Does your life feel more complicated by the day? Are you struggling with balance in your “post-pandemic” life? Over-run with “stuff”? Help is on the way.
After more than two decades of writing a column about the humorous side of her own overbooked, out-of-control life, Pat Snyder is here with the perfect antidote: a soon-to-be-released collection of her monthly BALANCING ACT columns: Best of BALANCING ACT: Quick Reads for Crazy Times.
Readers urged her to put her humor perspective all in one place when ThisWeek, the community paper that ran her column, launched 2023 by closing its doors.
“Sure!” Pat responded, “How hard could that be?” with her usual talent for underestimating projects. What’s followed has been a balancing act extraordinaire. Stay tuned here for updates on the collection, which will soon be available online in both paperback and e-edition.
Meanwhile, Pat will periodically share her real-time take on current absurdities through her Dog Journal blog posts, which you can subscribe to here, along with a revived Balancing Tips newsletter. Balancing Tips will keep you up to date on the book and some exciting new workshops she’ll be offering to help you find personal growth – and humor! – in right-sizing.
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Pat holds a master of applied positive psychology degree from the University of Pennsylvania and bases her presentations about stress relief and work-life balance on research-based positive psychology principles. For those who are interested in delving further into these principles themselves, one of the most comprehensive summaries of positive psychology research and practical applications you can […]
Longevity
You may be surprised to learn what the #1 predictor of a long life is. In this TED Talk psychologist Susan Pinker finds it’s social interaction.
Speeches & Workshops
Pat offers a choice of two- to four-hour interactive workshops on humor-related topics. Sign up for a workshop and learn how to write funny, or control stress and spark creativity through humor. Also, check out her speech topics. Pat’s Latest Blog Post
Book Is Balancing Act
How long could it take, putting together a collection of columns? After all, they’re already written. At least, that’s what I told myself in late
