Paul Osincup: THE HUMOR HABIT

Before You Kill Yourself: a suicide prevention podcast.

Author, Tedx speaker and humorist, Paul Osincup, joins us to discuss his book, "The Humor Habit."

We discuss:

• "3 Funny Things" intervention
• What is a "comedy chaser?"
• Mirthful mantras
• Humorous reappraisals

BIO:

Paul Osincup is a Keynote Speaker, Corporate Trainer, and Comedian who uses the science of happiness and applied humor to help people and organizations thrive. Paul’s global mission for workplace happiness has provided him the opportunity to speak to hundreds of organizations including The U.S. Army, The Harvard Kennedy School of Leadership, Google, and Discover. He's a two time TEDx speaker, a trainer with international work culture experts Delivering Happiness, and a content creator for the mental health and well-being app, Happify. Paul is past president of the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, a non-profit organization dedicated to the study and application of humor to enhance health, well-being, and performance. He’s also past president of his elementary school student council. Paul’s work has been highlighted in The New York Times, Forbes, and on his mom’s refrigerator.

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If you or anyone you know is considering suicide or self-harm, or is anxious, depressed, upset, or needs to talk, there are people who want to help.

In the US:

Crisis Text Line: Text CRISIS to 741741 for free, confidential crisis counseling

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255

The Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386

Outside the US:

The International Association for Suicide Prevention lists a number of suicide hotlines by country. Click here to find them.