About The Workshop or Keynote

Loretta LaRoche has been called “the Erma Bombeck of stress reduction”—and in this helpful and hilarious keynote, you’ll see why! Her enormous talent for finding the funny detail to defuse even the most difficult situation has never been sharper. Get ready to laugh and learn as Loretta offers practical exercises, hilarious anecdotes, and specific advice for coming to terms with today’s ever-increasing stress levels during this keynote—a remedy for anxiety and a prescription for laughter. As Loretta says, “Life has become a pressure cooker of unrealistic expectations, information overload and workaholism that we spend our days stressed out over being stressed out!” So, sit back, relax, and watch as Loretta dismantles our American predilection for taking ourselves too seriously and shows us how to live longer, happier lives using the healing power of the absurd.

About The Speaker

Loretta LaRoche is an international consultant, best-selling author, and lecturer in the field of stress management. She’s widely known as the star of six award-winning specials on PBS. Often called the “siren of stress,” Loretta has a one-of-a-kind perspective for living an optimistic and resilient life in these challenging times. Her latest works include: The Wise and Witty Stress Solution Kit, Life Is Short, Wear Your Party Pants, Squeeze the Day, and Kick Up Your Heels. . . Before You’re Too Short to Wear Them. Her latest book Relax—You May Only Have a Few Minutes Left was published in February 2008. In addition to many appearances on television and in print, her weekly column, “Get a Life,” is published every Monday in the Lifestyle section of Boston’s Patriot Ledger. www.lorettalaroche.com