S1 E29 - Janat Horowitz - Paint Bullet Holes to express the hurt and rage of a deep betrayal rather than act out in any violent way. Janat is an author and art therapist who teaches process painting. We talk about expressing our trauma with writing, painting and of course, laughing.

Connect with Janat Horowitz here: https://www.boulderprocesspainting.com/

Resources and Books mentioned on this episode:

https://www.amazon.com/PIPs-Speak-Essays-Previously-Important/dp/B0C9WFWR94

Janat's mentor, Aviva Gold

https://paintingfromthesource.com/about-aviva/

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S1 E28- Charlie Nadler is a writer, comedian and producer who talks about unlocking the things that F***ed you up, in this case a well-intentioned, amicable, covert divorce. You're only as sick as your secrets. Express the things and get well.

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https://charlienadler.com/

https://laughdealers.com/

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S1 E27 - Amber Byers and the Vagina Exerciser and so much more! Amber and Nance talk about the writing process, ideas about ideas themselves, finding humor through a medical diagnosis and freedom from body shame.

Resources:

Connect with Amber Byers: https://www.tadpolepress.com/

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Books/Authors/Health links:

https://www.michaelagoade.com

https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/books/big-magic/

https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/pelvic-floor-physical-therapy-benefits

S1 E26 - Amber Byers - Squirrels of Wisdom

Writer Amber Byers shares how losing her mother to cancer, which was one of her saddest experiences, actually helped her lighten-up by seeing some of the absurdities with the help of a few squirrels.

Amber and Nancy express gratitude for the suffering that has made them who they are today and now try to learn more from delight rather than pain.

Resources:

Tadpole Press 100-Word Writing Contest:

https://www.tadpolepress.com/100-word-writing-contest

Previous winners: https://www.tadpolepress.com/writing-contest-winners

Blog post discussing gender, animacy, and Robin Wall Kimmerer's book Braiding Sweetgrass: 

https://www.tadpolepress.com/post/the-power-of-words

Amber reminds Nancy to get books from the local library

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S1 E25 Stacy Pederson - Speaker/Actor/Comedian/Teacher - Almost died a bunch from milking goats and was misdiagnosed for years, but she's not bitter... yet! She's still processing and laughing all along. Nancy and Stacy have super silly chemistry as they share how they handle codependency, one star reviews, failed marriages and other traumas.

Resources:

Contact Stacy: https://stacypederson.info/

Contact Nancy: https://nancynorton.tv/

Milk any goats lately? https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/brucellosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20351738

S1 E24 - Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald - Veterinarian Comedian, says, "There is something wrong with us." Kevin shares about growing up with a big extended Irish family that valued storytelling and jokes. We learn many insights about how we can help do better by animals.

Resources:

Connect with our guest: http://drkevinfitzgerald.com/

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S1 E23 - Wendi Friesen - Hypnosis, sex, love & Penis Enlargements, self-love and forgiveness are woven together beautifully in part 2 as we learn that being a billionaire and having sex with super models is not all that it's cracked up to be. Too many wonderful stories, tools and insights in this episode to mention.

To learn more about what is possible, Visit: https://www.wendi.com/

Nancy grieves not fulfilling a childhood dream and grieves for her father who did not get to fulfill his dream of being a professional musician. Nancy plays a tribute song of her dad, Bud Norton, singing on a recording she made in 1972.

Reach out with feedback or if you'd like to be a guest on Tromedy to https://www.nancynorton.tv/

S1 E22 - Wendi Friesen - Master Hypnotherapist has been called a Miracle worker as a worldwide leader in creating rapid change for life's difficult problems. Discover what is possible through hypnosis, meditation and mindfulness. Her work with the medical hypnosis has freed people from chronic pain, ended debilitating phobias, released the effects of PTSD, ended the torture of relentless migraines, and cured many so called incurable conditions.

Nancy Norton will begin hypnotherapy with Wendi this week and report back next week.

Check Out Wendi Friesen's Website to see all of the programs she offers: https://www.wendi.com

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S1 E 21 with Steve Reidel, Comedy Fan, Cancer survivor and joke teller has memorized hundreds of jokes and gets a few over on Nancy in the episode of Tromedy. Steve shares how humor helped as helped him cope with the loss of his brother who died of sleep apnea in his 30's and living Chronic Leukemia. Steve and his wife both love to laugh and crack jokes together contributing to the bond of their happy marriage.

Resources:

Dangers of Sleep Apnea

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/the-dangers-of-uncontrolled-sleep-apnea

Norman Cousins' book-

https://wwnorton.com/books/Anatomy-of-an-Illness/

Need a joke?

https://bestlifeonline.com/hilariously-silly-jokes/

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S1 E20 Rebecca Robinson - "Don't drink the Moonshine or you'll go Blind" Rebecca is a Colorado Writer/Comedian now living in Brooklyn who shares the Tromedy about being bullied and feeling less than for having an older father and living with the fear of her father dying when she was a young child. We deconstruct one of her comedy bits expressing the Tromedy of coping with the heartache of losing her dad in her twenties.

Some resources for this episode:

https://www.drirena.com/children-older-parents-suffer/

⁠https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24881-cptsd-complex-ptsd⁠

https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/poor-richards-almanack

Learn more about Rebecca Robinson's writing and comedy:

https://beccarobs.com/

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