COCOISM

America’s Next Top Model is trending again—and this time we’re looking back with grown eyes. In this episode, Boots & Coco sit down with Giselle (Cycle 1) for a real conversation about what happened behind the runway: the pressure, the editing, the body image impact, and what it’s like being pulled back into those memories in the age of social media. We talk accountability (without the hate mob),...

Welcome to Lover Era Vol. 1 — the first annual COCOISM Valentine’s Day special. This week, Boots and Coco unpack love from every angle: the delusional, the divine, the messy, and the mature. From rapid-fire debates on Grindr behavior to heartfelt reflections on the love we’ve outgrown, this episode is honest, hilarious, and unexpectedly tender. We celebrate our son Matthew’s very first Valentine’s...

Bad Bunny takes the Super Bowl stage and we have thoughts. From guest appearances (Gaga! Cardi!) to the cultural conversation that followed, we break down the moments that had everyone talking. Then it’s time for some super shade. We unpack the reality TV drama surrounding Jill Zarin, her controversial post, and the fallout that followed. Accountability entered the chat. We revisit last week’s sob...

The road to recovery is a lane of our own, carved out by the desire to live a sober life & say, Au revoir booze, bye drugs! It may start in despair but it’s the evolution of time, building coping skills and finding community and nurturing sobriety that gives us a new opportunity to live. We are deserving of love, creativity, self worth & joy. Kristen Bear shares a light with us, we are greatful fo...

Is it what we look for, what we see or what we’re told? The Zodiac, complex or simple? If astrology can insight us on our path can we exist in the present to receive? Will the relentless EGO allow us to connect & can the EGO be shushed to attain a conscious calm of it? Join us as we dip our toes in the infinite depth of the Zodiac with the incredible Jungian Psychoanalyst SHERENE Vismaya!

Diving into the chaos the currents are rough & we need to survive the rabid unjust of our government. In protest we are one & our POWER can’t be measured in our unity and in our humanity. As we live, we love as we pause we take action. Our heart, our mind & our faith is ours to keep and we have that forever as our guide in this lifetime. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise, sending all the love to...

What’s in your purse? As Coco said “my purse is alot smaller now”! Meaning as we travel through the months our purse becomes a carry on & our carry on becomes a suitcase & that’s when life can be unnecessarily too many things! Now repeat after me: “I won’t allow it”! Meaning no longer am I allowing myself to carry the build up of others peoples mush that attaches to me. Keep that on repeat because...

In the darkness of the galactic universe there is hope. Let the presence of our past be the fruit that ripens us in our journey of redemption. We are the pilot! In disrupting the narrative & navigating our truth we behold our autonomy that is the equity of life. Love is the foundation of building a legacy & with that we see the PHENOMENAL DAWN RICHARD transcend us to new heights here at COCOISM!

Are you the gift under the tree? What’s gotten you wrapped up this YEAR? Does time ever stall & mirrors stop existing? I think not UNFORTUNATELY, I prompt you to contemplate “it’s not about what you start doing, it’s about what you stop doing”. Yes we are approaching the new year & shedding the unwanted & shifting the prospective on how you tackle life’s tasks may give you that SLAY ride moment yo...

Trans people in America are standing up to brake the barriers society & governments want to confine us too. In the community of the LGBTQ+ our allies & Trancestors before us have given us their shoulders to stand upon so we can be lifted UP, be heard, be seen & be accepted and protected in America. In honor of bringing community, diversity & celebrating change in politics we want to thank Erica, M...

In life an unexpected meet can sometimes bloom a beautiful friendship sprung from creativity & similarities. Wait did this really happen? Not Jena putting Coco & Boots in the hot seat, we literally never saw that coming! Well, that’s how the unexpected works, it’s really cosmically serene & it’s within these moments the ISMS trickle in. In what we all do & how we want to create, we can achieve the...

In ART, digitally we are in a state of constant creation. Are our eyes wide shut in this punkrock world we live in? We’re really not sure but Jena beautifully takes us away on a nostalgic journey on how the influence of tech is expanding us as digital artists & how that becomes a centerpiece in our community and our home. It’s time to turn it all the way up for the incredible Jena Malone…y’all bet...

“No more wire hangers!” Now that’s a bit dramatic right? Welcome to our world of too many things! It’s really more like “No foam rollers for Jena Malone!” Even when the checklist is tight little miss missing can strike at the blink of an eye & boom is everything about to crumble? Now let’s save the theatrics for the theatre darling, cause when Coco & Boots are on the scene they’re bound to solve t...

As our solar return ignites a spark of a new beginning, what allows us to completely hit the reset button? The answer to that has so many variables because life is full of movement, change, growth, pain, healing & love. We can only arrive when we are ready to show up & walk away from static that constrains us. In recovery & sobriety keep the path open, honor yourself in the steps you’ve taken that...

Look away… it’s the Gen Z stare, it’s giving hypnotism SWEETIE! But really how our kids communicate & express themselves is an opportunity for us to be a part of THEM, they have something to say! Tiffany Totah, marriage & family therapist is back & we are ready to receive. Take the plunge with us as we dive into the deep end & explore the fear of success, it may surprise you in how you relate & wh...

As much as we learn & connect inward, is that really enough to satisfy our search in our spiritual journey of ME? Sometimes we don’t see what’s always been right in front of us. Guided by an orbit of love we have the ability to define our own spiritual relationship with ourselves & the light we are drawn too. Sit with that ! This is a thrilling week here at COCOISM headquarters as we chat it up wi...

It’s all eyes on Jennifer Lopez as she holds court & takes her crown in this dazzling musical. Like gold medalist in there element Jennifer along with Diego Luna & Tonatiuh sweep you away in this mesmerizing romance. It’s just one kiss, one moment to see that societies constructs of gender can’t stop love. If our birth really meant freedom to BE rather than be defined by our sex & repressed for no...

Parenting feels like the job that came with no training & no HR department. That said look at challenges with your teen as an opportunity to really lean in on a topic of their choice to show them a snapshot of how things can really work for them in an adult world. Hard work & with no room for laziness is what it takes for success as a young adult! Our mamas taught us best so with that we do have t...

It’s Coco & Boots! Gathered & Gooped we are here for it all & thrilled to sky dive with you into the frenzy of the world that’s too many things. Is it really possible to glide past the drama & keep your pearls intact? I don’t know but what we can say is go ahead & give it a try! Whatcha got to lose ? Really, in a confrontational event best deliver a response of unruffled feathers, grace with a twi...

In closing, the novel Dancer from the Dance by Andrew Holleran has taken us on a beautiful & exhilarating journey that leaves us with an unforgettable impression of gay culture in the 70’s, a time to live! As the Bookclub boys gather, we welcome artist Joe Cavallaro to dish with us on the epic escapades of Monroe & Sutherland, best friends that thrived in the love they shared for each other ! A ma...

Chosen family has been gifted not only to me but to many of us who have felt a sting of rejection by the family we are born with. Relationships come & go and it’s a blessing to get to a point of having both families be a part of our colorful lives. An undercurrent wave of discontent can lead to a breaking point. But a current of satisfaction, honesty & thoughtfulness can be the ingredients needed...

The feeling when one is slipping away theoretically or actually is a card to be dealt with. Because the emotion in the shadow of that feeling can be a wild card. Anger, Loss, Rejection & Fear may selfishly take the lead as a response in an unfortunate situation such as this. But it’s when we become aware of our EGO not serving us that we get the chance to expand in every way; mind, body and heart...

Discovery of the moment or moments that allow you to express yourself emotionally & physically are never planned. It’s more of a click of nature that’s turned on inside of you. We live our lives full of exploration & attraction to self & others and that is a fundamental part of evolving to find comfort & confidence in our own skin. Dancer from the Dance takes you up & away in the drama of coming o...

Time is of the essence… & don’t you forget it! Gifts come with grace & when they are shared with love & trust the rest is simple. All involved can really enjoy the fruits of building something new together & when honesty becomes woven into a situation a foundation forms. As we dive in deeper into the fictional world of Dancer from the Dance, Sutherland schools the newbie as she reigns court in the...

The Ferry awaits so grab ahold of your clutch & pearls … all aboard to Fire Island ! Andrew Hollerans’ 1978 novel Dancer from the Dance is a tale of gay men celebrating the summers on Fire Island & will take you to the edge of the dance floor ! The land of the Loss & where Legends were born it was a time to LOVE & LIVE!