Customer Reviews

Relax--You May Only Have a Few Minutes Left: Using the Power of Humor to Overcome Stress in Your Life and Work

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I read this book while flying to Florida at Thanksgiving! One of the absolutely worst times to fly due to crowded airports and oversold flights! It kept me laughing throughout - but also kept me relaxed during what normally would have been a tremendously stressful day. I arrived at my destination relaxed, refreshed and with a terrifically positive outlook! Thanks, Loretta!

Every Morning show should have a writer like Lorretta...All my imagination would allow me to do, was hear her infectious laugh in my mind after every punchline setting off the real-thing from me. Hey...Even if your dead....this will possibly resussitate you, starting at your funny-bone!

I found this book to be just what I needed to snap out of the anxiety ridden rut I was in. I recommend it to anyone who is feeling sorry for themselves or are taking life too seriously.

I have the audio cassettes and pop them into my car stereo every few months. Loretta Laroche cracks me up! Her sense of humor is wonderful. It's a great thing to listen to when you're stressed out from work, stuck in traffic, or just feeling down. I recommended the book/tapes to all of my friends!

I never thought to use humor to reduce my stress, especially at work. Her stories of her family and personal events helped me to see all of the funny things that really stressed me out that would fall into the category of "the little stuff." I really enjoyed the anticdotes as well. There was a drawback, there are a few things that she doesn't discuss in detial therefore making it hard to try them, but over all this is a very good book for all of you who are stressed to the max.

Loretta La roche has written another fun look at life. Good to dip into or a quick cover to cover read.

I leave the reviewing to more eloquent readers. All I want to contribute is one short comment: On page 77 of Loretta's otherwise wise book, Dr. Benson's technique of triggering the relaxation response is being praised. Come on, Loretta! If said "invention" had indeed worked beyond filling this guruh's wallet, who would be in need for listening to a bellylaugh - creator like you? I for one had my best laughs when I read this nonsensical comment.

I didn't find this audio book to be very informative. The anecdotes were out of place and long, and her suggestions were too vague with no recommendations on how to follow them. How do you live as if your glass if full? Who knows? Also, her voice gave me a headache.

...but I couldn't wait for this book to be over. Her blanket statements in each chapter really got on my nerves, i.e. "Food has almost become poison in our society. We never come home to great smells simmering on the stove anymore." How does she know this? Or, "now it's always the phone or the answering machine. People get home and head right for the machine." Um, maybe it's because we want to hear who called? Loretta says she "finally realized that trying to be thin is at odds with my Sicilian roots.". Hm...sounds like she just doesn't want to cut back her food portions and exercise more. Her life seems to have been really messed up, and it seems like she overcame her obstacles with her brand of "humor", but her writing did not inspire me, and her "hilarious" stories didn't make me laugh. One star.

Loretta is very funny and worth watching on TV. The tapes just don't make it. I have yet (6 mos after purchase) to get through the second one.