Show Notes
Comedy, humour, hilarity..what's that got to do with therapy/healing/growth? Well I would say good sense of humour & the ability to laugh playfully at ourselves is essential to recovery & the life journey..In fact, I believe a comedic attitude can bring us deep into our most painful wounds & also has the power to soothe & lift us right out of the dark & shine a beautiful light on the pathway ahead.. Podcast Editor - Ger Kellett CLICK HERE FOR THE PLAYLIST FOR THIS EPISODE....... References -------------------- ‘Going up the country’ Canned Heat from Living the blues (1968) ‘Joy ‘ Katie Melua from Album number 8 (2020) ‘Look on the bright side of life’ Monty Python from the motion picture The life of Brian (1979) ‘Reasons to be cheerful Pt3 Ian Dury & the blockheads from Sex, drugs & rock n roll (1989) ‘I’l be your fool (Feat The Mcrary sisters) Josh Farrow from Trouble walks with me (2016)‘ The Joker’ Steve Miller band from The Joker (1973) ‘Fatman in the bathtub’ Little Feat from Dixie Chicken (1973) ‘Nocturnal stumblebutt’ Loudon Wainright (111) from A live one (1979) ‘Hey man (now you’re really living) The Eels from Blinking lights & other revelations (2005) ‘Beauty in thr world’ Macy Gray-Single (2010)
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