Learning to laugh at life is healthy and helps you find the joy in your everyday routine. Dr. Lynette Charity joins the show to speak with Kelly and Maria about her outlook on life as an anesthesiologist turned standup comedian and all of the many obstacles she’s overcome to get there. 

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MORE ABOUT DR. LYNETTE CHARITY

Lynette Charity, MD, is a medical expert and Board-Certified in Anesthesiology with over 40 years of experience. She’s also a keynote speaker, humorist and author. 

As a young girl growing up in the segregated South, Lynette dealt with discrimination on her path to becoming a medical doctor. She persevered and now wants to “wake people up” to go after their dreams through sharing her story of overcoming obstacles of racial bias, gender bias and age bias. She often uses humor to deliver her message.

Episode Topics and Mentions

Brown vs. the Board of Education

Virginia

Ben Casey TV show

Jim Gaffagan

Wanda Sykes

Segregation

Chatham University

Depression

Trauma

Standup comedy

Bikram yoga

Massages

Find your funny in everyday life

Loving vs. Virginia

Mildred and Richard Loving

Seasonal Affective Disorder

Takeaways

Maria 

1. Laughter is so important - it is a valuable tool, especially when you are under pressure. 
2. No one is going to hand you anything. Goals take hard work to achieve.

Kelly

1. Be your authentic self. It is so freeing.
2. Let negativity go. Decide to let the negativity go and just tap into who you are and what you believe instead. 

Quote of the Week

"It's hard to be depressed when you are laughing. You don't have to tell jokes to laugh. Just focus on the little things that are funny in life -- and there are plenty of them." -- Dr. Lynette Charity

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