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Loretta Laroche: Humor Your Stress [VHS]

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This video had me laughing out loud for an hour, and now I find myself using some of her techniques (like standing on one leg while delivering bad news to my boss). Having ordered several of her videos for our company library, I felt that I should preview them. We had to order another copy of this video for our library as the waitlist for it is never empty. I recommend this video for anyone experiencing stress at work, home, school, in traffic, which would be ... well, just everyone, wouldn't it?

I'm not very high on self-help or motivational videos of any kind, so I wasn't overly excited about having to watch a video about stress during a recent workshop meant to reenergize me for the coming months. I have to say that I did heartily enjoy this video, though. Actually, when I first saw a video by L. LaRoche on the agenda, I was trying to figure out why in the world Lyndon LaRouche was making a video about stress. Of course, this is actually Loretta LaRoche, and she turned out to be one of the funniest speakers I have ever heard. She does present some useful ideas for handling stress, from common sense notions to such interesting ideas as giving yourself a big "ta da" every so often and twirling while delivering bad news. These more audacious suggestions are not things one would really want to do in real life, particularly Negative Neds such as myself, but the general idea of her message is what matters. LaRoche does encourage positive thinking and suggests way in which you can get more joy and less stress out of both work and life in general. Even if you get absolutely nothing from this video in terms of lowering your stress level, it's still worth watching for the laughs LaRoche provides; she is hilarious, much funnier than most comedians.

Loretta LaRoche does an extremely funny shtick to relate some great advice about using humor to keep a perspective in life - advice we can all use in our busy, stress-ridden lives. Her humor leaves you feeling good, and the messages on "lightening up" are simple but profound. I have viewed this video with my 85 year old mother and have shown it to co-workers, and the response is uniformly enthusiastic. Plus, the lift it gives proves its point.

Loretta is a joy to watch. Her facial expressions add so much to the words she speaks. She has a true gift. Tah - dah!

Loretta Laroche uses humor and a generous dose of common sense to help us all lighten up and wake up to the intrinsic joy of life. Example: "A wet towel on the bed is not the same as a mugging." Through laughter and insight, this video helps us renew our perspective on life.

Everyone can relate to this video. She is wonderful

This tape is an outstanding reminder about not taking life too seriously. She has excellent suggestions for dealing with common stressors and how to lighten up. I recommend it for anyone in a stressful situation at work or in their personal life.

Loretta Laroche is hilarious. She captivated me for 60+ minutes. I laughed out loud - which isn't particulary easy to get me to do. She is disarming and delightfully irreverent. She really puts life into perspective. Highly recommend for families to view together!