The Judy Croon Show - Laugh Long and Pro$per

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.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 experience to entertain, inform and inspire in her dynamic keynote entitled, ‘Relieving Work Related Stress with Humour’.
Judy is the creator/host of ‘Laughlines’ and ‘Stand Up For The Girls’ which have both helped raise over $650,000 for breast cancer research.

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 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 experience to entertain, inform and inspire in her dynamic keynote entitled, ‘Relieving Work Related Stress with Humour’.
Judy is the creator/host of ‘Laughlines’ and ‘Stand Up For The Girls’ which have both helped raise over $650,000 for breast cancer research.

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 wonderful sense of humour. Her dynamic, outgoing personality coupled with her sharp wit makes all of her sessions insightful and entertaining.
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​Ursula resides in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
To contact Ursula or sign up for her intuition classes, go to www.UrsulaDarby.com or email her at bookwithursula@gmail.com
You can book a reading with Ursula online. Check out the big red button on her site that says ' Schedule Appointment'.
www.ursuladarby.com/classes.html
www.ursuladarby.com/people-readings.html
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 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 experience to entertain, inform and inspire in her dynamic keynote entitled, ‘Relieving Work Related Stress with Humour’.
Judy is the creator/host of ‘Laughlines’ and ‘Stand Up For The Girls’ which have both helped raise over $650,000 for breast cancer research.

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 wonderful sense of humour. Her dynamic, outgoing personality coupled with her sharp wit makes all of her sessions insightful and entertaining. ​ ​
Ursula resides in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. To contact Ursula or sign up for her intuition classes, go to http://www.UrsulaDarby.com
or email her at bookwithursula@gmail.com
You can book a reading with Ursula online. Check out the big red button on her site that says ' Schedule Appointment'.
http://www.ursuladarby.com/classes.html
http://www.ursuladarby.com/people-readings.html
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 performance and coaching experience to entertain, inform and inspire in her dynamic keynote entitled, ‘Relieving Work Related Stress with Humour’. Judy is the creator/host of ‘Laughlines’ and ‘Stand Up For The Girls’ which have both helped raise over $650,000 for breast cancer research.

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 healing, thoughts and the power of love.
Today we talk about Beth's latest book entiteld, " Life, Death and In Between".
Contacts:
www.innerlightteaching.com
888.271.4487
Instagram bethlynch444
Twitter @italk2angels
Youtube.com/bethlynch444
TikTok bethlynch444
Follow Beth's YouTube channel for meditation videos & podcasts
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 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 experience to entertain, inform and inspire in her dynamic keynote entitled, ‘Relieving Work Related Stress with Humour’.
Judy is the creator/host of ‘Laughlines’ and ‘Stand Up For The Girls’ which have both helped raise over $650,000 for breast cancer research.

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 with groups, helping members to achieve objectivity and understanding of their loss.
In addition, Mark is also an extremely talented Reiki Master helping a number of clients with ailments of the body and soul.
Mark is an accomplished teacher and mentor. He offers coaching and mentoring to both groups and individuals with a view to helping students unlock their own psychic gifts. He also offers classes on a regular basis covering all aspects of Mediumship and Psychic Development
The Olive Readers were named purely from spirit. In fact we don’t actually like olives!
Contact Info:
We are based in Ontario, but we work worldwide using Skype and the telephone.
Telephone: +1 647-455-5431
Facebook: olivereaders
Please note: it’s a closed Facebook group and you have to join.
olivereaders@gmail.com
These are the books that Mark Mentioned in this Podcast:
Pocket Guide To Spirit Animals
The Psychic Development for Beginners
Intuition for Beginners
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 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 experience to entertain, inform and inspire in her dynamic keynote entitled, ‘Relieving Work Related Stress with Humour’.
Judy is the creator/host of ‘Laughlines’ and ‘Stand Up For The Girls’ which have both helped raise over $650,000 for breast cancer research.

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 COVID!
Todd joins us today from his office on the campus of the University of Toronto.
contact: Todd@TheAnxiety.Clinic
http://www.TheAnxiety.Clinic
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 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 experience to entertain, inform and inspire in her dynamic keynote entitled, ‘Relieving Work Related Stress with Humour’.
Judy is the creator/host of ‘Laughlines’ and ‘Stand Up For The Girls’ which have both helped raise over $650,000 for breast cancer research.

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, motivating and aligning project teams! As an Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Nevada, Teruni holds a doctorate in mathematics education from Arizona state and a Post Doctorate from Vanderbilt. Dr. Lamberg has been a college professor for 17 years.
Email: Terunil@unr.edu Website: http:// www.optimizedlearning.net
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 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 experience to entertain, inform and inspire in her dynamic keynote entitled, ‘Relieving Work Related Stress with Humour’.
Judy is the creator/host of ‘Laughlines’ and ‘Stand Up For The Girls’ which have both helped raise over $650,000 for breast cancer research.

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 catalyst which started his downward slide into depression in the early 2000’s. By 2004, he was officially diagnosed with depression, and commenced a 10-year path through darkness. With the help of a psychiatrist, a therapist, some medication, friends, family and his supportive wife, by 2014, he was able to get into a better “head space”. During this time, he found that volunteering gave him an opportunity to develop skills and interests outside of his day job.
During this time, he found that volunteering gave him an opportunity to develop skills and interests outside of his day job. Since 2008, many evenings have been spent as a leader on the Board of Directors of numerous not-for-profit and community organizations.
The skills of leadership which he gained on those Boards, combined with a desire to give back to the community, drove him in 2015, to create the Mental Wellness Peer Support Groups.
Currently, after work, he spends most evenings ensuring that the 6 weekly Peer Support Groups are successful, and finding ways to grow and promote these free and confidential groups to a wider audience.
The format is one hour long. Each person may (but doesn’t have to) share how their mental wellness is affecting them. They can then get “feedback” from another member (which is empathy or a technique which has worked for that other member…none of us will tell someone what they “should” do…as none of us is a professional).
The groups have been very popular as they offer three significant benefits:
1. Members learn that they are not alone, and that there are others like them suffering;
2. Members can unburden themselves to a sympathetic ear…rather than continue to over-burden their spouse or parents who don’t have the lived-history to help;
3. Members can get real-world suggestions of techniques which others have used successfully.

Here are some important links:
1. Our website: www.MentalWellness.help and
2. Our FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/MentalWellness.help/ and,
3. The link to our virtual video conferencing meetings, at which people can sign up (for FREE...all the meetings we offer are for free), at MeetUp ( https://www.meetup.com/Mental-Wellness-Peer-to-Peer-Support-Groups/ )
4. A video explaining our groups: https://youtu.be/8rM7Y47KuVc -
Again, here is the group http://www.MentalWellness.help if you want to speak to a group within 24 hours.
Just remember that you are not alone. As stated in previous shows on mental health, you can also reach out to the following sources:
http://www.CAMH.ca
-Canada Suicide Prevention Helpline at www.CrisisServicesCanada.ca or call 1-833-456-4566.
-Text the crisis line via SMS 686868.
-Wellness Together Canada at http://www.ca.portal.gs
-Finally, f you are in crisis now, you can call 911.
For further info, you can reach me at http://www.JudyCroon.com

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 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 experience to entertain, inform and inspire in her dynamic keynote entitled, ‘Relieving Work Related Stress with Humour’.
Judy is the creator/host of ‘Laughlines’ and ‘Stand Up For The Girls’ which have both helped raise over $650,000 for breast cancer research.