The Lighten Up Project
By Malcolm Grissom
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Hosted by comedian, Laughter Leader, and Engagement Specialist Malcolm Grissom, The Lighten Up Project is where humor meets healing. This interview-style podcast explores how applied improv, laughter, and joyful connection are transforming schools and communities facing serious challenges like bullying, suicide, and mental health struggles. Featuring stories from students, educators, comedians, and mental health leaders, each episode is a reminder that healing doesn’t have to be heavy — it can be honest, human, and hilariously hopeful. ✨ Laugh louder. Lead lighter. Live brighter.
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How Do You Help a Teen Figure Out Their Future Without Overwhelming Them?
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Aug 28, 2026 |
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How to Reclaim Your Authentic Self After Losing Your Identity
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Aug 26, 2026 |
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What Is Your Relationship With Money Really Costing You, And How Can Lightening Up Help?
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Aug 21, 2026 |
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Is a 401(k) Alone Enough to Retire Comfortably?
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Aug 19, 2026 |
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Why Is Listening More Important Than Control in Leadership?
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Aug 15, 2026 |
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How Do You Build Financial Independence Starting from Nothing?
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Aug 12, 2026 |
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How What You Wear Reflects Who You Are
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Aug 07, 2026 |
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How to Reclaim Your Vitality Through Laughter
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Aug 05, 2026 |
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How Do You Communicate During Conflict?
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Jul 31, 2026 |
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What Makes a Story "Well-Crafted" for Public Speaking?
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Jul 28, 2026 |
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How Do You Rebuild Your Life After a Major Mistake?
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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Why High Performers Struggle with Intimacy — and How to Fix It
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Jul 22, 2026 |
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How Songs Can Change Your Life with Ruth Wishengrad (Encore)
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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How Do You Build Courage When You're Terrified of What People Will Think?
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Jul 15, 2026 |
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How Can EQ Help Leaders Succeed in the Age of AI?
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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How Do You Recover from Burnout When You're Successful but Empty Inside?
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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How Do You Add Humor to a Speech If You're Not Funny? Stop Telling Jokes!
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Jul 03, 2026 |
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How to Stay Calm Under Pressure: Using The PACE Framework
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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How to Help a Quiet Kid Build Confidence
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Jun 26, 2026 |
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How to Get Your Sense of Humor Back
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Jun 24, 2026 |
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What's the Real Reason We Struggle in Relationships and at Work?
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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How To Get Over Your Fear of Public Speaking?
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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How to Stop Rambling and Start Communicating Clearly
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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Are You Accidentally Becoming Your Child's Inner Critic?
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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Stop Hiding, Start Shining: How to Step Out of the Shadows & Build a Business That’s Profitable, Playful & Bold with Kimberly Crowe
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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Why Small Wins Matter More Than You Think
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May 28, 2026 |
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How to Break Your Addiction to Struggle & Rewrite Reality Through Joy
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May 26, 2026 |
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Why Your Body Holds Stress — and How to Bring It Back Into Balance
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May 21, 2026 |
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What Resilience Actually Looks Like?: Lessons Learned From Cancer with Savio P. Clemente
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May 19, 2026 |
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How Songs Can Change Your Life with Ruth Wishengrad
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May 14, 2026 |
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Can Laughter Really Improve Mental Health? A Conversation with Frank King
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May 12, 2026 |
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How Laughter Saved My Life (A Mental Health Story You Need to Hear)
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May 07, 2026 |
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From Worms to Wellness: How Laughter Can Transform Your Energy and Life with Cathy Nesbitt
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May 05, 2026 |
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Does Laughter Lower Stress and Pain? What the Research Shows with Prof. Frank Chindamo
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Wendy Liebman on 40 Years of Stand-Up, Timing, and Making People Laugh
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Can Laughter Really Help You Heal? A Comedian’s Perspective with Paul Brumbaugh
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Leadership Under Fire: Decision-Making, Resilience, and the Power of Humor with Neil Jurd
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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What Most Leaders Get Wrong About Workplace Culture and Inclusion with Natalie Holder
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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What Stand-Up Comedy Teaches Us About Human Nature and Confidence with Danny Dechi
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Why Focusing on Death Is Ruining Your Life (And What to Do Instead) with Judy Wong
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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How to Use Laughter to Reduce Stress and Gain Emotional Balance With Joyologist Steve Wilson
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Finding Joy in Dirt, Music, and Friendship: The Playful Life of Leslie Outier
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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How Humor, Music, and Spiritual Play Help Us Lighten Up with Erin Shannon
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Why Music, Toys, and Play Still Matter: A Conversation with Robert A. Medeiros
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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The Rhythm That Connects Us: Music, Laughter & Play Explained
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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How to Eliminate Hidden People Risks and Build a Joy-Driven Workplace with Dr. Diane Dye
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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How Playful Leadership Builds Stronger Teams, Retention, and Real Connection with Jessper Maquindang
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Why Joy, Play, and Laughter Create Better Learners—Inside Vibrant Family Education with Kristina & Herb Heagh-Avritt
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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How to Grab the Key of Courage & Live Above the Line with Carolyn Cooper
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Laughing Through the Muck: Healing Trauma, Reclaiming Safety & Finding Magic with Jennifer Nagel
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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How Laughter Keeps You Young: Reinventing Life, Creativity, and Courage at Any Age with Sandra Risser
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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How to Live Lightly: Reclaiming Joy, Laughter, and Self-Worth with Fatina “Tina” Mays
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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How to Build Hope When Life Feels Heavy: Every Step Is a Victory
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Why We Laugh? Exploring Humor Through Play and Perspective
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Jan 01, 2026 |
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How Laughter Helped Me Reclaim My Voice
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Dec 23, 2025 |