A Path To Well-Being: Laughter

— "A Merry Heart Is Good Medicine." Valeria Teles interviews Barbara Dahlgren — the author of "Zorro and Me." Barbara Dahlgren was born in the foothills of the Ozarks and spent her school years in St. Louis, MO. She graduated from college in Texas, majoring in Elementary Education with a minor in Theology, married a minister, and has spent over 50 years in ministry all over the United States, including 10 years in Appalachia. Now lives in San Jose, CA where her husband pastors South Bay Christian Church. She has written a history column for a newspaper in KY called Patterns of the Past, book reviews, and various articles for Christian magazines such as Light 'n Life Magazine, Nachfolge, Focus Jesus, etc. She wrote an ongoing column in Christian Odyssey Magazine entitled Thinking Out Loud (2008-2014). She still freelance writes for publications. She currently has a weekly (for over 10 years) blog called Barbara's Banter. For five years (2014-2019) the theme of the blog was choices. The best of these were published as a book in November 2019 entitled The Choice Is Yours: 52 Choices for Happier Lives. Her 2020 theme is joy. She edits a quarterly church newsletter called A Light in the Valley where she writes a column called Personal from the Pastor's Wife (20 years) with digital subscribers around the world.   To learn more about Barbara Dahlgren and her work, please visit: https://www.barbdahlgren.com/     — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.