Tromedy with Nancy Norton

S3 E8- Kate Rosato, RN - Ambivert - a lot of caring and a lot of go away! Nurses give and give and Kate shares what it takes to recharge and do self care so she can continue caring for others. Reach out: https://www.nancynorton.tv/ Contact Kate about Reiki: kate.rosatoc@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/kate.cooper.52 Resources for this episode: What is Reiki? https://www.reiki.org/faqs/what-reik...

S3 E7 - Stone Wrote a Poem- a Slam Poet, a Nurse and a Comedian skip the bar... and this conversation happened. Stone is a "Silly Goose in Recovery," but secretly they long to be a shoebill stork, a beast of a bird that would never be catcalled. Stone shares about writing and performing poems drunk and how it is now being sober. Reach Out: https://www.nancynorton.tv/ Find links to Stone's poetry,...

S3 E6 - Von Sprecken - Between Sense and Nonsense - Von just won a Moth Storytelling competition with a story about his brother's suicide and shares how the process of writing and performing that helped him process one of the most painful days of his life. Other topics discussed; Social Media and vulnerability, tickling the boundaries of what is helping vs harming and how speaking truth and be...

S3 E5 - Nathaniel Biswas Norton - Abandoning Issues! Nathaniel is Nancy Norton's favorite guest of all time.... Of course, he is Nancy's twenty year old son... so she may be slightly biased. Nathaniel Norton was adopted as an infant and shares adoption humor, childhood traumas and many strategies for coping. Reach out! https://www.nancynorton.tv/

S3 E4 - Jessica Kafle- Sari, Not Sorry! Jessica is the host of the podcast "Relationship Roundtable" and she is speaking up and speaking out about a lot of things not talked about in Nepali Culture and Nepali families such as arranged marriages, child abuse, mental illness and suicide. Jessica manages to learn and grow and not be defined by the abuses that have happened to her, she is he...

S3 E3 - Mandy Simonson - Laughing at Cancer and pretty much everything else too. Mandy is a former police officer who once left her gun in a Starbucks.. She is a power hitter comedian who kicked breast cancer to the curb, laughing all the way. Reach out to Nancy: https://www.nancynorton.tv/ Follow Mandy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musings_ala_mandy/ https://www.instagram.com/latetotheg...

S3 E2 - Rohini Kanniganti, MD - Integrating Science and the Sacred - Part 2, explores practical ways to cultivate joy, find compassion and peace. Packed with ideas and references. Make micro-choices and celebrate them and noticing the big and small miracles in everyday life and end of life. Reach out to Nancy Norton: https://www.nancynorton.tv/ Links to some resources mentioned on the episode: The...

S3 E1 - Rohini Kanniganti, MD - MSPH, HMDC, LOVE, JOY, POET, MAMA- Integrating Science, Art and the Sacred. Rohini Kanniganti is a board certified hospice and family medicine doctor who shares vulnerably about her own fears about waiting for possible cancer diagnosis, as well as being triggers rising up while awaiting an approval from the DEA and how feeling her fear fully as energy and as a part...

S2 E36 - Joshua Emerson - Bad Indian - is a Diné comedian who produced the Colorado Native Comedy Show and named his poignant documentary - Bad Indian after the song by the same name by Dead Pioneers. Joshua shares his beautiful journey of healing resentments with his mom as they bonded and laughed while going to college together and then how humor was integral to his upbringing and how it helped...

S2 E35 - Craig Jordan - Outside the Hundred Acre Wood - Craig is a budding comedian who does the most incredible Winnie the Pooh impression. In this free flowing conversation we go on a journey beyond the hundred acre wood into other dimensions, prisons and escapes. Craig has experienced it all and is using his gifts and experiences to help others and himself cope with life challenges. Learn about...

S2 E34 - AJ Finney - Ketamine vs Keta-Mean AJ Finney is a comedian and podcaster who relays his vulnerable experiences with Ketamine treatments and even shares an audio recording of one of his scariest and most intense experiences ever that ironically lead to a great sense of peace. Finney also shares how humor came naturally to him as a child and how comedy has become the one thing that will not...

S2 E33 - Jose Macall - 911, What's Your Emergency? Jose is a comedian and a Paramedic dispatcher and a former 911 operator and for him, comedy is about defanging something intimidating. We worked together recently on Nurses Off the Charts and on this episode, we get to hear his brilliant comedy bit about immigration which is Tromedy at its best! Reach out to Jose Macall: https://www.instagram.com/...

S2 E32- Heather Gray - From Pain to Purpose with Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner the Renegade Health Boss Podcaster. Covering topics from relationships, Lyme Disease, Celiac, Mold allergies, brain inflammation and suicide attempts and coping with humor. Resources: Heather Gray's Websites and Podcast http://www.discoveringhealthfdn.com/ https://renegadehealthboss.com/ https://www.youtu...

S2 E31 - James R Zingelman - Sibilance James recently found a letter his mother wrote to her attorney decades ago in case she disappeared and parts of the letter brought back a lot of childhood abuse memories that needed to be processed and transmuted with Tromedy. James is a comedian, hypnotist, keynote speaker and producer of Humor for Boomers: https://www.humorforboomers.com/ Some of the procee...

S2 E30 - Post-election hellp! Nance calls on friend Christie Buchele to share how we get out of the post-election woes with a little help from comedy. Dark Humor for Devastating Times Don't judge, Its Therapeutic! Reach out with feedback or if you'd like to be a guest. https://www.nancynorton.tv/ We share clips by these shows/and artists: The Mary Tyler Moore Show- Chuckles Bites the Dust https://...

S2 E29 - Adira Rei - The Grand Awakening - Election Day! Uploading this episode on election day November 5th, 2024 as Psychiatrist Adira Rei discusses the loss of her parents, psychedelic therapy and ways to expand rather than constrict when we are wounded, fearful or grieving by allowing space and time for feelings and energies to move through us rather than flatten us... and raising our frequenc...

S2 E28 - Jene Suplee - Holy Hashimoto's Batman - Shares some incredible spirit sign stories and one that happens just as the recording ended prompting Jene and Nance to dive into the price we may pay with our health for keeping family secrets. Some studies show there are links between childhood trauma and Hashimoto's Disease. (an autoimmune disease of the thyroid. Again, a lot of vulnerability and...

S2 E27 - Jene Suplee- Holy Cult Trauma Batman- This episode deals with religious cult trauma and childhood abuse and a whole lot of laughter, healing and post-traumatic growth. Jene shares tips with Nance how to be less reactive by using her motto; Observe, Don't Absorb. If you want us to cover a subject, or want to be a guest, or just want to see Nancy's comedy dates, reach out to Nancy Norton: /...

S2 E26 - Justin Mercer - Hell Has No Stars - Which is the title of Justin's first book about a teen's struggle with depression. This episode with Justin, who is an insightful mental health advocate, was recorded at the Limelight Hotel in Snowmass Village Colorado thanks to some magical synchronicity and table talk of spirit guides. Connect with the host, Nancy Norton and find a show here:...

S2 E25 - Brooke Forsythe, RN - from Popping pills to Mindset Coach - Author of DISPENSING PILLS POPPING PILLS: MY LIFE AS A NURSE & PSYCHIATRIC PATIENT talks about shifting from the negative to the positive in an instant with one simple decision helping her realize we create our experience. Connect with Nancy Norton: https://www.nancynorton.tv/ Connect with Brooke Forsythe, RN: https://www.for...

S2 E24 - Addie Lynne - Putting the Trap into Thirst Trap - Comedian and Violinist who transitioned from male to female in her 40's and is feeling better than ever, but had to go no contact with her parents to take care of her emotional health. Reach out with questions or to be a guest or to find a comedy show: https://www.nancynorton.tv/ Resources for this epsisode: https://glaad.org/transgend...

S2 E23 - Jake L - The Indigestible Homosexual. A Short, Thick, King! Growing-up Gay in a small town in Kansas makes you a badass. Jake is grateful for LOGO TV, the internet, comedy for helping him cope, gain a sense of self-awareness and find community and companionship. Need support? https://glaad.org/resourcelist/ https://afsp.org/lgbtq-crisis-and-support-resources/ Suicide prevention for young...

S2 E22 - Dr. Peter McGraw - Professor, Podcast host of Solo: A Single Person's Guide to a Remarkable Life and Author of The Humor Code and Solo - Building a Remarkable Life of Your Own. Shares many insights about what humor does for us and how to live a remarkable Solo life. Connect: Nancy Norton: https://www.nancynorton.tv/ Dr. Peter McGraw: https://petermcgraw.org/solo/

S2 E21 - Von Sprecken - Second Chance Comedy is a show for folks in Recovery or those who support them. Von shares how PTSD fueled his addictions and his despair leading to suicidal ideation and then experiencing the hell of witnessing his brother go through the same thing that ultimately ended his life. There are a lot of insights and experiences which helped Von got out of despair and into helpi...

S2 E 20 - Von Sprecken - The Longest Trip You'll Ever Take, they say in some Recovery Programs, is the one from your head to your heart. Von shares his journey to the heart and from background growing up in an abusive environment, self-medicating with drugs and alcohol and how humor helps recovery. TRIGGER WARNINGS: This episode includes descriptions of childhood abuse, addiction and suicide....