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Thursday, August 6, 2020

Laughter (and hugs, and walks, and pets) Is the Best Medicine.

Posted by Anne Birdsong at 10:23 AM 1 comment:

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Labels: dopamine, endorphins, hugs, laughter, love, medicine, mood, oxytocin, reward, serotonin

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Hi, I'm Anne. Up until 2017, I lived in an old rambling seven bedroom house and farm with my husband, our six kids, and a couple dozen critters. A few life changes later I'm single, in a 3 bedroom rancher with some of my now adult children living with me as we all figure out what we're going to be when we grow up. I may have left the Funny Farm, but the Funny Farm didn't leave me. Chaos and uncertainty still reside. Plus chickens.

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