Episode 186 - Inside The Mind Of An Actor | Improv Games & Confession Challenges

Actor, model, and supermom Angelina Barbieri joins the podcast for a high energy episode about acting, comedy, latin vibes, and balancing motherhood through the midst of it all.

We act out some improv scenes that take a left turn and test our acting skills. Angelina gives the raw truth about life as an actor, how hard it is to "make it" and how balancing life around it can be a challenge some may not understand. 

If you want to support Angelina in her Supermom content you can check it out here: 

https://thesupermom.org/2026/angelina-barbieri

Transcript

SPEAKER_00 0:05

Welcome back to Kicking Up with y'all. What the vibes are immaculate? Every time we hop up in here, you hear the energy. You hear the vibes. You know what it is. You know what it is. You know what it is. Listen, we are, was this part two of the LA trip? LA Tour. We'll call it an LA tour.

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It's called the LA Tour.

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The LA Tour.

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Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. I'm just gonna do that throughout the whole podcast.

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Do you I I think you can hear it's high energy right now. It is high energy on this was a Thursday.

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It's a Thursday.

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It's like 11 a.m.

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Yes. But the vibes are high. We're vibing. We're vibing. You that's the thing with it. When you got good energy and you vibe, it doesn't matter.

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24-7. The light is shining. Even if it's about a rainbow in the sky.

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Stop listening. If you're watching on YouTube, in this background, I am looking at LA palm trees, LA mountains, mountaintops, a McDonald's.

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A Mercadge.

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All the above. But you probably, if you're only listening on audio, you probably hear this voice next to me. You're like, who is this? Who is this little bubbly ball of energy? So we have an actor. A super mom.

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Super mom.

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A Latina Queen. All the stuff we're and you know, if you really, you know, rock with us, we rep South Florida. That's where where home base is, where we record. She's originally from South Florida. We're doing it all the way on the West Coast. So I'm gonna let you introduce yourself. Go crazy. She has the biggest smile on her face right now.

SPEAKER_03 1:43

He said, go crazy. I was already cutting him off, you guys. I am so excited to be here with you and vibe with y'all. My name is Angelina Barbieri. I am a mom, a tired mom. If you're a mom, you know exactly what I'm talking about.

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I'm an actor, I'm a Reiki healer, girl. I'm everything.

SPEAKER_00 2:03

We're just She said, what can't What can't we do? We do it all. Why not? We love it. One low. So a quick little context. Um like I said, we're out here in LA for the week, and we wanted to kind of expand on the content, do different things, and you had a friend, a mutual friend, uh, I guess put you on.

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Marlene Perez.

SPEAKER_00 2:30

She found the green button, y'all. She found the green button.

SPEAKER_03 2:33

She's gonna appreciate that, I'm sure.

SPEAKER_00 2:36

Yes, but um, we've been doing things different. We're we're talking to different people, we're having more guests on, we're catching a vibe.

SPEAKER_03 2:43

Yep.

SPEAKER_00 2:43

Um, so today, like I said, you're an actor. It's an actor or actress.

SPEAKER_03 2:47

I was actors because usually I changed it.

SPEAKER_04 2:50

I saw you change it.

SPEAKER_00 2:51

I was like, I'll try to, I didn't know if it's like a feminine or no.

SPEAKER_04 2:54

I mean, you some people say, like, I'm an actress, this, but overall, like, we're all like actors. Okay. So we'll say we'll say actor. I'm an actor.

SPEAKER_00 3:01

We'll say actor.

SPEAKER_04 3:02

I'm an actor.

SPEAKER_00 3:03

So we're doing some improv games today. Um, you might make me test out my acting skills as well. And this pressure, because I already know you I I've seen it already off camera. I already know you you can get into character. Oh, yes. Oh, I know. I know. Um, we're doing some improv games. All right. Um, like we just mentioned, we're gonna talk about some motherhood. A lot of a lot of moms who listen and follow. So shout out to y'all. Um, and then we're gonna we're gonna talk, we're gonna have some Latin vibes going, you know. We might we might do a little sauce on here. We might we might shake a little heads on here, do a little da-da-da. Cause we we got uh a Latino and Latina in the building.

SPEAKER_03 3:39

That's right.

SPEAKER_00 3:40

So we gotta wrap it. We're gonna start with this game though. Okay. I'm a little nervous. Me too. I'm a little nervous. I'm a little nervous. Alright, so we got an icebreaker game here. Let's call it emotional roller coaster. Okay. So, how it works, we're gonna act out a scene. We're gonna have different scenes, and we have to attach an emotion to that scene. So, sad, angry, frustrated, excited, flirty, whatever it is. Um, and then we got different scene scenarios. Um, like for example, one of them is taking an order at a drive-thru. So just having every different emotion. So let's go. What pick a number one through eight.

SPEAKER_03 4:27

Seven.

SPEAKER_00 4:28

Seven. Ooh. Uh-oh. All right, let's see how we're gonna do this.

SPEAKER_03 4:32

So you don't have to pick seven if you're another.

SPEAKER_00 4:34

You pick seven. And this is yours. This one was yours.

SPEAKER_03 4:38

Oh no.

SPEAKER_00 4:38

What did I so the scenario?

SPEAKER_03 4:41

Okay.

SPEAKER_00 4:42

Boyfriend meets boyfriend meets intense Latina mother-in-law for the first time. So I'm guessing I'm the boyfriend. And you're the mother-in-law.

SPEAKER_06 4:51

I think so.

SPEAKER_00 4:52

Okay, so hmm. So you could start. Are we both acting in this way?

SPEAKER_04 4:58

Yeah, so the thing that's gonna be tricky though is there's nowhere, there's no one to see to change the feeling of what it's gonna be.

SPEAKER_00 5:04

Let's just start with one to see how it goes. Let's just start with But we like both can't be mad. Let's start with you.

SPEAKER_04 5:09

Oh, that's a good idea. So, how about we start? You give me an a feeling to be pick one. Yeah, that's a good idea. And then we'll go from there.

SPEAKER_00 5:19

Pick a number one through nine.

SPEAKER_04 5:20

Ay, ay, ay, three.

SPEAKER_00 5:22

Three sad.

SPEAKER_04 5:24

Oh, I know what I'm gonna do.

SPEAKER_00 5:26

So, boyfriend meets intense Latina mother for the first time, and you are sad. Okay. Oh, you're already into character. Um, damn. Okay. She's already giving me the sad face.

SPEAKER_06 5:42

This is gonna be our Yes, now I'm finding more buttons.

SPEAKER_00 5:47

Hi, it's a pleasure to meet you. Hola. Hola, como estás?

SPEAKER_06 5:51

Muy bien, como te llama?

SPEAKER_00 5:53

Uh, me llamo Kaz Itu.

SPEAKER_06 5:55

Ay, qué triste. Why? What kind of name? Because Kaz sounds like cat.

SPEAKER_00 6:00

You you don't like my name or or you don't like cats?

SPEAKER_06 6:03

It's just I like your name, pero cat reminds me common. No, it's okay. It's okay.

SPEAKER_00 6:13

You know, I just uh I'm in love with your daughter.

SPEAKER_06 6:16

You know, I wanted to come meet you and she's been wanting to find someone for so long.

SPEAKER_00 6:25

Do do I'm sure you've heard some things about us, you know. Do you how do you how do you feel about it?

SPEAKER_06 6:33

I just how can I say it? I just really am upset that you cheated with her instead of her being with the other girlfriend she was with before. It's so confusing. She told you about that? Because of Messi, of course. She's my guy.

SPEAKER_00 7:03

Okay, okay. See, I was, you know, I thought we had moved past it. You know, I was really excited to come meet you and put that in the past. Um I didn't know she was dating women.

SPEAKER_06 7:15

Well, yes, it's very surprising to me, too.

SPEAKER_00 7:19

But you know, it's it's such a pleasure to meet you, you know.

SPEAKER_06 7:22

I think amor, yes. Thank you.

SPEAKER_00 7:25

Thank you.

SPEAKER_06 7:25

You're welcome.

SPEAKER_00 7:31

Oh my god. Damn, now I'm a cheater.

SPEAKER_02 7:34

Yeah, now you're a cheater. Sorry, didn't mean that improv. You never know what's gonna come.

SPEAKER_00 7:37

It's all good. Should we keep that one and do a different emotion or should we do a different scene?

SPEAKER_04 7:42

Let's do you have a strong emotion in your scenario, and I'm playing off you. Is that okay?

SPEAKER_00 7:49

Okay. Pick a number one through eight.

SPEAKER_04 7:51

You pick a number, oh no, you already know what they are.

SPEAKER_00 7:53

Actually, I don't I don't know the order. So I'll I like three. My favorite number's three.

SPEAKER_04 7:57

Okay, so go ahead and pick three. What's yours?

SPEAKER_00 7:59

Ooh, parent teacher conference. Parent teacher conference. Um can we go three and three?

SPEAKER_04 8:07

Yeah, three and three.

SPEAKER_00 8:08

No, I don't go three. Three is sad.

SPEAKER_04 8:10

That's yeah, no, we already said that. So pick a number for me. Uh let's do between nine, right? Yeah. Do six.

SPEAKER_00 8:16

Six.

SPEAKER_04 8:17

So parent teacher conference. Six.

SPEAKER_00 8:20

Nonchalant.

SPEAKER_04 8:21

Oh, that's awesome. So, do you want to be the parent?

SPEAKER_00 8:26

I'll be the parent.

SPEAKER_04 8:27

Love that. Love that.

SPEAKER_00 8:28

I'll be the parent.

SPEAKER_04 8:28

Oh my gosh, this is so good. Okay. Um, Mr. Rodriguez. Thank you so much for coming in today to talk about Charlie.

SPEAKER_00 8:36

What's up?

SPEAKER_04 8:36

What's up? Um, yeah, Charlie's having some really big difficulties at school and we're concerned.

SPEAKER_00 8:43

Like what?

SPEAKER_04 8:44

Like what? Um he is uh peeing outside when he's supposed to be going to the bathroom. He's calling it a nature pee.

SPEAKER_00 8:52

I mean, when you gotta go, you gotta go. So I'm trying to figure out what the problem is.

SPEAKER_04 8:57

Right. Well, Mr. Rodriguez, I understand that you think that's fine, but he's 13.

SPEAKER_00 9:03

Next year he'll be 14.

SPEAKER_04 9:05

Right.

SPEAKER_00 9:06

Okay.

SPEAKER_04 9:06

Um could you guys talk about these things at home, or how are you feeling about the next steps should be to work on this problem?

SPEAKER_00 9:16

Um, well, this is my first time hearing it's a problem, so I don't know. I guess pee less at home. Give him less water. Give him less water, okay. Um are you suggesting something?

SPEAKER_04 9:30

Yeah, I'm suggesting that both of you maybe uh can talk about it at home and maybe we get him get him connected with the guidance counselor here at school.

SPEAKER_00 9:38

The guidance counselor.

SPEAKER_04 9:40

Yes, it seems like you have some feelings about that.

SPEAKER_00 9:44

I mean, this is the eighth meeting this month, so you're just kinda here.

SPEAKER_04 9:51

You're just kinda here.

SPEAKER_00 9:52

Yeah.

SPEAKER_04 9:53

Yeah. Well, it seems like nothing's changing at home, Mr. Rodriguez, and that's kind of a concern to all of us here at the school faculty. So maybe you just want to have a little bit more, you know, intention with your son.

SPEAKER_00 10:07

Yeah, I mean I could talk to Wifey about it.

SPEAKER_04 10:10

Wifey.

SPEAKER_00 10:11

Yeah. Yeah. You know, she's pretty busy these days.

SPEAKER_04 10:14

So Yeah, I'm sure she is. Um I'm sure she is. I'll see what I can do. And do you yeah, can't do you do things, Mr. Rodriguez? That's my question.

SPEAKER_00 10:21

I I believe I do enough. You know, he makes it here. Right.

SPEAKER_04 10:27

Well.

SPEAKER_00 10:33

Is there anything else you need?

SPEAKER_04 10:35

What else do you want from me, woman? Oh my god, it's so funny.

SPEAKER_00 10:40

I love it.

SPEAKER_04 10:41

I love it. Me too. That was super fun.

SPEAKER_00 10:42

You want to do one more each? Yeah. You know what? I'm gonna let you pick.

SPEAKER_03 10:45

Okay.

SPEAKER_00 10:46

I'm gonna let you pick.

SPEAKER_04 10:47

Okay. Let me pick up the scene.

SPEAKER_00 10:49

Four. Oh, calling a therapy hotline.

SPEAKER_03 10:54

Oh gosh, okay.

SPEAKER_00 10:55

And then one through nine.

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Uh nine.

SPEAKER_00 10:59

Uh so we got calling a therapy hotline in an anxious or panic mode.

SPEAKER_02 11:06

Well, that's not the valid. That's on the nose.

SPEAKER_00 11:08

I guess I'm on the other end of the line.

SPEAKER_02 11:10

Oh my gosh, I feel bad.

SPEAKER_00 11:13

It's my job.

SPEAKER_03 11:14

I I guess so.

SPEAKER_00 11:15

Hello, how can I help you?

SPEAKER_03 11:17

Hi. Um, yeah, is this is this the therapy, the therapy the therapy hotline?

SPEAKER_00 11:21

Yes, yes. How can I help you?

SPEAKER_06 11:23

Yeah, I can't. I can't breathe. I don't think I can breathe.

SPEAKER_00 11:26

Okay, so slow down, slow down, slow down. What's good what's going on over here?

SPEAKER_06 11:31

I can't find my cat.

SPEAKER_00 11:33

We can we could definitely help you find your cat. Can you though? Because you're on the phone. It's okay. Do you remember where your cat was last located?

SPEAKER_06 11:40

Where's Fluffles? I don't think.

SPEAKER_00 11:42

We're gonna find fluffles.

SPEAKER_06 11:43

Fluffles, fluffles. I said there's so many coyotes where we live, and maybe you can come up with an idea of like how you can help me.

SPEAKER_00 11:50

So has fluffles ever been lost before? Do you remember where fluffles was.

SPEAKER_06 11:54

Oh my god, has the fluffles ever been lost?

SPEAKER_00 11:55

Does he she get out a lot?

SPEAKER_04 11:57

You know, um, so it goes more by they. Um they have 2026, understand. Yeah, 100%. Yeah. Um they have not been out. That ch they just started going out very recently.

SPEAKER_00 12:08

Okay, how long has she been missing?

SPEAKER_04 12:09

It's not a she, it's a they.

SPEAKER_00 12:11

Oh, sorry. Um probably gonna lose my job over that.

SPEAKER_06 12:15

Yes, please. No, I won't tell them. If you just keep stay on the phone with me, don't leave me. Okay.

SPEAKER_04 12:20

Oh my gosh, wait, are you still listening? I think.

SPEAKER_00 12:22

How long have they been missing?

SPEAKER_04 12:23

They have been missing for three days, but I'm just I think I'm having an epiphany. I think I'm having an epiphany.

SPEAKER_00 12:28

Okay, let's let's hear it.

SPEAKER_06 12:29

I think I think it's an abandonment thing.

SPEAKER_00 12:31

Do you think that fluffles just does not like you?

SPEAKER_06 12:35

That he's gonna abandon me. That that she or he or there's gonna abandon me.

SPEAKER_00 12:40

No, no, it's okay. It's okay. Fluffles loves you. Fluffles loves you very much. We're gonna find fluffles. Um three days is a little excessive, but we're gonna find fluffles. Okay. What we're gonna do for you is we're gonna send the police over there. Okay, thank you. Uh, we're gonna help track down fluffles. Okay. If you could just provide me, you know, if she's ever I'm sorry, if they have I'm losing my job for sure.

SPEAKER_08 13:03

It's don't lose, don't lose your job. It's another abandonment. I think I'm gonna lose. I don't want to lose, please. Don't let me lose you.

SPEAKER_00 13:08

If they have I'm here with you. I'm here with you. I'm sorry, my name is not Kaz. It's not Kaz.

SPEAKER_08 13:14

Kaz is a nice name. It reminds me of Kat.

SPEAKER_00 13:20

My name is Darien.

SPEAKER_05 13:22

Darien, that's a nice name, Darien.

SPEAKER_00 13:24

What's your name?

SPEAKER_05 13:25

My name is Sophia.

SPEAKER_00 13:27

Hi, Sophia. We're gonna find Fluffles for you today.

SPEAKER_05 13:30

Okay.

SPEAKER_00 13:31

It's okay. Okay, it's okay. Fluffles is probably, you know, out just taking a little walk. How how old is Fluffles?

SPEAKER_06 13:39

13.

SPEAKER_00 13:39

Yeah, you know, at that age with cats, they can tend to have a mind of their own. Uh-huh. Um, you know, it's nothing that you've done wrong. She probably It's not my fault.

SPEAKER_06 13:49

She did you say she a dummy?

SPEAKER_00 13:55

Yo, I said she.

SPEAKER_04 13:56

Like, it's a cat, it's a girl. See?

SPEAKER_00 13:59

I don't I'm I'm bad with cats. I'm so bad with cats.

SPEAKER_04 14:02

I don't I don't know. You know what? I've mentioned cats like three times already, and I don't have a cat. Like, I don't know what I would assume you.

SPEAKER_00 14:07

I'm super allergic to cats. Are you? I'm so allergic. I mean I just assume they're all a she.

SPEAKER_04 14:12

Yeah, it makes sense, right?

SPEAKER_00 14:14

I mean, even the way they move, they're like, you know, like they're just they're they you would think Yeah, I I gotta I gotta I need some training if I'm doing therapy hotline. I just want to talk about three times.

SPEAKER_04 14:25

I just love how you were saying that you were going to lose your job.

SPEAKER_00 14:28

You know, it's all recorded.

SPEAKER_04 14:29

So 100%.

SPEAKER_03 14:31

He's like he needs a therapy session for being a bad therapist, everybody.

SPEAKER_00 14:36

Yeah, I think I just figured out what my career choice won't be.

SPEAKER_03 14:40

100%. I agree, I agree with you.

SPEAKER_00 14:42

Yeah. Yeah, this is kind of about y'all. Don't call here for therapy.

SPEAKER_04 14:47

Do not call here for therapy. Give your comments, but be nice to these things. All right, you want to do one? Yeah. Or you want to add?

SPEAKER_00 14:53

You can pick the numbers. Are you sure? Yeah.

SPEAKER_04 14:55

Okay.

SPEAKER_00 14:56

We'll we'll we'll end on this one.

SPEAKER_04 14:58

Scenario. Let's see.

SPEAKER_00 15:00

One through eight, I think that was.

SPEAKER_04 15:01

Oh, did we do six already?

SPEAKER_00 15:03

Yes.

SPEAKER_04 15:03

Let's do one of the higher ones. How about oh one or two?

SPEAKER_00 15:08

Asking for a raise.

SPEAKER_04 15:09

Oh, okay. Give me a damn money.

SPEAKER_00 15:14

It depends what my emotion is, though.

SPEAKER_04 15:15

That's true.

SPEAKER_00 15:16

One through nine, what's the emotion?

SPEAKER_04 15:18

Mmm. Four.

SPEAKER_00 15:20

Four. Suspicious.

SPEAKER_04 15:23

That's amazing. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Ready?

SPEAKER_00 15:28

Hi there, uh, Miss Molina. How you doing today?

SPEAKER_04 15:30

I'm doing good. How are you?

SPEAKER_00 15:32

Good, good. Uh, just wanted to come in here because there's some things that's been on my mind. Uh, been here for a while. And um just had a few questions today, if that's cool.

SPEAKER_04 15:41

Yeah, of course, of course.

SPEAKER_00 15:43

Um, so yeah, like I said, I've been here 14 years. And um I've won employee of the the year, five out of those fourteen years. Um and I'm just wondering, you know, there hasn't really been any bonuses, hasn't really been any extra incentives or or pay. And uh it's not really sitting right with me. You know, you guys tell me you value me, and I'm such a good employee. Um, you know, coming on my 15-year benchmark, but you know, same uh same salary as day one.

SPEAKER_04 16:20

Yes. Um, you know, we just really feel that and think, you know, we really think that you are just uh a good team player, and this is just you know the company and the group as a whole. And uh, you know, sometimes you take one for the team, and you know, we do have we do have plans for you though. I will say we have plans for you.

SPEAKER_00 16:41

Take one for the team. Because uh I I pulled up some records. Okay. I've been pulling up records for the past three-ish years. Oh, okay. And um, long story short, I found out some money laundering is going on here. Oh, well, and uh sounds ridiculous. Uh yeah, it sounds like it, right? But I can pull up fives for you. I could actually pull it up right now.

SPEAKER_04 17:03

Okay. I mean, I don't think that's necessary.

SPEAKER_00 17:05

I think it is actually. Okay. So you've been saying I'm a team player for the past seven years. Mm-hmm. And uh saying you got all these future plans for me. But like I said, I'm 14 years in. You've been money laundering for the past three, maybe even longer. So I'm just trying to figure out what's going on here. Uh figure out where the payment's really going because uh quite frankly, I'm not the only one in this position. Well, uh I yeah. Sandra and Henry always said the said the same thing. They've been here about the same time.

SPEAKER_04 17:41

I don't know where you're getting your information from. But I don't think it's true. I really don't. I mean, we do everything in our power to make sure you guys are taken care of. And yes, there have been some setbacks in the last few years, but I d I I want you to know that you are deeply appreciated in this company. And honestly, it is a company of laundromats. So maybe that's where there's some confusion. Because laundering money sounds like laundromats, and we own a bunch of laundromats, and maybe that is just where it's coming from.

SPEAKER_00 18:21

So maybe you need to check your records say here, it is not laundromats. Uh, you're running illegal casinos, and you have been for a while. And I appreciate your effort into making us feel like we're taken care of, but a monthly pizza party is not gonna cut in. It's good pizza. F that pizza. If you cannot if you want me to blow it up right now, I can blow it up right now.

SPEAKER_04 18:40

Well, do you want to show you?

SPEAKER_00 18:41

I was trying to be nonchalant, I was trying to be take a cool with you, uh-huh. But I have all the records on file. Okay. And more.

SPEAKER_04 18:47

Okay, so are you threatening?

SPEAKER_00 18:48

I'm threatening you.

SPEAKER_04 18:49

Oh, really? Yes.

SPEAKER_00 18:50

Okay, you and Henry and Because this company can go to shit as soon as I I put this out there.

unknown 18:56

You know what?

SPEAKER_04 18:56

I don't even know.

SPEAKER_00 18:57

I want a 25% raise.

SPEAKER_04 18:58

25% raise. 25% raise. We do not. This is long overdue.

SPEAKER_00 19:02

You have, oh, trust me, you have 25%. I have the records. I see the financials. I see it all. I've been deep digging for a while. I've been patient. I've been trying to make this happen.

SPEAKER_04 19:11

I think. You want to see it? I think you're confused. It's not my fault.

SPEAKER_00 19:24

I don't care whose fault it is. Well, it's like you can figure it out. Mr. Samson can figure it out. Alright.

SPEAKER_04 19:35

What? The news today? Okay, look, look, look, look, look, look, look. Okay. Look, I'm sorry. Alright. I there has just been so much going on at home. Alright. My cat just died. Like go with the cat.

SPEAKER_00 19:57

I don't want to hear about Mr. Fluffles.

SPEAKER_02 20:01

It's a different scenario, but I couldn't help myself.

SPEAKER_00 20:05

I had to stop you there.

SPEAKER_04 20:06

Oh my god, it's so funny.

SPEAKER_00 20:07

Hey, we were about to get into it.

SPEAKER_04 20:09

Yeah, we were. That was good though. That was. You were getting pissed off. You changed your your the feeling that you were having. So see.

SPEAKER_00 20:16

Because suspicion never stays suspicious. Then it always leads to something.

SPEAKER_04 20:20

Yeah, it always leads to mmm angry.

SPEAKER_00 20:22

I'm gonna start with the suspicion. 100%. I know what's up here.

SPEAKER_04 20:25

Yeah, exactly. You like you know the truth. I know the truth. You were good too.

SPEAKER_00 20:28

I like it.

SPEAKER_04 20:29

Well, thank you so much.

SPEAKER_00 20:30

Okay. You know what? We'll we'll close that for a sec. But I got I got a follow-up question for you. Yeah. What's your favorite type of acting to do?

SPEAKER_04 20:37

Comedy.

SPEAKER_00 20:37

Comedy.

SPEAKER_04 20:38

Oh, yeah.

SPEAKER_00 20:38

Oh, we should have done some comedy.

SPEAKER_04 20:40

That we just did. Improv.

SPEAKER_00 20:41

I mean like some some comedy. Like I don't have something off the top of my head, but we'll we'll come back to it.

SPEAKER_03 20:46

We'll come back to it.

SPEAKER_00 20:47

There's another game. But we're gonna we're gonna talk about acting a little bit.

SPEAKER_03 20:52

Okay.

SPEAKER_00 20:52

Before we get into that game. Take a little breather. Have our little actors workshop on Can I Barbara True.

SPEAKER_04 20:58

Oh no, this is awesome.

SPEAKER_00 20:59

Of course. Of course. You're killing it right now.

SPEAKER_04 21:01

Oh, it's so fun here. We're vibing.

SPEAKER_00 21:04

We are. But let's transition a little bit. Let's let the people know about you. Um, how you started, how you fell in love with acting. Like, can you explain that a little bit?

SPEAKER_04 21:14

Oh, thank you so much. Yeah, I uh so I was raised in Florida. That's what's really cool. Like we're both from, you know, like South Florida. South Florida. From the East Coast, East Coast, West Coast. Just kidding. Maybe not. But it's definitely West Coast, West Coast. I won't even deny it. You love it. It's a little nice over here. It is nice over here. It is nice over here. Um, but I love the vibes of of Miami and New York and East Coast. But yeah, I mean, so growing up, you know, immigrant parents, Latinos, and um just like always felt like I kind of didn't know where I fit in and stuff. So when I started watching, you know, I grew up in the 90s, so it was like Friends and Seinfeld. It's when like the Victoria's Secret shows were like super popular, you know, like when And the you know, Tyra Banks and Heidi Klum and all of them when they were coming out. So I just like really was like, oh my gosh, like it was another world for me. And so I got into theater at a young age. I went, you know, to Parkway middle school for the performing arts at is that in South Florida? That's in South Florida.

SPEAKER_03 22:17

That's near the swap shop.

SPEAKER_00 22:18

Oh wow. You were in the trenches.

SPEAKER_03 22:22

They took me in there.

SPEAKER_04 22:23

I I took the bus at like five in the morning. I almost went to Dillard High.

SPEAKER_00 22:28

Oh wow. I know. You're in the trenches.

SPEAKER_04 22:29

I was in the trenches. I decided not to go because uh they having metal detectors in the front of you know.

SPEAKER_00 22:37

Exactly where that is. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_04 22:39

It's kind of fun to talk to you about it because you know it's like when I tell people about it, like they're like, they don't get it. But you know, when you when you're talking to someone, you know, that's from Florida or whatever, it's like, oh yeah, you were by the swap shop, like, oh shit.

SPEAKER_00 22:51

But it I actually went to the swap shop last week.

SPEAKER_04 22:54

Oh, that's so funny.

SPEAKER_00 22:56

Subs a tit, actually. Nice. I keep a tit on me. So yeah, swap shop. If you're ever in South Florida, best place to get it, good price. They'll get you right. But that's right, that's right.

SPEAKER_04 23:07

And I remember I'd have my just uh the little thing, but I that's where I got like my subwoofers and my amplifier because I had like that 95 Mustang and I was like, you know, like that base. But um no, so I I got into theater with school, and then like by the time I was 17, I was already like, I'm gonna like get out of here, I'm gonna go to Europe, I'm gonna be a model. I started modeling primarily, but yeah. Did you go to Europe? Oh yeah. At 17 I got a modeling contract and I was in Milan Europe modeling, and then I would do summers in New York, and then by 19, I I was I moved to New York and then I was modeling and acting out there. Okay, and then moved to the West Coast. So yeah, it's it I just love it. I love to tell, you know, you hear this a lot from actors. I love to tell story, but more than anything, I just love to be around other artists, like doing what we're doing right now. Yeah, it's just a vibe. It's fun, it's super fun.

SPEAKER_00 23:58

Like I said, what we just did, I felt like it was almost like a little bit of actors' workshop. Yeah. I used to take improv classes um right before COVID, a little bit into COVID.

SPEAKER_04 24:09

Oh, nice.

SPEAKER_00 24:09

Um, actually, like right before starting the podcast. That wasn't the reason for this, but I used to do a little acting myself.

SPEAKER_04 24:15

Isn't it fun?

SPEAKER_00 24:16

It is fun. It was never serious, but I'm like, oh, was that it is kind of fun? Hold on. It is fun.

SPEAKER_04 24:20

It's supposed to be fun. That's the thing, is then we start taking it too seriously, and then it's not fun and it's a drag, and it's like, ugh, but it's you gotta listen, lay back, chill, have fun with it. Just have fun. That's how you know if you're doing it right, is if you're having fun and you're chill and you know exactly.

SPEAKER_00 24:36

So, what's something that's misunderstood about actors?

SPEAKER_01 24:38

Oh gosh.

SPEAKER_04 24:40

Just like when so many people are like, You're killing it, and it's like such a hustle. I mean, it's such a hustle. The amount of rejection that comes with it, and that is yeah, and it's not even rejection really, because it's not like someone saying, like, you're horrible. It's just you know, or you're not getting it because of this. It's just it's so competitive. It's like it's like um like pro sports, the same thing. Yeah, it's very similar, like the 0.1% are gonna like make it to the NFL or da-da-da, or you know, it it's you know what's funny?

SPEAKER_00 25:14

I use that analogy a lot. Um well with acting podcasting, uh, because I grew up playing sports, so I knew from a young age how hard it is to make it, and that's every young athlete's dream is to make it to any league, your respected league. And every league we all know it's a 0.1% chance to make it. Yep. And I look at that even with podcasting now. Um, there's a lot of podcasts, but you know, to like really, really make it, yeah, um, it's very hard. Same way acting. Um, so I kind of have that athlete mentality when it comes to that.

SPEAKER_04 25:46

Yeah, and that's what I love about it.

SPEAKER_00 25:48

I'm like, oh, we're gonna make it.

SPEAKER_04 25:50

Absolutely, never give up. Like, and that's the thing, and like just bringing your authenticity to it.

SPEAKER_00 25:54

Exactly. And that's the beautiful thing about being creative because like with athletics, you hit a certain age, you you can't make it.

SPEAKER_04 26:02

Yes, that's true.

SPEAKER_00 26:03

Like they're yeah, it gets a little harder when you're older, but there's not necessarily a cutoff for it, like you know, there's 50-year-old actors, 60-year-old actors.

SPEAKER_04 26:13

Absolutely, and it just keeps changing, everything keeps changing and expanding, and it's just it's it's great because there's so many voices that are needed. And so, like, even what we're talking about right now, it's so cool. But it is, it's it's an athlete's mentality if you're in entertainment. Yes, it really is.

SPEAKER_00 26:28

Exactly. Do you have that background or are you always been entertainment?

SPEAKER_04 26:31

Uh always entertainment, you know. I I'm like athletic, but my poor husband loves sports and I don't know jack shit about sports. I have a sweater that says ghost sports. Uh I really do. His family, they're so athletic, and I have a sweater and hat that they gave me that says go sports because I legit I legit have been saying that before they were making sweaters and hats. I'm that person.

SPEAKER_00 26:53

There's been so many uh women who like are not really into sports, but they they like, oh yes, go sports. And it's like, especially when it's related to something of like pop culture, yes, or like something that women like.

SPEAKER_04 27:05

Yeah, it's it's hilarious. I mean, mine is like it's as a joke. Like, I'll never forget when I was like meeting, you know, his family because they're they all went to UCLA and athletes and whatnot, and you know, they were all talking about you know sports. You know, they're they're like, well, they have a scrimmage, and I was like, What's that? And they were like, You're kidding us, right? Like, you're kidding me. And I was like, What? And they're like, It's a practice before the actual game. I'm like, oh, so like a dress rehearsal. And they were like, Oh my god, but it is that's pretty much what it is.

SPEAKER_03 27:36

I gotta just do it also because I know that it makes them even more like, oh my gosh. But it is, but there are a lot of parallels.

SPEAKER_04 27:43

There are athletics and being an industry.

SPEAKER_00 27:46

It is um, I feel like it's two of the hardest industries to get in. True. But I mean, I'm I'm grateful for it. I love it. Um, I love having a creative mindset and being able to even meeting you today, like being able to just do something completely different. Um, you know, we're bouncing ideas off each other. Like, I'm all for it. I like it.

SPEAKER_03 28:06

I know, it's really cool. I know it is really cool.

SPEAKER_00 28:08

You you are very bubbly too.

SPEAKER_03 28:10

Oh, I'm so happy because this is it.

SPEAKER_04 28:12

Like, this is what it's about. Like, this is collaborating with other artists. Like, this is my favorite part of it. Like, I I love being on set because I like being around all the people. I love acting, but really it's this.

SPEAKER_02 28:26

Like being with other artists. Like, that's like for real.

SPEAKER_00 28:29

Oh, we're we're artists now? We're artists. We are artists.

SPEAKER_02 28:31

Entertainment, artists, creatives, creators. I mean, all of it.

SPEAKER_07 28:35

Okay.

SPEAKER_00 28:35

I like it. What what's like the day in the life of an actor? Obviously, every day is different, but just like a general day in the life.

SPEAKER_04 28:41

Well, it's a little different for me now because I have kids, so it really is split up a lot. But the day in the life of an actor in their 20s is gonna be a lot different than a day in an actor of a woman like myself that's you know married with kids.

SPEAKER_00 28:55

So let's hear your day in the life in your 20s versus we won't drop the age yet. Yeah, yeah, yeah. No worries.

SPEAKER_04 29:01

Yeah, um, no, thank you. This is actually great because I I like lived that life for so long, and there was a lot of downtime. I remember my parents would always be like, gosh, you're so lucky. I'm like, I'm in between auditions when I was in Miami, I'm at the beach, um journaling, you know, listening to music, woke up late, you know, it just depends. And then, you know, and then like go to auditions like half like from the beach or whatnot. Uh but it it there was a lot of downtime. In your 20s. In my twenties. I mean, and then of course, like working out and all that. But I feel like for today, for creatives and you know, artists, like there's so much opportunity like this, like that you can create your own stuff that people are working harder where they're like producing their own stuff, they're making, they're writing their own stuff. I didn't do any of that. I just I was more like I just showed up to the auditions, I was just like straight acting, modeling, that was it. Like I didn't really branch out until I took a break a little bit before I was doing I was making some of my own stuff, but now it's just like So how is it now? Ay, Dios mío, ay Dios mío, te digo casi, Dios mío, hablame en español. Estoy cansada, I'm tired. I mean, I like you know what? I'm I'm up at 5 a.m. The kids are like, I want my shake. It's just they're five and seven, they want they take this little protein shake. It's it's all about them. Like, you know, they're at this age where it really is so important and developmentally, which is what also I'm very grateful for. So it's all about like getting them ready and you know, spending that time with them, and then saying the same thing over and over and over again, and they don't listen, you know, which I'm to go brush your teeth, brush your teeth, brush your teeth, brush your teeth, brush your teeth, brush your teeth, brush your brush, drop them off, and then I'm like, I'm free, bitches! And then, because I've just been back in the industry like two years now, because I took a really long break having them, my beautiful, amazing husband, like all that, like living that life, but like I like am to the hustle like when I drop them off, and it's a really great like connecting with you. I ha I do a lot of stuff through social because a lot of my networking through social media, because um I live, you know, a few hours away from LA.

SPEAKER_00 31:22

And I'm I'm sure most of your opportunities are in LA.

SPEAKER_04 31:24

Oh, yeah, that drives.

SPEAKER_00 31:27

I've been around that area. Yeah, it's very nice, but for what we do, it's not much going on.

SPEAKER_04 31:32

Absolutely, yeah. No, everything is down here. I miss a lot, you know, so there's there's that. But um putting auditions on tape, you know, so there is that. I was just a really quick little story. My daughter was like, Mom, are you gonna keep acting? And I was like, Oh, yeah, honey, I'm I'm really enjoying it. Is it why is it? Do you wish mommy was home and be here more? And she's like, No, I I I just want you to stop recording in the guest bedroom so I can have my own room now. I was like, That's my daughter. She's all like, no, I'm fine. Just can I have the room? But um, yeah, so then like again, just working and all that stuff, and then by three, four o'clock, you know.

SPEAKER_00 32:11

Is it a lot of like I guess in the room you have your own like studio set up? Is it a lot of like just recording yourself?

SPEAKER_04 32:18

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 32:18

Running lines or yeah, absolutely.

SPEAKER_04 32:20

And then there's like great websites that you know you could and have like a reader, you know, so someone that helps you read. So it's like a setup kind of like this, and then it's so many cameras for doing a self-tape, but that's how everything's done now, which in for me is a blessing because um then I can live where I live and be able to audition still. This is true. Mm-hmm. And then go to baseball practice, you know.

SPEAKER_00 32:44

Oh yeah, oh yeah, you're deep in it. Oh yeah. Deep in it. Yeah. So what we'll we'll transition into the motherhood side of it. Like, how has you said your kids are five and six? Five and seven. Five and seven. So how's that been different? Like, because we have a lot of mothers who listen. Um, and you know, it it it it's inevitable, it's gonna change you. Um so what has that that change been like for you?

SPEAKER_04 33:09

It was really hard. I feel like I was blindsided to be honest. Hi moms, I love you guys so much.

SPEAKER_00 33:15

Did you plan for kids?

SPEAKER_04 33:16

Yes, I was very excited. I actually left the business. I was uh I was you know doing really well in the business. I in like around 2014, 2015. And I was by that time I was like um, you know, almost 15 years in the business. And then I was getting burnt out just from all the hustle for so long. And I was close to getting a big break. That's when I had shot ballers, I was with you know, The Rock and Shot That and like I was auditioning for like all this when streaming, all the shows were doing like really great, and so I was going out a ton, but it's still it was like for every 100 auditions you'd get a booking, and that's that I was like really getting into everything, all the rooms we we that's how we say it. But then I met my wonderful husband, and I was like, I've always wanted a family, like this is what I've been wanting, so you know he's couldn't pass that up. I couldn't, he's the best thing, he really is, and so he's you know, from from uh, you know, Santa Barbara area, and like told me about the Central Coast, and I was done, and I was like, Let's do it. I'm ready to leave this.

SPEAKER_00 34:15

I feel like that's uh such a nice place to like it's amazing, chill out, start a family.

SPEAKER_04 34:20

It is the best to raise a family, is that's why I'm getting used to the Cali life. Is I you really like it out here?

SPEAKER_00 34:26

This is yeah, I've been in the Bay Area a lot now. Yeah, um I've been in LA. This is my fifth time in LA. Um, I've only been in the Central Valley twice, and then I've been to San Diego once. I'm going to San Diego at the end of this week. Okay. So I'm San Diego's awesome. And then above the bay, there's not much. Yeah. Besides like nature.

SPEAKER_04 34:44

But absolutely, absolutely, yeah. Yeah. So so I left and I was like, I'm gonna be a mom now and a preschool teacher, and it's gonna be amazing. And it was not. I went to like community college because I hadn't I had never been to college. I was like, I'm gonna be community college to be a preschool teacher. And they I was doing my observational hours and they're like, Teacher Angie, teacher Angie. I was like, Teacher Angie needs a minute. I like could not, it was not for me. I just pictured, I guess it was like Is that preschool? Yeah, I know. Four, three, two. It was a lot, and so same thing happened with motherhood. It I just wasn't ready, like emotionally, mentally.

SPEAKER_00 35:23

I don't think you're ever ready for it. Yeah, it's just it happens and you adapt.

SPEAKER_04 35:27

Yeah, and so that's what it is. And I think a lot of moms can, you know, relate where it's like we have like major identity, you know, like the the dying of self. And then who am I this person now that I am a mother? And I feel you know, I had both of my kiddos, and then about two and a half years ago, I never I thought I was so done with the business. I really did. I because I had done it for so long and I got so close to making it big. And then I like was like, I'm out of here, and I thought I I was just gonna be fulfilled, but you know, I think as women and mothers, we're not this or that, we're this and that. And I am a mother and an artist, like you know, creative or whatever. It's like not even about the label, but that's I was like, oh my gosh, I can't believe I want to do this again. So I started reaching out to people and just listening to podcasts, and this amazing director, Rachel Ramist, got me in touch with my now manager, and it just kind of all aligned and just follow the breadcrumbs. Yeah. There you go.

SPEAKER_07 36:27

Yeah, beautiful.

SPEAKER_00 36:28

Hey We back, we back, we back, we back, we back, we back. You know what time it is? You know what time it is?

SPEAKER_04 36:40

What time is it?

SPEAKER_00 36:41

It's confession time. It's confession time.

unknown 36:44

Oh no.

SPEAKER_00 36:46

So welcome to the new game, improv game confession booth. Today we're using some storytelling for your entertainment.

SPEAKER_03 36:53

Yes.

SPEAKER_00 36:53

So what we're gonna do, we're gonna pull random confessions and act them out like they're real. So let's say you start, you give a confession, and then the other person has to ask questions, and you have to expand on this story, this fake story.

SPEAKER_04 37:07

Oh, it's so good.

SPEAKER_00 37:08

So, you know what? Let's let's have you start.

SPEAKER_04 37:11

You know I'm gonna tell you you're a friend of mine, and I'm gonna tell you what I did.

SPEAKER_00 37:14

What's going on? What happened?

SPEAKER_04 37:15

Dude, I messed up so bad. What happened? Well, I like I thought Crystal knew that Jake was gonna propose. And I freaking blew it up. Like she didn't know he was gonna propose, and she found out before.

SPEAKER_00 37:29

From you?

SPEAKER_04 37:30

Yes.

SPEAKER_00 37:31

How'd how'd you tell her?

SPEAKER_04 37:32

I was like, girl, you know it's today's the day. And she was like, What are you talking about? I know. And I thought that she was in on it because she had been so excited, and she's like, I know something special's coming, and uh and and you know, I even went with her to go get a dress, and I didn't want to bring it up because I didn't want to be like Captain Obvious, but I got so confused.

SPEAKER_00 37:55

So I'm do you think he's still going to, or I mean he did. And she already knew.

SPEAKER_04 38:01

Yes, it's bad.

SPEAKER_00 38:03

How did she react to you?

SPEAKER_04 38:04

She's pissed. That's a special moment. I know, I messed it up. I mean, she's not as pissed as he is. Oh, yeah, he's probably livid. He's super livid. He's like, What is wrong with you? And and he's like, you know, you're always like that. You know, tu tu siempre estás haciendo eso, tu eres una chimosa. And I'm like, I'm not chismosa. And then he's like, Yes, you are, like super gossipy, cheese mosa, chismosa. And I was like, you know what? Like, don't hate on the cheese man.

SPEAKER_00 38:28

You were excited.

SPEAKER_04 38:28

I was super excited.

SPEAKER_00 38:30

You were happy for her.

SPEAKER_04 38:31

I was super happy for her, and I was like trying to like help her on, trying to be like part of the vibe, right? Like, that's what we do. We vibe, we're like super excited, and I was like, Yeah, let's dance. And then, yeah, it just was like she knew it made it kind of awkward.

SPEAKER_00 38:43

Well, luckily for you, it already happened. Yeah, you can't change it, so I feel like we just gotta embrace it.

SPEAKER_04 38:49

We do have to embrace it, but like imagine the wedding now. He's gonna be like, he said she's mossan.

SPEAKER_00 38:53

I mean, listen, he'll have a couple drinks, he'll be he'll forget about it.

SPEAKER_04 38:56

That's true. Can you make sure he gets to the bar early? Like, make sure you just I got him. Got him. Don't worry. Oh my goodness, thank you. Man, don't mess this up. How dare you? Oh my gosh.

SPEAKER_00 39:07

Oh, okay.

SPEAKER_04 39:08

All right, pick a number for you. All right, I'm gonna pick a number for you. Let's do three.

SPEAKER_00 39:13

Three? I messed up.

SPEAKER_04 39:14

You messed up.

SPEAKER_00 39:15

I messed up real bad. I um I lied on my resume because you know I've been looking for a job recently. And uh tomorrow I have to perform a brain surgery.

SPEAKER_04 39:24

You have to what?

SPEAKER_00 39:24

I have to perform a brain surgery.

SPEAKER_04 39:26

Yes, what in the hell were you thinking?

SPEAKER_00 39:29

I I didn't think I would get this deep into it. Well, I just I was looking for a job.

SPEAKER_04 39:34

I wouldn't even for a job. I mean, like, what did you put on there?

SPEAKER_00 39:38

I said I had eight years experience in trauma surgery.

SPEAKER_04 39:42

Oh my gosh. Just because you sell medical devices does not mean that you can perform a brain surgery.

SPEAKER_00 39:48

Listen, I mean, I I'm I'm I feel like I can still do it. I understand.

SPEAKER_04 39:52

You are you serious right now?

SPEAKER_00 39:54

I understand the business behind it.

SPEAKER_04 39:56

The business. This ain't no business. This is the surgery.

SPEAKER_00 39:59

I listen, I I care about the person. I really do. I read their file, I'm prepared for it. I'm I'm in it now. I can't reverse. I'm already in it.

SPEAKER_04 40:08

So it sounds to me like you took the doctor's appointment with this person, this.

SPEAKER_00 40:14

Well, okay. They were a little short on staff right now. I didn't want to fully commit at first, but they they were like, listen, we could really use you. And I it listen, there's a a$200,000 bonus at the end of it. I'm like, you know what, I I believe I could do this.

SPEAKER_04 40:29

Oh my god.

SPEAKER_00 40:30

I believe I could do this.

SPEAKER_04 40:31

I you know what? You know what? F it.

SPEAKER_00 40:34

It was either that or they send them three states over for the next next best.

SPEAKER_04 40:39

And I'm and you're the best best, right? I feel like it could jump start my career. It could this, oh boy.

SPEAKER_00 40:46

I, you know, I've been trying to get into medical. I didn't know it happened this way, but we're here now.

SPEAKER_04 40:51

So Oh my gosh, I'm gonna pray for you, man. I I don't know, I don't know. I don't know how you get yourself into these things so much. I mean Oh man. Remember that time that you said you were gonna be a kindergarten teacher? And I was like, what are you talking about? And I did. You did, you did. And I did a great job. You actually they did love you.

SPEAKER_00 41:09

I was there for three years.

SPEAKER_04 41:10

Yeah, you were. They really, the kids did love you. But still, man, you can't keep doing this to yourself. I mean, brain surgery, this is serious stuff.

SPEAKER_00 41:16

This is definitely someone's life.

SPEAKER_04 41:18

Yeah, I would say.

SPEAKER_00 41:19

I think I can do it. I believe I could do it. You know what? Um Are you all for it?

SPEAKER_04 41:22

Yeah, you know what? Forget it. Yeah, why not? I'm here for it. I'm here for it. I'm here for it.

SPEAKER_07 41:27

You're already here first.

SPEAKER_04 41:28

I already heard first. I'm doing a brain surgery tomorrow.

SPEAKER_03 41:31

I can't believe I gotta do it, but I'm doing it. You have to do this.

SPEAKER_00 41:35

It's funny you said that. I actually was a teacher.

SPEAKER_03 41:37

You were? I could so see that. I taught fifth grade. Oh, that's so sweet. I could see that.

SPEAKER_00 41:42

And that was I didn't that wasn't a lie on the resume thing, but that was definitely like, how did I get here? Really? It was completely I got hired a week before school started. Oh my god. And I didn't even apply.

unknown 41:52

Oh my god.

SPEAKER_00 41:54

So I've if people really know me, I've done some random jobs.

SPEAKER_04 41:59

That is awesome, but that's part of it, hey.

SPEAKER_00 42:01

But yeah, brain surgery is wild.

SPEAKER_04 42:03

Brain surgery, that would be hilarious. Yeah, you know. I'm not doing that. No, either am I. Either am I.

SPEAKER_00 42:08

You gotta pick a number.

SPEAKER_04 42:09

Oh boy. All right, let's pick a number.

SPEAKER_00 42:12

Three and three and five. So you got one, two, and four.

SPEAKER_04 42:17

Okay, let's do uh four.

SPEAKER_00 42:19

Hola, mija.

SPEAKER_04 42:20

Uh also. When like like I met this guy like last week, like at like Ultra Festival, and like we were having like a really good time, you know? Like super, like super good time. Of course, as you should. Yeah, gracias, Papi. But like it was like a really like crazy like weekend. Like, but you know, like I'm a good girl, right? But like I started what did you do? Okay. Like we're getting married next, like in a week.

SPEAKER_02 42:51

I know, no, how does I see Poppy? I'm sorry.

SPEAKER_00 42:56

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

SPEAKER_04 42:59

What? It's K he was super nice and like like got me like so many. You just met him. I know, Papi, but he's really nice and like I don't know. Are you messing me? Is there a No it's not April 4th? No, no I'm camera, Papi. Estoy diciendo la verdad. It's like he was like super nice and he said he was gonna do all these things and we were like hitting it off, and like then like next thing you know, he's proposing, and I was like, oh my god, like I can't believe this is happening, but like it's a huge ring. And you know what?

SPEAKER_00 43:25

A huge ring?

SPEAKER_04 43:26

Yeah, mira, that's nice, huh?

SPEAKER_00 43:27

He's working down at the day. But I don't know.

SPEAKER_04 43:29

So, like, okay, maybe we have a plan. Like, what if like you scare him? And then that's how but I want to keep the ring, so we have to figure out how to do that.

SPEAKER_00 43:38

So you want to keep the ring, but you don't want to get married. Who did I raise? You can't do this. You can't do this. Listen, I can get you a ring.

SPEAKER_03 43:53

I can get you a ring. Okay.

SPEAKER_00 43:55

You can't I don't even know him. I've never met him. You can't get married. I guess not.

SPEAKER_04 44:01

I just thought that like it was gonna be like perfect, you know?

SPEAKER_00 44:05

He bought that at the pawn shop. That's nothing. He bought that at the swap shop? That's nothing. Yeah, swap shop.

SPEAKER_06 44:12

But at the swap shop.

SPEAKER_00 44:13

I don't know how I'm gonna explain this one.

SPEAKER_01 44:19

Oh my gosh, he's so nervous. You guys, you should see his face right now. What happened?

SPEAKER_00 44:24

You've known me for a while now. Yeah. And I've done some questionable things in the past. Yeah. I've messed up pretty bad. Yes, we know this. Um I don't know how I got into this situation.

SPEAKER_05 44:35

Man, what happened?

SPEAKER_00 44:36

I I'm I'm cooked right now. I'm super cooked.

SPEAKER_04 44:40

What does that even mean?

SPEAKER_00 44:41

I'm I've I I really messed up.

SPEAKER_04 44:44

Okay.

SPEAKER_00 44:45

Well, it just came to my attention that I've been dating two best friends for the past three years.

SPEAKER_07 44:54

What?

SPEAKER_00 44:54

Uh uh. I thought maybe they just knew each other, but they're best friends.

SPEAKER_04 45:01

Dude, what in the world?

SPEAKER_00 45:03

And yeah, I'm in a long-term relationship with both of them right now. Oh my god, they know yet.

SPEAKER_04 45:10

Oh, they know. They know. If they're best friends, they know. They're they're messing with you. Oh my gosh.

SPEAKER_00 45:18

They I don't know what to do.

SPEAKER_04 45:20

Um I I would go hide home. I love both of them. I would go hide. I think that they are coming for you.

SPEAKER_00 45:26

But I love both of them.

SPEAKER_04 45:27

Yeah. I'm sure they love you too. But if they're best friends, unless they're already fighting and not talking to each other, the other option is they're planning how they're gonna kill you.

SPEAKER_00 45:38

I mean, I've had a really good relationship with both.

SPEAKER_04 45:41

Well, uh, yeah.

SPEAKER_00 45:42

We we're we're, you know, both are going very well. They know how I am. I've I just, you know, I date multiple people at a time, so it's not a good thing. Yeah, yeah, the poly thing, whatever it's called. Yeah, yeah. But it's just like But I don't know about the best friend. Like I didn't know they were best friends. That's something I'd never done.

SPEAKER_04 45:56

The sister wives thing. Gosh, it's so weird. I'm I'm I'm I mean, do you realize what you're getting into?

SPEAKER_00 46:01

I'm already in it. I'm deep in it.

SPEAKER_04 46:03

You are deep in it. Okay, so then this is the situation. So you're if it's the poly thing, right? So like they're fine with it.

SPEAKER_00 46:08

Then Well, usually I'm fine with it, but not best friends.

SPEAKER_04 46:12

Uh, usually you're fine, but not best friends. I don't know if you can put that clause in there like that.

SPEAKER_00 46:15

It's I mean it's like, you know, we for the sake of the relationships, we gotta have a one random, just for the you know.

unknown 46:24

Aye, aye, aye.

SPEAKER_04 46:26

Well, I mean, what is what is your solution here? What are the things?

SPEAKER_00 46:30

I don't think they know because they're not really poly, only on poly.

SPEAKER_04 46:33

Oh my gosh. Well, sweetheart.

SPEAKER_00 46:35

Yeah, I think they're they're both in love with me, and I'm in love with both of them, but they're both in love with me, and I might have to choose one.

SPEAKER_04 46:46

You might have you might have to choose one.

SPEAKER_00 46:49

Yeah, I might have to choose one. But I love them both.

SPEAKER_04 46:53

And you're but you love them both.

SPEAKER_00 46:55

Or maybe I can transition them into being poly.

SPEAKER_04 46:58

I mean, I think that's your best bet right now.

SPEAKER_00 47:00

You think I should do that?

SPEAKER_04 47:01

Yeah, definitely, 100%. Yeah, high five on that one.

SPEAKER_00 47:04

That's why you're my best friend.

SPEAKER_04 47:05

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 47:08

Let me say this straight. I'm not a poly. I'm not a poly. We were improving for that. Oh my god. No, no, no, you gotta be able to do that.

SPEAKER_04 47:18

This is part of the acting. We wanted to make you laugh. That you're making you laugh.

SPEAKER_00 47:23

So, yeah, basically, we were talking about before about the supermom contest. Yes. I don't know all the details about that, so I want you to just explain what it is, what it's for, how people can help all the above.

SPEAKER_04 47:36

Absolutely, absolutely. So, all right, so there's this awesome contest going on right now. It's called the Super Mom contest, and it's run by Colossal. And Colossal Group helps nonprofit organizations um like the one that they're helping, this one, which is Children's Miracle Network, uh, raise funds. So the years prior, they've, you know, raised like$2.5 million. And the way it works is that there's a super mom. So one supermom out of like thousands of people that are gonna enter this contest that we're in right now, we're in the middle of it, right? As this is airing. And they with votes, you know, it narrows down. And, you know, as it narrows down, you can buy votes. Now you buy them only on there, on the profile, right? Because it's the super mom winner. Um, and I'm, you know, I'm a contestant in it, will get twenty thousand dollars, um, a family trip, and gets to be featured in New Beauty magazine. So it's really been beautiful to see all of you know the different people that are doing this contest because it's all women that like, you know, they have a voice and and what they want to say. Some people have experienced really horrible things or sickness, and then they can use the money to like help their lives. For me, it's more about um what it's like being a mother, trying to have a new career, being back into my career, balancing life, and how you know, a lot is expected from us. So everybody has their own story with it, but as the contest is getting more like smaller, it and there's probably around this time when this is airing, you know, there's gonna be like the finalists and semifinalists.

SPEAKER_00 49:16

Um how many contestants are there total like to start?

SPEAKER_04 49:19

Oh, I think there's like over 50,000.

SPEAKER_00 49:22

Wow.

SPEAKER_04 49:23

Yeah. Wow. Because we're all in groups, right? And I could be mistaken, but this is like from what I've seen with research, there's like about 4,000 groups of like 50 people, 30, 50 to 60.

SPEAKER_00 49:34

So it's a winner per group, or they just like it starts with like a bracket?

SPEAKER_04 49:38

Yeah, so it starts with that. So like, you know, it starts weekly that they start narrowing down the groups, and then there's one the for number one winner of each group, then there's like the semifinalists, and then there's the quarterfinals, and then there's the semifinalists, and then there's the finalists. So it's till um end of June.

SPEAKER_00 49:56

When did it start?

SPEAKER_04 49:57

So it started um April 13th. Okay. So not too long ago from when we're filming. But um for all the mothers that are doing the contest, um, I'm thinking about you, and you know, you that you get a one free vote a day, and then in May, like around this time and end of May, then it starts to get like a little bit more competitive, but then you can also like buy the votes and all of that money goes to the Children's Miracle Network, which is really beautiful.

SPEAKER_00 50:28

We love to support a cause.

SPEAKER_04 50:30

We do love to support a cause and support empowering women. And so I was like, you know what? I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna do it. And you know, I wasn't expecting that I was gonna be able to see you and do this podcast. So I'm like, fine.

SPEAKER_00 50:40

This is completely spawned. This is a week ago, we didn't know we were doing this.

SPEAKER_04 50:44

100%, you know, and that's like what's so cool. And again, it kind of goes back to you know being an artist and being, you know, in entertainment, like you just don't know what's gonna happen, but that's like what's so exciting about like kind of like the athlete of being an entertainer. You just you know, but then like these cool moments happen, and then yeah, it all kind of aligns. So anyway, the contest is going on now. If I'm put my profile, super mom profile, it's on my social.

SPEAKER_00 51:11

Put a little link in there. Yeah, there's a little link down there right there. Put the little hyperlink right there.

SPEAKER_04 51:16

Yeah, you can go and vote. You get one free vote a day, and then feel free if you want to enter for a good cause. Then we can up my numbers there too. And um, really representing moms and representing moms that need help um as well is super important to me because it's a lot of work.

SPEAKER_00 51:32

Beautiful. I love it. Thank you for the the plug-in. No thank you. Definitely gonna go check that out.

SPEAKER_04 51:36

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 51:37

Um, and then you I'm making sure I said this right, the Reiki? Reiki. So you told me you do it's Reiki meditation.

SPEAKER_04 51:43

Yeah, so I do Reiki and meditation.

SPEAKER_00 51:45

So Reiki is like I've actually never heard of it until you mentioned it. You haven't? I haven't. So I wanna I wanna learn right now.

SPEAKER_04 51:50

Oh, I'm very excited to tell you about it. So Reiki, when you break up the word Reiki, Rei means like spiritual or universal, and Ki means life force energy. So it's spiritual life force energy. So a lot of people, if you've heard about, you know, Reiki and whatnot, you've probably heard about hands-on healing where it's like, you know, this this energy is coming, healing energy is coming from the sky and through the palm of your hands and healing you. But the reality is this is a Japanese practice, it started, you know, in the 1920s, way before, but was you know, the founder was Usui Mikao in the 1920s. And he um, you know, uh really the belief in the thing was like if if you live a life with like no anger, no worry, if you're in gratitude, you're true to your way and your being, and have compassion for others, like this is what Reiki is. It's your inner luminosity. That is how does how does the actual process work? So the actual process is really connecting and rediscovering like our true nature by like breath work and meditations. Like there's like meditations and chanting, there's like hands-on healing, there's different things in the system of Reiki that help you to be in that place, and that's why a lot of it does take like you know, like focus of like sitting down and meditating and being mindful. So two inches below the navel is your hara. So your hard two inches below the navel, yeah, like right here. And that is the Japanese believe that's like your your key, your life force energy is there. So when you breathe in, you do ex like meditation exercises, like Josh and Kokyoho, you know, you breathe in and you expand the belly into where the hara is, and then as you exhale, we're doing it right now. Yeah, we're doing it right now. Then you expand and you you picture all of that white light, inner luminosity expanding.

SPEAKER_00 53:52

So is this is like you know, there's different types of healing and meditation. Yeah. Are you speaking to people? Like when you teach it, you speak to people, because you know there's like yeah, there's sound, yeah, there's sound healing hundred percent. So this is you talking.

SPEAKER_04 54:06

Yeah, so I might do a guided meditation. That's a way that I do it. Um, because I I actually another thing that I do is at the den, the den meditation is a great virtual website that has like all virtual like healing and meditation and tarot and all this stuff. And I do a weekly meditation Reiki circle there. So with that, it'll be a Zoom call and I'll like guide people through meditation and through Reiki. And um, so yeah, that's a way to do it. Another way to do it is that like, you know, you do hands-on healing, which is where I'm focusing on that Reiki energy, that inner luminosity and bringing healing to you through yeah, interconnectedness. It's really beautiful.

SPEAKER_00 54:51

So, can we do like a quick practice right now? Yeah, of course. Like like 30 seconds left. Yeah, absolutely.

SPEAKER_04 54:56

So let's, yeah, yeah, let me show you. Okay, so lead the class. Lead the class. Okay, this is good. And this is really good. This is because this is very grounding. So you want to have whenever you're doing any of these kind of actual senses. Yeah, you want to sit up, you want to have your feet on the floor because it's a focused practice, you know. It's like if we're like this, we're not focused. You know, it's like breathe in, breathe out. It's like, no, no, no, no, no, no. Like the way that the Japanese are very strict, they're like, boom. So you're gonna stand up with nice or sit down with a nice elongated spine. All right, for everybody that's watching or listening, just take this moment too, okay? Because this is within us every single moment of the day. All right, so let's just take one deep breath in. Just exhale. And then as you inhale, you're just gonna go breathe in and like imagine all your thoughts and everything are going two inches below the belly. And then that belly is exhibiting as you inhale. And as you exhale, you release that energy, and it's a white vibrant light. You got me smiling.

SPEAKER_03 56:51

Yeah, you see, that's our true nature.

SPEAKER_04 56:55

Yeah, it's good, right? And it's always there. We just it's our mind. It's all of the thoughts that gets us all. Oh, you know. It's nice, right?

SPEAKER_00 57:04

Oh, hold on.

SPEAKER_04 57:05

Yes, yeah. You're like, wait a minute.

SPEAKER_00 57:08

All right, we'll have to have you back and do like a whole breath work and that would be awesome. Because I feel like listening to that, because I had my eyes closed, right? Yeah, usually I'm used to talking on the podcast. I had my eyes closed, eyes closed listening to you. And it was just like a moment of like, ooh.

SPEAKER_04 57:23

The spaciousness. Yes, that's what that's the thing. We want to fill everything all the time, but that spaciousness is so important, you know, like space, like whether it's like with God, with source, with the universe, because when we have that space, then that's where the good stuff can come in, right? When we're like, you know, all the time with thoughts, with news, with insta, whatever's going on, with socials, like then there's no we're confused. We're like just packed, packed in too much. So it really does help me, especially with motherhood, with everything. Like, try to stay grounded because it can be like overwhelming, you know.

SPEAKER_00 57:59

I know what you mean. Honestly, I'm gonna use some of that today. Yes.

SPEAKER_04 58:04

Yeah, you just kind of like reset. It only takes a minute. You don't have to, and my my Reiki um master teacher says, like, you're better off doing like two minutes of like focused breath like that than doing 30 minutes and you're like on your phone or you're just kind of like whatever.

SPEAKER_00 58:23

You know, you're better stuck doing that.

SPEAKER_04 58:25

Yeah, like what we did right now, even if you joined us for that, like that's more powerful and and is more beneficial than just like you know, doing a bunch of different things at the same time.

SPEAKER_00 58:36

Yeah, definitely, yeah. Well, we're gonna jam out in a second.

SPEAKER_03 58:39

Oh, I'm so excited. I asked for this, yes.

SPEAKER_00 58:43

You did ask for this, but we love to do this anyway.

SPEAKER_03 58:45

Yes, yes, yes. This is true.

SPEAKER_00 58:46

This is true, this is true. So before we do that, um go check out the Patreon. So we'll we can't put the music on on the audio and YouTube and all that, I'll tell you that. But we're gonna jam out in a sec because ooh, we were jamming out when you walked in. Yes, we're jamming out before camera. Oh, I think we jammed out a little bit at the beginning, and we're about to jam out again. Um, so if you want to last minute any share, promote anything. Oh quick little outro.

SPEAKER_04 59:09

Thank you so much. Yeah, well, you guys, I was so stoked talking to you. I hope you can continue to follow me on my journey. Right now, I'm on um I'm on social at Angelina underscore barbieri, B-A-R-B-I-E-R-I on on Instagram. Hit me up. But yeah, it's like all the things of mommy hood, and if you're on your spiritual journey, just hit me up. I totally get it. You know, it's it's a journey on there, you know.

SPEAKER_00 59:34

Oh, yes. Well, thank you for coming on. Thank you. This was fun. Oh, it was fun. This was uh, like I said, we we haven't been having guests on as much in the past year or so. So getting back into it is very refreshing. Yes, um, you you're great, you were great. We'll put the poll up too.

SPEAKER_08 59:49

Yeah, that'd be great.

SPEAKER_00 59:50

Let the people know. But yeah, thank you again. Um, go check us out. YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, do it, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, all that good stuff. If you watch the clips, if you just listen, if it whatever you do, you know, if you just listen, you want to hear our voice, go for it. If you want to see our faces, we'll be like, you know, we get the face. But yeah, I appreciate you. Actually, hit that green button for me. Hit that hit button.