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What makes for a healthy mind platter

7 December 2025 | HeatherJoy Campbell | Health

A healthy mind platter that nourishes your mental wellbeing is a great choice to minimise stress and anxiety, all year, not just at Christmas.

Banking on your mental health

4 October 2025 | HeatherJoy Campbell | Health

Bank on your mental health and build your mental wealth. HeatherJoy tells her story.

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How A Belly Laugh Soothes Mind And Tummy Wobbles

30 July 2025 | HeatherJoy Campbell | Health

A psychiatrist explains how Laughter Yoga stimulates gut-friendly chemistry for better mental health.

Turning on the feel-goods in February with Laughter Yoga

30 January 2025 | HeatherJoy Campbell | Happiness

The summer holiday season is behind us and we’re heading into February. I’m setting out to make it feel-good February by spreading word about Laughter Yoga. Of course, laughter does make us feel good, right? Perhaps you enjoyed plenty of laughs with friends over the festive season or had time to binge a fav comedy […]

Laughter yoga as a social prescription for better mental health

5 October 2024 | HeatherJoy Campbell | Community, Mental health

Queensland Mental Health Week kicks off today yet there’s a year-round social prescription supporting positive mental health: laughter yoga’s laughter clubs.

Prescribing laughter for disaster survivors

9 August 2024 | HeatherJoy Campbell | Community

The Laughie has evolved from hand-held tool to a therapy nurses and other health professionals can prescribe for more laughter daily.

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How Laughter Yoga is easing Australia’s loneliness epidemic

31 July 2024 | HeatherJoy Campbell | Community

Laughter clubs, practising laughter yoga in community, could be part of the solution to Australia’s loneliness epidemic.

Laugh Your Way to Better Diabetes Management

10 July 2024 | HeatherJoy Campbell | Health | 1 Comment

Mounting scientific evidence supports the practice of Laughter Yoga as part of the lifestyle changes and health interventions critical to good diabetes management. Here’s why.

Depression and exercise: could laughter yoga help?

29 February 2024 | HeatherJoy Campbell | Health

Newly-published research that exercise ought to be part of core treatment for depression has laughter yoga practitioners celebrating. Find out why.

How Laughter Yoga is easing Australia’s loneliness epidemic

13 February 2024 | HeatherJoy Campbell | Community

Laughter clubs, practising laughter yoga in community, deserve to be part of the solution to Australia’s worsening loneliness epidemic.

Playfulness key to adult health and happiness

1 November 2023 | HeatherJoy Campbell | Happiness

New Australian research says regular group play activity makes for happier, healthier adults.

Laughter-infused therapy helps cancer patients

6 July 2023 | HeatherJoy Campbell | Health

Laughter yoga, done regularly and continuously, can wind back negative psychological effects of cancer treatments, recent research confirms.