Karyn Buxman - Laughter is the Best Medicine

Karyn Buxman

Laughter is the Best Medicine!

About Karyn Buxman
Whatever the source of stress, the results can be costly! But the good news is -- laughter is the best medicine. And here to bring you the antidote to stress is KARYN BUXMAN!

A highly sought humorist and internationally recognized expert in therapeutic humor, Karyn Buxman, RN, MSN, CSP, CPAE realized it was time to leave bedside nursing when, as she watched a movie starring Mel Gibson, she found herself staring longingly... at his large veins.

Karyn Buxman was recently bestowed the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor (AATH), she’s an internationally acclaimed expert and humorist who recognizes the operational benefits of humor and laughter. Karyn’s highly regarded skills as an entrepreneur and professional speaker help her deliver outcome-oriented messages that move ideas and people forward. Just ask the folks at NASA, Johnson & Johnson, and M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, to name a few.

Karyn’s ability to both articulate and entertain have led to her appearances on national television programs such as Iyanla, numerous regional television appearances in conjunction with her speaking tours, and as a frequent radio guest on local, regional and nationally syndicated programs. It’s also why she’s quoted again and again not only in professional journals, such as the American Journal of Nursing and Nursing Spectrum, but in lay magazines such as Marie Claire, Shape, and Woman’s World. American Airline magazine, AmericanWay, included her humor tips for their business article, Job One: Relax, and recently Frontier Airlines featured an entire article, The Good Humor Lady, about Karyn in their monthly magazine. She’s also recognized online for her expertise on sites such as ABCnews.com and Monster.com.

Karyn’s ability to write is evident in her contributions to Chicken Soup for the Nurses’ Soul, Chicken Soup for the Christian Woman’s Soul and Humor Me; America’s Funniest Humorists On the Power of Laughter. For 10 years she was a contributing editor for the Journal of Nursing Jocularity and for 5 years edited the national newsletter for AATH. Her articles appear in numerous professional and industry journals such as Professional Speaker, Tax-Pro Monthly and Healthcare Review. Karyn also wrote and published, “This Won’t Hurt a Bit! And other Fractured Truths in Healthcare,” a 96 page collection of stories, quotes, jokes and cartoons for those on the giving and receiving end of healthcare and is currently working with her agent on her latest book in which Karyn will reveal her “Laugh Strategies” to the world.

Karyn’s impact is felt globally through her involvement with the International Society of Humor Studies (ISHS) and in 1999 helped co-found The World Laughter Tour, an organization striving for world peace through laughter. Their creed: "Together we can lead the world to health, happiness, and peace through laughter."

Her fellow nurses sang her praises when awarding her the Missouri Nurse of the Year, 9th District, and recently her Alma Matter, University of Missouri, honored her by designating her as one of the distinguished 2003 Faculty Alumni Award winners. The Mayor of Muskogee, OK designated her as an official “Okee from Muskogee,” and in 1999, the Governor of Kentucky bestowed upon her the elite title of Kentucky Colonel! Most recently, Karyn was honored by the American Association for Applied & Therapeutic Humor with their most prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. Being the 2004 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award signifies that Karyn has demonstrated an extraordinary impact on the field of therapeutic humor throughout her career via her speaking, writing, research and professional practice, as well as contributing to AATH’s mission.

Karyn is President and founder of HUMORx, a humor-based management and communications company. Since 1991, HUMORx has provided remedies to organizations seeking simple, workable ideas to their human performance problems. Through her years of research and experience, she’s determined that humor and its powerful consequences (physiological, psychological, social and spiritual) offer benefits in the work place that can be the catalyst for change that will move groups forward and allow individuals to live more positive, productive and happier lives. Karyn is serious about humor!

Keynote Topics

IV Therapy for Healthcare

It's obvious that the state of health care today is no joke. But it may be a laughing matter, if one understands the premise that humor oftentimes is generated by painful circumstances. In today's chaotic healthcare culture, it's hard to be mindful when we're experiencing a Mind Full! The power of thought lies within each and every one of us. Discover how we can harness it to benefit our patients and ourselves, and when possible, do it through the spirit of laughter. Join humorist, author and professional nurse, Karyn Buxman, as she shares her wit and wisdom on how to harness your thought processes, discover your SIX ADVISORS and get a handle on all those "noises" going on in your head.

Humor as Laugh Strategy; Surviving and Thriving in Life through Laughter

Join humorist, author and professional nurse, Karyn Buxman, as she reveals her ten Laugh Strategies for surviving and thriving in life through laughter. Our lives improve when we incorporate life strategies; when we begin to live with purpose rather than by fate. The quality of our lives is enhanced when we incorporate laugh strategies; when we begin to laugh with purpose rather than by chance. Karyn will identify areas in life and work that can be improved by a laugh strategy and provide resources to develop and implement one.

Is the Noise In My Head Bothering You?!

Ever really listened to the internal monologue going on in your head? It's possible that you're your own worst critic. If you’d like to learn how to feel more empowered and still be able to smile at the end of the day, then join humorist, author and professional nurse, Karyn Buxman, as she shares her wit and wisdom on how to harness your thought processes, discover your SIX ADVISORS™ and get a handle on all those “noises” going on in your head!

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way to the Call Light

It’s obvious that the state of health care today is no joke. But it may be a laughing matter, if one understands the premise that humor oftentimes is generated by painful circumstances. In this comical look at a nurse’s environment, Karyn addresses “the good, the bad & the ugly”; the three types of humor in healthcare. She teaches them how to differentiate between constructive and destructive humor, how to change their perspective to see the “funny” around them and how to make their humor a safe BET.

This Won’t Hurt A Bit!

Healthcare is full of fractured truths! And while the state of healthcare is no joke, it can be a laughing matter. Unfortunately, nurses from coast to coast lament “There’s nothing funny happening where I work,” “Our boss thinks humor is unprofessional,” and “I’ve lost my laugh.” Nurse humorist Karyn Buxman is here to remind us “what’s so funny,” where to find the humor, and how it can help us through the toughest of days & still remain smiling.

JEST for Success!

US workers consume 15 tons of aspirin a day... 1 in 4 workers suffers from an anxiety related illness... Soon job stress will be the #1 reason for worker's compensation... Good news! Humor is a cost-effective way to ward off many detrimental effects of stress. Karyn brings humor to the serious subject of stress in the workplace. Audiences will laugh at her fall-out-of-your-seat funny stories and anecdotes. Bt the end of this presentation, participants will be able to state a resource for humor as a coping mechanism, recognize a psychological benefit of humor in the work setting and describe how perspective affects their attitudes.

Humor Me
A book about the power of humor and laughter, chock-full of tips on how to inject more humor into your life-starting today! With Humor Me, you hold in your hands the wisdom of not one, but 16 experts on the power of humor and laughter. The information you find in this book will not only change your day; it can change your life. (Featuring "Icky Happens," a chapter by Karyn Buxman, MSN, CSP, CPAE.)

Chicken Soup for the
Nurse’s Soul
Encourages, uplifts and honors nurses by sharing the sunshine and sorrows of their profession. Nearly 3000 health caregivers from all over the world offered their stories, their hearts, their souls to inspire one another. This collection of true stories champions the daily contributions, commitments, and sacrifices given by nurses and portrays the compassion, intellect and wit necessary to meet the ever-challenging demands of the profession.

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