Matt & Abby Get Real About the Highs and Lows of Online Fame

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Eamon & Bec

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4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2024

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

It’s likely that you’ve seen Matt & Abby’s posts while scrolling through your social media feeds. They’ve been creating on YouTube and TikTok for over 5 years, amassing a following of 12M+ across their platforms. They also host "The Unplanned Podcast." Their story could not be more different than ours which made for a super interesting conversation. Join us as they open up about the importance of authenticity, their fears around online hate, what keeps them motivated despite the negativity and so much more! Join the Reroot Community: Instagram - www.instagram.com/rerootpod TikTok - www.tiktok.com/@rerootpod Reroot Facebook Group - www.facebook.com/groups/1784427378276987 Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OwHf8rzs6Cs Follow Eamon & Bec: YouTube - www.youtube.com/@eamonandbec Instagram - www.instagram.com/eamonandbec Habit - www.drinkhabit.com → Get 10 FREE meals at HelloFresh.com/freereroot. *Applied across 7 boxes, new subscribers only, varies by plan. 0:00 - intro 4:30 - what 14 year old Matt & Abbie would think about them now 7:35 - changes they’ve seen in one another 9:35 - defining success 17:10 - waiting until marriage 29:34 - marriage counselling 31:35 - working together as a couple 37:49 - sharing our life and kids online 44:38 - navigating negative comments 53:29 - being afraid of online culture 1:00:23 - Abby’s acting career 1:02:10 - entrepreneurship 1:05:20 - living with Abby’s parents 1:10:12 - working with family 1;13:30 - Matt & Abby’s advice to us 1:16:39 - Real Talk: first impressions & what we needed as children 1:26:20 - being depressed in Hawaii Want to be featured in a future episode? Submit a 30-second video with your question to reroot@eamonandbec.com. Pro tip: jot down your question beforehand to keep it clear and concise!

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0:00.0	You start. I feel like we're living the dream. We love spending every single minute together.
0:04.3	I want to be a mom like so bad. I remember just like hoping our birth control didn't work.
0:07.9	Dang, it's working. It can be so blurry. That's what our content ended up turning into. You do it over and over and over and over again. You're kind of like ready for a change. You don't know how big of a mind F it is until it happens to you.
0:22.8	Basically everyone in the states has seen that ticked on.
0:25.5	I don't want things to go viral.
0:27.5	Like the scale feels like shocking.
0:30.0	That's the main emotion I feel with like all the online hate is fear.
0:33.7	I'm not gonna sit here and take another punch.
0:36.0	Matt is just rock star now.
0:38.1	You know, you've got this husband hanging with Post Malone.
0:40.9	I would be in the front row just like,
0:42.4	whoo no way. Yeah, let's. with Post Malone. I would be in the front row just like,
0:42.6	what? No way.
0:44.4	But yeah, let's talk about sex.
0:45.4	Let's talk about sex.
0:46.4	I love my wife. I love Titz.
0:48.6	Me too. Me too.
0:50.6	I think we should go on this afternoon, bro.
0:52.2	Neck Tats, let's do it, yeah.
0:54.0	Let's go.
0:55.0	On today's episode, we're sitting down with fellow creators Matt and Abbey.
1:01.0	Matt and Abbey are high school sweethearts and met when they were only 14 years old.
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