"When Laughter Becomes Healing"- Featuring Comedian Ashley Brooke Corby

What happens when the person making everyone laugh is carrying a story nobody can see? On this episode of Next Rung Radio, Ron Creech sits down with comedian, writer, and author Ashley Brooke Corby for a deeply personal conversation about comedy, trauma, faith, forgiveness, and finding purpose on the other side of pain. Ashley shares how stand-up comedy unexpectedly became part of her healing journey, how confronting painful memories changed the direction of her life, and why her relationship with God ultimately transformed the way she sees herself and her story. She also opens up about sobriety, journaling, learning to become comfortable with silence, writing her book Ashes No More, and discovering that humor doesn't have to hide pain it can help transform it. And yes... we also get into her serious shoe obsession. This is a conversation about refusing to let what happened to you become the final definition of who you are. Because sometimes the next rung isn't forgetting your story. It's discovering what you can do with it. Key Takeaways Your pain doesn't have to become your identity. Forgiveness can release what anger keeps alive. Healing can give your story a new purpose. Support the show