Wacky Jackie
“I think laughter is underrated. I think if everybody laughed a good belly laugh for five or ten minutes a day, they’d feel a heck of a lot more different than if they didn’t.”— Jackie G.
Laughter really is the best medicine. From sitcoms to comedians to real-life quirks and absurdities, humour can be a powerful tool for raising the spirits and overcoming dark times.
This instalment of the Living Jewishly Podcasts is an episode of What’s in Your Toolbox?, a podcast about mental health and the tools that we use to improve it. In this episode, Bobby K sits down with his friend and former co-star “Wacky Jackie” G., a fellow alumni of the Mood Disorder Association of Ontario’s Laughing Like Crazy program.
In this episode, the two explore the power of comedy, creativity, connection, and planning out your “me” time!
“You have to be so kind and compassionate to yourself.”— Jackie G.
This episode discusses:
- The importance of being kind to yourself, especially during times when you’re feeling vulnerable
- How Jackie deals with her bad days — and the methods that she uses to self-soothe
- The healing power of laughter and where to find humour in the world
Highlights:
00:53 Intro
02:22 Meet “Wacky Jackie”
04:29 Laughing Like Crazy
07:16 Back to Niagara Falls
09:36 Crystals
11:48 Parenting at a distance
12:57 Getting through a bad day
14:05 Be kind to yourself
15:46 Laughter as medicine
18:02 “Me” time
20:04 Meditation
21:40 Being assertive & setting boundaries
22:55 JAST
26:07 Jackie’s advice
29:04 For Darnish
Links:
Laughing Like Crazy
https://mooddisorders.ca/program/laughing-like-crazy
Jackie’s shop
shopcrystaldragon@gmail.com
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