We are starting a new tradition here in Indianapolis: an annual show called Laff-Aholics Comedy Benefit for Recovery. Some people erroneously think that they can’t experience laughter and having fun without drinking and/or using other substances. We have proved these people wrong! Likewise, some new in recovery people think that they could only have fun with their drinking/using friends that they left behind in bars and clubs. Wrong again. Our Laff-Aholics shows are held in a clean and sober, restorative environment, where unlike comedy clubs, alcohol is not pushed on the customers. Our people have a great time.
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15, Nov, 2013
Laff-Aholics 2013 Raised $11,320 for Beneficiaries
8, Oct, 2013
First Anniversary of Never Give in to Fear: Laughing All the Way Up from Rock Bottom
Today, October 8th, 2013 is the first anniversary of the release of Never Give in to Fear: Laughing All the Way Up from Rock Bottom, a gripping and humorous memoir that tells my story: a sometimes shocking, always genuine account of survival against all odds, and a celebration of recovery. Since its release, the book has earned critical acclaim and a National Indie Excellence Award in the category of addiction and recovery.
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12, Jul, 2013
Marti MacGibbon is Keynoter at Emergency Nurses Association Annual Symposium
Marti MacGibbon, humorous inspirational speaker and author, delivered the keynote speech and a breakout session at the 2013 Indiana Emergency Nurses Association’s Annual Symposium. Topic of the keynote was overcoming adversity. The breakout session topic was human trafficking, and Marti spoke as a survivor and advocate, providing insights into short and long-term effects of human trafficking on victims, and how to recognize possible victims of this crime.
Marti MacGibbon with Sherri Marley, ENA Indiana’s 2013 event planner.
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25, Jun, 2013
Marti MacGibbon’s “Happiness” Interview Has 26, 382 Listens on Blog Talk Radio
Positive visualization really does work.
Blog Talk Radio is the largest social radio network with millions of listeners worldwide. Marti spoke with host Lorane Gordon on her show, “Journey into Now.” Marti shared her story of triumph against all odds, and revealed how she used the power of visualization to survive human trafficking, drug addiction and homelessness, and then went on to create the life of her dreams. In the interview, she shares simple, effective strategies and tips to relieve stress, lift mood, and manifest peace and prosperity.
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28, Mar, 2013
Marti MacGibbon meets Nicholas Kristof, International Freedom Conductor Award recipient and Pulitzer Prize winner.
Marti is honored to have met and spoken with Nicholas Kristof at the IFCA Gala. Mr. Kristof co-authored “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide,” with his wife, Sheryl WuDunn. He has championed the cause of combatting human trafficking. As a survivor of human trafficking who speaks to raise awareness about this issue, Marti MacGibbon thanked Mr. Kristof for his work. Kristof replied, “Thank you for telling your story.
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20, Jan, 2013
Sure-fire Strategies for Healing and Coming Back from Adversity
Adversity, personal injury, grief and loss can make you feel as though you have lost touch with yourself, but the truth is that adversity introduces us to our real selves. When you survive something awful, you have the opportunity to increase your personal power, strength of character, and ability to contribute to the greater good based on how you react to and rebound from the adversity.
I’m a survivor of global human trafficking, domestic violence, hard-core drug addiction and homelessness. For years, I allowed adversity to change the way I thought about myself, other people and the world, and to hold me back from recovery.
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16, Jan, 2013
Human Trafficking: I Survived, Healed and Now Help Others
My name is Marti MacGibbon, and I’m a human trafficking survivor. In 1985, I was a standup comic with a scheduled appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Despite my success, my recreational drug use spiraled into addiction, and I became entangled in the San Francisco drug scene. This fact, and an abusive relationship I was desperate to escape from⎯made me vulnerable to traffickers. I was trafficked from San Francisco to Tokyo and found myself completely under the control of Japanese organized crime figures⎯threatened, brutalized, isolated, and absolutely terrified.
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7, Jan, 2013
See it, Believe it, and Achieve it
One of the best ways to deal with a post-holiday slump — or mid-winter blues — is to engage in a daily practice of positive visualization. Visualization is a powerful force, and whether we are aware of it or not, the unconscious mind constantly sends and receives visual messages, images of things we want, or don’t want, in our lives. If you allow negative, default visualization to run through your mind all day, you may notice the negative emotions resulting from the negative images: anxiety, disquiet, frustration, hopelessness, melancholy.
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4, Dec, 2012
Enter the Kickass Creative Zone
In your thinking, what kind of Kickass Moves do you have? Are you flexible enough? Or are you too rigid? Flexibility is a quality worth developing, maintaining and exploring. People who cultivate a flexible way of looking at themselves and at challenging situations, generally find solutions to problems and satisfaction — or even happiness — in life. An adaptable way of thinking helps us to address problems from many different angles, while a more rigid “set in your ways” type of thinking will hem you in, tap your creativity and limit your options.
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9, Nov, 2012
Storming the Gates of Resistance, Mustering Badassitude, and Chick Power!
You never know the impact you have on another person’s life. Words, thoughts and actions of an individual are tremendously powerful. Since October 20th, I’ve experienced a number of physical and emotional challenges, and on certain days I’m tempted to get depressed and defeated, which is not a badass attitude. And I’m a badass…so I resist that temptation by remembering people who inspire me.On the really rough days, I remember Somaly Mam and her amazing life and accomplishments. I met her on October 18th, and she invited me to visit her at the Somaly Mam Foundation in Cambodia, an offer that moved and inspired me deeply.