Carol talks with Dave Walsh, her extraordinary Voice Acting coach. He shares his journey as a voice actor and founder of the TrueTell method that he shares with CEOs, heads of industry and voice actors alike. He offers a masterclass in the way of insight to finding and living in one's true, authentic voice. They discuss the importance of using the power of your voice for good, especially in the current socio-economic climate.

Did you know TikTok Live Hosts can have agents? Well, they can and I have one of the ABSOLUTE BEST in the biz. Dr. Lisa runs the Launch Your Income Creator Network Agency on TikTok and she is my agent. I am grateful to be in community with her and so many talented folks within the agency. Listen up as she share tips on Live Hosting and running her agency!

This episode details Mr. Matsuda's groundbreaking efforts to make AUHSD a model school district for showing the benefits of incorporating the surrounding community & offering innovative options to help secure a better future for students.

Carol engages in conversation with Dr. Earleen Parson (aka Dr. E) who is a 35 year veteran of the nation's largest mental health care sytem about identifying anxiety and depression in adults and teens and ways to help those we are in community with through it.

Get ready for the next Season of Talk That Talk to be FULL. More community, more real than Ever! Carol updates the Talk That Talk audience on where she has been as she emerges from break. She offers updates on her personal life and where the show is headed next.

Brad shared his personal experiences with various medical conditions, including Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) syndrome and a Desmoid tumor, and his transition from being a firefighter to working in the fire prevention bureau. He and Carol also discussed the importance of mental health, the challenges of seeking comprehensive care for rare conditions, and the need for community support and understanding. Lastly, they discussed plans for Carol's podcast, with Brad agreeing to be a guest, and shared well wishes for Brad's upcoming surgery.

This is the final episode of the year and boy is it ending with so much going on! Monique Dixon, LMFT not only shares info with the Talk That Talk audience about the importance of community for good mental health, but she also gives us the 411 on the current mental health workers strike with Kaiser Southern California. Resources are shared with a realness and a hope for better that gives a hopeful feeling in the face of heavy current realities.

Resources:

https://www.heypeers.com/online-support-groups

https://www.raquelmartinphd.com/burnthecape

https://linktr.ee/moniquechereedixon

Brandi is the ultimate guest for a show about community and its power. Getting to know her is not only interesting and entertaining in some spots of the episode, but her story of victory over cancer and her path to advocacy will have your heart pounding and wanting to know MORE!

Veteran Voiceover Artist Mark Neely shares his thoughts on faith, his illustrious VoiceOver career and humanity. He runs a VoiceOver group called VoiceOver superstars and shares his expertise weekly with other voice artists along with his amazing coaches and powerhouse guests.

Carol welcomes DeAnn Sorensen, advocate and survivor. They talk about their mutual journey through being diagnosed with desmoids and offer resources to help others who face this battle daily. DeAnn is admistrator and founder of a Facebook group called, "The Desmoidian" and Co-Founder of a non profit organization known as the The Desmoid Project.