Noreen Braman

In 2010, Noreen Braman, who had already reinvented herself in 1997 after a contentious divorce, was reeling from a corporate downsizing, dealing with a economic recession of historic proportions and facing her own midlife issues. Soon her skills as a strategic communications professional, humorist and performer would send her in a new direction.

By the end of that year, she would become a certified Laughter Yoga Leader, had her mind blown at a conference called “Can Humor Save the World” and studied the Psychology of Laughter at Rutgers University. In 2012 she added certification in Laughter Wellness, studied the Science of Happiness through Berkely University in 2016 and has been presenting laughter for the health of it through her Smile Side of Life Laughter & Happiness Club presentations ever since.

Noreen is again “reinventing” herself, this time to take her message about laughter to the world on a full time basis. This means spending time analyzing financial implications, doing as much as possible on a part time basis, and “working” all the promotional outlets she can find, including local events and social media.

Noreen credits Dr. Paul McGhee’s book “Humor as a Survival Tool “ as helping her understand the importance of humor and laughter to all humans. With the physical and emotional health benefits that come with humor, laughter and mindfulness, Noreen deals with her fibromyalgia and thyroid disease with humor, reminding us all that yesterday’s problem can be today’s funny story.

Recently, she has started helping others with a workshop self-discovery through developing a vision, mission statement, and strategic plan for ones’ own life. Noreen’s own vision and mission statements can be found on her website at www.njlaughter.com, along with more about enhancing well being with laughter, helpful articles she has written, and videos.

Noreen Braman is a Strategic Communications professional and author of “Treading Water,” a collection of her humor columns and essays. She is a keynote speaker and workshop facilitator specialized in personal and professional well being and self discovery topics, especially the physical and psychological benefits of laughter.

A member of the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor (AATH), Braman is a certified Laughter Wellness Instructor and has presented throughout NJ and beyond. SHE was the keynote speaker for the Society of Emotional Intelligence’s 9th Annual Conference in Orlando and teaches well-being subjects at the Osher Lifelong Learning Center at Rutgers University. Some of her workshops and speaking engagements include for the Paint the Mall Purple event in Freehold, the Hispanic National Bar Association’s conference in Philadelphia, the New Jersey Office of Attorney Ethics, the New Jersey Association for Justice conference in Atlantic City and at Morristown Medical Center. She has also worked with recovery professionals, mental health professionals, dentists, caregivers, cancer patients, support groups, senior centers, assisted living facilities and children. She lives on the Smile Side of Life, in Jamesburg.