Laughter conquers FEAR!
I hit my funny bone when I was 5 and boy it wasn't very funny!  I can still remember that day like it was yesterday.  The tears streaming down my face, I ran into the house and my dad had me come over to him.  I thought he was going to comfort me and wipe my tears......but not my dad.  He stomped my foot.  He said "now your elbow doesn't hurt anymore, right?"  And we both CRACKED UP!!!  It was a defining moment.  He did this a lot when we were upset or had hurt ourselves.  It really was a blessing to laugh through life.

One day, as I was feeling fear come up, I saw it as a cartoon and I started to laugh.  It gave me the idea to look at the memories of my accident and see if I could turn the memories around to laughter!  I succeeded.  Now when I look back, I see a horse with ballet slippers and a tootoo, dancing around with me as his partner, lifting me up and dancing with me.  Then I see the acme coyote and the road runner come into the picture and all acme caos breaks loose but when all the dust settles, there I am, riding off into the sunset with the road runner.  It is powerful.  Like many of you, we sit in our memories and our thoughts of what if all the negative stuff.  Nobody says we have to stay there.

Here is how you can use laughter:

1. Recreate your memories so that they make you laugh, good ole belly laughing.  Whatever makes you laugh, make that your memories.  Nobody says we have to remember things the way they happen.  I give you permission to recreate your memories!
2. Create a future that fills you with joy and laughter.  I set a goal to laugh 400 times a day so that I am looking for things to laugh about but it is too big to measure.  Find things every day that help you laugh through life.  It isn't always easy, but it is always fun.

I share a lot about how I learned to laugh in my book, "Turn Your Family Around with Laughter" that you can get here, on Amazon.



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Hey there! I’m Elise Hittinger—Fear Slayer, Confidence Creator, and your go-to Courage Coach.

 
Once upon a time, I was that fearless kid riding deep into Angeles National Forest without a second thought. Then bam—life threw me a plot twist. A horse flipped on me, pinning me beneath it, and fear crept in like an uninvited guest who wouldn’t leave.

That moment tested everything. But here’s the wild part—I walked away with only bruises and a divine reminder that I wasn’t done yet. Fear may have stolen my joy for a while, but it did not get the final say.

Fast forward to a move to Kentucky, where the trails were calling my name. I had two choices: let fear keep the reins or take them back. Spoiler alert—I took them back. Now, I help other riders (and, honestly, anyone sick of fear running their life) do the same.

I make fear pack its little bags and GTFO. Whether it’s through hypnotherapy, NLP, or a little well-placed humor, I help people trade anxiety for confidence, doubt for courage, and overthinking for action.

So, if you’re ready to kick fear to the curb and rediscover the joy you deserve—I’m here for it. Let’s do this.

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