Living on the Smile Side of Life
Today I watched a segment of CBS Mornings, July 22, 2025. The story was about Gilda Radner, and her battle with ovarian cancer. Alan Zwiebel revealed his calls with Gilda, how she told him the bad ne…
What is Well-Being?
Well-being is the part of Wellness that involves all the elements contributing to life satisfaction. Developing well-being enhancing habits can add to your resilience - your ab…
Noreen Braman helps you, your employees, members, clients, event attendees, and others boost well-being, discover meaning and purpose, and support resilience for when life is not so funny!
Learn how laughter helped human survival, how baby laughter is diabolical, benefits of laughter, and more!
In this section, I discuss Reinventions and How the Affects Your Personal Mission and Vision, Also - what are we doing with time?
This is the last section to be read. The print book, which will soon …
In this chapter, Noreen Braman introduces the three parts of finding your purpose, creating Purpose, Mission, and Vision Statements. And don't forget to bring your Watchword from Episode 1. Noreen al…
No matter what our stage of life, from being a young career striver through retirement years, we face life challenges, some of them coming about without your choice or control.
Especially, the journe…
Five Fun Facts in a Flash! Why you need laughter in your life - it's not optional!
Laughter is an important aspect of Well-Being, and has existed since before humans had language, or even a "sense of humor." Take a journey through laughter's history, learn about laughter's support …
This interview was co-hosted with Iris Goldfeder, CEO of Gas Stove Creative. It was such fun.
Noreen Braman is the founder of The Smile Side of Life Laughter & Happiness Club, and is all about the he…
Blasts from the Past
"I find that the further I go back, the better things were, whether they happened or not." - Mark Twain
1. Introduction
Treading Water is a slightly damp collection of Noreen Braman's previously published humor essays and columns. You'll be grateful that your life isn't full of watery adventures, misbe…