KEYNOTES & SPEAKING

Comedy, Authoring Your Story, and the Science of Why It Works. Most people think comedians write jokes to avoid the truth. Jody shows what happens when difficult experience is shaped into story—and why authorship matters more than relief. 

A new understanding of comedy as meaning-making, the difference between relief and authorship, and practical language for moving difficult experience toward expression. 

A 35–60 minute adaptable keynote with optional Q&A or facilitated discussion. Designed for mental health and trauma conferences, healthcare and social-work audiences, veterans organizations, and creative or educational institutions.