Judy Croon

Hi there, I'm Judy Croon. Welcome to another Episode of Laugh Long and Prosper – Shelf Help with a Smile. I believe that humour is one of our best coping mechanisms-especially when we are facing stress and unknown times like Covid. Today is Monday. That’s means it’s time for 'Just Another Mindful Monday'. In this episode, I talk about 'Laughing Your Way to Better Health'. I share the medical benefits the laughter! If you like to catch up on all of our Laugh Long and Prosper episodes, check me out Judy Croon On Spotify and/OR Soundcloud or you can go to my website www.JudyCroon.com Until next time, laugh Long and Prosper! Judy Croon is Canada’s Keynote Humorist, Tedx motivational speaker, comedian and stand-up coach at Second City. She has worked with many celebrities including; John Cleese, Jon Stewart, and Joan Rivers. Her specials have appeared on NBC, CBS, CTV and The Comedy Network. She is a co-author of ‘From the Stage to the Page: Life Lessons from Four Funny Ladies!” Judy draws from her standup per

Hi there, I'm Judy Croon. Welcome to another Episode of Laugh Long and Prosper – Shelf Help with a Smile. I believe that humour is one of our best coping mechanisms-especially when we are facing stress and unknown times like Covid. Today is Monday. That’s means it’s time for 'Just Another Mindful Monday'. In this episode, I talk about 'Laughter Yoga'. I share the medical benefits the laughter! If you like to catch up on all of our Laugh Long and Prosper episodes, check me out Judy Croon On Spotify and/OR Soundcloud or you can go to my website www.JudyCroon.com Until next time, laugh Long and Prosper! Judy Croon is Canada’s Keynote Humorist, Tedx motivational speaker, comedian and stand-up coach at Second City. She has worked with many celebrities including; John Cleese, Jon Stewart, and Joan Rivers. Her specials have appeared on NBC, CBS, CTV and The Comedy Network. She is a co-author of ‘From the Stage to the Page: Life Lessons from Four Funny Ladies!” Judy draws from her standup performance and coaching

Hi there, I'm Judy Croon. Welcome to another Episode of Laugh Long and Prosper – Shelf Help with a dash of humour when appropriate. I believe that humour is one of our best coping mechanisms-especially when we are facing stress and unknown times like Covid. Today is Monday. That’s means it’s time for 'Just Another Mindful Monday'. On the podcast with me today is Andy Cleghorn from http://www.FullCircleATC.com ATC stands for Art Therapy Centre. Full Circle - Art Therapy Centre is a Toronto based Art Therapy clinic, located in the Danforth community. It was founded in 2014 by two art therapists, (Pearl and Lacey). Their mission is to provide a safe space for people in need of mental health support, by helping them heal through creative processes. Andy is a registered Psychotherapist. She is a huge believer in the strong connection between humour and mental health. Today we talk about creativity and art and how Andy uses it to help heal individuals who are suffering from a variety of mental health issues

Hi there, I'm Judy Croon. Welcome to another Episode of Laugh Long and Prosper – Shelf Help with a dash of humour when appropriate. I believe that humour is one of our best coping mechanisms-especially when we are facing stress and unknown times like Covid. Today is Monday. That’s means it’s time for 'Just Another Mindful Monday'. On the podcast with me today is Andy Cleghorn from http://www.FullCircleATC.com ATC stands for Art Therapy Centre. Full Circle - Art Therapy Centre is a Toronto based Art Therapy clinic, located in the Danforth community. It was founded in 2014 by two art therapists, (Pearl and Lacey). Their mission is to provide a safe space for people in need of mental health support, by helping them heal through creative processes. Andy is a registered Psychotherapist. She is a huge believer in the strong connection between humour and mental health. Today we talk about creativity and art and how Andy uses it to help heal individuals who are suffering from a variety of mental health issues

Hi there, I'm Judy Croon. Welcome to another Episode of Laugh Long and Prosper – Shelf Help with a dash of humour when appropriate. I believe that humour is one of our best coping mechanisms-especially when we are facing stress and unknown times like Covid. Today is Monday. That means it’s time for Just Another Mindful Monday. On the phone with me today is Dr. Richard Amaral. Richard is a registered psychologist in private practice with offices in Markham and Whitby, Ontario. He provides psychological services in-person and online to adolescents, adults, and families. Dr. Amaral received his Ph.D. from the University of Calgary in applied psychology. He received his Master’s degree in counselling psychology from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, focusing on adolescents and addictions. His Bachelor of Science degree, also in psychology, is from the University of Toronto, the city where he is proudly born and raised. Dr. Amaral has special interests in addictions, anxiety, anger management, stress

Hi there, I'm Judy Croon. Welcome to another Episode of Laugh Long and Prosper – Shelf Help with a dash of humour when appropriate. I believe that humour is one of our best coping mechanisms-especially when we are facing stress and unknown times like Covid. Today is Monday. That means it’s time for Just Another Mindful Monday. On the phone with me today is Dr. Richard Amaral. Richard is a registered psychologist in private practice with offices in Markham and Whitby, Ontario. He provides psychological services in-person and online to adolescents, adults, and families. Dr. Amaral received his Ph.D. from the University of Calgary in applied psychology. He received his Master’s degree in counselling psychology from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, focusing on adolescents and addictions. His Bachelor of Science degree, also in psychology, is from the University of Toronto, the city where he is proudly born and raised. Dr. Amaral has special interests in addictions, anxiety, anger management, stress

Hey there, I'm Judy Croon. Canada's Keynote Humourist. Welcome to Laugh Long and Prosper. Shelf Help with a Smile. Stress Busters with a smirk. You get the point. So let's get started. Today is Friday so that means it's time for Psychic Friday! My guest today is Psychic Medium Mark Hamilton -otherwise known as the Olive Reader. We're talking about Mark's latest book, ' What the F#%%$ - The Life of A Medium.' The Olive Reader, Mark has been professionally seeing clients since March 2012. Since this time, he has successfully seen many people. Mark, who began his career as working in social work and a Parenting Practitioner, is a talented Medium who relays information from friends and loved ones who have passed into Spirit. Mark has known about Spirit Folk from the age of 7 in the form of premonitions and deja vu. Since seeing clients professionally, Mark has successfully helped many families achieve closure by passing on messages of healing and love from loved ones who have crossed over. He has also worked wi

Hi there, I'm Judy Croon. Welcome to another Episode of Laugh Long and Prosper – Shelf Help with a dash of humour when appropriate. I believe that humour is one of our best coping mechanisms-especially when we are facing stress and unknown times like Covid. Today is Monday. That’s means it’s time for 'Just Another Mindful Monday'. On the phone with me today is Mindfulness Coach Cara Coulson from Pearl Mindfulness. Cara works out of the GTA She teaches at Durham College and she works with a group called Psychology For Growth. This means that most of Cara’s services are covered under insurance plans – which is a big help for a lot of folks. As we deal with Covid for over a year now, lots of people are struggling. Cara offers some coping techniques. To reach Cara, you can go to her website www.PearlMindfulness.net or email her: PearlMindfulnessQ@gmail.com If you like to catch up on all of our Laugh Long and Prosper episodes, check me out Judy Croon On Spotify and/OR Soundcloud or you can go to my website www.

Hi there, I'm Judy Croon. Welcome to another Episode of Laugh Long and Prosper – Shelf Help with a dash of humour when appropriate. I believe that humour is one of our best coping mechanisms-especially when we are facing stress and unknown times like Covid. Today is Monday. That’s means it’s time for 'Just Another Mindful Monday'. On the phone with me today is Mindfulness Coach Cara Coulson from Pearl Mindfulness. Cara works out of the GTA She teaches at Durham College and she works with a group called Psychology For Growth. This means that most of Cara’s services are covered under insurance plans – which is a big help for a lot of folks. As we deal with Covid for over a year now, lots of people are struggling. Cara wrote a paper recently, called 'Coaching to Build Resiliency'. It's very helpful and hopeful! We talk about it here. Check it out. To reach Cara, you can go to her website www.PearlMindfulness.net or email her: PearlMindfulnessQ@gmail.com If you like to catch up on all of our Laugh Long and Pro

Hi there, I'm Judy Croon - Canada's Keynote Humourist. Welcome to 'Laugh Long and Prosper' Shelf Help with a Smile. Stress Busters with a Smirk. You get the point. So let's get Started... It’s Friday so that means today is Psychic Friday! My guest today is Ursula Darby. What image comes to mind when you think of a psychic medium? Dark rooms, crystal balls, strange shady characters? Well then you have not met Ursula Darby. Ursula is changing the way people think of psychics and mediums. There is nothing mysterious or strange about her. She is straightforward, honest and a whole lot of fun! Ursula has been a medium and a psychic since she was very young. Experiences with spirit started as a child and have shaped her into an effective and conscious communicator with the other side. She delivers messages to loved ones from people in spirit. Using her psychic abilities, Ursula reads her clients' past, present and future in detail. All sessions with Ursula are filled with compassion, understanding and her wonder

Hi there, I'm Judy Croon - Canada's Keynote Humourist. Welcome to 'Laugh Long and Prosper' Shelf Help with a Smile. Stress Busters with a Smirk. You get the point. So let's get Started... It’s Friday so that means today is Psychic Friday! My guest today is Ursula Darby. What image comes to mind when you think of a psychic medium? Dark rooms, crystal balls, strange shady characters? Well then you have not met Ursula Darby. Ursula is changing the way people think of psychics and mediums. There is nothing mysterious or strange about her. She is straightforward, honest and a whole lot of fun! Ursula has been a medium and a psychic since she was very young. Experiences with spirit started as a child and have shaped her into an effective and conscious communicator with the other side. She delivers messages to loved ones from people in spirit. Using her psychic abilities, Ursula reads her clients' past, present and future in detail. All sessions with Ursula are filled with compassion, understanding and h

Hey there, I’m Judy Croon. Welcome to Laugh Long and Prosper.Shelf help with a smile Today is Friday, which means it’s time for Psychic Friday. My guest today is Beth Lynch. Beth Lynch, Intuitive Consultant, Medium, Author and founder of Inner Light Teaching. She shares the power of understanding the relationship between the Spirit and being simply, a better human. Beth is dedicated to sharing the connection to Spirituality and mental and emotional wellness. The missing link in our evolution as a species is the misconception of Spirituality. It is accessing that Source daily that helps us live, love, create and heal the life we truly deserve. It is Spiritual and it is science. Lynch’s dedication to meditation, healing and understanding death is what showed her the power of life. As a child, Lynch’s sensitivity to thoughts and feelings confused and at times terrified her. Fast forward 30 years of curiosity, faith and healing it is now her passion and purpose … to help others understand intuition and heal

Hey there, I'm Judy Croon. Canada's Keynote Humourist. Welcome to Laugh Long and Prosper. Shelf Help with a Smile. Stress Busters with a smirk. You get the point. So let's get started. Today is Friday so that means it's time for Psychic Friday! My guest today is Psychic Medium Mark Hamilton -otherwise known as the Olive Reader. We're talking about Mark's latest book, ' What the F#%%$ - The Life of A Medium.' The Olive Reader, Mark has been professionally seeing clients since March 2012. Since this time, he has successfully seen many people. Mark, who began his career as working in social work and a Parenting Practitioner, is a talented Medium who relays information from friends and loved ones who have passed into Spirit. Mark has known about Spirit Folk from the age of 7 in the form of premonitions and deja vu. Since seeing clients professionally, Mark has successfully helped many families achieve closure by passing on messages of healing and love from loved ones who have crossed over. He has also worked w

Hi there, I'm Judy Croon. Welcome to another Episode of Laugh Long and Prosper – Shelf Help with a dash of humour. I believe that humour is one of our best coping mechanisms-especially when we are facing stress and unknown times like Covid. Today is Monday. That’s means it’s time for 'Just Another Mindful Monday'. On the phone with me today is Todd Kaufman. Todd Kaufman is an anxiety expert. He is the author of the book ’TRANSFORMING ANXIETY, From Hot Mess to Superpower,’ a Registered Psychotherapist and Executive Psychotherapeutic Coach. Todd’s the founder of the Anxiety Release Protocol (ARP) a program that can show you how to end panic attacks and manage your anxiety. The Anxiety Release Protocol (ARP) is taught to doctors and therapists across North America is the practical go-to for people struggling with anxiety. He provides both one-on-one and group therapy and coaching virtually, and he and his therapy dog, Gracey T Bear are really missing their public engagements and in-person training during CO

Hi there, I'm Judy Croon. Welcome to another Episode of Laugh Long and Prosper – Shelf Help with a dash of humour. I believe that humour is one of our best coping mechanisms-especially when we are facing stress and unknown times like Covid. Today is Monday. That’s means it’s time for 'Just Another Mindful Monday'. On the phone with me today is Dr. Teruni Lamberg. What do all great leaders have in common? How do they consistently lead well and inspire others? College professor and prolific author and speaker Teruni Lamberg has extensively researched this topic for her seminars and book, “Leaders Who Lead Successfully.” Dr. Lamberg has discovered a quality that separates superior leaders from lackluster and/or boring ones and that is humour! From Lincoln to Gandhi, from Einstein to Nancy Pelosi, from Winston Churchill to Barack Obama- great leaders seem to have one almost overlooked common denominator - a sense of humour. Dr. Lamberg is a Leading learning expert, She shares her innovative ideas on leading

Hi there, I’m Judy Croon, Canada’s Keynote Humourist. Welcome to another episode of ‘Laugh Long and Prosper. Shelf help with a smile. It’s Monday which means it’s time for ‘Just Another Mindful Monday’. Mental health – this subject has come up over and over again when talking about mindfulness. Especially, while we’re coping with Covid. As a result, I wanted to continue dedicating a few shows to this urgent matter, as folks are having a really difficult time trying to get help. I wanted to continue talking to people in the community who can shed light on resources. Which is why I’m so excited to chat with my guest today, Jason Balgopal. Jason Balgopal is a lawyer by day and community volunteer by night. He graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, and was called to the Bar in 1999. His day job has allowed him to appear in all levels of courts in Ontario, and he has conducted all manner of trials including murder trials. Being a perfectionist by nature in an imperfect world was one catalys

Hey there, I'm Judy Croon. Canada's Keynote Humourist. Welcome to Laugh Long and Prosper. Shelf Help with a Smile. Stress Busters with a smirk. You get the point. So let's get started. Today is Friday so that means it's time for Psychic Friday! Almost a quarter way through 2021, we check in with Psychic Nikki to check if previous forecasts for the year were correct so far and what's in store for the rest of the year. Take a listen! Nikki is known all over the world. She's a regular on CBS Morning Show. Her clients include well-known movie stars, politicians, people from the sports world and business world, as well as the world of entertainment. Nikki's famous clients include Shirley MacLaine, Cher, Rod Stewart, Matt Dillon, Tom Cruise and many others. Check out Nikki's predictions for 2021 at www.PsychicNikki.com She can be reached at 416 961-7976 For more information about Laugh Long and Prosper, Judy's keynotes or comedy workshops, go to www.JudyCroon.com Judy Croon is Canada’s Keynote Humorist, Tedx m

Hi there, I’m Judy Croon, Canada’s Keynote Humourist. Welcome to another episode of ‘Laugh Long and Prosper’. It’s Monday which means it’s time for Just Another Mindful Monday. Jason Wilcox is a comic, coach and currently a consultant, too. As a comic, I first introduced Jason on stage at Absolute Comedy almost 7 years ago exactly, which feels like the last time he got to perform. As a coach, Jason specializes in working with people who are at major life stages, including those in recovery – for addiction and mental health – by helping people realize their strengths and find their confidence to make that next big change. He also speaks from experience, as someone on the recovery journey, himself – for addiction; for anxiety; and now for depression – which he has been candidly documenting off and on (mostly on Facebook) for just over 3 years. He’s here with me today to talk about… He does want it to be clear that he is speaking only from experience and is not a professional therapist or counsellor. So

Hi there, I'm Judy Croon - Canada's Keynote Humourist. Welcome to 'Laugh Long and Prosper' Shelf Help with a Smile. Stress Busters with a Smirk. You get the point. So let's get Started... It’s Friday so that means today is Psychic Friday! My guest today is Richard Vandentillart. Richard had an experience with the hallucinogenic drug DMT (dimethyltryptamine) that showed him another side. He says it changed his life forever. Among other things, we talk about the death of ego, PTSD, the use of hallucinogenic drugs to treat depression (as discussed on a 60 minutes interview) https://hub.jhu.edu/2019/10/14/60-minutes-anderson-cooper-psychedelics/ and we also discussed a wonderful show on Netflix called Surviving Death. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq5V9SgO1_A Is there life after death? You decide and please feel free to contact me at jcroon3@rogers.com if you have a story of survival that you would like to discuss on the show. For more information about Laugh Long and Prosper, Judy's keynotes or comed

Hi there, I'm Judy Croon - Canada's Keynote Humourist. Welcome to 'Laugh Long and Prosper' Shelf Help with a Smile. Stress Busters with a Smirk. You get the point. So let's get Started... It’s Friday so that means today is Psychic Friday! My guest today is Psychic Medium Leanne Hayes. Leanne is a psychic medium, musician, script consultant and author. She is currently working on her latest book, 'Interviews with the Dead'. The best way to reach Leanne for a reading is via email at consultleanne@yahoo.ca For more information about Laugh Long and Prosper, Judy's keynotes or comedy workshops, go to http://www.JudyCroon.com Judy Croon is Canada’s Keynote Humorist, Tedx motivational speaker, comedian and stand-up coach at Second City. She has worked with many celebrities including; John Cleese, Jon Stewart, and Joan Rivers. Her specials have appeared on NBC, CBS, CTV and The Comedy Network. She is a co-author of ‘From the Stage to the Page: Life Lessons from Four Funny Ladies!” Judy draws from her standup