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	<title>Karyn Buxman: The Power of Thought. The Spirit of Humor. &#187; Healthcare</title>
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	<description>Karyn is a Hall of Fame speaker and author who delivers insights cleverly disguised as humor.</description>
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		<title>Never Try To Teach A Pig To Sing&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.karynbuxman.com/2009/12/09/never-try-to-teach-a-pig-to-sing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An experience that makes your customers &#8216;Feel Good&#8217; is an experience that is going to bring those customers back to you.  More than that, &#8220;Feel Good&#8221; creates word of mouth: customers love to tell their friends, co-workers, and at least some of their relatives about the fantastic time they&#8217;ve had, so that their friends, colleagues, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mind if I Laugh?</title>
		<link>http://www.karynbuxman.com/2009/05/12/mind-if-i-laugh/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 17:44:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When tragedy occurs on a personal, community, or national scale, when is it appropriate to laugh? Humor relieves anxiety and tension, serves as an outlet for hostility and anger, and provides a healthy escape from reality.]]></description>
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		<title>Press Release: 10 Tips for Finding Humor in Turbulent Times</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:58:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here's a list of fun-filled ideas to help you rise above the current economic turmoil: 10 Tips for Finding Humor in Turbulent Times. ]]></description>
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		<title>On Tour at Cancer Treatment Centers of America</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:40:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karyn Buxman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I absolutely love being self-employed. I’ve been my own boss for almost twenty years now. But if I were ever going to punch a clock for someone else ever again, I think I found where I would want to work: Cancer Treatment Centers of America. I had the opportunity to visit their facility outside of Chicago last week—they knocked my socks off!]]></description>
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		<title>Ha! 5 Ways Laughter Makes You Healthy</title>
		<link>http://www.karynbuxman.com/2008/11/18/ha-5-ways-laughter-makes-you-healthy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karyn Buxman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you laugh much, or have you noticed a distinct lack of laughter in you life lately?  If you are not laughing, you are failing to take advantage of one of the healthiest natural activities available.  So in between all the busy-ness with which your days are filled, take some time to laugh – and you may just find yourself healthier in the process.  Here are five ways that laughter can improve your health.]]></description>
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		<title>Humor, Cancer and Chronic Illness</title>
		<link>http://www.karynbuxman.com/2008/09/18/humor-cancer-and-chronic-illness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karyn Buxman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pat was one of several patients that I made home visits to as a nurse, following up after her chemo and radiation for a tumor in her neck and jaw.  Physically she was doing fine and her outlook was tremendous.  However, her family had an attitude that could sink a battle ship.  Even though Pat valued laughter, her family felt her condition was much too serious to permit using humor. ]]></description>
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		<title>Today&#8217;s Nursing Crisis: A Laughing Matter?</title>
		<link>http://www.karynbuxman.com/2008/09/18/todays-nursing-crisis-a-laughing-matter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:31:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is 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.  There is nothing funny about unlimited resources, job security or a physician who responds quickly and cheerfully to a nurse’s request.  The things that make nurses laugh tend to be the very things that drive nurses crazy.]]></description>
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		<title>Stress Busters</title>
		<link>http://www.karynbuxman.com/2008/09/18/stress-busters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karyn Buxman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The benefits of humor and laughter are so plentiful, so convenient, and so cost-effective that people would be foolish to leave these awesome coping tools out of their coping toolbox.  
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		<title>Humor Appreciation: Taking It to The Next Level</title>
		<link>http://www.karynbuxman.com/2008/09/18/humor-appreciation-taking-it-to-the-next-level/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karyn Buxman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Through my years of studying humor and laughter, I’ve observed three basic levels of humor appreciation: Passive, active and proactive.]]></description>
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		<title>Humor: The Heart of the Matter</title>
		<link>http://www.karynbuxman.com/2008/09/18/humor-the-heart-of-the-matter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karyn Buxman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Studies in psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) have demonstrated that humor, laughter and positive emotions have a positive effect on the immune system, the respiratory system and now evidence shows a link between a healthy heart and a sense of humor.]]></description>
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