Pat Armitstead, the Worlds First Joyologist, is a thought-leader in the field of joy as a transformational agent. She has been called “New Zealands answer to Patch Adams,”“the Mother Theresa of joy,” and “a spiritual midwife delivering people out of the darkness” She worked as a Registered Nurse in Nurse Education and as Director of Nursing services for 16 years before founding her own Advertising agency, Take One Productions, in NSW, Australia. She was President of the National Speakers Association NZ 2001, The Most Awarded Speaker at the 2000 NSANZ Convention and was 2002 NZ Speaker of the Year. She has toured internationally with Dr. Patch Adams and has worked with 4 Jungian Psychotherapists using casting and storytelling and now uses this to support people moving through grief and loss. She authored the book, Humour Works. Her vision is to be a voice for all that is joyful about humanity and she says she is here to “Inspire hope, liberate compassion and evoke joy.
Show Description: Pat Armistead is the world’s first “Joyologist” She will not only tell us what that is but she will share her adventures using humor to help people heal and corporations thrive. She definitely thinks “outside the box” and will talk about how she’s perceived by the medical and academic communities and how she deals with the mainstream community. Pat will give us an inside view of her travels with Patch Adams and give us the “real skinny” on why she is driven to do what she does. She will give our listeners her biggest breakthrough tips and has offered to give away two copies of her book, Humour Works. It is almost a sure thing that you will come away from hearing Pat Armistead with not only a big smile on your face but with a feeling of joy in your heart.





