"Lettin' Go and Holdin' On"
Finding the Humor and Courage to Live Well

.....Al is a "therapeutic, motivational humorist." Having survived providing some 20,000 plus hours of direct psychotherapy, he is a "little off the couch," in his keynote and seminar presentations. Professional but not conventional, Al comes with illustrative toys, balloons and 12-string banjo/guitar included. He blends sound empirical research on resilience and health with poetry, levity and bluegrass melodies.

....Al demonstrates how to creatively transform stress into humor. Changing distress (bad stress) to eustress (good stress) with laughter. In the process of his presentation everyone gets involved with copyrighted methods developed to teach the principles and experience the results. Innovation and change, both individual and corporate, often occur in the experience of relaxation and celebration.

.....Al Schmidt, LSCSW,  LCMFT, is the EAP consultant on Wellness and Prevention for Via Christi Health System in Wichita, KS.