Laughter That Heals, Names That Empower: Belonging to Yourself with Anoo Tree Brod

What if the path to joy, confidence, and belonging began not with fitting in—but with fully showing up?

In this transformative episode of Hear Where You Belong, host Dea Irby welcomes award-winning improviser, speaker, and founder of Wild Mind Improv, Anoo Tree Brod. Together, they explore what it really means to belong to yourself—especially when your name, your background, or your sensitivity has made you feel like a misfit.

From changing her name by a stream after spiritual revelation to guiding thousands in healing laughter, Anoo opens up about her journey through trauma, social anxiety, and spiritual awakening. She reveals how improv, play, and speaking our truth—especially in safe, supportive spaces—can reconnect us to our inner child, unlock leadership, and spark deep, authentic connections.

This episode dives into:

• Finding belonging in your own body, name, and story

• How water, nature, and intention raise intuition and open healing

• Using improv to move past trauma and rediscover play

• Reclaiming self-expression through comedy, Toastmasters, and spiritual guidance

• Why calling someone by their name is a sacred act of acknowledgment

• Building community, honoring neurodiversity, and living with joy on purpose
  

Anoo reminds us that healing often begins with a laugh—and that our most powerful belonging comes when we let ourselves be fully seen, exactly as we are.

💫 Ready to reconnect to your essence, rise in joy, and remember that you already belong? Then this episode is your mirror, your microphone, and your invitation home.

🔗 Connect with Anoo at wildmindimprov.com

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