Laugh.Events Advisor featured in The Harvard Gazette

Medical experts deem routine laughter a necessary part of improving your well-being

• In a Harvard Gazette Health feature, Laugh.Events Advisor Dr. Natalie Datillo discusses the science behind laughter

• Science has proven that laughter benefits our mood, interpersonal connections, and attitude

• Dr. Dattilo has partnered with Laugh.Events to promote employee well-being and mental health improvements through laughter

We aren’t the only ones advocating for laughter in the workplace– the scientific and academic communities at Harvard University point to numerous studies backing the benefits of routine laughter. 

Dr. Natalie Dattilo, Clinical Psychologist, Harvard Medical School Instructor, and Laugh.Events Advisor, recently discussed how to adopt a healthy lifestyle through laughter with The Harvard Gazette. 

Dr. Datillo highlighted numerous reasons our minds thrive with daily giggles:

• Lowers Stress: Laughter decreases cortisol, the stress hormone, in the body. 

• Eases pain: Laughter provides an endorphin hike linked to pain-relieving effects. 

• Improves mood: Rising dopamine and serotonin neurotransmitters help us feel our best.

Promoting these health benefits on a regular basis in the workplace is key for employee wellbeing. “When you’re not regularly activating the pleasure/reward centers of the brain they go offline. So, in order to feel good, we have to practice feeling good,” said Dr. Dattilo. 

Whether it’s through our improv corporate training and comedy workshops,  a short Zoom comedy show to get the endorphins going, or some post-work entertainment at one of the best comedy shows in NYC, it’s time we all prioritize “feeling good” both inside and outside of the office. 

Check out Dr. Dattilo’s commentary on the science of laughter and find out why it might be time for your team to hire comedians for corporate events: A laugh a day keeps the doctor away?