Cocoa Speaks is a Nashville based comedian who shares her heart and her joyful energy with us. She opens up about the impacts of ADD meds as a child, trying again as a college athlete and now, for the first time in adulthood, she is trying it again and looking forward to the focus it could bring into her life. A self identifying “Hooper” she talks about how different the environment is on a team compared to the sparing within the comedy scene. Seeking out joyous vibes to be her best creative self, she knows that is where she thrives. She also shared the pain that comes with having multiple miscarriages and how the people around her reacted and handled the loss with her. She is truly so fun and wants to live an entire life having fun for a living and we see it for her.

Comedian Brandi Augustus opens up in an incredibly honest way. Sharing the circumstances of her childhood, and the abuse she both witnessed, and experienced directly. She so easily opened up about the impacts it’s had on her life, her relationships and her parenting decisions. Diving into her past relationships, she believed there was safety in a casual non committal dynamic and unpacking now, that she actually wants much more. Presenting a harder masculine energy attracted a certain availability in men, and now the work to soften that guard she has had up begins. She is also the mother to a trans child and she talks openly about how parenting challenges are different when you are facing the emotional, medical, and logistical elements that come with helping your child along the way. From the conversations she had to have with family, to her day to day work advocating for the needs of others, it’s shaped her identity in a truly unique way.

We are so grateful to have had this conversation with Brandi. Please follow and support her where you can!

Hannah is like no guest we have ever had. She’s sharply funny, whip smart, and self actualized. She shares the practices in her life that have shaped her, informed her art, comedy, and wellness. The daughter of a pastor, she has learned how to take the great parts of childhood lessons, and has dismantled the rest all while continuing to love her parents. She’s unapologetic about where her life has taken her and simultaneously kind and empathetic. Easily one of our favorite episodes to date.

Find and follow Hannah on Instagram, Good Reads, and listen to her album now! Her sisters Instagram can be found here for all the kundalini fun.