In these distracting financial hard times, book Pat for a workshop that uses humor to relieve stress and spark creativity. The following workshops can be adapted to fill time periods ranging from 1 to 4 hours and make perfect programs for businesses that want to boost the power of their all-important human resources, for couples’ and caregivers’ retreats and for writing workshops.

The Dog Ate My Planner: Humor Journaling To Relieve Stress

In this workshop inspired by her soon-to-be-released book of the same name, humorist Pat Snyder will guide participants through the healing exercise of keeping a “dog journal” that chronicles the dogs (food? fashion? kids? parents? electronic gadgets?) that gobble up their plans and keep them from living picture-perfect lives. Participants will learn to spot life’s absurdities and over-the-top moments and deal with them through humor. Fee includes a blank journal that can be customized to fit the dogs in your very own life and a bottle of (very pet-friendly) dog repellant.

The Eight-Day Week: Tackling Time Management With Humor

In this workshop, humorist Pat Snyder shares 13 light-hearted ways to give yourself an extra day’s worth of joy in your overbooked week. Participants will learn how to build joy breaks into their already packed calendars for stress relief and fun. Wear comfortable clothes, and bring your planner. Color-coded markers and stickers will be provided for the very compulsive.

Caring, Not Wearing: Caregivers Need A Laugh

Are you a home caregiver or someone who takes care of others as part of your job? Let humorist Pat Snyder help you lighten up your days with the healing power of humor. Learn to custom-make a humor first-aid kit for your own home or workplace with laughter exercises, humor breaks, joy journaling and techniques used by humor writers to tickle your funny bone.

A Funny Thing Happened: Bringing Your Humorous Tales to the Page

Every one has an amusing story to tell. Let humorist Pat Snyder help you take your own funny stories from amusing to amazing, using techniques that humor writers use. This workshop that will teach you to brainstorm, draft, share, review and revise your own stories, compile them into a collection as family gift books, family reunion collections or blogs, incorporate them into speeches you give at work and in the community, and even find publication outlets to share them with the world.

Belly Laugh To Your Aha! Moment (general audience)

Scientific studies show that humor boosts creativity. And that’s no laughing matter. The mental twists and turns we take to “get the joke” could be just the re-wiring we need to find a cure for cancer, a new market for eco-friendly cleaning cloths, or even fix a paper jam in the copier. Join humorist Pat Snyder to explore how humor can solve your problems, boost your creativity, or move you forward on your next project.

Belly Laugh To Your Aha! Moment (for writers)

Scientific studies show that humor boosts creativity. That’s why you don’t have to be a humor writer to benefit from this writers workshop. Anyone who has ever experienced writers block is welcome. The mental twists and turns we take to “get the joke” could be just the re-wiring we need to find our story arc, improve our timing, or incorporate a touch of humor into any genre. Join humorist Pat Snyder to explore how humor works and try some creativity-boosting exercises.

Write Your Own Column

Do you enjoy writing? work better under the pressure of a regular deadline? know lots and lots about a specialized subject? Even though it’s tough to break into print journalism these days, online opportunities abound. Let humor columnist and blogger Pat Snyder show you the ins and outs of expressing yourself and marketing your work in a column format, whether on the page or online.

Stepping Lightly In A Stepfamily

Think that life in your stepfamily is no laughing matter? Think again. Humorist Pat Snyder has survived stepfamily life, and once (when she was younger and more innocent) actually co-authored an advice column on surviving it. Later, after several visitation meltdowns, she concluded that maintaining a sense of humor was the best advice. Come learn how to use humor-writing techniques to distance yourself from the inevitable stresses of life in a blended family and learn some laughter exercises that will help you through the non-Kodak moments.

Book Pat for a laughter event by contacting her. Fees vary depending on the length of event and location.