1 00:00:01,639 --> 00:00:04,840 Speaker 1: On this week's episode of Cultivating her Space. 2 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:08,240 Speaker 2: The basis of uplifting content was a hub of inspiration, 3 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 2: some real estate on social media that makes you feel 4 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 2: good that you can go to and it puts a 5 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:13,600 Speaker 2: smile on your face. 6 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 1: Today's episode is sure to provides you with motivation, inspiration, 7 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 1: or a fresh perspective. If you have any AHA moments 8 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 1: or appreciate anything from this episode, please leave us a 9 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:30,040 Speaker 1: review to let us know we're on the right track. Also, 10 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:34,480 Speaker 1: we release episodes every Friday, so be sure to subscribe 11 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:39,279 Speaker 1: on iTunes and visit cultivatingheirspace dot com to access our 12 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 1: exclusive after show and other bonus content from the Patreon tab. 13 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:50,519 Speaker 3: Welcome to Cultivating her Space, a podcast dedicated to uplifting. 14 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 4: Women like you. 15 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 3: We're your hosts, Doctor Dominique Bussard, a college professor and psychologist. 16 00:00:56,920 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 5: And Terry Lomax, a techie and motivational speaker. In a 17 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 5: world where black women are often misrepresented and misunderstood, please 18 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 5: join us as we initiate authentic conversations on everything from 19 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:13,960 Speaker 5: five roids to fake friends, and create a safe space 20 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 5: where black women can just b. 21 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 3: Hey, lady, it's doctor dom here. From the Cultivating her 22 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 3: Space podcast. Are you currently a resident of the state 23 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 3: of California in contemplating starting your therapy journey? Well, if so, 24 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 3: please reach out to me at doctor Dominique Brusard dot com. 25 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 3: That's d R D O M I N I q 26 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 3: U E B R O U S s ar D 27 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 3: dot com to schedule a free fifteen minute consultation. I 28 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 3: look forward to hearing from you. 29 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 5: All right, lady, Today we have a very special guest 30 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 5: in Cultivating her Space. She's a British film, television and 31 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 5: voiceover actress based in La She's worked on a number 32 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 5: of feature films, including Marvel's Black Widow, and has guest 33 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 5: starred in TV shows on CBS, Spike TV, GLC and 34 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 5: the BBC. She's also an entrepreneur and the founder of 35 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:22,920 Speaker 5: Uplifting Content, a digital media platform followed by over one 36 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:27,360 Speaker 5: point four million people across social media. She hosts the 37 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:31,679 Speaker 5: Uplifting Content podcast and is the author of Uplifting Stories 38 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 5: published by Simon and Schuster. When not in the midst 39 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 5: of a pandemic, she loves traveling the world for work 40 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 5: and fun. Ioni Butler, Welcome to Cultivating her Space. 41 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 4: Hello, Hello, thank you for having me ladies. So nice 42 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 4: to be here. 43 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 5: You're so welcome. We're so excited to have you. 44 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:53,359 Speaker 4: Me too, Me too. I love these kind of conversations. 45 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 2: I haven't had one for a few weeks, so I'm 46 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:58,640 Speaker 2: ready for it. 47 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:02,799 Speaker 3: Perfect, perfect, Well, we are definitely excited to dive into 48 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 3: this juicy conversation. And I'm going to start us off 49 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:09,800 Speaker 3: with our quote of the day. Now, I only this 50 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 3: quote will sound really familiar to you. 51 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 4: As this is your word. These are your words, so 52 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 4: it's something good to say about it, right exactly because 53 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 4: these are yours. 54 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 3: Yes, so our quote of the day, be an encourager. 55 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 3: The world has plenty of critics already, so I'm going 56 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 3: to say that one more time for the people in 57 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 3: the back. Be an encourager. The world has plenty of 58 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 3: critics already. So when you hear your words, give us 59 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 3: a little bit of context. What what was the situation 60 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 3: that inspired this particular quote. 61 00:03:59,120 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 4: Well, that's it. 62 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 2: It's it's interesting because it sounds like it's something from 63 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 2: the book, which I'm like, is that my quote or 64 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 2: is that actually someone else's quote? Because it sounds very familiar. 65 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 2: But yeah, I'm like, did I say that? But yeah, 66 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 2: I mean I think it's a it's a pretty on 67 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 2: the nose, straightforward one. 68 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:16,159 Speaker 4: You know. 69 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:18,839 Speaker 2: I talk a lot about breaking out of your comfort 70 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:21,719 Speaker 2: zone and giving things a try and not being afraid 71 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 2: to do new things, and I've always sort of struggled 72 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 2: a little bit putting myself on the line, because you know, 73 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 2: you're fearful of what other people might throw back at you, 74 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 2: and so I think it's sort of along the lines 75 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:35,480 Speaker 2: to put out what you want to give back and 76 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 2: support people being judgmental. I noticed that I'm judgmental when 77 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:43,040 Speaker 2: I'm not in a good place with myself. 78 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 4: You know. 79 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 2: I feel like when you're in a when you're a happy, 80 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:48,840 Speaker 2: sort of confident, people don't typically put people down and 81 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 2: so support. 82 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 4: People as much as you can. 83 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 5: Thank you so much for sharing that too. I think 84 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:56,159 Speaker 5: sometimes there's a lot of shame around feeling that way, 85 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 5: and Dom and I just had a conversation recently about 86 00:04:58,240 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 5: there where it's like, when I'm not in a good space, 87 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 5: I'm not necessarily the best person to be around. I 88 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 5: have the best energy. So thank you for like normalizing 89 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:07,720 Speaker 5: that like that happens to the best of us, right, 90 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 5: so we would love I only need to talk about 91 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:11,680 Speaker 5: your origin story. So if you can tell us a 92 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 5: bit about your origin story and what your journey was 93 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 5: to launching uplifting content and your merch and the book 94 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:22,920 Speaker 5: and the podcast, all those things. What prompted that, Yeah, totally. 95 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:26,040 Speaker 2: It came from my dealing with depression a lot. When 96 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 2: I was younger. I was very, very depressed, and over 97 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 2: the years I didn't quite really recognize what it was 98 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:31,600 Speaker 2: until I. 99 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 4: Was a bit older. 100 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 2: I started getting into personal development in my early twenties, 101 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:40,039 Speaker 2: and that was the first time that I understood, Oh wow, 102 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:45,040 Speaker 2: how toxic my thoughts were, how bad my thinking was, 103 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:48,719 Speaker 2: the ego. It was just horrendous, constantly putting myself down. 104 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:53,240 Speaker 2: And when I started to get to grips with my mind, 105 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:56,480 Speaker 2: recognize the horrible thoughts that I was thinking and how 106 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:58,920 Speaker 2: they made me feel, and then realizing that I could 107 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 2: change those thoughts feel way better, I wanted to share 108 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:04,720 Speaker 2: that with people. So it took a little while to 109 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:08,040 Speaker 2: develop uplifting content. But the premise of it was in 110 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 2: all those times that I felt really depressed and low. 111 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 2: I'm a go getter. I like to fix things. I 112 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 2: like to make stuff happen. I would hate feeling like 113 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:18,440 Speaker 2: that not wanting to get out of bed, feeling just worthless. 114 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 2: And you know, it's just the most horrible feeling to 115 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:23,919 Speaker 2: be in that kind of state of depression. And I 116 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 2: would try to seek things that made me feel good. 117 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:28,240 Speaker 2: I wanted to watch stuff, I wanted. 118 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 4: To read stuff. I would crave feel. 119 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:33,719 Speaker 2: Good stuff, and it was sometimes quite difficult to find. 120 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 2: So the basis of uplifting content was a hub of inspiration, 121 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 2: some real estate on social media that makes you feel 122 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 2: good that you can go to and it puts a 123 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:44,800 Speaker 2: smile on your face. And so we have a filter 124 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:46,920 Speaker 2: for anything that goes on the page, which is does 125 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:49,479 Speaker 2: it make you feel good after reading it or listening 126 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 2: to it or watching it? And if it does, great, 127 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:55,360 Speaker 2: And then sometimes the assistance and social media managers. 128 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:56,920 Speaker 4: That I had get a little bit stuck where they they. 129 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 2: Find something that's it may be interesting and like it 130 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 2: might be a good idea, but it doesn't make you 131 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:02,599 Speaker 2: feel good. 132 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:04,240 Speaker 4: So I'm like, ah, no, no, no, no, it doesn't 133 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 4: pass the test. 134 00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 2: So it's basically the criteria for the page, and it's 135 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:12,600 Speaker 2: gone through, it's evolved. Facebook was the main place that 136 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 2: we had the biggest audience, and then in twenty seventeen, 137 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 2: Facebook changed their algorithms and made it really impossible to 138 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 2: reach a lot of the people on the page, which 139 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:24,880 Speaker 2: I found heartbreaking. And so that was when the idea 140 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 2: for the book came about another sort of medium in 141 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 2: which to reach people with a feel good message. And 142 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:35,840 Speaker 2: so Uplifting Stories is a book. I like things to 143 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 2: be clear, So Uplifting Stories uplifting content. You don't really 144 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 2: have to it's not hard to figure out what it is, 145 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 2: you know. 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I love that. 199 00:10:58,760 --> 00:11:04,120 Speaker 3: And as I'm listening to you talk about what inspired 200 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 3: creating uplifting content and writing your book, your book is 201 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:13,920 Speaker 3: not just your stories, right, What are some of the 202 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:19,000 Speaker 3: favorite story your favorite stories from the book, And also 203 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 3: are there to me that didn't make the book that 204 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:25,079 Speaker 3: you're like, if I put out another edition, this one 205 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:25,960 Speaker 3: might go in there. 206 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:27,600 Speaker 4: Yes, definitely there were. 207 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:29,840 Speaker 2: At some point I had to sort of wrap it 208 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:31,840 Speaker 2: up to keep it just to get. 209 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:32,560 Speaker 4: The book out in time. 210 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:34,319 Speaker 2: So there were some that didn't make it somewhere in 211 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:37,439 Speaker 2: in a similar space. So it kind of felt a 212 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:39,960 Speaker 2: bit redundant to have both in But you asked what 213 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:43,800 Speaker 2: my favorite ones were, and honestly, I cannot choose one 214 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:44,440 Speaker 2: over the other. 215 00:11:44,679 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 4: I love them. 216 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 2: It took quite a long time to get the book 217 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 2: deal and everything in place, and so in that time, 218 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:53,720 Speaker 2: being the go getter I am, I was interviewing people 219 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 2: and it was I was doing the interviews. Didn't know 220 00:11:56,559 --> 00:11:58,200 Speaker 2: if it was going to get sold or not, the book, 221 00:11:58,280 --> 00:11:59,560 Speaker 2: but I just remember speaking. 222 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:00,679 Speaker 4: I loved speaking to people. 223 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:02,720 Speaker 2: That's my jam, just like chatting and getting to know 224 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:05,160 Speaker 2: really amazing people that are doing fantastic things. 225 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 4: It was really moving like I would most of the time. 226 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:10,959 Speaker 2: I was crying in the stories, just inspired by these 227 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 2: wonderful people and some of the incredible stuff that they've done. 228 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:17,400 Speaker 2: And so I felt I just had a lot of good, 229 00:12:17,679 --> 00:12:19,800 Speaker 2: feel good feelings about the book, and so I was like, 230 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:20,600 Speaker 2: this is going to be lovely. 231 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:22,240 Speaker 4: I can't wait to get this out in the world. 232 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:25,000 Speaker 2: So, yeah, it's really hard to choose a favorite, but 233 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:27,880 Speaker 2: it just to sort of share some of the different 234 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:30,520 Speaker 2: things that we've got. There is one story by my 235 00:12:30,559 --> 00:12:32,720 Speaker 2: friend Kenan Oh, And it was interesting how I found 236 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:34,760 Speaker 2: people too. Some of them were friends of mine that 237 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:36,640 Speaker 2: I interviewed that I knew they had great stories. 238 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:37,560 Speaker 4: Some of them were. 239 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:40,319 Speaker 2: People that I had heard about or read about previously 240 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 2: in their story had just sort of stuck in my mind. 241 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:45,920 Speaker 2: Some of them were just strange, unusual stories that we 242 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:48,960 Speaker 2: found just by research. But yeah, one of my favorite 243 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:51,839 Speaker 2: ones is my friend Kennan, who is an actor out 244 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 2: here in la We met in an acting class together 245 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:57,640 Speaker 2: and he's a white guy and was getting because diversity 246 00:12:57,679 --> 00:12:59,600 Speaker 2: is such a big push now in TV and film, 247 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:01,960 Speaker 2: was finding that everybody was shutting the door to him 248 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:04,679 Speaker 2: because we don't need an unknown white guy. Sorry, you know, 249 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:06,320 Speaker 2: but it can't take you on side to think he 250 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 2: was getting that a lot, and instead of you know, 251 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:11,440 Speaker 2: complaining about it, he did something about it through some 252 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:15,040 Speaker 2: very cool, very cool series of events. He ended up 253 00:13:15,040 --> 00:13:19,200 Speaker 2: moving to China, learning fluent Mandarin in eight months and 254 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:22,320 Speaker 2: basically just had an amazing career. He's back in the 255 00:13:22,400 --> 00:13:25,080 Speaker 2: US now, but for like five years, had an incredible 256 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:28,760 Speaker 2: career in China, becoming like one of the most well 257 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 2: known white Mandarin speaking actors in China. He's done some 258 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 2: incredible things, and so I like, I love I love 259 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:37,880 Speaker 2: his story for that kind of gets me inspired. And 260 00:13:37,920 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 2: then there's some really incredible ones about people overcoming adversity, 261 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:44,840 Speaker 2: just you know, really heart wrenching moving ones where you 262 00:13:44,960 --> 00:13:47,800 Speaker 2: just think that chapter is really important because it's not. 263 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:49,960 Speaker 2: I don't want people to think when they're hearing all 264 00:13:49,960 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 2: these challenging stories that their issues are not important. But 265 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:57,800 Speaker 2: it was just to show that, you know, people can 266 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:01,880 Speaker 2: overcome such awful things and if they can, you it's 267 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:04,360 Speaker 2: possible that you can too. And so I think that 268 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 2: chapter is really moving. But yeah, I do not have 269 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:11,720 Speaker 2: a favorite told to by the favorite. 270 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:14,719 Speaker 5: Thank you for sharing that that's just so important these days. 271 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:16,720 Speaker 5: It's kind of sad when you talk about Facebook and 272 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 5: the algorithm because it's like, well, this is the content 273 00:14:18,720 --> 00:14:20,960 Speaker 5: we need to be going viral and that people need 274 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:23,880 Speaker 5: to be tapping into, and they make it more difficult. Now, 275 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:25,680 Speaker 5: I want to ask a question that I kind of 276 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 5: know the answer to, but I just want you to 277 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:29,200 Speaker 5: kind of share and elaborate on. You talked about it 278 00:14:29,240 --> 00:14:32,560 Speaker 5: in another interview. But you know, from the outside looking in, 279 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 5: you're wildly successful. You have this book, you have this platform, 280 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:39,640 Speaker 5: you're a beautiful actress and you know voiceover actress. I mean, 281 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:42,040 Speaker 5: you do so many amazing things. What would you say 282 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:44,960 Speaker 5: your journey or would you say your relationship with depression 283 00:14:45,040 --> 00:14:47,240 Speaker 5: is like today? And can you also share any self 284 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:49,720 Speaker 5: care practices that you have in place, because I think 285 00:14:49,760 --> 00:14:53,120 Speaker 5: oftentimes there's a misconception that once you achieve the goals, 286 00:14:53,120 --> 00:14:56,520 Speaker 5: it's like I've arrived, Everything's perfect, I'm so happy now, 287 00:14:56,560 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 5: And I know for myself, I'm like, that's not true. 288 00:14:59,320 --> 00:15:02,200 Speaker 5: So what is your a personal experience with that today 289 00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:05,000 Speaker 5: and like what you do for yourself mental health wise? 290 00:15:06,040 --> 00:15:09,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, great question because it's something that's come up for me. Recently, 291 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:10,080 Speaker 2: it's a rollercoaster. 292 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:11,200 Speaker 4: I would say. 293 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 2: It's interesting sometimes people say, you know, how did you 294 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:16,040 Speaker 2: deal with your how did you cure your depression. 295 00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:16,720 Speaker 4: In the list, like I haven't. 296 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:20,640 Speaker 2: It's something that's there, that exists and comes up from 297 00:15:20,680 --> 00:15:24,160 Speaker 2: time to time, but it's nowhere near as suffocating as 298 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 2: it used to be because I've sort of learned tools 299 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:28,200 Speaker 2: to help me get my way through it. 300 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:30,400 Speaker 4: And it's interesting you asked. 301 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:32,280 Speaker 2: This week, I feel better, but over the last couple 302 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:34,800 Speaker 2: of weeks, based on the Supreme Court ruling and all 303 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:36,520 Speaker 2: the stuff that's going on in the US, I've been 304 00:15:36,680 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 2: really really upset by everything that's going on. 305 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:42,360 Speaker 4: And yeah, so I've struggled with that. 306 00:15:42,800 --> 00:15:45,680 Speaker 2: I was actually planning on attending the Women's March in 307 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:49,400 Speaker 2: DC last week, which I felt really good about, like 308 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:51,800 Speaker 2: taking an action to do something, and I had to 309 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:53,680 Speaker 2: cancel it because I realized it wasn't a march, it 310 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:56,880 Speaker 2: was a planned civil disobedience where they were going to 311 00:15:56,880 --> 00:15:59,480 Speaker 2: get arrested. And I'm a Green card holder and for 312 00:15:59,560 --> 00:16:01,720 Speaker 2: my immigrate I can't risk getting arrested in the US. 313 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:05,280 Speaker 4: I had to cancel that. But just sort of doing certain. 314 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:08,760 Speaker 2: Things, donating, you know, helping out in any way small 315 00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:11,400 Speaker 2: ways that I can makes me feel a lot better, 316 00:16:11,480 --> 00:16:15,040 Speaker 2: and then just switching things off. I was able to 317 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:17,320 Speaker 2: spend some time with friends over the July fourth weekend 318 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:19,160 Speaker 2: that kind of brought me out and my funk a 319 00:16:19,200 --> 00:16:21,400 Speaker 2: little bit. I go into this thing I call it 320 00:16:21,520 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 2: radical self care mode when I start to notice myself slipping, 321 00:16:25,640 --> 00:16:31,800 Speaker 2: and that's doing the things like exercising, meditation, switching off devices. 322 00:16:31,840 --> 00:16:33,960 Speaker 2: My boyfriend and I are going to have and no 323 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 2: device night, no TVs, no phones, no laptops tonight. We 324 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 2: wanted to do it yesterday, but his mum tripped and 325 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:43,320 Speaker 2: fell in New York and like, yeah, so we couldn't. 326 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:44,080 Speaker 4: Do it last night because he had a lot of 327 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 4: stuff to deal with. 328 00:16:45,240 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 2: But things like that really helped, just so that we 329 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:50,840 Speaker 2: can connect and you know, just be I also talk 330 00:16:50,880 --> 00:16:53,040 Speaker 2: a lot about We've heard the phrase you are what 331 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:55,640 Speaker 2: you eat, and to me it's more than nice. 332 00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 4: You are what you consume. 333 00:16:56,840 --> 00:16:59,840 Speaker 2: Because everything we put into ourselves has a huge impact. 334 00:16:59,880 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 2: So I monitor what it is that I'm consuming. Usually news. 335 00:17:03,840 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 4: I find it very triggering and upsetting, so I have 336 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:06,760 Speaker 4: to stop that. 337 00:17:06,880 --> 00:17:10,120 Speaker 2: I've just subscribed to a newsletter which is a kind 338 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 2: of nonpartisan, non It's not an opinion thing. It's just 339 00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:16,719 Speaker 2: information in like a newsletter with just sort of, you know, 340 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:18,960 Speaker 2: a few sentences to some of what's happening, so I 341 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:21,959 Speaker 2: can stay informed. I don't have to get sucked into 342 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:26,160 Speaker 2: all like everything, being mindful of what shows I'm watching, 343 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:30,200 Speaker 2: what podcasts I'm watching, and typically it's switching to find 344 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:33,280 Speaker 2: things that are better. So I am now seeking getting 345 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:36,320 Speaker 2: back into listening to and reading personal development books. I've 346 00:17:36,359 --> 00:17:39,359 Speaker 2: kind of got a bit slack on my reading, which 347 00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:42,119 Speaker 2: I used to find very helpful to help me through depression, 348 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:46,040 Speaker 2: finding the right spiritual or personal development books that just 349 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:51,040 Speaker 2: help connecting with friends and leaning in doing some of 350 00:17:51,040 --> 00:17:53,680 Speaker 2: the things that I love. Traveling is something that's happening 351 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:55,560 Speaker 2: coming up that I haven't been able to do because 352 00:17:55,560 --> 00:17:57,800 Speaker 2: of COVID for a while. And I've got a bunch 353 00:17:57,800 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 2: of trips that are lined up. I was very excited 354 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:01,680 Speaker 2: for in New York trip a couple of weeks ago, 355 00:18:01,680 --> 00:18:04,360 Speaker 2: but my boyfriend got COVID through it, so that kind 356 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:06,479 Speaker 2: of put a spanner in the works for that one. 357 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:08,520 Speaker 2: But yeah, we've got some really nice trips planned for 358 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:12,640 Speaker 2: the four It just like makes me alive to travel again. 359 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:15,720 Speaker 2: So yeah, those are some of my get you back 360 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:18,240 Speaker 2: on track hacks. Oh and seeing a therapist. I actually 361 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:20,679 Speaker 2: started seeing a therapist again, which I haven't done for 362 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:23,200 Speaker 2: a long time. I see him every three weeks. I've 363 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:25,800 Speaker 2: got an appointment tomorrow or something. And it's funny because 364 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:27,720 Speaker 2: the first session I had with him, I felt great. 365 00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:29,440 Speaker 4: I was really bad. I was like, what do I 366 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:30,719 Speaker 4: want to do with my life? Where am I at? 367 00:18:30,760 --> 00:18:32,439 Speaker 2: And then by the time I got to my session 368 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:34,080 Speaker 2: with him, I felt great and I was like. 369 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:36,439 Speaker 4: This is why are we even doing this? I feel fantastic. 370 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:39,200 Speaker 2: And then really we decided just to, you know, every 371 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:41,640 Speaker 2: three weeks have a check in. And it's interesting because 372 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:43,800 Speaker 2: when we get when we get to those check ins, 373 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:47,040 Speaker 2: sometimes I really need it, sometimes less so, but it's 374 00:18:47,119 --> 00:18:49,560 Speaker 2: just nice to know that it's he's there and that 375 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:52,560 Speaker 2: I can have somebody to talk about certain things with. 376 00:18:52,760 --> 00:18:55,280 Speaker 2: So yeah, those are some of my tips. 377 00:18:55,800 --> 00:18:58,280 Speaker 5: Thank you for the transparency, and that was a boatload 378 00:18:58,320 --> 00:18:59,960 Speaker 5: of tips. So we can definitely see that you have 379 00:19:00,080 --> 00:19:04,720 Speaker 5: a toolkit in place, which is amazing, So yay, thank 380 00:19:04,760 --> 00:19:05,119 Speaker 5: you for that. 381 00:19:08,520 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 3: Yes, we are definitely appreciative of that. Toolkit that you 382 00:19:12,440 --> 00:19:16,280 Speaker 3: have created for us, And I want to talk about 383 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:18,480 Speaker 3: the kind of flip side of that, right, So we 384 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:22,719 Speaker 3: just talked about how to tune out the negativity and 385 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:27,120 Speaker 3: how to avoid the negative things. But these people are 386 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:32,840 Speaker 3: talking a lot about toxic positivity, right, and how too 387 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:37,240 Speaker 3: much positivity can be harmful for us, and so how 388 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:43,080 Speaker 3: can one avoid that while still absorbing all of the 389 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:48,440 Speaker 3: uplifting content that you're putting out and engaging and utilizing 390 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:51,359 Speaker 3: that self care like toolkit that you talked about. 391 00:19:53,119 --> 00:19:56,920 Speaker 2: My understanding of toxic positivity is sort of just thing 392 00:19:57,000 --> 00:19:59,359 Speaker 2: blinkers on and just you know, everything is great and 393 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:02,200 Speaker 2: feel good. And the problem with it is it's not 394 00:20:02,359 --> 00:20:05,560 Speaker 2: recognizing what's actually happening, how you're actually feeling, and what's 395 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:06,399 Speaker 2: actually going on. 396 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:08,840 Speaker 4: And so I don't advocate for that. 397 00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:11,720 Speaker 2: I think it's important to I don't think it's important 398 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:13,119 Speaker 2: to like bury your head in the sand and pretend 399 00:20:13,119 --> 00:20:13,960 Speaker 2: that nothing is wrong. 400 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:16,720 Speaker 4: It's important to look at what's. 401 00:20:16,520 --> 00:20:19,840 Speaker 2: Happening, do something about the things that are going on, 402 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:23,240 Speaker 2: and also feel You need to feel sadness, you need 403 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:25,439 Speaker 2: to feel stress or anger, you need to kind of 404 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:28,880 Speaker 2: feel it to release it, or you know, talk about 405 00:20:28,920 --> 00:20:31,640 Speaker 2: it and feel it to release it. So I think 406 00:20:31,680 --> 00:20:36,119 Speaker 2: that's super super important because you can do that and 407 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:39,320 Speaker 2: consume good things that help you out, but you have 408 00:20:39,359 --> 00:20:44,440 Speaker 2: to address the stuff that's happening. So yeah, I would say, 409 00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:46,439 Speaker 2: you know, do the consuming, but just make sure that 410 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:50,080 Speaker 2: you're checking in and you're addressing what's happening with you, 411 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:55,440 Speaker 2: and that kind of fixes that toxic positivity cycle. 412 00:20:56,359 --> 00:20:58,600 Speaker 5: That makes perfect sense. I think that's so true to 413 00:20:58,760 --> 00:21:01,080 Speaker 5: just like being into how you're really feeling and not 414 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:03,520 Speaker 5: trying to suppress things. So thank you for making a 415 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:04,040 Speaker 5: note there. 416 00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:08,320 Speaker 3: You have a very impressive resume, and I want the 417 00:21:08,359 --> 00:21:12,960 Speaker 3: folks to know all of what you've done, and so 418 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:17,040 Speaker 3: can you tell us about some of your more recent 419 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:22,680 Speaker 3: acting in voiceover gigs and then kind of tell us 420 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:26,400 Speaker 3: which one was probably was your favorite if you had 421 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:29,120 Speaker 3: to choose, because I know sometimes people don't like. 422 00:21:29,119 --> 00:21:31,800 Speaker 4: To say what if you had to choose? 423 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:35,159 Speaker 2: Yes, Well, there's lots of different jobs that I like 424 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:37,360 Speaker 2: for different reasons. I will be in the last ever 425 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:40,879 Speaker 2: episode of Better Call Soul, which will be out August thirteenth. 426 00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:43,480 Speaker 2: I think is the last episode that was my most 427 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:46,600 Speaker 2: recent gig, and I loved that one. Because I was 428 00:21:46,600 --> 00:21:49,120 Speaker 2: a huge fan of the show and to be in 429 00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:52,920 Speaker 2: this fantastic show that you're a fan of with all 430 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:54,879 Speaker 2: of the actors from that show, it was like an 431 00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:57,159 Speaker 2: out of body experience, you know, to have been watching 432 00:21:57,200 --> 00:21:59,400 Speaker 2: it and then now I'm on set with everybody. 433 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:01,600 Speaker 4: So that was my biggest like, this is amazing. 434 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:05,600 Speaker 2: I had another job for a CW show called Walker 435 00:22:06,040 --> 00:22:08,040 Speaker 2: that was amazing because I thought I was going to 436 00:22:08,040 --> 00:22:09,919 Speaker 2: be the new lead in the show. Turns out that 437 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:12,800 Speaker 2: wasn't the case, but it felt really nice thinking that 438 00:22:12,840 --> 00:22:15,040 Speaker 2: I was going to be the lead and all the 439 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:17,480 Speaker 2: main actors were talking to me as if I was 440 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:18,200 Speaker 2: going to be the lead. 441 00:22:18,280 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 4: It was. 442 00:22:18,680 --> 00:22:21,040 Speaker 2: It was very great and I really enjoyed it. But yeah, 443 00:22:21,080 --> 00:22:23,840 Speaker 2: it actually wasn't my role. They had been looking for 444 00:22:23,880 --> 00:22:26,199 Speaker 2: somebody else anyway. But that was really fun. And then 445 00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:29,000 Speaker 2: doing things like I was in Black Widow, which was 446 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:31,480 Speaker 2: very cool. I got to be in rehearsals with Scar 447 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:33,320 Speaker 2: at your Hanson all the stuff that I was supposed 448 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:35,080 Speaker 2: to do. Most of the things I was supposed to 449 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:38,520 Speaker 2: do for that shote ended up getting cut. Unfortunately, we 450 00:22:38,520 --> 00:22:40,720 Speaker 2: didn't even get to it because the shote kept overrunning 451 00:22:40,720 --> 00:22:42,119 Speaker 2: so much. We didn't get to do a lot of 452 00:22:42,119 --> 00:22:44,520 Speaker 2: the things that I was hired to do, but just 453 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:47,120 Speaker 2: having a rehearsal with Skar at your Hansen was pretty cool. 454 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:50,200 Speaker 2: She's amazing. And then last year I had I got 455 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:53,760 Speaker 2: my biggest voiceover gig, which was Call of Duty Vanguard 456 00:22:53,880 --> 00:22:57,199 Speaker 2: a video a big, big franchise video game, and that 457 00:22:57,240 --> 00:22:57,680 Speaker 2: was really fun. 458 00:22:57,720 --> 00:22:59,199 Speaker 4: I was working with a director that I'd worked with 459 00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:00,600 Speaker 4: years ago, and. 460 00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:02,720 Speaker 2: So yeah, there's like it was just really it was 461 00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:05,680 Speaker 2: really fun because there's like magical moments with everything. Oh 462 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:07,159 Speaker 2: and one of my I had a lead in a 463 00:23:07,240 --> 00:23:10,120 Speaker 2: very silly movie called Zoombies, which is by the same 464 00:23:10,119 --> 00:23:14,240 Speaker 2: company that made Airplane Versus Volcano and Shark Nado. So 465 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:16,560 Speaker 2: it's that company that makes silly movies like that. But 466 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:18,440 Speaker 2: I was a lead in it, and we just had 467 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 2: two weeks just to be silly and fun and have fun. 468 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:25,120 Speaker 2: And so I love all of the experiences for different reasons. 469 00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:28,800 Speaker 5: Yeah, that makes sense. That sounds so exciting. Okay, So 470 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:30,840 Speaker 5: don made me think of another question, So we're gonna 471 00:23:30,840 --> 00:23:35,760 Speaker 5: hold off question for one second. It's part IONI. So 472 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:41,320 Speaker 5: can you tell us something that people wouldn't know about acting? 473 00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:45,199 Speaker 5: Just something random? That we wouldn't know, as you know, 474 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:47,600 Speaker 5: we're not actors, Like, what's something that you experienced as 475 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:50,160 Speaker 5: an actor like people just would have regular folks would 476 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:52,000 Speaker 5: have no idea about. And then can you answer the 477 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:54,200 Speaker 5: same question for being a voice actor, because I feel 478 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:57,480 Speaker 5: like there may be differences between acting on set and 479 00:23:57,520 --> 00:23:59,040 Speaker 5: then doing voice acting. 480 00:23:59,400 --> 00:24:02,520 Speaker 4: So, oh cool question. Yeah. 481 00:24:02,560 --> 00:24:05,760 Speaker 2: I would say that TV and film acting can sometimes 482 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:06,920 Speaker 2: not be as fun as you think that. 483 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:09,320 Speaker 4: There's a lot of sitting around and waiting, and it's 484 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:11,480 Speaker 4: a lot of like stop, start, stop, start. 485 00:24:11,280 --> 00:24:15,119 Speaker 2: With everything you know, and so I miss kind of 486 00:24:15,240 --> 00:24:17,760 Speaker 2: theater and stuff like that. I did a short film 487 00:24:17,840 --> 00:24:20,359 Speaker 2: recently where it was like a ten minute scene that 488 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:22,199 Speaker 2: me and the other actor we basically just did it 489 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:22,880 Speaker 2: over and over again. 490 00:24:22,920 --> 00:24:23,760 Speaker 4: It's like a ten minute scene. 491 00:24:23,800 --> 00:24:26,639 Speaker 2: It felt great because you're like in it, you're on 492 00:24:26,680 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 2: a journey. But most of the time it's just like stop, start, stop, start, 493 00:24:30,800 --> 00:24:32,960 Speaker 2: go a wait, wait, wait and wait for a bit, 494 00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:34,679 Speaker 2: come back, go away, wait for a bit, and so 495 00:24:34,760 --> 00:24:37,280 Speaker 2: you're always just it's not it can be really boring. 496 00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:40,439 Speaker 2: So that's something that's interesting about TV and film. A 497 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:45,000 Speaker 2: lot of waiting around and then with the voiceover it's 498 00:24:45,160 --> 00:24:46,159 Speaker 2: quite challenging. 499 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:47,320 Speaker 4: You really have to. 500 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:51,040 Speaker 2: Like So one of the funniest things Call of Duty, 501 00:24:51,280 --> 00:24:54,160 Speaker 2: the game I worked on, it was set in World 502 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:56,240 Speaker 2: War Two. So most of the Call of Duty games 503 00:24:56,280 --> 00:24:58,959 Speaker 2: they have comms, so they're kind of talking on like, 504 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:01,919 Speaker 2: you know, not all head pieces, so all of the 505 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:04,600 Speaker 2: commands of just everybody's just speaking normally kind of like 506 00:25:04,640 --> 00:25:05,800 Speaker 2: we are now because they have. 507 00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:06,920 Speaker 4: Sort of head pieces. 508 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:09,080 Speaker 2: But in World War Two they didn't have that, so 509 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:12,479 Speaker 2: everybody was shouting. And so for that video game, it 510 00:25:12,560 --> 00:25:15,680 Speaker 2: was so vocally stressful because you're you're shouting all the time. 511 00:25:16,080 --> 00:25:18,199 Speaker 2: And then at the end of the way that the 512 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:19,920 Speaker 2: company were great and the director I worked with was 513 00:25:19,920 --> 00:25:21,600 Speaker 2: great because we didn't have sessions that were more than 514 00:25:21,640 --> 00:25:23,600 Speaker 2: two hours because they know how exhausting it is on 515 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:25,760 Speaker 2: the throat, and they would save all of the like 516 00:25:25,880 --> 00:25:29,200 Speaker 2: really vocally hard stuff till the end. And the last 517 00:25:29,440 --> 00:25:30,960 Speaker 2: one of the last things I had to do at 518 00:25:30,960 --> 00:25:33,480 Speaker 2: the end of the whole session was okay, so now 519 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:35,959 Speaker 2: we're going to do three different versions of you burning Alive. 520 00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:40,159 Speaker 4: Yeah, And so it was it was I mean, it 521 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:42,280 Speaker 4: was horrible, yeah, because it's you know, it's a war thing. 522 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:45,119 Speaker 2: There's all these different scenarios that people will play my character. 523 00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:48,680 Speaker 4: And so it was I couldn't speak for like you. 524 00:25:48,920 --> 00:25:50,680 Speaker 2: My voice had gone all kind of croaky for a 525 00:25:50,720 --> 00:25:53,240 Speaker 2: few hours after that one. And so, yeah, one of 526 00:25:53,320 --> 00:25:55,080 Speaker 2: the things that you have had a good imagination. You 527 00:25:55,119 --> 00:25:56,879 Speaker 2: have to really throw yourself out that I must have 528 00:25:56,960 --> 00:25:59,680 Speaker 2: looked like an idiot. I was, you know, sometimes because 529 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:01,320 Speaker 2: it was to last year, and so I have my 530 00:26:01,359 --> 00:26:03,280 Speaker 2: like cute little thing on and then I'm like being 531 00:26:03,320 --> 00:26:08,120 Speaker 2: this you know, badass war person lady, and then you know, yeah, 532 00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:10,080 Speaker 2: you have to have a good imagination. You have to 533 00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:12,960 Speaker 2: really protect your voice and be careful with your voice, 534 00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:14,800 Speaker 2: and you have to just like go for it. 535 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:17,000 Speaker 4: So that's something that people might not know about, Leo. 536 00:26:17,119 --> 00:26:19,320 Speaker 2: It can be very weird when you're just standing in 537 00:26:19,359 --> 00:26:22,000 Speaker 2: a studio doing all these crazy things. 538 00:26:22,840 --> 00:26:26,760 Speaker 5: That is amazing. Thank you for sharing. I feel more enlightened. 539 00:26:26,840 --> 00:26:33,119 Speaker 5: That is super cool. Thank you so much for sharing. Wow. Well, 540 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:35,199 Speaker 5: I think this is a good time to shift up 541 00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:38,919 Speaker 5: the energy ione and because we recognize, appreciate, and we 542 00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:41,840 Speaker 5: celebrate the multifaceted woman, and we believe that it's okay 543 00:26:41,840 --> 00:26:45,639 Speaker 5: to be bougie and classy and ratchet, and we believe 544 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:48,080 Speaker 5: that you can be elegant and still dance to strip 545 00:26:48,080 --> 00:26:51,240 Speaker 5: club music. So, IONI, we want to invite you to 546 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:56,400 Speaker 5: the OHU Blatchett segments. So do you take on the challenge? 547 00:26:56,480 --> 00:27:00,479 Speaker 4: Yes, I'm like, wait, what is it? Yeah, all right, 548 00:27:00,560 --> 00:27:00,920 Speaker 4: let's do it. 549 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:02,879 Speaker 3: So I agree into it and doesn't know what to 550 00:27:02,960 --> 00:27:05,640 Speaker 3: expect that appreciate it. 551 00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:09,200 Speaker 6: Yeah, she's like, do I have to dance? 552 00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:11,800 Speaker 5: We actually had someone that almost danced during this segment. 553 00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:14,000 Speaker 5: But what we're going to do is we're going to 554 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:17,600 Speaker 5: ask you three questions. We're going to share three sentence completions, 555 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:21,040 Speaker 5: and then we have three photos pulled up from your 556 00:27:21,040 --> 00:27:23,920 Speaker 5: social media and we're going to have you choose one 557 00:27:24,000 --> 00:27:28,040 Speaker 5: photo and provide more context about the photo that we 558 00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:31,720 Speaker 5: wouldn't know just by viewing the photo. So that's good. 559 00:27:32,160 --> 00:27:33,240 Speaker 5: We're going to jump on in. 560 00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:34,800 Speaker 4: That's my glad. 561 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:39,439 Speaker 5: Right in my budget. So the three question is we 562 00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:42,800 Speaker 5: find out Now, Okay, the first question is what's the 563 00:27:42,840 --> 00:27:46,879 Speaker 5: best piece of wisdom or advice you've ever received and 564 00:27:47,080 --> 00:27:48,000 Speaker 5: if it's the best. 565 00:27:48,320 --> 00:27:50,640 Speaker 2: But someone that I like a lot is follow your bliss, 566 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:52,920 Speaker 2: so sort of lean into the things that you love 567 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:55,000 Speaker 2: to do that. You want to do that that bring 568 00:27:55,080 --> 00:27:58,120 Speaker 2: you joy, and so yeah, do more of that, whether 569 00:27:58,160 --> 00:27:59,560 Speaker 2: it's trying to figure out what you want to do 570 00:27:59,600 --> 00:28:01,480 Speaker 2: for a career wise or like in life. 571 00:28:02,040 --> 00:28:02,960 Speaker 4: Follow your bliss. 572 00:28:04,720 --> 00:28:08,359 Speaker 3: I love that, I love I really love that. Now 573 00:28:09,840 --> 00:28:13,439 Speaker 3: we're gonna see which one of these is your bliss 574 00:28:13,560 --> 00:28:19,000 Speaker 3: brings you to bliss? Okay, pay words for you, twerk 575 00:28:19,720 --> 00:28:20,600 Speaker 3: or two steps? 576 00:28:21,760 --> 00:28:24,240 Speaker 4: Oh I'm not good at either of those. 577 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:30,440 Speaker 2: I was in Austin last year and the two step 578 00:28:30,560 --> 00:28:31,359 Speaker 2: was really fun. 579 00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:34,440 Speaker 4: Isn't that like a Texas thing? Is that a two step? 580 00:28:34,600 --> 00:28:36,119 Speaker 4: Is that that? Or is that something else? Or do 581 00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:37,600 Speaker 4: I not even know? Have I got it completely? 582 00:28:38,240 --> 00:28:41,480 Speaker 3: If there is a Texas two step? There is, but 583 00:28:42,080 --> 00:28:47,160 Speaker 3: there's also like a general general two step. But whichever 584 00:28:47,240 --> 00:28:49,520 Speaker 3: one brings you bliss is it? Is it twerking or 585 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:51,920 Speaker 3: is it too It sounds like doing a little two 586 00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:53,520 Speaker 3: step might bring youl. 587 00:28:54,800 --> 00:28:56,640 Speaker 2: It does, but I could have I could have the 588 00:28:56,680 --> 00:28:58,040 Speaker 2: wrong two step in mind. 589 00:28:58,520 --> 00:28:59,800 Speaker 4: Therefore two I king. 590 00:29:00,080 --> 00:29:02,480 Speaker 2: Let's go for twiking because I know what that is 591 00:29:03,880 --> 00:29:06,440 Speaker 2: that works. 592 00:29:06,480 --> 00:29:08,880 Speaker 5: No words. This is a judge free zone. Speaking of 593 00:29:08,920 --> 00:29:13,040 Speaker 5: being judge free, this is our last question before we 594 00:29:13,080 --> 00:29:17,080 Speaker 5: move into sentence completions. So what is the sexiest item 595 00:29:17,320 --> 00:29:17,840 Speaker 5: you own? 596 00:29:19,400 --> 00:29:22,920 Speaker 2: Oh, I have a nice lingerie which is kind of 597 00:29:22,920 --> 00:29:24,320 Speaker 2: like a little bodice thing. 598 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:25,040 Speaker 4: Bruh. 599 00:29:25,080 --> 00:29:29,120 Speaker 2: I think that's quite quite nice and sexy. I'm trying 600 00:29:29,120 --> 00:29:30,600 Speaker 2: to I'm trying to go through my wardrobe. So I 601 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:32,520 Speaker 2: live here, and i live in LA and in New Mexico, 602 00:29:32,760 --> 00:29:34,520 Speaker 2: and so I've got like two different wardrobes full of things. 603 00:29:34,600 --> 00:29:35,760 Speaker 2: I'm trying to like mentally go. 604 00:29:35,760 --> 00:29:38,840 Speaker 4: Through all of it. I think that's the sexiest. I'm 605 00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:39,480 Speaker 4: going to go with that. 606 00:29:39,640 --> 00:29:49,080 Speaker 3: Yes, yeah, that sounds sexy to me. And so our 607 00:29:49,160 --> 00:29:54,640 Speaker 3: first sentence completion, one question or topic I wish people 608 00:29:54,720 --> 00:29:59,960 Speaker 3: asked about me more often? Is best sort of travel adventures? 609 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:03,200 Speaker 3: I'd like someone to talk about more travel adventures. I 610 00:30:03,320 --> 00:30:05,760 Speaker 3: like sharing travel adventures and learning about other people. 611 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:07,200 Speaker 4: Yeah. 612 00:30:07,240 --> 00:30:10,080 Speaker 5: Well, the next sentence completion, Oh, it's so funny that 613 00:30:10,160 --> 00:30:13,080 Speaker 5: this is here. So the next sentence completion is my 614 00:30:13,200 --> 00:30:15,000 Speaker 5: most interesting travel adventure. 615 00:30:19,920 --> 00:30:20,800 Speaker 4: That's hilarious. 616 00:30:21,520 --> 00:30:22,520 Speaker 5: Who would have thought it? 617 00:30:22,760 --> 00:30:25,520 Speaker 2: One of my fondest memories I did when I'm an 618 00:30:25,520 --> 00:30:28,760 Speaker 2: adventure around South America in twenty seventeen for three months. 619 00:30:28,840 --> 00:30:31,480 Speaker 2: I don't speak Spanish, I was on my own it was. 620 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:34,760 Speaker 2: It was quite scary at times. I was in Bolivia 621 00:30:34,800 --> 00:30:36,560 Speaker 2: and I didn't really like Bolivia. It was one of 622 00:30:36,600 --> 00:30:39,320 Speaker 2: my least favorite places. But on that trip I did 623 00:30:39,480 --> 00:30:43,160 Speaker 2: Salado Uni, which you might have seen people taking pictures. 624 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:46,040 Speaker 2: It's like this white sand dune place where you take 625 00:30:46,080 --> 00:30:49,200 Speaker 2: pictures and kind of reflects. You can you get the 626 00:30:49,240 --> 00:30:51,480 Speaker 2: reflection of yourself and the thing, and it has this 627 00:30:51,520 --> 00:30:53,840 Speaker 2: weird perspective thing where it looks like you can be 628 00:30:53,960 --> 00:30:56,240 Speaker 2: biting you know, your friends and they just because they're 629 00:30:56,280 --> 00:30:58,640 Speaker 2: just standing further away. This is really fun, but one 630 00:30:58,640 --> 00:31:02,560 Speaker 2: of my Yeah, and on the second day of the 631 00:31:02,560 --> 00:31:06,000 Speaker 2: tour or something, we stopped in this obscure little hotel 632 00:31:06,360 --> 00:31:08,280 Speaker 2: that was in the middle of nowhere and they had 633 00:31:08,320 --> 00:31:10,719 Speaker 2: mountains all around us. And after dinner there was this 634 00:31:10,880 --> 00:31:13,600 Speaker 2: natural hot spring and it was me and everybody from 635 00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:15,520 Speaker 2: the tour that I was on sitting in the hot 636 00:31:15,560 --> 00:31:18,720 Speaker 2: springs under a blanket of stars, just having the time 637 00:31:18,760 --> 00:31:19,400 Speaker 2: of our lives. 638 00:31:19,440 --> 00:31:21,880 Speaker 4: And so that was one of my fondest memories, Like 639 00:31:22,080 --> 00:31:24,960 Speaker 4: life is good. This I will always remember this moment. 640 00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:27,000 Speaker 2: So I have lots of little memories like that, but 641 00:31:27,040 --> 00:31:28,000 Speaker 2: that's one of my fondest. 642 00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:36,080 Speaker 4: Oh that meanzy. Yeah, it was really nice. It was beautiful. 643 00:31:37,240 --> 00:31:42,120 Speaker 3: And so our lass sentence completion. What I love most 644 00:31:42,120 --> 00:31:43,560 Speaker 3: about myself. 645 00:31:43,360 --> 00:31:47,760 Speaker 2: Is I think like my I like my hustle about myself. 646 00:31:47,800 --> 00:31:49,760 Speaker 2: But then I also like the fact that I like 647 00:31:49,800 --> 00:31:52,720 Speaker 2: really listen and I think I'm a good friend when 648 00:31:52,720 --> 00:31:55,040 Speaker 2: it comes to like listening to people. 649 00:31:55,360 --> 00:32:00,280 Speaker 5: So yeah, so heartwarming and sweet. Thanks thank you for 650 00:32:00,320 --> 00:32:05,280 Speaker 5: sharing that with us. All right, So, IONI, we have 651 00:32:05,360 --> 00:32:10,560 Speaker 5: some pictures pulled up from your social media and random 652 00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:13,360 Speaker 5: pictures in one video. So what I want you to 653 00:32:13,400 --> 00:32:17,560 Speaker 5: do is choose a number from one to three and 654 00:32:17,760 --> 00:32:20,280 Speaker 5: we'll pull that that photo up on the big screen 655 00:32:20,360 --> 00:32:22,720 Speaker 5: for you. And we'd love you to provide more context 656 00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:25,480 Speaker 5: about the photo that we wouldn't know just by viewing it. 657 00:32:26,320 --> 00:32:29,240 Speaker 4: Got it, Let's start with three. 658 00:32:29,320 --> 00:32:31,040 Speaker 5: I knew you were going to choose this one. Okay, 659 00:32:31,080 --> 00:32:35,760 Speaker 5: let me this is a good one. Oh yeah, this 660 00:32:35,840 --> 00:32:37,760 Speaker 5: is a really good one. Okay, get ready for this? 661 00:32:38,560 --> 00:32:40,200 Speaker 5: All right? Do you see the photo? 662 00:32:41,080 --> 00:32:43,360 Speaker 4: Oh my goodness, what a throwback. 663 00:32:45,400 --> 00:32:47,640 Speaker 5: So there are some folks that are going to be listening. 664 00:32:47,680 --> 00:32:50,120 Speaker 5: Can you describe the photo first and then give us 665 00:32:50,120 --> 00:32:51,280 Speaker 5: the context? Please? 666 00:32:51,600 --> 00:32:53,840 Speaker 2: Sure, it's a black and white picture of me in 667 00:32:53,880 --> 00:32:57,160 Speaker 2: a kitchen and I've got my hair tied up in 668 00:32:57,280 --> 00:32:59,760 Speaker 2: a in a bandana, and I'm in my underwear and 669 00:32:59,800 --> 00:33:00,280 Speaker 2: an ape. 670 00:33:00,360 --> 00:33:03,520 Speaker 4: I've got a bra on and an apron and this it. 671 00:33:03,640 --> 00:33:06,640 Speaker 2: Was a really cool director of photography that I worked 672 00:33:06,680 --> 00:33:09,800 Speaker 2: with years ago, and he wanted to do these like 673 00:33:10,000 --> 00:33:13,520 Speaker 2: fun creative photo shoots. He would he would work with 674 00:33:13,560 --> 00:33:16,360 Speaker 2: the lady and it was all about I can't remember 675 00:33:16,360 --> 00:33:17,160 Speaker 2: what the name of it was. 676 00:33:17,200 --> 00:33:18,120 Speaker 4: Does it say it there? 677 00:33:18,400 --> 00:33:21,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, there'd a Beautiful Assassins. Beautiful Assassins. That was the 678 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:24,600 Speaker 2: name of this series, the photos that he took, and 679 00:33:24,640 --> 00:33:27,719 Speaker 2: so it was women who were as beautiful assassin. And 680 00:33:27,760 --> 00:33:31,280 Speaker 2: so this is the first picture in the series where 681 00:33:31,360 --> 00:33:34,680 Speaker 2: I'm in the kitchen holding my knife, looking on my phone, 682 00:33:35,120 --> 00:33:37,200 Speaker 2: and then it's you know, I find a guy, I 683 00:33:37,240 --> 00:33:40,479 Speaker 2: invite him over, and it just kind of unfolds this 684 00:33:40,640 --> 00:33:45,240 Speaker 2: beautiful assassin reeling in her her victim and then killing him. 685 00:33:45,480 --> 00:33:48,360 Speaker 2: So anyway, that's that's the backstory. But it was really fun. 686 00:33:48,400 --> 00:33:49,520 Speaker 2: He's a great photographer. 687 00:33:50,360 --> 00:33:53,240 Speaker 5: That is so funny. It gives pin up, Like it 688 00:33:53,280 --> 00:33:57,160 Speaker 5: kind of gives me that pinup. Yes, yes, yes, cute 689 00:33:57,160 --> 00:34:02,320 Speaker 5: though I love the concept very very lat Yes, I. 690 00:34:02,280 --> 00:34:03,840 Speaker 4: Haven't seen that in such a long time. Thanks for 691 00:34:03,880 --> 00:34:09,520 Speaker 4: the throwback. Of course, of course, yes, we go in 692 00:34:09,600 --> 00:34:10,120 Speaker 4: number two. 693 00:34:10,560 --> 00:34:13,120 Speaker 5: We use we do the one unless unless you have 694 00:34:13,120 --> 00:34:17,560 Speaker 5: a special request for number two. 695 00:34:16,760 --> 00:34:19,839 Speaker 4: Right, let's do it. Let's look. 696 00:34:21,239 --> 00:34:23,239 Speaker 5: Oh number two. Okay, this is fun. Let's look at you. 697 00:34:23,280 --> 00:34:25,600 Speaker 5: Guys are getting a little a little previous day. Okay, Cole, 698 00:34:25,640 --> 00:34:27,719 Speaker 5: let's look at number two. I thought this was cute too. 699 00:34:28,360 --> 00:34:30,719 Speaker 5: Spacial expression. Oh, that's hilarious. 700 00:34:31,320 --> 00:34:34,640 Speaker 2: Okay, so this is Is this the video itself or 701 00:34:34,680 --> 00:34:36,800 Speaker 2: is it just a screenshot? 702 00:34:36,960 --> 00:34:37,240 Speaker 5: Okay. 703 00:34:38,400 --> 00:34:41,120 Speaker 2: So a guy that I was telling you about, Kennan Happy, 704 00:34:41,440 --> 00:34:43,560 Speaker 2: that I mentioned in my book, who moved to China. 705 00:34:43,800 --> 00:34:45,920 Speaker 2: He is an actor that I met an acting class 706 00:34:45,960 --> 00:34:49,359 Speaker 2: and we started this web series called girlfriend Guy where 707 00:34:49,400 --> 00:34:52,480 Speaker 2: he is just the most He loves me. He's just 708 00:34:52,520 --> 00:34:54,880 Speaker 2: a goof for he's an idiot. Really, I treat him 709 00:34:54,920 --> 00:34:58,560 Speaker 2: really badly, but he always finds something positive about how 710 00:34:58,600 --> 00:35:02,120 Speaker 2: awfully I treat him. And so every episode is he's 711 00:35:02,160 --> 00:35:04,680 Speaker 2: trying to be a blogger or a blogger about his 712 00:35:04,760 --> 00:35:07,560 Speaker 2: relationship and it's a terrible relationship and he thinks it's great. 713 00:35:07,680 --> 00:35:09,359 Speaker 4: And so this was a. 714 00:35:09,400 --> 00:35:11,759 Speaker 2: Screenshot of him trying to take me on a date 715 00:35:11,880 --> 00:35:14,520 Speaker 2: or something and me just not having any of it. 716 00:35:14,760 --> 00:35:17,680 Speaker 5: So I thought that it is so funny. That's so 717 00:35:17,760 --> 00:35:19,400 Speaker 5: funny that this picture was pulled up and he was 718 00:35:19,440 --> 00:35:21,799 Speaker 5: just talking about him to his story. Yeah, thank you 719 00:35:21,840 --> 00:35:22,440 Speaker 5: for sharing. 720 00:35:22,520 --> 00:35:24,560 Speaker 4: This was so fun you. 721 00:35:27,040 --> 00:35:30,080 Speaker 5: Yes, I love it. 722 00:35:30,440 --> 00:35:31,040 Speaker 4: This is fun. 723 00:35:32,280 --> 00:35:36,520 Speaker 3: Yes, well, I only can you share with our listeners 724 00:35:36,520 --> 00:35:40,040 Speaker 3: because I know after listening to this episode, they are 725 00:35:40,080 --> 00:35:42,799 Speaker 3: going to want to know where to find you. 726 00:35:43,200 --> 00:35:45,080 Speaker 4: I mean, you've talked about where to. 727 00:35:45,080 --> 00:35:50,960 Speaker 3: Find you on television and gaming, but where can they 728 00:35:51,040 --> 00:35:54,400 Speaker 3: find you on social media? How can they access your 729 00:35:54,640 --> 00:35:56,880 Speaker 3: your beautiful book uplifting content. 730 00:35:57,960 --> 00:36:00,440 Speaker 2: Yes, so the book is uplifting stories and should be 731 00:36:00,480 --> 00:36:03,520 Speaker 2: available wherever you get books. It's a really fun audiobook 732 00:36:03,880 --> 00:36:07,279 Speaker 2: that I narrated and used hearts of the interviews with 733 00:36:07,320 --> 00:36:08,799 Speaker 2: people for the audiobook, so if you. 734 00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:10,760 Speaker 4: Want to hear their voices, that's really nice. 735 00:36:11,040 --> 00:36:15,080 Speaker 2: It's also available on Amazon and other book retailers and 736 00:36:15,200 --> 00:36:19,440 Speaker 2: on social media. We it's uplifting content on most handles. 737 00:36:19,480 --> 00:36:22,160 Speaker 2: And then for me, my personal and acting stuff is 738 00:36:22,400 --> 00:36:26,600 Speaker 2: Ioni Butler Ione Butler, and that's where you can find me. 739 00:36:27,239 --> 00:36:29,560 Speaker 5: Hey, thank you so much, IONI. This was so much 740 00:36:29,600 --> 00:36:32,160 Speaker 5: fun and we appreciate you for being here with us. 741 00:36:32,640 --> 00:36:34,960 Speaker 2: Thank you for having me. Ladies, this was really enjoyable. 742 00:36:35,000 --> 00:36:37,200 Speaker 2: I love I just love connecting with people. 743 00:36:37,239 --> 00:36:40,360 Speaker 4: So thanks, thanks, thank you. 744 00:36:41,160 --> 00:36:44,640 Speaker 5: Hey lady, It's Terry here from the Cultivating her Space podcast. 745 00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:47,800 Speaker 5: I'm hosting a free podcasting masterclass where I'm going to 746 00:36:47,840 --> 00:36:51,439 Speaker 5: teach you how to create your impactful podcast and how 747 00:36:51,440 --> 00:36:54,520 Speaker 5: you can generate multiple streams of income. You can visit 748 00:36:54,640 --> 00:36:58,440 Speaker 5: podcast with Terry dot com to register for free. I 749 00:36:58,480 --> 00:36:59,239 Speaker 5: hope to see you there. 750 00:36:59,520 --> 00:37:04,880 Speaker 3: Thank you, thanks for joining us today. 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