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Guest: Coco Péla, The Music Midwife — Hip Hop Artist, Producer & Purpose Coach
Hip hop artist, producer, and purpose coach Coco Péla — known as The Music Midwife — joins host Nicole Richards for a soul-deep, beat-driven conversation on healing, rhythm, and leading through embodiment, not performance.
Coco has shared stages with Talib Kweli, Dead Prez, and even President Barack Obama — but her truest work happens in the quiet spaces between sound. After facing burnout, Bell's palsy, and rheumatoid arthritis, she was forced to reimagine everything — her body, her purpose, and her voice. Through sound, somatics, and spiritual surrender, she rediscovered her rhythm — and now helps others do the same.
🎤 From performing at the Hollywood Bowl to developing a hip hop–climate justice framework for Youth vs. Apocalypse, Coco blends art and activism in a way that's as revolutionary as it is restorative.
But beneath the accolades lies a deeper truth: healing doesn't always sound like music. Sometimes, it sounds like silence, stillness, or surrender.
Through laughter, truth-telling, and testimony, Coco and Nicole unpack how to:
✨ Reconnect with your body after trauma or burnout
✨ Use music and movement to regulate the nervous system
✨ Trust your intuition after being taught not to
✨ Redefine softness as strength, not weakness
✨ Lead from embodiment — not performance
Because leadership, like music, is about resonance — not volume.
🔥 Mic-Drop Moment: "Sound was my first form of prayer. Before I knew language, I knew rhythm — and that rhythm still lives in me."
If you've ever lost your spark or felt disconnected from your creative flow, this conversation will remind you that your body is the instrument — and it's time to play it with love.
🌿 If you're ready to return to your natural rhythm after burnout, reclaim your softness as a source of power, and express yourself through art, movement, or sound healing — this episode is your permission slip to stop forcing and start flowing.
🎶 Because your healing has a sound — and the world needs to hear it.
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