Season 4, Episode 5: How laughter helps you cope with stress, grief, and hard days

Is it okay to laugh when things feel hard?

In this episode of Living Fully, we talk to psychologist Joel Zimmerman about humour and laughter as a coping strategy. He explains how laughter affects stress hormones, why it can calm your nervous system, and how it helps break up all-or-nothing thinking.

You’ll also hear about the balance between levity and sensitivity, how family and culture shape our comfort with humour, and how laughter can help us shift perspective.