Punching Above Your Weight and Owning Your Worth with Allison Hotard

Episode 8: Punching Above Your Weight and Owning Your Worth with Allison Hotard

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In this bold and hilarious interview, I sit down with comedian and New Orleans Nonprofit Executive Director Allison Hotard, who shares her journey of recovery, self-worth, and stepping into spaces that once felt out of reach. Allison gets real about how sobriety has transformed her confidence, creativity, income, and career, and why she believes that taking up space—even when it feels uncomfortable—is the key to success.

From navigating the highs and lows of the entertainment industry to learning powerful lessons through dating, Allison brings her signature humor and raw honesty to the conversation. We explore why confidence is built through action, why worthiness is an inside job, and how women, especially women in recovery, can break free from playing small.

This episode is packed with wisdom, laughter, and no-BS truths about leveling up in life, love, and career—without letting fear or self-doubt hold you back.

What You’ll Love:
🎤 How sobriety helped Allison develop unshakable confidence in her career and life
🎤 Why comedy and recovery have surprising similarities—both require resilience, honesty, and showing up when it’s hard
🎤 The importance of surrounding yourself with people who challenge and inspire you
🎤 How to recognize when you’re playing small and what to do about it
🎤 The power of admitting when you’re wrong and making amends in relationships
🎤 Why taking risks (even when you don’t feel ready) is the fastest path to growth

Quotes from Queens:

💡 "Sobriety gave me the confidence to go after my dreams—because if I can survive recovery, I can survive bombing on stage!" – Allison
💡 "We don’t attract what we want; we attract who we are." – Dana
💡 "Confidence is a behavior. Worthiness is a belief." – Inspired by Jamie Kern Lima’s Worthy
💡 "If you’re always the smartest person in the room, you’re in the wrong room."      💡"The only person standing between you and your dreams is YOU." – Allison

Resources & Mentions:
🎤 Follow Allison Hotard on Instagram: @amhfancy
📍 Check out Wednesday at the Square – Free Concerts in New Orleans! [Find it here]                          ]

📖 Worthy by Jamie Kern Lima – A must-read for any woman building self-worth

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I love you.

I'm so proud of you.

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Transcript

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Welcome to the Girls Who Recover podcast with Dana Hunter Fridella, where incredible women just like you go to transform life's biggest setbacks into your most powerful comebacks so that you can live a life you love. Love. I'm your host, Dana Hunter Fredella, transformational coach and founder of Girls Who Recover, and my mission is to pull back the curtain on our mistakes, failures, shame, and personal disasters and light the way for how to use those to create your biggest and most gorgeous comebacks. Follow the show now, grab your iced coffee, and turn up the volume for Girls Who Recover. Let's light it up. Whoa! Did you just feel what I felt? There's a whole lot of that and so much more to inspire you to create miracles in your own life on upcoming episodes of the Girls Who Recover podcast. And if you loved that episode as much as I loved making it, follow the show, give it a gorgeous rating and a five star review, and then share it with your best friend to be a light in her life. And don't let the fun stop here. You can find me on Instagram at Girls Who Recover. For more ways to create a life that takes your breath away. And sister, in case you haven't heard it today, I love you. I'm so proud of you. And I believe in your ability to create a gorgeous life you love starting right now. See you in the next episode.