The Judy Croon Show - Laugh Long and Pro$per

A Holiday Laugh Long And Prosper
Laugh Long & Prosper with Comedians Lisa-Gay Tremblay and Anna Gustafson
Hey there, I’m Judy Croon- Canada’s Keynote Humourist.
Welcome to another episode of Laugh Long and Prosper.
On today's podcast, I speak with two of my good comedic friends; Anna Gustafson and Lisa Gay Tremblay.
Anna is originally from the predominantly Scandinavian town of Lund BC. She now makes her home in Toronto. She's done stand up comedy all over Canada, she has performed at the Just For Laughs festival and she's also done a presentation on Tedx.
As the Comedian in Residence at Gilda’s Club Toronto, Anna is the producer and host of Never Mind Comedy. She also has a supporting role in the startup initiative Gathering for Goodness, and she produces the live, pro, stand-up comedy show "The BETTY" which creates space for sometimes underrepresented pockets of the comedy community.
Lisa Gay Tremblay is originally from Ottawa. She resides in Sherman Oaks, LA. She was elected to the Sherman Oaks Neighborhood council. She’s toured all over. She's performed at Just for Laughs and she’s been on Fox, Showtime and A & E. She’s also had some national commercials running south of the border.
If you would like to reach Anna, her email address is anna@annagustafson.com
http://www.AnnaGustafson.ca Instagram @GooseGustafson
If you would like to reach Lisa, her email is lgpetrus@gmail.com
http://www.LisaGayTremblay.com
Please welcome my good friends, Anna Gustafson and Lisa Gay Tremblay.
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.

'Laugh Long & Prosper' with comedians Cathy Boyd & Lianne Mauladin
Hi there, I’m Judy Croon, Canada’s Keynote Humourist. Welcome to another episode of Laugh Long and Prosper.
Today, I'm joined by two very funny comics, Cathy Boyd and Lianne Mauladin.
Cathy Boyd is a Toronto based brutally honest stand-up comedian whose debut album, Wise Tracks, was released in June, 2020. Known for her dry demeanor and punchline-heavy hitting, her act impresses audiences everywhere. Her most recent notable credit includes an appearance on Season One of Canada’s Got Talent,2022, where Howie Mandell remarked, “You are very funny. You have found your calling.”
She can be heard on CBC Radio, Laugh Out Loud and Sirius XM Radio, Just For Laughs and She’s So Funny. In January, 2019, Cathy was crowned Comedian of the North.
Other notable credits include the Big Sky Comedy Festival in Billings, Montana, Laugh After Dark Comedy Festival in Las Vegas; the Women in Comedy Festival in Boston; New York’s She Devil Comedy Festival finalist; The Boston Comedy Festival; Maine Comedy Festival; Jersey City Comedy Festival-Audience Pick and top three Industry pic and JFL42.
Cathy can be reached at http://www.BoydsOfLondon.com
My other very funny guest is Lianne Mauladin.
The very Canadian, Lianne Mauladin, is known for her comfortable, straight shooting, style of comedy and unique perspective on life.
She’s performed live on ABC's "The View" and her comedy has been recorded and or televised on ABC, Bite TV, iChannel, Sirius XM, CBC and Rogers TV.
Her festival appearances include, the Hubcap Comedy Festival in Moncton NB, LOL Comedy festival in Sudbury, the Frigid Festival in NYC, the Out of Bounds Festival in Austin, Texas, the Women in Comedy Festival in Boston, NXNE in Toronto, the SheDot Comedy Festival in Toronto and more.
In 2021 she released her first album "Late for the Party" produced by Cottage Comedy Digital. Mauladin hosts and produces the monthly Merry-Janes of Comedy Show, the longest running all female stand-up showcase in Canada. The "Merry-Janes of Comedy" road show performs in clubs, halls and theatres around Ontario, including a regular spot at Bare Oaks Family Naturist Resort!
Lianne has further developed her stand-up through classes and workshops at Second City, Boston's Improv Asylum and at the Comedy Bar in Toronto. She is a faculty member at the Second City Training Centre in Toronto. She creates a comic strip for the Bloordale, and the Queen West neighbourhoodmagazines.
Lianne can be reached at http://www.LianneMauladin.com
I can be reached at http://www.JudyCroon.com
Thanks for listening!
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.
http://www.JudyCroon.com
The Stress Prescription
‘Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere.’
-Glenn Turner
Recently, I read a book called The Stress Prescription.
To worry or not to worry – that is the question.
Did you know that in some cases, worrying about a bad thing happening can cause you more stress overall than the bad thing actually happening?
By constantly worrying about an upcoming event, we repeatedly re-live a worst-case scenario when in fact, things work out better than we anticipated.
We also worry about too much that is out of our control.
A new study published in Nature Communications supports this theory. Perhaps you haven’t kept up your subscription of Nature Communications so I will fill you in!
In the study, researchers took 45 volunteers, broke them up into 3 groups and asked them to play a computer game.
In the computer game, the participants would turn over rocks.
Some rocks had snakes underneath them.
In the first group, if a participant found a snake underneath a rock, nothing would happen. Everything would remain the same and the participant would continue to play the game.
In the second group, if the participants found a snake underneath a rock, they were given a small but uncomfortable electrical shock to their hand. Ouch.
In the third group, if the participants found a snake under a rock, they were given a small but uncomfortable electrical shock to their hand, but only some of the time.
All of the participants were measured for stress symptoms which included signs like increased heart rate, pupil dilation and sweating.
Which group do you think showed the most symptoms of psychological stress?
If you guessed the third group (the group of participants who were shocked occasionally) you would be correct.
It turns out that worrying about a bad outcome can actually be worse than the bad outcome itself.
Increased heart rate, pupil dilation and sweating weren’t the only side effects, however. Participants were slower when it came to making decisions. Their overall performance was worse.
This is sometimes known as anticipation stress.
It is hard to convince worriers of this but you are no better off whether you worry or not.
In fact, you might be worse off.
Research has shown that long lasting worry and stress over time can lead to issues like ulcers, heart attacks, cancer and Alzheimer’s, to name a few.
So how do we minimize the stress element when something might or might not happen?
One researcher in the previous study noted:
“What this research implies for us is that telling people what we know is important. Reducing the range and number of things that are uncertain and focusing on what is known will reduce stress even if you can’t completely remove uncertainty. The research also implies that telling people certain bad news (you are going to get an electric shock, or a reduction in sales etc.) is better than leaving people wondering.”
As the study would suggest, knowing that you are always going to get the shock can be better than knowing that you are randomly going to get the shock.
The study also suggests that telling people bad news is sometimes better than leaving them wondering.
Uber apps are a perfect example of relieving people’s minds by giving them immediate information.
Even though, we have no real control as to when the Uber cab is going to arrive and our cab is sometimes late, we still feel better when we can see the little image of the Uber cab driving towards us and the little box beside it with the minutes counting down.
Many public transit systems have electronic boards that tell commuters when buses and trains are going to arrive.
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Laugh Long And Prosper -Humour and Sisters
Sisters share a unique humour. My sisters and I are definitely no exception.
My sister, Debbie joins me on today's podcast as we talk about Connections, Lessons in Chemistry, the Raptors and how to live until you are 100!
Hey there, I’m Judy Croon- Canada’s Keynote Humourist.
Welcome to another episode of Laugh Long and Prosper -shelf help with a dash of humour. Voted one of the best podcasts in Canada last year by CTV.
If you or your workplace is suffering from stress and you need some stress-busting tips along with some genuine fun, ask me about my keynotes & workshops entitled Relieving Work-Related Stress with Humour.’ Or you can ask me about my stand-up comedy coaching at www.JudyCroon.com
Today’s podcast is sponsored by: TROOL Social knows To be visible online you have to be fully committed, congruent in who you are and what you do.
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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.

Mary and the Motel from Hell
Yes, there is a lot of bad stuff going on in our world and lately it seems like even more than usual. But these are the times that I like to lean on a quote by the incredible sage, Mr. Rogers. He said, ‘’When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’’’
Over the next few podcast entries, I would like to tell you about some of the helpers who work for http://www.CityStreetOutreach.org
http://www.CityStreetOutreach.org is a local outreach program that is a 100 percent volunteer-run, donation- based and all-inclusive registered charity providing food, clothing and assistance to those in need and/ or living in poverty across the greater Toronto area.
I’m proud to say that in a very small way, I am part of this organization. I’m hardly a saint. In fact, I volunteer for very selfish reasons. It has been good for me emotionally, physically and mentally.
In one of my previous podcasts, I told you about Alex and Grace, the co-founders of http://www.CityStreetOutreach.org
In this podcast, I would like to tell you about one of the first volunteers whom I met on the front lines. Her name is Mary. I want to tell you a tale about Mary and the Motel from Hell.
I met Mary on one of the first nights that I volunteered for City Street Outreach a few years ago.
Mary is physically one of the strongest women that I have ever known.
She could pick up 3 cases of water and 2 cases of pet food without blinking an eye.
Meanwhile I was crumbling under one can of cat food.
Mary is incredibly strong in another way. She never asks for help for herself. She always asks for help for others and no matter what you give Mary (big or small), she is always very appreciative. You would never guess the kind of adversity that Mary faces every day because she always greets you with a smile, a laugh and/or a thank you. In spite of her circumstances, Mary is one of the most grateful and positive people that I have ever met.
I remember the first time I took City Street Outreach supplies to the place where Mary lived.
Mary and her family were living in a motel room off of Kingston Road in Scarborough. The place should have been condemned years ago. The owner clearly did not care about her tenants. It was only after a newspaper article shamed the owner and local politicians that the place was finally condemned. Thank goodness Mary and the other tenants were re-located to more humane residences....
http://www.CityStreetOutreach.org
http://www.JudyCroon.com

Hi there,
I’m Judy Croon. Welcome to another episode of Laugh Long and Prosper.
Today , I’m joined by my long time amazing friend and awesome comedian Evan Carter.
Evan is a legend in the Canadian comedy scene and has been considered by fans and comics alike to be one of the best ever. For years he has been at the top of the heap, and continues to deliver clean and witty comedy as good as it gets.
Carter’s versatility, experience, and professionalism serve him well and he transitions easily from different venues such as the opening of the 2015 Pam Am Games, to concert halls, working with musical stars such as Gladys Knight, The Temptations, Air Supply, Dionne Warwick, John Cougar, Midnight Oil, the late Marvin Gaye as well as many other top names in the world of show business.
He equally excels at delivering quality performances to private corporate conferences and local fundraisers. Evan has worked on numerous television shows, like including his own half hour specials on CBC and The Comedy Network. On radio, Evan appears regularly on CBC’s “Metro Morning”, “Fresh Air”, “Later the Same Day”, “LOL” and “The Debaters”.
www.EvanCarter.com
www.JudyCroon.com

Laugh Long & Prosper with Comedians Lisa-Gay Tremblay and Anna Gustafson
Hey there, I’m Judy Croon- Canada’s Keynote Humourist.
Welcome to another episode of Laugh Long and Prosper.
On today's podcast, I speak with two of my good comedic friends; Anna Gustafson and Lisa Gay Tremblay.
We talk about Hell Gigs, travel stories from hell and airline hell stories.
Anna is originally from the predominantly Scandinavian town of Lund BC. She now makes her home in Toronto. She's done stand up comedy all over Canada, she has performed at the Just For Laughs festival and she's also done a presentation on Tedx.
As the Comedian in Residence at Gilda’s Club Toronto, Anna is the producer and host of Never Mind Comedy. She also has a supporting role in the startup initiative Gathering for Goodness, and she produces the live, pro, stand-up comedy show "The BETTY" which creates space for sometimes underrepresented pockets of the comedy community.
Lisa Gay Tremblay is originally from Ottawa. She resides in Sherman Oaks, LA. She was elected to the Sherman Oaks Neighborhood council. She’s toured all over. She's performed at Just for Laughs and she’s been on Fox, Showtime and A & E. She’s also had some national commercials running south of the border.
If you would like to reach Anna, her email address is anna@annagustafson.com
If you would like to reach Lisa, her email is lgpetrus@gmail.com
Please welcome my good friends, Anna Gustafson and Lisa Gay Tremblay.
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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 Humorist.
Welcome to another episode of Just Another Mindful Monday.
Today’s episode is called ‘Parenting: Finding Calm in the Chaos -Teaching Kids to Meditate’. We’re going to do a series of these podcasts and then hopefully, a live show in the near future because parents and kids are STRESSED OUT. Resources are tapped. Covid made those resources even more limited. I have two moms on the show who want to make those resources available to parents who don’t know what to do.
Parenting can be a wonderful, magical experience. It can also be very stressful, especially during the toddler and preschool years. Today, we are hoping to help parents find some calm in the chaos, through meditation and other stress busting techniques.
We’ve actually done this podcast in Three Parts:
Episode One: It Starts with Connection
Episode Two: When Things Go Wrong (accepting)
Episode Three: Teaching Kids to Meditate
So, if you are a stressed-out parent, we hope that you tune into all three parts!
My two special guests for all three episodes are Cara Coulson and Debbie De Kroon.
Cara is a family facilitator. She works with families that include a person with an intellectual, developmental, or dual diagnosis disability often with Autism and she helps them navigate the service system in the Durham Region. She is also a Mindfulness Life Coach at Pearl Mindfulness Education. I have had the pleasure of interviewing Cara so many times on Just Another Mindful Monday. Here’s the thing- Cara teaches mindfulness and meditation to adults, as well as to kids and kids with special needs.
Cara can be reached at ZenLife285@gmail.com
Debbie is a paediatric speech-language pathologist. She also happens to be my sister. Debbie has worked at various children’s treatment centres and school settings, helping children with developmental delays, autism, ADHD, and other complex communication disorders. Debbie now operates a private practice where the focus is as much on parent training and coaching as it is on helping children to become better communicators. Debbie has always felt that parents need to see themselves as the ‘experts’ when it comes to knowing their child, and that no professional can have as great an impact on a child’s communication skills as a parent who can adapt to their child’s changing needs.
These are some links where parents can find resources regarding speech and language development, and child development in general:
https://www.sac-oac.ca/for-the-public/
https://www.caslpo.com/
https://www.zerotothree.org/about/
https://firstwordsproject.com/about/
https://www.ontario.ca/page/preschool-speech-and-language-program
https://caringforkids.cps.ca/
For further information, you can reach me at judy@judycroon.com or my website at http://www.JudyCroon.com

Hi there, I’m Judy Croon - Canada’s Keynote Humorist.
Welcome to another episode of Just Another Mindful Monday.
Today’s episode is called ‘Parenting: Finding Calm in the Chaos’. We’re going to do a series of these podcasts and then hopefully, a live show in the near future because parents and kids are STRESSED OUT. Resources are tapped. Covid made those resources even more limited. I have two moms on the show who want to make those resources available to parents who don’t know what to do.
Parenting can be a wonderful, magical experience. It can also be very stressful, especially during the toddler and preschool years. Today, we are hoping to help parents find some calm in the chaos, through connecting with themselves and with their young children.
We’re actually going to do this Podcast in Three Parts:
Episode One: It Starts with Connection
Episode Two: When Things Go Wrong (accepting)
Episode Three: Teaching Kids to Meditate
So, if you are a stressed-out parent, we hope that you tune into all three parts!
My two special guests for all three episodes are Cara Coulson and Debbie De Kroon.
Cara is a family facilitator. She works with families that include a person with an intellectual, developmental, or dual diagnosis disability often with Autism and she helps them navigate the service system in the Durham Region. She is also a Mindfulness Life Coach at Pearl Mindfulness Education. I have had the pleasure of interviewing Cara so many times on Just Another Mindful Monday. Here’s the thing- Cara teaches mindfulness and meditation to adults, as well as to kids and kids with special needs.
Cara can be reached at ZenLife285@gmail.com
Debbie is a paediatric speech-language pathologist. She also happens to be my sister. Debbie has worked at various children’s treatment centres and school settings, helping children with developmental delays, autism, ADHD, and other complex communication disorders. Debbie now operates a private practice where the focus is as much on parent training and coaching as it is on helping children to become better communicators. Debbie has always felt that parents need to see themselves as the ‘experts’ when it comes to knowing their child, and that no professional can have as great an impact on a child’s communication skills as a parent who can adapt to their child’s changing needs.
These are some links where parents can find resources regarding speech and language development, and child development in general:
https://www.sac-oac.ca/for-the-public/
https://www.caslpo.com/
https://www.zerotothree.org/about/
https://firstwordsproject.com/about/
https://www.ontario.ca/page/preschool-speech-and-language-program
https://caringforkids.cps.ca/
For further information, you can reach me at judy@judycroon.com or my website at http://www.JudyCroon.com

Hi there, I’m Judy Croon - Canada’s Keynote Humorist.
Welcome to another episode of Just Another Mindful Monday.
Today’s episode is called ‘Parenting: Finding Calm in the Chaos’. We’re going to do a series of these podcasts and then hopefully, a live show in the near future because parents and kids are STRESSED OUT. Resources are tapped. Covid made those resources even more limited. I have two moms on the show who want to make those resources available to parents who don’t know what to do.
Parenting can be a wonderful, magical experience. It can also be very stressful, especially during the toddler and preschool years. Today, we are hoping to help parents find some calm in the chaos, through connecting with themselves and with their young children.
We’re actually going to do this Podcast in Three Parts:
Episode One: It Starts with Connection
Part Two: When Things Go Wrong (accepting)
Part Three: Teaching Kids to Meditate
So, if you are a stressed-out parent, we hope that you tune into all three parts!
My two special guests for all three episodes are Cara Coulson and Debbie De Kroon.
Cara is a family facilitator. She works with families that include a person with an intellectual, developmental, or dual diagnosis disability often with Autism and she helps them navigate the service system in the Durham Region. She is also a Mindfulness Life Coach at Pearl Mindfulness Education. I have had the pleasure of interviewing Cara so many times on Just Another Mindful Monday. Here’s the thing- Cara teaches mindfulness and meditation to adults, as well as to kids and kids with special needs.
Cara can be reached at ZenLife285@gmail.com
Debbie is a pediatric speech-language pathologist. She also happens to be my sister. Debbie has worked at various children’s treatment centres and school settings, helping children with developmental delays, autism, ADHD, and other complex communication disorders. Debbie now operates a private practice where the focus is as much on parent training and coaching as it is on helping children to become better communicators. Debbie has always felt that parents need to see themselves as the ‘experts’ when it comes to knowing their child, and that no professional can have as great an impact on a child’s communication skills as a parent who can adapt to their child’s changing needs.
For further information, you can reach me at judy@judycroon.com or my website at http://www.JudyCroon.com