Hot Mess Happy Hour
Are you always running late? Do you leave things on top of your car and drive off? You might be a hot mess too so this podcast is for you! Laugh along as we share crazy hot mess stories during our weekly happy hour with yours truly. We'll also share tips and tricks for those affected by ADHD like your host, Susan Cokas! So grab a cocktail and get ready to laugh! It's Hot Mess Happy Hour!
Episodes
35 episodes
Norm — Volunteer Bikini Stylist (Part 2)
Norm is back and telling the story of how, after getting rejected by the cashier at the bagel place, he met his beautiful wife Marie, starting with a blind date at a U2 concert. Using U2 tickets could be used as a good way to get dates! We also...
Book of NORMan - The Musical! (Part 1)
My car-less friend Norm meets up with me on a Vespa, to tell us about his time at Improv Summer camp and explains their Kitty Cat Careers game. He was slightly traumatized by 'Onesie Karaoke,' which I have not personally ever participated in, b...
Hot Mess Meets True Crime! Javier Leiva (part 2)
Welcome to part 2 of my happy hour with my friend the famous true crime podcaster Javier Leiva! I knew him before Pretend was just a twinkle in his eye. In this episode, Javier tries to talk me into being a cult leader, discusses his near shark...
Javier Leiva from famous Pretend Podcast (Part 1)
My long-awaited Emmy-award winning guest Javier Leiva from the popular Pretend Podcast joins me on Hot Mess Happy Hour with breaking news! He has been officially diagnosed with ADHD and can join our tribe of hot messes! He discusses how Pretend...
People Pleasing? Puh-leeze Stop it!
ADHD people are more likely to be people-pleasers as a survival mechanism to avoid rejection and cope with emotional regulation. I am guilty of it too, but we need to find a way to break this cycle of pleasing. It is okay to be kind and do thin...
What Not to Say to ADD Folks - Starring Nate (Part 3)
The fun continues with our insightful and hilarious guest Nate, as we discuss what not to say to people with depression or ADHD. Best practices if you will, and you should. We also do a deep dive into LEGO minifigs, vegetarian foods, and featur...
Sound of Music & Nate! (Part 2)
Sing it: "He is 16 .... going on 35..." Nate is back and talking about the disparity of the solos assigned to the seven von Trapp siblings during the infamous "So Long, Farewell" song. Fun fact: Georg had 3 more children with Maria making it a ...
Happy Birthday Nate! (Part 1)
Back by Popular Demand — NATE! Your favorite ADHD duo is back....and even more off track than ever! We discuss Nate's brief but illustrious bowling career, his many balls, his fun-filled rolling skating party to celebrate his early thirties, Tr...
WOOP there is is!
Woop Woop! You'll cheer for this method to help you meet your goals! WOOP stands for Wish, Outcome, Obstacles, Plan and it challenges you to identify what your true wishes are, and what stands in your way. I have started using this mental exerc...
More St. Pat's Shenanigans (Part 2)
No one is SAFE from us! Join us for Hot Mess Happy Hour as Craig and I drag a stranger from a bar on St. Patrick's Day into the podcast to share her fun stories! We talk about driving through Ireland from Cork to Dingle. Jaqueline attended John...
St. Pat's F-unemployment (Part 1)
Make a toast with your finest green beer and celebrate St. Patrick's Day with my friend Craig and me as we discuss "Fun-employment" and how when one door closes...a trap door opens...in the floor...so you can slide down further into your very o...
SAVE on your TAXES! (ADHD Taxes )
It's almost tax time, but if you have ADHD like me, taxes hit you all year round! The ADHD taxes I mean. Forgetting where you put a gift card, or letting things expire or not paying a bill on time and racking up late fees, the list goes on. Lis...
Improv Anne-tics (part 2)
She's never ANNE-noying and always Anne-tertaining! Hear this second episode with our fave legal eagle improvisor Anne! She's had a few more glasses of chardonnay and is ready for some funny smack downs, including offering this show some hostin...
Attorney Anne — is this legal??
Get ready to lawyer up for this episode with my hilarious friend Anne who is not only funny, she's a Diamond-level athlete who was also on a case that went all the way to the supreme court! She speaks Russian but wasn’t ready to Rush In to bein...
Make a TO DON'T List! Save time and stress!
We all have "to do" lists. I have several all over the place on post-its and what have you. But here's a new one, for me at least, make a "to don't" list. Things that don't serve you, aren't worth doing, or things that just don't bring you joy....
Minimum Change for Maximum Results!
If you are trying to make big changes in 2026 and are not quite succeeding, this podcast is for you. STOP with the scary huge goals or resolutions and go SMALL! You'll still get there... and doing it a bit slower with little tweaks along the wa...
Para-NORM-al is the new Norm (part 2)
In this part 2 episode, we continue the discussion including needy ghosts, being haunted, Tadum! and more theatre talk with our good improv friend Norm, whose name is just so perfect for creating just the right puns and we thank him for being s...
Just the NORM — Nothing abNORMal (part 1)
A NORMal hot mess episode featuring NORM, my improv friend. He enjoys signing up to mentor people and then ghosting them soon after! He discusses fun improv show stories and all things "Yes, and." He loves his own kids but not other random peop...
Hot Mess Minute — Connect by Volunteering
Join me for this feel-good Friday mini episode where I talk about volunteering and how it connects you to others and can help reduce stress, anxiety, and depression, while boosting your happiness, giving you social connections, and a sense o...
More Malarkey with Michael! (Part 2)
Join us as our conversation continues to wander all over the place, shocking I know, bringing you even More Malarkey with Michael covering a wide range of topics like ADHD meds, rubber necking, Andrew Lloyd Weber (for some odd reason) and of co...
Mayhem with Michael (part 1)
Saving cats, the new pope, eating too many burritos, grabbing snakes by accident and ranking wines and musicals... it's all in one episode and much more with Michael! He's entertaining and an all around fun person to be around. Catch us as we c...
Nate the Late — ADHD Hacks Kinda (3)
Focus mode, Post-Its, labels, alarms, forgetting to name your phone alarms so you then forget why it is going off...you know the drill! Nate helps us navigate through the time blindness and myriad of ADHD hurdles we both face and a few helpful ...
Nate the...WAIT! Where's Cory?? (part 2)
Join Nate and me as we relive the tale of our hero coworker Cory who started AND quit the very same day! He read the vibe within 8 hours and said "immediately no" to our house of horrors. Also hear the tale of our poor coworker who was fired, h...
Nate the Great (Part 1)
Nate is everything you want in a fave coworker — funny, kind, and smart with a great sense of humor! We worked in a crazy nut house of a place with see-through walls and had to entertain ourselves to get through it all with laughter. He j...
Coworker Craig Hope and Dreams (Part 2)
Coworker Craig demanded more episodes and so his Trauma Dump continues as he tells us how he once worked for hair cuts (BAD ones! ... yet he went back) and old shoes. He would prefer working for money. We also worked at an ad agency where the o...