the workplace.  www.blueskyconsulting.us

Maia Aziz P.S.W., C.L.Y.L., C.H.P., writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter. President-Elect of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia is joined each week on Morning Moments With Maia...Conversations of Love and Laughter by an eclectic lineup of guests who live their lives with love and laughter and work to help others do the same. www.withloveandlaughter.ca             Cindy Miles, Family Caregiver Resource Coordinator for the Southwestern Commission Area Agency on Aging, is a Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher (CLYT) with Laughter Yoga International.  Cindy was personally trained by the founder of Laughter Yoga, Dr. Madan Kataria, a medical doctor from Mumbai, India, who started the movement in 1995.   She has presented at national and regional conferences and has provided therapeutic laughter workshops and retreats to organizations, large and small across the nation.  Cindy recently conducted a multi-state research project, which was just published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal, “Advances in Mind Body Medicine”.  Her research project resulted in North Carolina’s approval of Laughter Yoga as a Title III-D Evidence-Based Disease Prevention/Health Promotions Program. Today Cindy joins Maia for a conversation about the link between humor, laughter and healthy aging.

Maia Aziz P.S.W., C.L.Y.L., C.H.P., writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter. President-Elect of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia is joined each week on Morning Moments With Maia...Conversations of Love and Laughter by an eclectic lineup of guests who live their lives with love and laughter and work to help others do the same. www.withloveandlaughter.ca     Jacki Hartford is a Regional Director of The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE), the country’s oldest and largest nonprofit study abroad and intercultural exchange organization. Since 1947, CIEE has helped thousands of people gain the knowledge and skills necessary to live and work in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world by offering the most comprehensive, relevant, and valuable exchange programs available. Jacki is a mother, grandmother and has "mothered" over a dozen youth from overseas through the CIEE program. Today Jacki joins Maia for a Mother's Day conversation on motherhood in all its forms. www.ciee.org

Maia Aziz P.S.W., C.L.Y.L., C.H.P., writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter. President-Elect of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia is joined each week on Morning Moments With Maia...Conversations of Love and Laughter by an eclectic lineup of guests who live their lives with love and laughter and work to help others do the same. www.withloveandlaughter.ca     Dr. Laura Sunn is a board certified psychiatrist, who is also board certified in Integrative Holistic Medicine by the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine. She acts as a consulting psychiatrist for Cancer Treatment Centers of America-Zion, consultant for Kenosha Human Development Services and continues to maintain a private practice she founded in 1990. Dr. Sunn is a member of numerous organizations, including the American Academy of Child Psychiatry, the American Psychiatric Association, the Wisconsin State Medical Society, the National Association for the Dually Diagnosed and the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, through which she recently received the designation of Certified Humor Professional. An impassioned HeartMath provider and Brennan School of Healing certified practitioner, Dr. Sunn is committed to integrating and expanding psychodynamic psychotherapy with solid science and energy healing for patients and caregivers whom she recognizes as the most important part of the healthcare team. For Dr. Sunn, the doctor-patient relationship is a privilege that plays a central role in the process of healing mind, body and spirit and one that has led her to honor that her job is not simply to treat a condition, but as with her preferred pastime of gardening, to plant and nurture the seeds of hope.  

Maia Aziz P.S.W., C.L.Y.L., C.H.P., writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter. President-Elect of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia is joined each week on Morning Moments With Maia...Conversations of Love and Laughter by an eclectic lineup of guests who live their lives with love and laughter and work to help others do the same. www.withloveandlaughter.ca     Judith Henry is a writer, speaker and author of The Dutiful Daughter’s Guide to Caregiving, a part how-to, part humours account born of her own personal experience of caring for her elderly parents. In addition to article writing, Judith offers consultations, talks, and workshops on caring for older adults; dealing with grief and loss; the benefits of expressive writing. www.judithdhenry.com        

Maia Aziz P.S.W., C.L.Y.L., writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter. President-Elect of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia is joined each week on Morning Moments With Maia...Conversations of Love and Laughter by an eclectic lineup of guests who live their lives with love and laughter and work to help others do the same. www.withloveandlaughter.ca        Lori Shandle-Fox, author of Laughing Is Conceivable...one woman's extremely funny peek into the extremely unfunny world of infertility, is an essayist, humorist and columnist. Her work has been seen in The Washington Post, Newsday (New York), The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and her humor commentaries featured on National Public Radio. Lori's stand up has been performed in hundreds of comedy clubs accross the U.S. Today Lori joins Maia for a conversation about how humor can be a lifeline in the journey of coping with infertility. ?      

Maia Aziz P.S.W., C.L.Y.L., writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter. President-Elect of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia is joined each week on Morning Moments With Maia...Conversations of Love and Laughter by an eclectic lineup of guests who live their lives with love and laughter and work to help others do the same. www.withloveandlaughter.ca This week's guest is Barbara Miller D.Ed, founder and curriculum director of Educational Explorations™. Having provided professional development for school districts nationwide and drawing on her experiential and research knowledge, Barbara joins Maia for a conversation about strength-based education and neurodiversity.   www.educationalexplorations.org  

Maia Aziz P.S.W., C.L.Y.L., writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter. President-Elect of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia is joined each week on Morning Moments With Maia...Conversations of Love and Laughter by an eclectic lineup of guests who live their lives with love and laughter and work to help others do the same. www.withloveandlaughter.ca             Michael Fischette has been performing in various capacities for many years. He began his career in broadcasting where he worked as a news reporter and disk jockey. Following his career in broadcasing...he joined a company called Aniforms in New York and became a writer and voice for live animation video cartoon characters and puppets appearing at corporate events. He has performed at meetings, trade shows and employee events hosted by such companies as: Compaq Computer Corporation, BMW of North America, Nestle Food Company, Johnson & Johnson and many other Fortune 500 companies. Michael’s voice has also been heard on national radio and television commercials and public service announcements as well as Public Television and EPCOT at Disney World. He has performed with such celebrities as David Letterman, Willard Scott, Joe Gibbs, Walter Payton, Jim Hartz and John Ratzenberger. http://www.funnybusinessproductions.com

Maia Aziz P.S.W., C.L.Y.L., writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter. President-Elect of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia is joined each week on Morning Moments With Maia...Conversations of Love and Laughter by an eclectic lineup of guests who live their lives with love and laughter and work to help others do the same. www.withloveandlaughter.ca             Deb Gauldin spent over 20 years as an obstetric nurse and educator before starting a professional speaking business specializing in healthcare morale, women’s well-being, and the art and science of humor.  She has delivered hundreds of programs across the United States and around the globe and has delighted hundreds of audiences from Fargo to New Zealand.  Deb’s signature story is part of an anthology called The Princess Principle: Women Helping Women Discover Their Royal Spirit. She is also a contributing author to the book, Humor Us: America’s Funniest Humorists on the Power of Laughter. Her recordings of “Hormone Affirming Music and Humor” are enjoyed and used in educational settings in at least six countries, and were featured on the National Public Radio.  In today's show, Deb shares a conversation with Maia about how humor can open healthy discussion about body image and, create some laughs along the way.  www.debgauldin.com

Maia Aziz P.S.W., C.L.Y.L., writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter. President-Elect of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia is joined each week on Morning Moments With Maia...Conversations of Love and Laughter by an eclectic lineup of guests who live their lives with love and laughter and work to help others do the same. www.withloveandlaughter.ca                     Barbara Grapstein is the founder and CEO of Healing Headbands Project Inc. As a Global Laughter Ambassador, Certified Laughter Leader and Laughter Yoga Instructor, Barbara's passion is her never ending devotion to helping others through philanthropy complemented by her entrepreneurial spirit. Barbara is actively involved with several organizations including the Association of Applied Therapeutic Humor(AATH), Steve Wilson's World Laughter Tour and Comedy Cures. Barbara is a featured guest on WCWP 88.1 N-Joy show and is well traveled. Barbara has had the privilege of engaging with many influencers and leaders in the field including the "Guru of India", Dr. Madan Kataria, founder of Laughter Yoga. Barbara is a corporate consultant for holistic health, stress management and serves to help children and families living with cancer. The program currently runs in child life centers, universities and hospitals in the North East. www.healingheadbands.com

Maia Aziz P.S.W., C.L.Y.L., writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter. President-Elect of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia is joined each week on Morning Moments With Maia...Conversations of Love and Laughter by an eclectic lineup of guests who live their lives with love and laughter and work to help others do the same. www.withloveandlaughter.ca             Sheva Carr, doctor of Oriental Medicine and licensed HeartMath speaks internationally on how to receive the benefits of the heart's impact on consciousness, health, performance and creativity. She is the executive director of the Fyera Foundation and director and founder of HeartMath's HeartMastery Program and a director for Pathways to Peace which has led her to be a representative to the UN Commission on The Status of Women. Today Sheva joins Maia for a conversation about human trafficking and the role humor can play in inspiring and empowering the collective to make social change. www.heartmastery.com www.crowdrise.com/operationbigsister Bonus Offering from Sheva- The Heart Gets To, The Mind Has To Audio Chapter: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7g7u73ktqa5f22d/Audio%2021.%20The%20Heart%20Gets%20To%2C%20The%20Mind%20Has%20To.mp3?dl=0 From www.beingthesourceoflove.com 

Maia Aziz P.S.W., C.L.Y.L., writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter. President-Elect of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia is joined each week on Morning Moments With Maia...Conversations of Love and Laughter by an eclectic lineup of guests who live their lives with love and laughter and work to help others do the same. www.withloveandlaughter.ca             Liliana De Leo is founder and president of Fitness Firm and Living Laughter™. Liliana has a strong background in the fitness and health field having worked as Fitness Program Director for the YMCA. She became a Laughter Yoga Leader in 2006, and due to a growing demand for her services, she established Living Laughter™ in 2008.  Living Laughter™ is a new form of healthy living that offers valid, sustainable and reliable tools to unlock the many healing benefits of laughter.  It can exponentially improve cooperation, creativity and overall wellbeing in body, mind and spirit.  She strongly encourages prevention before medical intervention.  Liliana, an accredited Laughter Yoga Teacher (Dr. Kataria’s International School of Laughter Yoga), has gone on to train hundreds of students.  Furthermore, her workshops have inspired many to adopt the “Living Laughter™” way of living. All her classes and workshops incorporate her E2 formula- Educational and Entertaining.  www.lilianadeleo.com