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Jerilyn Dufresne is a licensed clinical social worker and provides therapy at a mental health center. Her past work has been with crises and disasters. She’s also been a stand-up comic. Reach her at jerilynexaminer@ameritech.net.

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A hearty laugh can make your day

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Want to lower your blood pressure? Want to improve your mental health? Want to just feel better? Laughter can do all those things. Dr. Martin...
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How soon is too soon to laugh about Michael Jackson's death?

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They say tragedy plus time equals comedy. But how much time are "they" talking about? Today TV Squad published the following excerpt from...
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Feel-good Friday: Vaginas don't have teeth

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Sex has been mysterious for most of recorded history. Freud had people believeing that phallic symbols abounded and women were plagued with penis...
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Your tombstone: How will it read?

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Edna Williams died recently at age 92. According to news reports, she was someone who always had a "spunky" attitude. Her tombstone says,...
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Bumper stickers 4 and 5: Honk if you love ____ and My other car is a ______

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The first bumper sticker in the title gave us a chance to support something/someone we loved. The original one said, "Honk if you love...
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Bangkok police officers forced to smile

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In a country that calls itself the Land of Smiles, highway policemen in Bangkok will spend the first week of the year wearing anti-pollution masks...
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It's a wonderful life, with bunnies

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Bailey was my Christmas Eve gift to you and George Bailey is my Christmas Day gift. Please enjoy It's A Wonderful Life perfomed by rabbits in 30...
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Nontraditional holiday traditions

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Our holidays are framed by our parents’ deaths. Mom died the day after Thanksgiving in 1980 and Dad died New Year’s Day 1986. Both were...
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Pets and mental health--a great combination

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Maybe it’s just me, but I think a lot of problems can be solved by having a pet. Suffer from high blood pressure? Get a pet. Lonely? Get a...
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Your kid did what?

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At the moment your child is acting out, it’s hard to think that other parents have been through exactly the same thing. You feel you are in it...
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