Allen got into this unusual line of work after his wife died of a rare liver disease at the age of 34.  He watched how humor helped his wife cope with her demise and applied what he learned to change his life and his career.



He now teaches workshops on how to deal with everything from traffic jams to tragedies.



He is a recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor as well as a Toastmasters Communication and Leadership Award.



Allen is a Best-Selling author of 25 books including:

 

The Healing Power of Humor
The Courage to Laugh

Learning to Laugh When You Feel Like Crying

The Art of Living Joyfully

Change Your Life!: A Little Book of Big Ideas

Inspiration for a Lifetime

Words of Love

Mom's the Word 

Having the Time of Your Life

Always Look on the Bright Side

L.A.U.G.H.: Using Humor to Help Clients Cope

Allen got into this unusual line of work after his wife died of a rare liver disease at the age of 34.  He watched how humor helped his wife cope with her demise and applied what he learned to change his life and his career.


He now teaches workshops on how to deal with everything from traffic jams to tragedies.


He is a recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor as well as a Toastmasters Communication and Leadership Award.


Allen is a Best-Selling author of 25 books including:

 

The Healing Power of HumorThe Courage to Laugh

Learning to Laugh When You Feel Like Crying

The Art of Living Joyfully

Change Your Life!: A Little Book of Big Ideas

Inspiration for a Lifetime

Words of Love

Mom's the Word 

Having the Time of Your Life

Always Look on the Bright Side

L.A.U.G.H.: Using Humor to Help Clients Cope