 Hello, Psych2Go viewers. Our guest for today's live stream is Amanda Silvera. Amanda is a singer and voice actress with over 10 years of experience and the beloved voice of Psych2Go. Amanda has been an integral part of Psych2Go for over five years and blessing us with her soothing voice and spreading the word on mental health awareness. Welcome, Amanda. Thank you for joining us today. What an amazing intro. You're so good at this. Oh my God. Well, you're amazing at what you do, girl. Bless. Thank you so much. So just for starters, can you tell us a little bit about yourself and your background? About myself. So my name is Amanda Silvera. I am one of the narrators for Psych2Go. My pronouns are she, her. This is Peter Pancakes, my dog back here. So cute. Yeah, he's a rescue. He is a little bit insane, but the best nonetheless. As far as background goes, I don't know. Where do I go? I'm first generation Canadian. My parents are Jamaican. So that's fun. I don't know. What do you want to know? Ask me questions. So just for starters, what inspired you to go into voice acting and even singing? So for singing, that was never a choice. That just started as soon as I could make noise. I was singing and it was like, it's one of my favorite forms of therapy to this day. It just makes things feel better. But voice acting and narrating was super random and unplanned and really cool because I believe in manifestation. I was always like, the vision was that I got to work with a microphone and work with my voice. Music ended up being something just for me. I mean, I still share it, but I'm not trying to be a superstar or anything. It's all just from the heart and for fun. But I still get to make a living with my voice and with my microphone doing narration. But the way it came was literally through a Craigslist post through Psych2Go in the very beginning. They were just looking for voice actors and I was like, hey, can I try? Was this in 2017? I mean, maybe. It feels like it was a million years ago. Everything before COVID though feels like a million years ago. But yeah, I think 2017 sounds about right. All right, OK. And then so I love your music covers. I think I heard them before I even was with Psych2Go. I love the singing. I wish they would bring that back. I'm not sure if it's been a while, but they haven't done the singing in a minute. I think that we could bring that back. It's kind of like a lot of the time I would just do a cover and I'd be like, hey, like, how do you feel about this? Can we share it? So I think it's kind of on me to get back into it. And I think that they'd probably be happy to share, but we'll see. That's awesome. Let's do it soon. And then what do you think of Psych2Go's legacy? What do you think the legacy is? And what is the impact you feel they've made for mental health awareness? Legacy. What a big word. I think one of the most beautiful things about having Psych2Go is that you have this way of communicating for yourself, like you can just kind of share a video when you're unable. Oops, technical difficulties, guys. Sorry about that. All right, sorry. No problem. Weird, it was a call coming in. That shouldn't happen. But yeah, it gives you the ability to communicate when you maybe can't find the words or during stressful or vulnerable moments. You can just be like, hey, hey friend, hey mom, hey dad, hey whoever, hey world. This is kind of how I'm feeling. But then also the community in the chat, the validation that that brings to find other people that feel the same way as you or relate to you, you just suddenly you don't feel so much like an alien. And these videos will be there forever, so we'll always have that. And I think that that is the legacy. It's just, it's brought people together, it's made conversating about difficult things, not so. What's the word? Stigmatized. Exactly. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So it's sort of like Psych2Go is, has made it so that people are more comfortable to talk about like mental health topics, especially on YouTube and the internet. Yes, definitely. And that's huge. That's everything, we're all like every single one of us, we have, life is hard, existing is hard. And it was just kind of not a thing to talk about those deeper things. And so so many people just thought they were alone and that maybe they were broken or something was wrong with them. And it's like, so many of us are going through the same thing in our own way. And Psych2Go makes it so that we, you know, we know. Absolutely, I agree. It's like Psych2Go has brought this community together and people feel more comfortable and can like speak out. And I think it's inspired other content creators for sure. Like Psych2Go is a pioneer for sure, because they've been around since like 2014. Yeah, I've definitely seen some like, you know, similar, similar versions, but there's no replacing Psych2Go. Yeah, Psych2Go will be immortal. Your voice will be immortalized. Like, isn't that crazy? Like a hundred years from now, people are going to be listening to you. You think? I don't know. I mean, I guess, I guess. What's crazy to me is like 11 million subscribers at this point, that's like 22 million years. Like, what the heck? Like, what the heck? It's almost scary. It's like, I got to protect this thing. It's insane. Yeah, it's like gold, right? I mean, your words not mine. It is though, but I mean, I just think that is pretty amazing. I think like in the history of YouTube years from now, we're going to be like decades from now, people will be learning about Psych2Go in school. I hope. I hope, yeah, yeah. I love the way that they did it too, like with the cartoons and making sure that the voices matched up and just everything is aligned in a way that just makes it so digestible, you know? And we hit on topics that like sometimes we almost shouldn't get away with, but we do, because we do it with respect and we do it thoughtfully and with love and, you know? Yeah, and Psych2Go really is a creative team of animators, script writers, you, like the executive team behind everything. It's like amazing. It's this huge, amazing, talented team. It's, yeah. And that's the other thing that makes Psych2Go just its own thing is the team and how much everyone involved cares. And there is so much that goes on behind the scenes. You know, that's not the case for all YouTube channels. That definitely isn't the case for the majority of YouTube channels, but like this is a whole production. Yeah. Yeah. And we're always trying to bring up the best topics and we're always listening to our viewers to see what they want to do, you know, what they want to see next. So definitely. Yeah. And moving on to a similar point. So what's one of your favorite videos that you worked on? I don't know. I, I'm just like, I'm just like, I'm just like, I'm just like, when I look at my Google Drive and I just like scroll through all of the freaking voiceovers that I've done, like it's crazy, but I genuinely, I really enjoy so many of them. I guess the ones that really hit home for me are some of my favorites. You know, dealing with trauma, healing, neuroplasticity, like I'm such a nerd. I love the brain. And I think that there's so much, there's so much power in just like taking back your autonomy and really just understanding how the brain works, why it's doing what it's doing. And where, how am I here? How did I get here? Why am I saying this? Where did we start? Yeah. No, that's definitely true. It's just, it's a lot. Yeah. Oh, right. You asked me what my favorite one was. Right. There were a few where I got to like, like mess with my voice a little bit and like put effects on my voice and like play the role of Si and stuff like that. That was, those are always really fun. Just kind of outside of the box recording. Thank you, head and Drake. He just donated and he just, he just wrote a super sweet comment. I just wanted to put it on the, on the main chat. Glad I'm subscribed to your channel. I've taken your advice regarding battling depression to make me a better person. Can't recall if you've made a video about curbing a temper. I'm not sure if we have, but thank you, Hendrick. That's really sweet of you. Curbing a temper. That would be, that would be a good. That would be great. Yeah. Yeah. For sure. Thank you, Hendrick. And I'm props to you for fighting the good fight. Right. And so what's one of your, so I've asked that already. And so what topics or products would you like to see psych to go cover in the future? And that includes ask an expert advocate. You know how we have like guests on different, like doctor psychologists. Anything that you want to see in the future? I want to see us talk to Andrew Huberman for one. Yes. Yeah. Yeah. He was the first person that I saw talk about the physiological side. And we did a few little videos on our channel about that, but it's just such a powerful tool. And he has all of these, like these protocols and tools that you can carry with you for the rest of your life that just make things better. And it's not like just do this. It's do this because this happens and then this happens. And you know what? It just explains there. He gives you the, he gives you the information that you need in order for it to make sense and click so that you'll keep doing it. A lot of the time I think that we get tools, but do we stick to them? No. No. Yes. And so with that being said, let's move over to the audience questions. Hi guys. Okay. So let's start. So Profit asks, when are you gonna do cooking videos like videos on like recipes and food? When am I gonna? That's assuming I'm gonna. If you want to. If or when? I'm so respectful. Yeah. It's definitely gonna happen. I love cooking. That is definitely like up there with singing and all the other forms of art. It's like, it's painting with food and it's food that then goes inside of somebody, which is like, it's kind of, you know, it's beautiful. So it'll happen. It's just like, it's a big process. Making my own videos on my channel, like it's a whole thing. Which by the way are linked in the description. You can find Amanda's YouTube channel and IG. Oh, thank you. Yeah, yeah. Come to my, come with it. Come say hi. Thank you, Rae. So Rae said, thanks for doing this and not in your comfort zone, seeing the voice behind these videos provides a nice perspective as well. And he donated. So thank you, Rae. Thank you, Rae. I would love to do like a cooking with Psych2Go. That would actually be really cute if we could get like a little studio for it. Like just, you know how like we did the music, maybe having like videos of cooking just like for people to relax, de-stress. I mean, yeah, but also like food is a major, it plays a major role in mental health as well. Yes, absolutely. For doing recipes that could support, could support our brain health would actually be pretty cool. That's a really good idea. Definitely. And Skeletic asks, cause I think the viewers really just want to get to know you on a personal level. So he asked, what are your hobbies? My hobbies, cooking. I, yeah, cooking, I love nature so much. I am quite the like loner. I really, really like my alone time, especially in nature. So this time of year, spring and summer, I just like to be wherever it's green and wherever there are not too many people. No, I definitely, I love nature too. I like to write poetry about like nature. It's just amazing, you know? God's gift to the earth. Write some poetry and I'll read it. Oh, awesome. You can write it. I mean, you have a pretty cool voice too. You can do yourself. Thank you. It's not soothing though. It's a little bit like, eh, I don't know, but. That's beautiful. We all have our flavors. Right. Thank you, Wealth Building Journey for that donation. And then someone asked, Julian asked, has Amanda ever done ASMR videos? Her voice is so relaxing. This has been a request from the very beginning. ASMR videos freak me out. They're just so close. I feel like I don't want to be one of these people, but like I'm highly sensitive and it's just so much. So I've tried. I tried one time to do ASMR and the microphone wasn't on the whole time. So I was just like on camera, like up close to this microphone that wasn't on for like a long, a long time. It was, it's up. I posted it nonetheless cause it was actually pretty funny. But maybe I'll try again. I need suggestions though. Like, do I just, do I just talk? Do I, what do I do? What do you want me to do? Yeah, did it? Yeah. I think that like maybe doing like the noises, you know, like what people. Some of them, some of them are really cool though. I can see like when, you know, when you're in the mood, the mood for it. Like when the ones that are like in character, like I think I saw like a flight attendant one. It takes you away. I get it. I get the appeal. I'll try maybe. No promises. So yes, I agree though. Trying to find a few more. And then let's see. Oh, I just wanted to show this comment of Justin. Thank you for everything you saved me from suicide and helped me with so many other things. Thank you, Justin. We love you. We love you so much. Yeah. Wow. So proud of you. Someone wrote, let me see the name. Ken wrote, do you think you might write a book for mental health? I could definitely see you making one. That's a good question. Ah, I might write a book about like my life. Like it's pretty juicy. There's a lot of tea working in the industry. And you live and you learn, so maybe I could share personal experiences, but I'm not a professional. So as far as like a book on mental, I'd have to probably go educate myself like substantially before doing anything like that. But a book, I could see a book happening one day. In general. A book in general, that would be awesome. Yeah, it seems like a lot, though. I can barely read sometimes. Just focusing, you know? And then Will asked, Psycho has helped me feel better about being an introvert. How did you find your voice? I was born with it. Actually, I think that the reason why my voice might be, like might have its appeal or might be soothing, is because of being an introvert. And because I was always, I've always had a fear of, I'm working on it, and actually it's not the same as it was, but I've always had a fear of making too much noise. I've always been so conscious of everyone around me. I never wanted to disturb anyone living in an apartment. I don't want to disturb my neighbors. I've always been a very soft spoken and quiet person. And that's not always a good thing. You definitely need to stay on your ground. And make space and hold your space. But because I'm just always so conscious about other people, my voice is just, that's what it is. It's soft because I don't want to be abrasive. I don't want to hurt your ears. I don't want to hurt anybody in any way. And by the way, that's rare. Like just that softness and kindness. You don't see that a lot. Most people think they have to be like super abrasive. So it's a breath of fresh air, definitely. I always wanted that though. I always wanted to be that person. I'm surrounded by people that are like that. And I'm like, why can't I be that? But you know, I love me. I love me more and more each day. You love you too. And then non-ask and thank you for the donation, by the way. It's always nice to see you Amanda. I'm glad to see you and Mr. Peter Pancakes too. How is the tree saved going? Will you be doing any more readings of any books? Personally, I miss the stories. I'm proud of you Amanda. That's so sweet. Oh my gosh. Where do, can you read that again? Where do I start? I'll start with the questions. How is the tree you saved going? Will you be doing any more readings of any books? Personally, I miss your stories. Oh my gosh. Okay, so the tree is doing phenomenal. I went, there's this tree that was falling over a couple of years ago. And I just like, I brought everyone on the ride trying to like get it to stand up and then make sure it stayed stood up and then make sure it didn't die and it didn't die. It's sprouting now. There's like new growth. So that's amazing. Wow, I love that. Yeah, it's beautiful. And then the stories. I don't know man, I tried, I tried really hard. It's still up and available on my channel. I don't know for how long. It's so embarrassing. I tried to do like all the different characters with their own voices. Males, old ladies, also British. So they all had accents. They all have accents. You can still go and watch and listen. But I don't know how long they're gonna stay up. So do it quick. If I'm gonna do it, do I think I'll do it again? I mean, maybe if it was like a paid job. Otherwise, I don't know. I'm not great at it. Evan said you will probably not read this but thanks for everything. We read it Evan. Evan. Okay, and then let me, I think we're gonna do two more questions. So, Elijah asked could you see yourself making a film on depression and how to cope with it? Yeah, yeah, I've made quite a few already. If you come over to my channel, I do a lot of like random rambles that call them in random readings. Sometimes, so what the readings are is I'm reading like literal journal entries, just sharing them out. I'm like literally an open book. But I make like little short films just about the journey and about the ups and the downs and it's not linear. We all have our own versions of it but there are also similarities that we can all relate to. So, and I add music and stuff. I try to just make it really soothing because the world isn't. So I try to just make it a place where it is. So come check it out. I'll be making more for sure. So I just wanted to share this amazing comment by Ken. He said, my school actually put on psych to go multiple times in my classrooms. I felt so happy when they put it on. That's amazing. Wow. Oh my God, that is so freaking cool. I love that. That's so cool. That makes my heart like do things. We're in schools? Wow. We definitely, I pretty much, I couldn't guarantee we probably are but now we're confirmed, right? Yeah, yeah, that's perfect. Like that's where it belongs, you know? Exactly. Educational but entertaining. And so then one more question by pilot. Amanda, what MBTI personality are you? I always forget. And I've actually seen like websites or like chat threads where people discuss what my MBTI type is and yeah, so you guys know better than I do. Maybe someone in the chat can let you know but I always forget. I remember what she looks like. It's like one of the little pixie ones and she's like green. I don't know. I always forget. I don't know. Well, thank you so much, Amanda. This was amazing. We love having you on. Like people were already talking about the live stream before it even happened. Like I wanna see her. She's beautiful. I love her voice. So thank you. We appreciate you so much. Thank you. You're amazing. Thank you so much. I love you all like deeply. I hope you can hear it in all the voiceover. I try to fill them with as much love as I can. And honestly, it's important to have these types of conversations and answer audience questions because it's mental health awareness month. So we always need to do it but especially during the month of May always. Yes, indeed. So it's great that we did that as we wrapped up the month. We squeezed it in there. Right, exactly. And so thank you everyone for joining us today. It was amazing. Thank you, Amanda, for being here with us. Have a great day, everyone. Have a wonderful host. Bye. Of course, bye, everyone.