'Laughter is the best medicine': 21 Laughs That Will Guide You On Your Inner Journey to a Happy Brain (June 27, 2026)

Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor

Jun 27, 2026 12:30 PM EDT

Is there something on your mind, bestie? Something that's been making you feel a little silly goofy? Maybe even loopy?

Don't worry, you're not alone. Sometimes I feel like I can feel the world spinning, and it's fast and slow at the same time. Does that make sense to you? If it does, then you should do what I do and go see a therapist. That might sound scary if you're a boomer, but any generation after them knows how important mental health is. We also know how important it is to pair humor with your inner healing journey. You can't take everything so seriously all of the time! Life is too short and random for that. You have to just LOL whenever you get that chance! If it happens to be when you are in a dark place, so be it. Just know you're not alone! The memes and memers are always here going through the same thing with you.

Memes are more than just silly little jokes. They are a tool for connection. And they are a versatile tool at that! You can send them to a stranger to break the ice, you can send very niche ones that will have your friends cracking up, or you can share them with your therapist who will hopefully also LOL but also use them to better understand your psyche.

I love to share memes with my therapist. She always hits me with a satisfying LOL, but I'm sure she's taking notes about it that she will bring up in our next session. And honestly, I'm grateful for that. Because it is much easier to bring up the heavy mental load weighing down on me through a funny guy on the internet.