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So What Now? with Carla and Dex

EP 195: AN Unexpected and Unpredictable Life from Parental Separation to Medical Diagnosis feat Kay-Lani (viva_glam_kay)

So What Now? with Carla and Dex

Idea to Launch Productions

Society & Culture, Personal Journals

4.8 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2023

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

Having tried reaching out to this guest for years to join the podcast, Carla was finally able to sit down with make-up artist Kay-Lani (viva_glam_kay) at the perfect moment. Kay-Lani has been in the spotlight for years but today she sat down with us to discuss her upbringing, her start in make-up, and the life she has built for herself and her family. Throughout all of her hardships growing up, Kay-Lani and Carla shed light on how therapy and her relationship with her family and children has shaped her into the person she is today.

Topics on the show:

The Journey of having a child with precocious puberty

Body Positivity and Internet Trolls

Kay-Lani's Journey in Make-Up

Vida with Viva: Kay-Lani and Family 

Therapy in Hispanic Culture

Balancing Empathy and Healthy Boundaries

Bible Verse - 2 Corinthians 12:9

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Guest

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https://www.instagram.com/viva_glam_kay/

 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:20.1

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0:28.0

There's nothing better than fruity fun that tickles your taste buds. Taste the rainbow.

0:40.7

This week on Pivot with Purpose.

0:45.2

My mom was just in a really tough spot when I was around two years old.

0:48.1

I ended up going with my dad and like his mom.

0:49.1

My dad was still really young.

0:50.3

My dad was 18 when I was born.

1:11.6

My mom, honestly, I didn't really, like say me because I don't remember like my mom when I was a baby. I didn't really physically see her again until I was nine, ten years old. But then when I was about six, seven years old, my dad ended up going to prison and he was in there until I was about 11, 12. My grandmother played a huge role in helping him with me. My older sister and I, we have different dads. So back then, like the system did not keep us together. We got separated. I didn't get to

1:17.2

see my oldest sister again until I was about 9, 10. That same day that I saw my mom, I got to

1:22.0

see my older sister again. I feel like it took so much from me growing up that I refused to allow it to take for me in my adult life.

1:32.3

Hey friend, you're listening to Pivot with Purpose.

1:35.1

This is my show where I pivoted from shit I'm 30 where I was dreading turning 30.

1:39.7

I had a failed marriage, failed engagement after that, and I don't have a relationship with my immediate

1:44.7

family. But through it all, I came out the other side with a thriving business, an unexpected

1:49.9

radio morning show of my own, and a platform where I can reach millions of people and help them

1:55.6

walk in their truth. I am now celebrating every step of my journey into continuously finding my purpose, the good,

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