What happens when a nationally recognized hair artist and a Charleston therapist walk into a podcast studio? Unbecoming— the unfiltered space where beauty meets breakdowns and healing gets real.
Host Laura Frazier (@hairzillaa), Redken artist and salon owner, sits down with Chris LaCour, licensed therapist and voice of reason (most of the time), to talk about the messy middle of life — mental health, relationships, identity, creativity, and everything that unravels when you start unbecoming who you were told to be.
It’s therapy meets comedy, beauty meets breakdown, and self-work with great hair and sarcasm. Expect vulnerable conversations, hard truths, inappropriate jokes, and moments that feel like a late-night talk with your smartest, most brutally honest friends.
Because unbecoming isn’t falling apart — it’s finally falling into yourself.
One question somehow turned into one of the most fascinating rabbit holes we've ever gone down.
We kick things off talking about classic movies like The Matrix and Terminator—why they changed pop culture forever, and why younger generations don't always see them the same way. That conversation naturally leads into AI, ChatGPT, and whether artificial intelligence is becoming a helpful tool... or simply telling us what we want to hear.
From there we unpack a viral story about a woman convinced her therapist was secretly in love with her, and how social media can blur the line between validation and delusion. We talk about mental health, internet culture, and why algorithms sometimes make unhealthy beliefs even harder to escape.
Then the conversation shifts (again) into drugs, alcohol, mushrooms, THC, DMT, and how our relationship with substances changes as we get older. Laura shares the story of nearly drowning twice as a child and how those experiences shaped the way she thinks about consciousness, fear, and near-death experiences.
It's one of those episodes that bounces between philosophy, psychology, pop culture, personal stories, and plenty of laughs along the way. If you've ever found yourself wondering how AI, movies, social media, drugs, and growing up are all somehow connected... this conversation is for you.
4 Jul 2026
Sex, SSRIs & Feeling Like Yourself Again
EPISODE DESCRIPTION
This one gets... personal.
We're talking about sex, antidepressants, dopamine, drugs, addiction, autonomy, and what it means to actually feel like yourself.
Laura opens up about why she chose to come off SSRIs after 3 months of trying them, realizing they were affecting one of the most important parts of her life: her ability to experience pleasure and intimacy. The conversation explores the trade-offs of medication, why so many people feel disconnected from themselves, and the ongoing debate around whether antidepressants are overprescribed.
From there, things take a turn into our complicated relationships with substances. We talk about the drugs we genuinely enjoy (yes, caffeine makes the list), marijuana, nicotine, chewing tobacco, and why humans seem wired to chase altered states in one form or another.
This isn't an episode telling you what you should or shouldn't do. It's an honest conversation about freedom, control, pleasure, mental health, and questioning the stories we've been taught about all of it.
If you've ever wondered whether you're living as your authentic self—or if something else is driving the wheel—this episode is for you.
21 Jun 2026
Breakdown Before the Breakthrough
This episode is different.
What happens when the biggest opportunity of your career collides with one of the hardest work weeks of your life?
Fresh off Redken Symposium in Las Vegas, Laura pulls back the curtain on the reality of working one of the beauty industry's biggest stages. From coordinating models and managing chaos backstage to navigating difficult personalities, self-doubt, and a full-blown emotional breakdown, this is the side of success nobody posts about.
In this episode, we talk about:
• What it actually feels like to work behind the scenes at a major industry event• The pressure, politics, and personalities that come with high-level opportunities• Why freedom and creativity can be just as uncomfortable as limitations• Laura's first experience performing on the Main Stage—and why it felt nothing like she expected• The hidden emotional cost of being "the strong one"• How praise, support, and belonging can feel uncomfortable when you've never truly experienced them• The difference between looking successful and feeling successful• Why excellence matters more than greatness
Whether you're a hairstylist dreaming of bigger stages, a salon owner carrying the weight of everyone around you, or someone learning how to navigate success without abandoning yourself, this conversation is raw, funny, honest, and deeply human.
Because sometimes the breakthrough isn't standing on the stage.
Sometimes it's surviving what happened backstage.
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YouTube views
474,662
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Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
11 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
5 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 75 / 100
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68
Social presence
97
YouTube
86
Engagement
71
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