Laughing Life - Vikki Friedman

10/06/2026

NetLaughing: Networking with a Twist! June 2026

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲-𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝟯𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘆 𝗶𝗳 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗲𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝟭𝟳 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝘆.

We are in a serious laughter deficit people!

It’s time to fix that up!

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻, 𝟭𝟮 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟮 - 𝟰.𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗹𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝗩𝗜𝗖 𝗳𝗼𝗿 ‘𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 - 𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝘼 𝙏𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙩!’

Combining laughter wellness with networking is a new and unique approach because it instantly breaks the ice, dissolving traditional professional awkwardness to create genuine, memorable connections rooted in shared joy rather than stiff small talk.

Come tap into your ‘inner child’ and experience the powerful wellness benefits of laughter wellness.

Share the experience with a wonderful group of curious, fun and open-minded business professionals who are ready and willing to find out how much fun 𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 can be!

You can book your spot at the link in the comments belo

I look forward to seeing you there!

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27/05/2026

😊𝔼𝔸ℝ𝕃𝕐 𝔹𝕀ℝ𝔻𝕊 𝔾𝔼𝕋 𝕋ℍ𝔼 𝕃𝔸𝕊𝕋 𝕃𝔸𝕌𝔾ℍ!😊

Who would have thought that business cards and belly laughs would go together, but that’s exactly what’ll be happening at my upcoming 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 ‘𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜’ event on the afternoon of 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟮 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲!

Combining laughter wellness with networking is a new and unique approach because it instantly breaks the ice, dissolving traditional professional awkwardness to create genuine, memorable connections rooted in shared joy rather than stiff small talk.

Spots are limited and filling fast so if you want to join us at what will be an uplifting, joyful, fun and inspiring networking event, you’ll need to act fast!

As an extra bonus, you can even purchase Laughter Expert 𝗥𝗼𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗻-𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗵𝗲’𝘀 fabulous book ‘𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙀𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩’ at a discounted price when you buy your ticket to join us!

So you’ll not only get a chance to share some giggles and connect with a group of open-minded and fun business professionals, but you can read up on how to build joy, resilience and positivity in your life moving forwards. Now that’s a win/win in my book!!

𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟯𝟭 𝗠𝗮𝘆 so head to the link in the comments below to snap up your ticket at the best price.

𝙇𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙨𝙤𝙤𝙣!

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19/05/2026

𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘀? 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆.

I’ve discovered that laughter is not just a momentary joy but a powerful tool for improving wellbeing.

Laughter is more than just a reaction to something funny. It’s a complex physiological process that triggers a cascade of positive effects in your body and mind. When you laugh, your brain releases endorphins, those feel-good chemicals that reduce pain and stress. Your heart rate increases, then decreases, promoting better circulation. Your muscles relax, and your immune system gets a gentle boost.

So combining laughter wellness with networking is a new and unique approach because it instantly breaks the ice, dissolving traditional professional awkwardness to create genuine, memorable connections rooted in shared joy rather than stiff small talk.

I’d love you to join me at my next ‘𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜’ event on the 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟮 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗹𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝗩𝗜𝗖.

You can find out more info and book your spot at the link in the comments below.

𝘿𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚—𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩, 𝙪𝙣𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙙, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥𝙨!

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12/05/2026

𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗨𝗞 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝗴𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗝𝗼𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀.

Joe started his Global JOY interviews during the COVID pandemic as an antidote to those challenging times and always asks his guests the same three important questions:

What is joy to you?
How important is it to you?
What is your top tip?

These were definitely thought provoking questions, which led me to conclude that for me “𝙟𝙤𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙭𝙞𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩, 𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩”, which was the case when I went through a dark period of mental illness some years ago.

Hoping this interview might lead you to consider what place joy plays in your lives and how to access more of it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_20h1PDolI

Talking of which, I’d love to invite you to my next uplifting and joyful 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁! ‘𝙏𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙏𝙚𝙖!’ which is taking place this 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟳 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟯-𝟱𝗽𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗹𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝗩𝗜𝗖

You can find out more and book your spot at the link in the comments.

Hope to see you for a fabulous afternoon of titters with tea this weekend!

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Vikki Friedman is a passionate retreat organiser/facilitator, laughter wellness practitioner and mental health and self-care advocate. She prides herself on ...

09/05/2026

“𝙎𝙤 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙪𝙥 𝙩𝙤 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙚𝙣𝙙?”

“𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘐’𝘮 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 Vikki Friedman’𝘴 ‘𝙏𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧’𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙏𝙚𝙖!’ 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘯.”

“𝘛𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘞𝘏𝘈𝘛?! 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵?”

“𝘠𝘦𝘴, 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘯!”

“𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨? 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦…?”

“𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘰 - 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 - 𝘝𝘪𝘬𝘬𝘪 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢 𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙡𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙨. 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥. 𝘗𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰.”

“𝘏𝘮𝘮… 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨…𝘐’𝘮 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘸𝘬𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴?!”

“𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐’𝘮 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘪𝘵’𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴.”

“𝘚𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰 - 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴?”

“𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘝𝘪𝘬𝘬𝘪 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰’𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘰.”

“𝘐’𝘮 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘩𝘦’𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘢 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦?”

“𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯 - 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘢, 𝘤𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 - 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘾𝙝𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙨𝙚 & 𝙒𝙞𝙣𝙚!’’ 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘰!”

“𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵! 𝘏𝘦𝘺, 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘧 𝘐 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶? 𝘐’𝘮 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘰 - 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩, 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸.”

“𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘦 - 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙗𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚.”

“𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘱 - 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙚𝙖-𝙝𝙚𝙚-𝙝𝙚𝙚!”

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01/05/2026

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘆?

I’ll be celebrating with my friend, teacher and mentor Ros Ben-Moshe at her 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝘿𝙖𝙮 𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙔𝙤𝙜𝙖 session in St Kilda at from 11am - 12pm.

Come join us and experience just how good laughter can make you feel!

I’ll pop the link in the comments below!

In a time of such division and angst around the world, tapping into laughter is one of the best ways for us to connect, de-stress and uplift our moods. Remember that laughter is universal and we all laugh in the same language. Laughing together brings us together and reminds us of our shared humanity rather than the things that tear us apart.

I hope to see you there tomorrow!

PS Pic below shows Ros and I at last year’s World Laughter Day celebration in Federation square when I won the laughter competition that they ran!!

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26/04/2026

𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁’𝘀 ‘𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴’ 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘁!

An awesome group of open-minded and curious business professionals came together to try a unique and different way of networking.

We first spent some time really getting to know each other - who we ARE as a person as well as what we DO for a job. It was really beautiful to see how quickly and deeply everyone opened up to each other.

Next up was the main event - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿! Everyone participated with enthusiasm and joy, despite feeling somewhat out of their comfort zones and a little bit ridiculous at times!

Then it was time for informal networking with some wine, cheese, crackers and fruit to nibble on whilst real connections were being formed.

Last up, we came back together to reflect on the evening. Many people had arrived feeling tired, in their heads, distracted and stressed.

Below is a list of the words my guests used to describe how they were feeling at the end of the evening.

☺️𝙍𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙭𝙚𝙙
☺️𝙁𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙙
☺️𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙
☺️𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙢
☺️𝙅𝙤𝙮𝙛𝙪𝙡
☺️𝙃𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮

Many of the women in the room were surprised that there were men attending! There were comments about how easily we all gelled together, how our focus shifted to the present moment, and just how kind and supportive everyone was.

This is the power of 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀! When we laugh, the body softens, the nervous system settles, and everything feels a little less heavy. When we laugh TOGETHER, that effect deepens - people feel more at ease, more open and more connected.

I’d love you to join me at a future Laughing Life event and discover the power of Laughter Wellness for yourself. You can find out what’s coming up and book your ticket at the link in the comments below.

A big thank you to Roee Kohn, Matthew Murray, Ben Abood, Eva Rado , Kim Guthrie, Jo Grist, Nishane Karunaratne, Valentic, Shoshana Blagin, Pollyanna Lenkic and Ge**er for joining us and for the talented professional photographer 𝗬𝘂𝗿𝗶 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 for managing to both participate and capture the night so beautifully.

🙏 ☺️ 🧡 😄

19/04/2026

𝗜’𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗯𝗮𝗯𝘆! 𝗡𝗼, 𝗜’𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 (𝗜’𝗺 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻!) 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲!!

Yes, the gestation period of this website has been closer to that of an elephant, but it has been a labour of love and I couldn’t be any prouder of what I have created.🎉🎉🎉

I’d heard from so many people that AI can build a website for you in a day, and this may well be true. But I'm so glad that I chose the wonderful human that is Dina Zaitman to help me with this project. Dina has already done some fabulous work on my METreat Retreats website and is an absolute joy to work with. She not only designed and built the website, but wrote the copy for it too. Dina - you are a star! 🌟

It would be remiss of me to not thank the talented Nikki Liebman from Mango Bang Design again for nailing the brief for my Laughing Life logo - I love it so much and it perfectly encapsulates what Laughing Life is all about.

So without any further ado - 𝙏𝘼 𝘿𝘼!! 𝙈𝙮 𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙗𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨!

I’d love you to check it out (the link is in the comments) and any feedback will be gratefully received.

I’m on a mission to share the transformative power of 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀. Whether it’s for a workplace event, a celebration or for personal growth, my offerings provide practical tools for a healthier, happier life.

I’d love you to reach out or refer a friend/colleague to me to explore how we can work together to bring more laughter into this crazy world of ours!

PS My next '𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜' event is happening this 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟯 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹. Check out the 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 page on the website to find out more and to book your spot for a joyful evening of networking combined with the power of laughter!

PPS The website is even more fun when viewed on desktop!

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10/04/2026

𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗮 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿!

I mean, it’s not a profession that the school career counsellor would have recommended to me in my final year of school, is it?!

And given that I’ve previously worked in business publishing, dispute resolution, university administration and online fundraising - it didn’t really seem the natural career progression for me!

But here’s the thing… I’m the kind of person who, when I find something beneficial to me personally, wants to share it with the world.

That’s why I started my women’s wellness retreat company METreat Retreats in 2018. I wanted to share how transformational having some time out on retreats can be for busy, exhausted and stressed out women who are holding everything together for everyone else.

And it was through MeTreat Retreats that I was introduced to laughter yoga and the concept of 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀. Our retreats are all about wellness, friendship and fun so over the years we invited laughter yoga facilitators to run some sessions at them, which everyone just loved.

One of these was the wonderful Ros Ben-Moshe MPH who has even written two books about the powerful healing properties of laughter - ‘𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳’ and ‘𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘌𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵’. When Ros mentioned that she was running a ‘𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 & 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴’ course via La Trobe University I jumped at the opportunity.

I was amazed how laughter can be used as a powerful wellness tool and how good it can make you feel. And because it made me feel so good, of course I wanted to share it with the world through my new company Laughing Life - Vikki Friedman.

Laughter wellness has changed my life for the better in so many ways. It forced me to come out of the shadows where I was hiding, and show up at the front of the room as a confident, friendly and fun facilitator of laughter events and workshops. My work literally lights me and the people who join me up!

So if you are feeling curious, why don’t you join me at my ‘𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 - 𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙏𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙩!’ event which is coming up on the evening of 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟯 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 in Elwood.

𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 so you can have a laugh about getting your ticket at the best price!

See the ticket link in the comments below.👇

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06/04/2026

😄𝔼𝔸ℝ𝕃𝕐 𝔹𝕀ℝ𝔻𝕊 𝔾𝔼𝕋 𝕋ℍ𝔼 𝕃𝔸𝕌𝔾ℍ𝕊 (𝔸ℕ𝔻 𝕋ℍ𝔼 𝔻𝕀𝕊ℂ𝕆𝕌ℕ𝕋)😄

𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙛, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚!

My next ‘𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜’ event on 𝟮𝟯 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 is shaping up to be a fantastic night of networking and laughter wellness combined!

If you want to join us at the best possible price, you’ll need to move quickly.

𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟭𝟬 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹.

With limited spots available, we recommend booking sooner rather than later to ensure you’re in the room.

To snap up your 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁, see the booking link in the comments below.

'NetLaughing' is wellness infused networking with a smile!

I can’t wait to see you there! 😃🧡😆