'Laughter is the best medicine': 21 Laughs That Will Guide You On Your Inner Journey to a Happy Brain (June 20, 2026)

Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor

Jun 20, 2026 6:00 AM EDT

At what moment in your life did you realize you need memes to survive?

For me, it was at a pretty young age. I think many other people could relate. It was an easy transition to go from being the witty, funny friend who uses humor to hide her pain to the friend who constantly fills your DMs with fire memes. I am don't-worry-about-it-years-old, but just know I was part of the crowd that invented memes. I was there when the dark magic was written! And I've never been the same since. I mean, just look at my full-time PROFESSIONAL job! I gather and talk about memes on the internet. If you had told 10-year-old Elna that, she would have been like, "You can get PAID to do this?" That's crazy to think about. Memes will always be there to heal my inner child, and bring her back out, and maybe make her more worrisome? I'm not sure. I will leave that for my therapist to figure out… In fact, let's send my doc some of these memes below. I bet your therapist would appreciate them, too.

It's been rough out there these days, I'm not going to lie. Luckily, I live in NYC, and the recent wins we have been getting have been making life a little more bearable. I mean, go Knicks! That being said, I am not stopping my therapy sessions anytime soon. And I will most definitely not stop sending my doc memes according to my ups and downs of the day. It's our special relationship! And that's just show biz, baby.