Neohumour Articles
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1. Permission
Anyone wishing to use this approach must acquire explicit permission from the recipient every time it’s used. Nobody should ever be ambushed and […]
The Voice of Conscience
Some people may regard the word ‘provoke’ to mean ‘incitement to anger’, or even a sexual tease. In Latin, the word ‘provocare’ means to […]
Images as Provocative Mirrors
Images can inform, shock and delight. We are assaulted by 1,000’s of images daily on paper, in the streets, and mostly through our devices. […]
Comedy and Arts Therapy
Art therapy, music therapy, dance movement therapy and drama therapy are established recognised arts therapies in their own right. Some arts therapy trainings favour […]
What is are these Almost Happy buttons?
The Almost Happy Buttons
Each of us shows a different aspect of our selves at different times. A simple example: we may be tender […]
How Laughter can Help us Recover from the Pandemic
The pandemic was no laughing matter. People lost their loved ones, people were left with long Covid and painful recovery, jobs were axed, education […]
The Happiness Continuum
Happiness is a shared aspiration. It is an infectious joyous feeling. When we are happy or happier it lifts the ambiance and everyone gains. […]
Almost Happy in the Media
Please see book reviews and other snippets from media interest below >
1. Book Trib Review by Sharon Geltner https://booktrib.com/2022/03/01/almost-happy-isnt-just-almost-funny-its-entirely-hilarious-useful-and-fulfilling/
2. BBC Radio Ulster – interview […]
Books, Articles and References about Humor and Humour
Research into humor & humour has increased in the last 20 years. Herewith a list of books and articles sourced from various websites and […]
What’s So Funny? Dr Brian Kaplan interviewed by Lainee Kirk
Humour has always been used to cope with and […]
Laugh With Brian and Hephzibah Kaplan and Breakthrough to Happy
Dr. Brian Kaplan and Hephzibah Kaplan, two comedy-loving health care professionals, know exactly what buttons to push to get you […]
‘Our human essence lies not in arrival, but in being almost there…’
CLOSE
is what we almost always are: close to happiness, close to another, close to leaving, close to tears, close to God, close to losing […]