I nearly died but the theater saved me: Stanzi Potenza interview
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As a kid, @Stanzipotenza nearly died. She suffered PTSD but couldn't afford therapy - so she found escape in theater & comedy.
Today - she's a top creator & comic with sold out shows, millions on TikTok, and a feature in the NY Times. She helped Biden win the Senate and successfully fooled Dr. Phil on national television.
On the podcast today - she shares why you need therapy, how to channel emotional pain into creative work, and how to be funny!
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00:00 - Introduction
01:54 - My parent's divorce got me into theater
03:14 - Theater helped me escape my trauma
04:37 - Reliving a traumatic childhood experience
04:55 - I couldn’t afford therapy after my near-death experience
05:29 - How I almost DIED at 11
06:25 - A stranger sacrificed his life for me
07:56 - My world was falling apart
08:52 - Seeing my mom struggle
10:16 - No one wanted to be my friend
10:57 - Theater was my lifeline
11:58 - The Pacific changed my acting career
13:20 - The turning point in my acting career
14:08 - What are people saying about me on Reddit?
16:19 - My first viral video
17:49 - My parents are my biggest cheerleaders
18:41 - Giving people confidence and validation
21:41 - My teacher humiliated me
22:30 - Receiving male validation
27:32 - Acting is more than playing pretend
28:23 - I was emotionally unavailable to protect myself
29:53 - The moment I changed
35:16 - Being vulnerable is scary
36:37 - Therapy invited Scumbag Dad into my life
38:17 - I’m telling you the truth because I care
42:25 - I prioritized my relationship and not my career
43:29 - Therapy gave me the confidence to post online
46:42 - The best advice for posting on social media
48:40 - The New York Times called me cringe
52:14 - Dr. Phil was wrong about me
56:51 - How becoming an artist changed my life forever
1:00:04 - Why people don’t become artists
1:04:38 - I want to be a household name
1:07:19 - I sold out my first stand-up comedy show
1:11:42 - Rejection is redirection
1:16:01 - How I view my content
1:19:03 - I helped Joe Biden win the election
1:24:10 - I want my art to have an impact on people - Zábava
"I don't wanna be someone that used to have a dream and didn't reach for it" 🔥🔥🔥
What an amazing interview! I’m only 20 minutes in but the interviewer asks such great probing questions while staying respectful and letting her speak. Stanzi is such a wonderful creator and it’s so cool to hear more of their story
Aww thank you 🥰
I came for the Stanzi content, but I am seriously impressed with the interviewer's chops. Great questions, too; he clearly did his homework (and those years of speech and debate are serving him well!)
47:01 Stanzi: "All success lies over the hill of embarrassment"
JFC I needed to hear this right now. I know she's speaking with respect to content creation, but it's so true across the board!!
(Also, excellent interview and interviewer -- his years spent studying speech & debate really show in his insightful questions and respectful silence when Stanzi is talking. It's really refreshing)
Gen Z ROYALTY
I ADORE THIS HUMAN.
I've watched stanzi's skits since the early days and just think she's hilarious and wonderful! It was so great to watch this interview and get to know more about her. She's just as sweet, intelligent, and self aware as she comes across in her comedy. This was a great interview and your interviewing style is wonderful as well. You just got a new sub! ❤
It's kind of dorky but as a fan, I've actually been feeling grateful for the Internet allowing me access to Stanzi's content recently.
Stanzi trying not to be the most fashionable person alive challenge (impossible)
Ahhh Stanzi! Love this woman man just wish I discovered her sooner
Shout out to former speech & debate kids~☆ great interview♡
I love you Stanzi..."when there's like so much of it that's like, Not Properly Dispersed." My lady. You rock so much. I relate to her so much.
Stanzi’s serial killer & Heaven and Hell videos make me laugh so much. I absolutely love you ❤❤❤
Holy hell man that's legit intense.
Love your work, Stanzi! 💕 So cool to hear about your background.
Great interview questions, too ⭐
I'm so happy he saved you. That was a good man 🏆
I'm so glad you found a way to help yourself heal that brings you joy and spreads happiness to other people 🎀
I really like how much you talked about having a new perspective about your mom. I saw a lot of women go through what she did growing up and I think so many of the next couple generations are going to opt out of trad wife exactly for that reason ♀️
Love what you both said about vulnerability and having to put effort into relationships. I used to have a really hard time with confrontation and criticism but I'm a lot better now and it takes growth and trust and building communication skills to get there. It won't always have the outcome you want but it's usually worth trying so you know for sure 🧰
I completely admire people that post creative content. To put something out there takes a degree of bravery I'm not sure I have ⚔️
I just did the November novel writing challenge and I was really proud of myself completing 26/30 days. Now time for a second draft 😅
I'm listening to Wil Wheaton's audiobook and he went through it trying to make a career after child acting. It sounds hard but amazing. Good luck. Break a leg 🎭
I grew up atheist, too. So glad I didn't have to deprogram all that stuff.
Thank you for encouraging political awareness. I just got my niece to register to vote for her 18th birthday 😉
Stanzi makes me laugh so dang hard. Some of the best unexpected and weird punchlines come from this lovely goofball!!
OMG the near drowning and then her rescuer dies of a heart attack? Not many can match such shocking experience. I hope. Love her stuff!
I’m so glad I got to catch this. Amazing interview! Every series she does is magic but the civil war series has always stayed my favorite. Heaven/hell is cloooose second tho 🔥🔥🔥 her depiction of Satan rivals Tom Ellis’ Lucifer 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I'm not even a big comedy fan, but this woman is FANTASTIC!
So glad she started making videos. 😅
This is amazing, stanzi is so vulnerable here🥹
Stanzi is such a wonderful, deep person. Adore her art ❤
i live laugh love stanzi and her covers!!! she's so good at singing. when is this coming on spotify?
This was a great interview, she is one of my favorite creators.
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Wow! I love this so much! She’s such an awesome person. It’s fascinating to see her in an in-depth interview like this. Only hope to be in such a place as she one day. Great interview! She’s a real one. I know I’ll keep watching her evolution, so long as she remains a public figure. So cool. Wish her the best with whatever she plans to do in the future! Sending love from Sweden!! 😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I really like these kinda format videos from Stanzi. One of the very few hour long podcasts I’ve listened to, also I really love the nails!
Awww thank you! Anyone you’d want to see on next?
@@trykarat Not anyone I can think of off the top of my head, but I appreciate the offer. 🥰
I can relate to so much of this as a child of a single mother. Thank you so much for sharing this Stanzi ❤❤❤
I started crying when she was talking about her mom because I'm watching this _as_ a single mother.
I just started this interview. I love Stanzi she's hilarious, and creative.
35:56 I was not aware that it was a bad thing- holy shit.
this is awesome
I love Stanzi
omg stanzi ❤
I can’t love Stanzi enough!! Such a talented writer and performer. I hope her online content makes her a multi-millionaire with her own jet, dating models and nerdy athletes and hanging with Taylor’s crew (tm) if she wishes. ❤
Stanzi looks different in this video? Is it filters in her videos? At any rate, her saw spoof videos give me life
She does change her hairstyle and clothes aesthetics often!
But yes no matter what she’s wearing, she’s a 👑
She’s also perfectly lit and made-up in her videos (clock her glossy lips) as she plays her various characters.
Even celebrities look different in casual interviews or podcasts than in their movies or even the official press photos.
I mean, getting made up and into costume to play a character in a production - whether that production is a big-budget theatrical release or a CZcams skit - is _supposed_ to make someone look different 😁