Tromedy with Nancy Norton

S2 E19- Ashleigh Tarango - Mama Trauma & More, Ashleigh shares how her mom's disappearance impacted her. Later in the episode we hear one of the most bizarre OT intake stories and how sharing our vulnerabilities can help us find our community. Reach out to Nancy Norton: https://linktr.ee/nancynorton Reach out to Ashleigh Tarango, OT: https://www.instagram.com/ashleighkindelle/ Resources me...

S2 E18 - Ashleigh Tarango, OT - Head to Pelvic Floor. The Foundation of Occupational Therapy is Holistic Care. Ashleigh shares great advice about pelvic floor therapy and so much more about her personal journey as a wounded healer. HINT: Treat yourself right! This is part 1 of 2. Reach out to Nancy: https://www.nancynorton.tv/ Reach out to Ashleigh: https://www.instagram.com/ashleighkindelle/ PMDD...

S2 E17 - Dr. Michael Cundall - Mirth Management CEO and Professor of Philosophy and Author of The Humor Hack shares many insights about how humor helps businesses, individuals and relationships. Recorded at the 2024 Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor Conference: https://www.aath.org/ Connect with Dr. Michael Cundall: https://www.mirthmanagement.co/ Read The Humor Hack: https://www.goodr...

S2 E16- Elaina McMillan - Belief Coach, Comedian and Hypnotist was told by her parents that she could do anything which had a surprising or not so surprising impact on her. She felt like a fraud. She wanted to live up to other's expectations of her, that is, until she thought she was dying. Connect with Elaina McMillan: https://elainamcmillan.com/ Get tickets to Life: a Delightful Show about F...

S2 E15 - Dutch Martin - Break the Shackles of Fear, Guilt and Shame and live an EPIC life! fellow Grad of the Humor Academy with the Association of Applied and Therapeutic Humor shares his EPIC tales, trauma and recovery tools. Dutch discovered a big family secret... HIM! That left him feeling some validation and betrayal. He found a way to release the pain and connect with his truth and wellness....

S2 E14 - Fixing the Funny Bone with Jennifer J Keith was recorded at the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor Conference in Denver where Nancy just finished a 3 year Certification program in therapeutic humor and Jennifer is the past president and author of Fixing the Funny Bone. Connect with Jennifer J Keith: https://www.fixingthefunnybone.com/ Listen to her TedX Talk youtube: https://yo...

S2 E13 - Ding-Dong! Death and Taxes with Nancy Norton - Nancy has a dream that leads her to the discovery that her sociopathic ex is dead. Ding-Dong the Witch is Dead! Complex emotions arise from shock and disbelief to relief, then grief and back to gratitude. If you've suffered Narcissistic or Sociopathic abuse then you know the horrors don't stop when the relationship ends, that is often...

S2 E12- Rich Ferguson Part 2 - He's Baaaack! Listen to Part 1 to appreciate just how far Rich has come and how he is now able to do his amazing high energy, entertaining and educational Keynotes again because he actively let go of resentments, anger and other emotional ties to the people who had harmed him, his insomnia, depression and pain subsided overnight. He had been incapacitated by a se...

S2 E11- Rich Ferguson - Get Back on Track just like THAT! Once Rich actively let go of resentments, anger and other emotional ties to the people who had harmed him, his insomnia, depression and pain subsided overnight. He had been incapacitated by a severe car accident that damaged his gifted brain, his dexterous body and interrupted all the work he put into a rising trajectory in a new career. Al...

S2 E10 - Comedians Kyle Ayers & Bailey Norton - One of the funniest Tromedy episodes about coping with two of the most painful traumas. The severe physical pain of Trigeminal Neuralgia AKA "The Suicide Disease" and the devastating emotional pain and PTSD from of a trust violation by a trusted Board Certified Professional. Connect with Bailey Norton: https://www.baileyenorton.com/ htt...

S2 E9 - Phil Palisoul - In the Quiet Niagra - shares what its like to grow-up with challenges knowing it was up to him to become someone. Making it to the Tonight Show and sharing what he calls the quiet Niagra behind the curtain. Now in the third decade of his standup career, Phil is reaping the financial rewards performing several weeks a year on Cruise Ships. There are luxuries on the ship whic...

S2 E8 - Aleda Windels, Jack Riley and The Wailers. An insightful episode about healing trauma. This episode deals with the tragic loss of a child, spiritual synchronicities, silly fart jokes and so much more. Follow Aleda Windels on Facebook to see upcoming events: https://www.facebook.com/aleda.windels Resources mentioned: https://www.callingallcrows.org/ https://www.healingcollectivetrauma.com/...

S2 E7 - The Qaud is back on the Pod! About Last Night... exploring authentic desires, managing jealousy and the evolution of conscious life choices. Will this lead to a Tiny house or a Quansion? Reach Out to the Quad- https://www.instagram.com/kylepogueisveryfunny/ https://thehousebunnyfoco.com/ https://www.instagram.com/roomtemp.mycology/ https://www.instagram.com/ashleighkindelle/ Reach out to N...

S2 E6 - The Polyamorous Quad - "The Night Sluts" discovered something beyond sex after meeting on a seedy dating app. They found a new family and an invitation to know their authentic selves as they've learned to reprogram everything they thought they knew about relationships, clear communication and their identities. Oh yeah, and a lot of fun consensual, hot sex! Every relationship...

S2 E5- Katie Mason pt2- Stop the Nightmare ! Katie is a therapist who specializes in Dreams, and also a mentor, a poet, a comedian, a Keynote Speaker and more. In this episode Katie helps Nance explore what might be behind a recurring nightmare and how that could stop it from ever occurring again. Katie shares one of her comedy bits processing traumatic childhood memories with animals and it spark...

S2 E4 - Katie Mason - A Light in the Dark is what Katie is and we need to increase our ability to tolerate the darkness in life. Katie is a mentor, a therapist who specializes in Dreams, a poet, a comedian, a Keynote Speaker and more. In this episode Katie helps Nance ground, process grief and most importantly, laugh a lot! Connect with Katie: https://katiemason.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ka...

S1 E3 - Ben Roy - Yoga with Consequences is one way Ben describes Jiu-Jitsu. You may know Ben Roy from the sitcom, Those Who Can't or from the punk band, The Spells and from his comedy special "Hyena" which was recently named one of NPR's top 10 Specials ! Ben is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and shares how he regains empowerment with movement, comedy, writing and singing....

S2 E2 - Adam Cayton-Holland - Tragedy Plus Time is the title of the book Adam wrote while processing the tragic loss of his 28 year old sister who took her own life. The loss was compounded by the trauma of being the one to discover her. Adam continues to process this while incorporating more comedy in his one man show, "Happy Place" in theaters in Colorado February 10th and March 14th,...

S2 E1 - Andrew Orvedahl - Oh, Nuts! A Botched Vasectomy doesn't mean you have to live with pain. Andrew encourages men to get a vasectomy to take the burden of birth control off of women in this time of reproductive health inequality. Typically a vasectomy is a simple procedure with minimal complications. Andrew educates audiences with his comedy. Go back to the doctor and advocate for yoursel...

S1 E35 - Adira Rei - "Somebody Who Wanders and Finds" or as Nancy puts it, "a Consciousness Hunter Gatherer"... Adira Rei is the pen name for our guest, a Board Certified Psychiatrist who has worked for many years as the Medical Director for a large regional mental health provider and is now discovering a new calling more aligned with her values, Psychedelic Assisted Therapy. S...

S1 - E34 - Michael Isaacs - Chews on an Atmosphere of Awkwardness while remaining true to his muses. Embracing the absurdities of life in a dry satirical way can help a comedian find a loyal following over time, but there will be nights when the audience just doesn't get it. Michael Isaacs isn't phased by those nights. He gets vulnerable with us as he shares how he has coped with ADD, some...

S1 E33 - Steven Gillespie- The Great Cosmic Joker - a nickname for mind altering substances. What do psychedelics and comedy have to do with one another? All part of the ONE cosmic joke. Steven is a comedian who has appeared on Conan, tours the country and produces a psychedelic comedy show called "The Dose" that Nancy found transformative. Saying, "It was a healing convergence!&quo...

S1 E32- Roxey Grant - Be Yourself B**ch! is a hilarious way to paraphrase this James Baldwin quote: “You have to decide who you are and force the world to deal with you, not with its idea of you.” Roxey is a comedian, singer-songwriter and a financial investment advisor and all at age 25 while coping with PTSD, a traumatic childhood and estrangement for their parents who do not accept their Gender...

S1 E31 - Christi Leigh - Comedian and Comedy Producer wants to help us laugh away the shame around talking about suicidal ideation. Please don't shame people for having suicidal thoughts. One of the best things you can do is talk about it. If you are having suicidal thoughts or in a mental health crisis call or text 988 or go to: https://988lifeline.org/ Connect with Christi Leigh: https://chr...

S1 E30- with Matt Vogl - Mental Health Advocate who shares how suicide prevention can be astonishingly simple. As with a lot of dark and serious subjects on Tromedy we laugh a lot, but there's also a lot of insightful information on suicide prevention and getting rid of stigma around mental health issues. Be sure to listen to then end of the podcast to hear Matt's entire story. SUICIDE RES...