Joy Through The Journey
A hilarious, affirming, and inspirational message for women everywhere
Description
In Joy Through The Journey Brenda Elsagher will help empower women to find humor through the challenges in their lives. Impactful, authentic, funny and engaging; this message is for women from 15 to 90!
Brenda Elsagher is a dynamic keynote speaker, award-winning author, and 20-year veteran of comedy who encourages us to lighten up as we juggle life. She gets it. As a former business owner, and launching a new career at age 39 she understands the pull of too many directions, the strive for balance, the demands of a career and home, weight, money, stress and aging. And she tackles it in a way that makes you laugh!
A Certified Humor Professional, Brenda brings a genuine, uplifting message, and reminds us that each day has only 24 hours and what we do with each hour can change our life. Be bold, go forward and have fun!
Brenda’s Joy Through The Journey keynote encourages personal action steps, and the audience walk away feeling energized.
Takeaways
- 4 practical ways to feel better each day.
- How to cope with stressful situations using humor.
- If we can laugh at it we can live with it.
- How to find balance and lighten up in life.
Target Audiences
- Women’s healthcare events
- Ladies Night Out
- Women’s leadership events
- Women’s expos
Testimonials
“Our Harvest of Health event was a night geared towards women’s health issues, dealing with fatigue, stress, and digestive challenges. Brenda finished the night making us laugh uncontrollably and actually touched on all of these topics in a humorous way. She shared a kind, caring message from her heart… a great choice for our key note speaker!”
Thompson Health Spirit of Women Event, Misty Ufholz
“In all the years, I have been attending conferences and education days, I have never seen a “comedian” focused on healthcare.”
“She was right on the money!”
“Loved the comedy!”
“Brenda was excellent!”
Women’s event attendees, Canandaigua, N.Y.
Length:
45-60 minute keynote
Additional workshops available upon request
Humor and Healing from the Patient’s/Caregiver’s Perspective
This talk is available for 1 CEU Credit.
Description
This presentation will be engaging, funny, and heartwarming, giving the healthcare professional an opportunity to experience the perspective of a patient in a healthcare setting. A rare look “behind the scenes,” with numerous and humorous insights for healthcare professionals, they will walk away assured they make a difference in the lives of their patients.
Brenda is a Certified Humor Professional accredited through the Association of Applied and Therapeutic Humor. It is a 3- year program that teaches evidenced-based research on humor and healing. There is actual science for what Brenda knew instinctively.
Brenda’s stories illustrate the need for humor with patients and their families to use as a coping tool through the laughter and the tears. The great side effect is that the healthcare professionals benefit too making the work place a healthier place to be.
Takeaways
- Understanding a Patient’s/Caregiver’s perspective
- Discover how patients/caregiver’s use laughter to cope
- Use humor to relax patients, caregivers, and co-workers.
- Use self-care to prevent burnout and help the patient/caregiver
Target Audiences
- Nurses
- Therapists
- Hospitals
- Community health organizations
- Healthcare events
- Long Term Care events
Testimonials
“Our conference guests enjoyed your presentation; especially your humor and the manner in which you bare your soul to the audience. This was validated further when you received a standing ovation. Your keynote remarks made our conference a world class event for our 850 participants.”
Mike Bailey, Chief Operating Manager, Handi Medical Supply, Inc. St. Paul, MN
Length
45-60 minute keynote,
Additional workshops available upon request
Life, Lessons, & Laughter
This talk is available for 1 CEU Credit.
Description
Brenda brings you on a journey of laughter with a respite from the realities of life dealing with cancer. Daring to say things that people without cancer never say, she relates to her audience in the special language of people in the trenches of cancer. In her fox hole, is an arsenal of laughter that leaves the survivors, caregivers, and healthcare professionals with an overall sense of well-being and understanding. Hope is her biggest weapon and she throws it out with encouragement along with huge doses of hilarity changing the focus to the bigger dimension of living life to the fullest with all we’ve got.
Takeaways
- Remember it’s okay to laugh in serious situations
- Choose how you spend each moment
- Discover that illness doesn’t define who you are
- Move on in life with a new normal
Target Audiences
- Cancer support groups
- Cancer hospitals
- Community healthcare events
- Expos
- Women’s events
Testimonials
“Brenda Elsagher is amazing as she connects with each audience member. She speaks words of encouragement, all with a twist of humor and fun. We felt fortunate to share our Cancer Survivor’s Day with Brenda as she shared her battle with cancer, instilling hope and providing coping mechanisms through laughter.”
Rush University Medical Center, Aurora, Illinois
“You played a huge part in making our 10th annual Moving Beyond Cancer To Wellness Event a hit! We had such a great turn out, I’m still hearing comments about how hard people were laughing and how Brenda’s talk was such a great way to start the conference.”
Joli Bartell, Survivorship Program
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
Length
45-60 minute keynote,
Additional workshops available upon request
Your Glasses Are On Top of Your Head
Description
Brenda shows audiences how to find the funny in the little things. While laughing through the “joys of aging” and technology, she brings it back to the basics of self-care. Brenda’s talk teaches us how important it is to use humor to stay engaged in the business of living, and accepting the challenges we face with grace and humor each day. With a dose of gratefulness, honesty, and good laughs, the audience will walk away rejuvenated.
Takeaways
- Discover coping strategies that help you laugh through the challenges of aging
- Find the funny in little things
- Embrace technology without losing your mind or your humor.
- It’s never too late to try something new
Target Audiences
- Community events
- Faith based events
- Long-Term Care Professionals
- Senior leadership Professionals
- Hospice Professionals/Volunteers
- Library Volunteer Celebrations
- Senior Expos and Celebration Events
Testimonial
“Brenda Elsagher brought an energy to our Aging Celebration, which motivated and inspired all present to remember to laugh. No matter how bad or hard life can be, finding joy and laughter in something can bring about healing, resilience, understanding, acceptance and an ability to cope. I loved how Brenda engaged the entire audience! It was hilarious to watch all the men in the audience slapping their legs with laughter, and tipping their heads back for the hearty laugh we all love.” This is such an old-fashioned audience; many are afraid to be who they really are. Brenda showed everyone how easy it can be.”
Sharon Notch, NW MN, UCare for Seniors & EssentiaCare
Length
45-60 minute keynote,
Additional workshops available upon request
