WEBVTT - The Girl Who Sings to Bees

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<v Speaker 1>Hello, everyone, Welcome to your favorite podcast, Cheeky's and Chill.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Cheeky's. I hope that you know that by now,

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<v Speaker 1>but if this is your first time listening into the podcast, welcome.

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<v Speaker 1>We love new listeners, so thank you so much. And

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<v Speaker 1>I hope you're feeling good, and I hope you're having

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<v Speaker 1>a great day today. And I'm feeling good. Actually, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>having a very very good day, and I'm very excited

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<v Speaker 1>because what I have to share about is something that's

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<v Speaker 1>very dear to me, something very new and different, and

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<v Speaker 1>it has to do with a new book. And it's

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<v Speaker 1>called The Girl who Sings to Bees and it happens

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<v Speaker 1>to be my first children's book. Guys, it's my fourth book,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's my first children's book, and I wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>talk about it because I think some people are like, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>why maybe, But those that know me know that I'm

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<v Speaker 1>very good with children. Kids always are very drawn to me.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe because I'm an older sister and a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>people grew up watching me on our reality shows and

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<v Speaker 1>me being like a second mother and stuff like that.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, but I am really good with the children,

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<v Speaker 1>and this idea came to me like eight years ago,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's something that God put in my heart. And

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't feel ready then, I guess, and now I

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<v Speaker 1>feel ready. I don't know if it has to do

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<v Speaker 1>with my age or where I am in my life,

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<v Speaker 1>but it just all happened, I feel at the very

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<v Speaker 1>right time. So I am excited to share this with

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<v Speaker 1>you guys, and share what it's about and why I

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<v Speaker 1>wrote it. So, like I said, it is called The

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<v Speaker 1>Girl who Sings to Bees, and I love bees. If

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<v Speaker 1>you didn't know that already, well now you know. But

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<v Speaker 1>I love bees and I have boss by Nation, and

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<v Speaker 1>I love the story of a bee, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and I've talked about it plenty of times, and I

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<v Speaker 1>just knew eight years ago, about eight years ago when

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<v Speaker 1>I thought about this, Actually no, I'm lying, more like

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<v Speaker 1>seven six years ago. I knew that I want it

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<v Speaker 1>to be about bullying. It was either going to be

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<v Speaker 1>about bullying my children's book, or it was going to

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<v Speaker 1>be about Have you guys ever read that story The

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<v Speaker 1>Little Engine That Could? I read that book when I

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<v Speaker 1>was a little girls, one of my favorite books, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the little engine said, and the little train said,

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<v Speaker 1>I can, I can, I can I'm going to do it.

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<v Speaker 1>So I kind of had that idea of you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I was struggling in my life and so many people

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<v Speaker 1>thought I wouldn't make it, or I couldn't make it,

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<v Speaker 1>or I shouldn't or whatever it is. And I had

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of adversity. So that's kind of how it started.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like, Okay, I'm going to show myself that I can.

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<v Speaker 1>And I wanted to, you know, write a children's book

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<v Speaker 1>so that children can know the power that they have

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<v Speaker 1>within themselves. And with that also came the bullying, and

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<v Speaker 1>I felt like with social media and stuff, that became

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<v Speaker 1>more prominent to me where I'm like, okay, this is

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<v Speaker 1>this is a real issue that we're living because I

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<v Speaker 1>dealt with bullying my whole life when there was no

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<v Speaker 1>social media, and then social media came, and then it

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<v Speaker 1>was even more so, and I started noticing that it

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't just me. There are you know, internet trolls, mean

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<v Speaker 1>people that just want to talk mess and I felt like,

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<v Speaker 1>this is a real issue and it starts with our children.

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<v Speaker 1>Something that I'm passionate about is something that I've experienced,

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<v Speaker 1>something that I see other people experience, and we have

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<v Speaker 1>to nip it in the bud. And that's why I

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<v Speaker 1>decided to write this book because it starts in schools,

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<v Speaker 1>it starts with the kids. It obviously starts at home.

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<v Speaker 1>Parents need to speak to their children about it, about

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<v Speaker 1>not being mean or you know, bullying other children and stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>In my mind, I'm like, if I were to write

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<v Speaker 1>a book and go to the schools and read the

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<v Speaker 1>book to the kids, then maybe I'll just plant a

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<v Speaker 1>little seed. And that's where the passion came from. And

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<v Speaker 1>I did think, I'm like, should I wait until I

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<v Speaker 1>have kids to write a children's book? Is it going

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<v Speaker 1>to make sense? And I'm like, you know what, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to try it and if it happens, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>meant to be, and that's it. And it happened, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>I pitched it to my book agent and she pitched

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<v Speaker 1>it to publishers and they were happy and excited about it,

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<v Speaker 1>and I said, okay, cool. It's crazy because it takes

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<v Speaker 1>a while to get all this going, you know. So

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<v Speaker 1>I've been working on this for about almost three years

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<v Speaker 1>now and it's barely going to come out now in July.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm really excited because that's what it's about it's

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<v Speaker 1>fiction but real at the same time, and let me

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<v Speaker 1>read it. I'm going to read a little like summary.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess for you guys of what the book is

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<v Speaker 1>going to be about. So it says Janee and her

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<v Speaker 1>mom always sang together to help the flowers in a

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<v Speaker 1>Wilita's garden grow, but now her mom is gone and

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<v Speaker 1>Janey's song is stuck somewhere deep inside. Bullies at school

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<v Speaker 1>don't help. Every day, Janey watches one particular beat in

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<v Speaker 1>a Wilita's garden, working harder than the others, focused and unafraid.

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<v Speaker 1>The tiny bee doesn't give up. Janey begins to feel

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<v Speaker 1>inspired by the hard working beat as the season's change,

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<v Speaker 1>until one afternoon, media escapes her lips and Jane's song

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<v Speaker 1>once again fills the air in the garden, and when

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<v Speaker 1>the music begins, her mom's song sing through her heart,

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<v Speaker 1>giving Janee the strength to overcome her fears and sing

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<v Speaker 1>loudly and proudly to the bees and beyond. So you

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<v Speaker 1>kind of get what the book is about. I was

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<v Speaker 1>very close to my grandma. She helped raise me, so

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<v Speaker 1>I felt the need to include her because my grandma,

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<v Speaker 1>as I was growing up, was very important to me.

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<v Speaker 1>I always said like she was kind of like my

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<v Speaker 1>first mom because my mom was so young and my

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<v Speaker 1>grandma had to take care of me while mom went

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<v Speaker 1>to school and worked. So I had a very close

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<v Speaker 1>relationship with my grandma. And although my grandma didn't have

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<v Speaker 1>a garden, it was more like in the kitchen. But

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<v Speaker 1>I wanted to kind of bring in the bees because

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<v Speaker 1>I love bees and I love their story, and I

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to kind of show how my boss bees inspire

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<v Speaker 1>me to become my best self, even though there are

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<v Speaker 1>mean people that come and try to distance and disturb

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<v Speaker 1>your peace and bully you and say that you can't.

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<v Speaker 1>But the bees inspired me and so which is why

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<v Speaker 1>I put it in the book, because a bee inspired me.

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<v Speaker 1>And yes, my mom is in heaven, so I felt

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<v Speaker 1>the need to, you know, talk about that and how

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<v Speaker 1>although my mom hasn't been here physically for twelve years,

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<v Speaker 1>she has definitely especially on stage. In the beginning of

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<v Speaker 1>my career, I was so afraid. I was so scared.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't believe in myself, especially because there were so

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<v Speaker 1>many people saying so many mean things about me. But

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<v Speaker 1>then I would close my eyes and I'm like Mom,

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<v Speaker 1>I know that I'm here, I'm meant to be here,

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<v Speaker 1>help me. And for so long, I felt like it

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't even me on stage in the beginning of my career,

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<v Speaker 1>it was my mom, like would move me. And I

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<v Speaker 1>know that sounds so crazy, but I felt that, and

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<v Speaker 1>I felt like the only way I'm going to get

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<v Speaker 1>through this is with my mom's strength from heaven. We

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<v Speaker 1>will have a Spanish version as well, so there's English

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<v Speaker 1>and Spanish, and the illustrations are beautiful, guys, and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>really looking forward to this. I'm looking forward to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>if you heard the first episode of this fourth season,

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<v Speaker 1>you'll kind of know where I'm at. And if you

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<v Speaker 1>haven't heard it, go listen to it. But I just

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<v Speaker 1>feel like this is just the tone of what to

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<v Speaker 1>this year twenty twenty five feels like for me. And

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not necessarily planning a tour for music right now

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<v Speaker 1>or recording an album right now, but I feel like

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to fill that void in a way with

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<v Speaker 1>going on tour to different schools and reading the book

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<v Speaker 1>to kids, and when it comes out, the children will

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<v Speaker 1>be out of school, but I'm hoping I can start

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<v Speaker 1>that tour in September when they start school again August September.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'm really excited. I'm excited to go to these

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<v Speaker 1>schools and speak to these kids and tell them everything

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<v Speaker 1>that I went through and how I didn't even believe

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<v Speaker 1>in myself, oh for so long, because yes, there were

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<v Speaker 1>so many naysayers and toxic voices that I call them around,

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<v Speaker 1>But I believed in myself, and there was that little

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<v Speaker 1>voice that for a long time was my mom, but

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<v Speaker 1>then it became my own voice. And that's what you

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<v Speaker 1>guys will be able to see in the book. And

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<v Speaker 1>there's a lot of little hidden messages and little hidden

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<v Speaker 1>gems in the book why I chose certain flowers, and

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<v Speaker 1>I'll get deeper into that once the book is launched,

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<v Speaker 1>but it all is there for a reason. You'll see

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<v Speaker 1>pictures or the illustration has a picture of my grandma,

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<v Speaker 1>and my grandma does have short hair, and my mom.

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<v Speaker 1>But the thing that I didn't add was my mom's mole.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, she had like that mole next to her eye,

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<v Speaker 1>and I didn't add it. You know, I did that

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<v Speaker 1>purposely because I wanted to be my mom, But then

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<v Speaker 1>I don't. But it is my story. And then it's not,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, because I just I wanted to make it

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<v Speaker 1>soft and for children. And actually someone asked me the

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<v Speaker 1>other day, will this be the only children's book that

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<v Speaker 1>I publish? And I don't think so. I have other ideas.

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<v Speaker 1>I'd love to come out with a different children's book

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<v Speaker 1>about Pancho. This is exclusive here, Okay, only the Cheese

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<v Speaker 1>and Chill podcast listeners will know about this. But Pancho

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<v Speaker 1>is very dear to me, and Pancho my dog, by

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<v Speaker 1>the way, and Pancho came into my life when I

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<v Speaker 1>was very depressed and he came and I feel like

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<v Speaker 1>saved my life and he is exactly what I needed

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<v Speaker 1>in that time and now, and I think there's so

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<v Speaker 1>much healing through through pets, and so I want to

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<v Speaker 1>write a children's book about my punch Eito and hopefully

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<v Speaker 1>to inspire other people. And it's going to be him.

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<v Speaker 1>He's going to be talking about what it is to

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<v Speaker 1>be my son and what he feels when I feel

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<v Speaker 1>sad and stuff like that, because he's there for me.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think there's something here, guys. And definitely with

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<v Speaker 1>the soft era that I've mentioned, Like I said in

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<v Speaker 1>the first episode, I feel like this is the perfect

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<v Speaker 1>project for me this year, and it's kind of like

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<v Speaker 1>setting the tone for everything that I want, which is

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<v Speaker 1>hopefully becoming a mother this year as well. And I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like it's all just falling into place and it's happening,

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<v Speaker 1>in my opinion, at the perfect time, and I can't wait.

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<v Speaker 1>I cannot wait for you guys to read it. And

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<v Speaker 1>even like, when you guys see the cover of the book,

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<v Speaker 1>you'll see that the little girl's wearing those little bolita's

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<v Speaker 1>a little hair ties with the little balls. That's all

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<v Speaker 1>I wore when I was little. My mom put tons

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<v Speaker 1>and tons of them in my hair. So there's little

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<v Speaker 1>things that it is cheeky's, but it's not cheeky's and

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<v Speaker 1>it's my story. So so you guys, once you read it,

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<v Speaker 1>you'll see and maybe I can read just a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit one page for you guys, because there was one

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<v Speaker 1>when I was looking at it right now that stood

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<v Speaker 1>out to me. There's also even pictures of my mom

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<v Speaker 1>and I as well, like real pictures, and I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>you guys have seen on the internet if you guys

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<v Speaker 1>follow me on social media. I also wrote an author's

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<v Speaker 1>note there, you know, a note to my readers, from

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<v Speaker 1>the bottom of my heart. I'm going to read one

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<v Speaker 1>little part for you guys. Like my mother, I will

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<v Speaker 1>sing in this garden and like the flowers, maybe one

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<v Speaker 1>day I can bloom too. And that's really what I felt,

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<v Speaker 1>guys when I started singing. It's like, this is something

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<v Speaker 1>that I want to do and I want to try.

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<v Speaker 1>And I was very scared because people would compare me

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<v Speaker 1>to my mom and say that I couldn't and all

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<v Speaker 1>this stuff. And I even felt at times that I couldn't.

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<v Speaker 1>But there was something deeper, something bigger, that was telling

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<v Speaker 1>me this is what I was meant to do. And

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<v Speaker 1>I'm glad that I listened to that because I kept thinking.

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<v Speaker 1>I was like, Okay, no, I'm not my mom. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to be like my mom, but I want

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<v Speaker 1>to take those things that inspired me to become who

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<v Speaker 1>I meant to be from my mom, and yeah, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>one day I will bloom. And I feel like I

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<v Speaker 1>have I can look back and say, wow, I made

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<v Speaker 1>it through those rough times and if I could do it,

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<v Speaker 1>so could you, you know. And that's what I really,

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<v Speaker 1>really truly feel. I feel like everything that I've gone

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<v Speaker 1>through in my life is so that I can share

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<v Speaker 1>the knowledge and the things that I've learned and how

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<v Speaker 1>I grew and you know, share those tools with you guys,

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<v Speaker 1>with the people that listen to me, that read my books,

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<v Speaker 1>that you know, listen to my music, that listen to

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<v Speaker 1>my podcast, you know all these things. I feel like

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<v Speaker 1>this is my mission and I always talk about it

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<v Speaker 1>here on a podcast because I really truly believe it.

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<v Speaker 1>But it wasn't always easy, and that's what this book

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<v Speaker 1>is all about. This book is definitely intended for kids,

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<v Speaker 1>but it helped me heal the little girl inside of me,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, my inner child. And it's so crazy because

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<v Speaker 1>last year when I went on this spiritual retreat and

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<v Speaker 1>a twenty twenty four, I still hadn't gotten the yes

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<v Speaker 1>from the publisher that we were going to do it.

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<v Speaker 1>We were still in conversations and writing it and like

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<v Speaker 1>the whole thing, and I remember, it's crazy. I remember

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<v Speaker 1>when I was in my experience when I went to go,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, do the shrooms, the mushrooms. I took the

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<v Speaker 1>medicine because it's medicine. Guys. I saw a little girl

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<v Speaker 1>that looks like the little girl in this book, and

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, it's just so crazy, Like I definitely

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<v Speaker 1>am healing my inner child and helping her heal through

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<v Speaker 1>things that we went through, but also it's helping me

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<v Speaker 1>heal as a woman. I don't know if that makes sense,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's just it's just part of the divine plan.

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<v Speaker 1>And this is where I'm like, God, you are so good.

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<v Speaker 1>You are showing up and showing off in my life

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<v Speaker 1>because I couldn't even like plan this the way it happened.

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<v Speaker 1>And even if I could, you know what I mean, Like,

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<v Speaker 1>I couldn't like it. It's all just happening. And I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like once I went to that experience and I

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<v Speaker 1>hugged the little Janet because I literally did. When I

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<v Speaker 1>was there, I cried and I hugged myself. If you

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<v Speaker 1>guys haven't hugged yourself like, you should try it, Like

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<v Speaker 1>you just literally put your hands around your shoulders and

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<v Speaker 1>just hug yourself and it feels so freaking good. And

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<v Speaker 1>I learned that there at that retreat, and so many

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<v Speaker 1>things have been flowing for me since then. So it's

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<v Speaker 1>just it's I don't know, it's just it's a part

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<v Speaker 1>of what I'm meant to do now and where I'm

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<v Speaker 1>at in my life, and yes it is for children,

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<v Speaker 1>but I know for sure adults can read it and

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<v Speaker 1>feel inspired and feel like, you know what, I can

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<v Speaker 1>do it. I'll be okay, you know, because I know,

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<v Speaker 1>unfortunately there are children out there that maybe have lost

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<v Speaker 1>their mother or their father, or maybe their mother left them,

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<v Speaker 1>or you know, like and this is where you can

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<v Speaker 1>just hold on to someone one and know that you

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<v Speaker 1>are loved and that you can surpass anything in everything.

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<v Speaker 1>So the publisher wanted it to just be in the

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<v Speaker 1>English version because books sell more in English. But to

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<v Speaker 1>me it was very important because all of the rest

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<v Speaker 1>of my other books are both English and Spanish. We

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<v Speaker 1>have versions in English and Spanish. I felt the need

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<v Speaker 1>to definitely have it in Spanish. And it's doing very

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<v Speaker 1>very well with pre order. So I'm so glad that we,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, have the English and the Spanish version, because yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, if I would buy both. You know, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>bilingual and I want to read it to my child,

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<v Speaker 1>to my baby in English and in Spanish, so I

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<v Speaker 1>fought for that. It was important for me to have

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<v Speaker 1>it in Spanish as well, because my audience is bi lingual,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, a lot of them speak Spanish. So

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if I've ever told you guys here

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<v Speaker 1>on the podcast. I'm sure I have because I talk

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<v Speaker 1>about my boards and stuff. But back in two thousand

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<v Speaker 1>and nine, I want to say, in nine, my mom

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<v Speaker 1>was still alive. I was like really into vision boards

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<v Speaker 1>and I put a picture of a book because I've

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<v Speaker 1>always loved books. I love reading books. I just I

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<v Speaker 1>love the way they smell. I'm the type that definitely

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<v Speaker 1>prefers physical books versus having it all like on the

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<v Speaker 1>phone and stuff. Anyways, So when I had this idea

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<v Speaker 1>or this desire to write a book way back when

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<v Speaker 1>I never knew what it was going to be about,

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<v Speaker 1>I just knew I wanted a book. I wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>be an author. And then everything happened in my life

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<v Speaker 1>and there were things that I needed to clear up.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's how you know, my first memoir was born,

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<v Speaker 1>and was because I needed to clear some things up

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<v Speaker 1>and talk about things and tell my truth. So that's

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<v Speaker 1>why you know it was important to me, Yes, because

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<v Speaker 1>I wanted to be an author to write about what

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<v Speaker 1>was going on in my life and clear things up

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<v Speaker 1>and then follow up with you know, Unstoppable. But before then,

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<v Speaker 1>we had the Keto book, and you know, that's recipes

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<v Speaker 1>and stuff like that. But the second memoir was because

0:17:07.040 --> 0:17:09.879
<v Speaker 1>again things were being said that were untrue and I

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<v Speaker 1>was going through divorce and I said, you know what,

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<v Speaker 1>like I need to quietly and in my way heal

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<v Speaker 1>my heart and explain what I'm going through in a memoir.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's why I did Unstoppable. But this is completely

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred percent different. Because when people were asking me,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, in interviews, what do you have, what's coming next,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like, oh, I'm writing a book. They thought, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>it's going to be another memoir and I was like, no,

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<v Speaker 1>it's completely different from what I've already done, and it

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<v Speaker 1>is completely different. And I just I don't know. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to like explain myself anymore. I don't feel

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<v Speaker 1>like I need to clear anything up. I don't even

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<v Speaker 1>care what people think, Like, I don't know. I'm in

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<v Speaker 1>such a different part of my life, and I don't

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<v Speaker 1>regret writing the books that I already wrote. That's what

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<v Speaker 1>I had to do in that season of my life,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm happy I did, and I closed that book

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<v Speaker 1>and that chapter, those chapters in my life. So this

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<v Speaker 1>is just like a new bie beginning for me, where

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's just a different era in every way, like

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<v Speaker 1>I want to go back to before I started singing,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, really tap into my mission in this world,

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<v Speaker 1>and this is part of it. These are things that

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<v Speaker 1>I've had in my heart for a long time, and

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like I'm starting like this new life. It's crazy.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't even know if I'm making sense right now,

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<v Speaker 1>but I just it's definitely soft Girl era and this

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<v Speaker 1>is the beginning, and this is the first step. This

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<v Speaker 1>book is kind of like stepping into that fully, and

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<v Speaker 1>it just feels really good. It feels so different. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>excited to do, you know, the media tour and talk

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<v Speaker 1>about it and explain all these things. And I'm glad

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<v Speaker 1>that we're starting here on the podcast first, because yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>this is something very special, very very special for me.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not going to be the last one for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>So be excited, guys. Put intended be excited for this

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<v Speaker 1>book if you have children or not. I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>just a good book to have and to read. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>it is intended for children, but I think adults will

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<v Speaker 1>enjoy it and resonate with it. And yeah, guys, I

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<v Speaker 1>hope that you enjoyed this episode, Thank you for listening.

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<v Speaker 1>And I just wanted to kind of, you know, talk

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<v Speaker 1>about why you know, a little bit deeper than I

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<v Speaker 1>did on my social media when I announced it. So

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<v Speaker 1>thank you guys again for listening. And yeah, you can

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<v Speaker 1>pre order it now anywhere. Really, So thank you guys

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<v Speaker 1>so much. And I yeah, I will see you here

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