Talking to Myself-The JATcast Season 4 Episode 16

JAT Talks once again to his good friend, Marriage and Family Therapist Joe Sikorra about life, laughter and love... and some of the ways we can maintain a healthy mindset.

[@cbells__]

Hey James! I’m at disney world and, I kid you not, I got the notification that this episode came out at the exact same time I was on Rise of the Resistance. Crazy coincidence!

[@TheScoundrelsCantina]

A surprise to be sure but a welcome one 😉👌

[@Nabil6901]

Fabulous episode JAT! I definitely want to see his show in whatever format he has it on!

[@priscillanoir9132]

I am 19 years old. I attend UT Austin university I been watching Jonny test growing up I was born 2005. Since college brought my self esteem down. due to many work loads of assignments. I been watching on Netflix Jonny test through my freshman year of college so I would have time to improve my mental health and you made my childhood and freshman year of college. I want to appreciate your amazing talent and voice that helps me go through my freshman year of college. I PASS ALL MY FINALS WITH A!!!😭🫶😆 You are the GOAT!❤️

[@80q25]

Thank you for keeping up with the podcast, sir. Gotta say I was struck in the heart when you described exactly where i am at as a "creative soul wanting to do 'this', but having to do 'that' right now." Hope you & your family are well, God bless.

[@SharlzG]

I didn't connect it till just now, but the last 12 months I'm gravitating but to older shows and interspersing new shows amongst those older comfort shows. It's true that the newer stuff just seems to drain me and I need breaks from it. Great epiw. Thanks

[@bananabike279]

Great episode, really interesting to learn about Joe and his studies and therapies!

[@blakewalker5231]

Absolutely phenomenal episode.

[@ChristopherLeeJackson]

🙏🙏 Thank you, Brothers JAT and Joe. Thank you. Definitely refreshing, rejuvenating and edifying. Truly this Message needs to be mainstream. Something positive, uplifting, healthy, hearty and wholesome. A 180 from the norms nowadays. Thank you, Brothers. God continue to bless, shine, protect and comfort.. Amen! ❤❤

[@davidruiz9744]

I always feel a lot happier whenever i listen to you jat. I get a lot of positivity when i need a guide for my own problems. No.1 you are. My dream of working with you is still going on and i will improve more of my skills then ever before to become an animator and brining my creations to life very sooner than later. 👍

[@therowdyruffboysdizzledude5260]

Hey, James. I must say I'm a huge fan of your voice work. Since one day I wanna be a screenwriter, I hope to work with you and many other actors you may have worked with too. XOXO ❤

[@Tiffanyg21]

Ecclesiastes is my favorite Old Testament book for the very same reason! It changed my life haha. Proverbs would be my 2nd favorite OT book. James and 1 Peter are my favorite NT books :)

[@Kyle-ii4fp]

New to the podcast, you were cool at summer con, not sure if the episodes on youtube are up to date, so far im 20 minutes in enjoying the podcast, mental health is important and something I sometimes struggle with. I really like this topic. So far, it's a great podcast😊. I lost my wallet on day 1, didnt know until later that night, I met you on day 1, you were awesome, wanted an autograph day 2 but I didnt get it back until day 3. Day 2 you did the Tidus laugh when I was with a group of friends, that really helped me feel better about the wallet situation. This topic is so interesting and helpful😊

[@ToriaBurrell]

Ahhh, thank you for doing another wonderful interview with Joe Sikorra. (I enjoyed the previous one you did with him, a while back, too). It's heart-warming to hear the two of you interacting with each other; the deep friendship, love and respect you have for each other is palpable in your conversations. It was fascinating to learn about EMDR too; I hadn't heard of this before. All the therapies you've talked about over the years (such as neuro-feedback for example), have been interesting to learn about too, as well as the more general insights into meditation, positive thinking, etc. And thank you for telling us about Joe Sikorra's TV show, "Always Forward". I looked it up and found the 3 video episodes of it on his website! How wonderful! (I haven't watched them yet, but plan to very soon!) I think the format of this sounds very appealing - walking and talking in the beauty of nature, while addressing deep, serious subjects. And yes - I would LOVE to see more episodes, and I love Joe's idea of having _you_ , JAT, as a guest! That would be amazing! I see that he also has a podcast with this same title as well... This looks like it's a separate thing... Still, I will check out both the TV episodes and the podcast. Thank you! I wanted to let you know that I've been continuing to work steadily backwards through all your podcast episodes and am getting so close to the beginning now! (I've now gone as far back as Episode 6 of Season 1!) Soon, I will have reached my goal of listening to them all! It has been a wonderful and rewarding exercise, and fascinating to hear, retrospectively, how your podcast has grown and evolved over time. Anyway, thank you for continuing to give out so much positivity and inspiration with your podcast. It is helping me so much now, and I want you to know that. Like many people, I've had to deal with many things in my life, including raising a child with autism. (Our son was 3 when we first got him diagnosed - he's 24 now and doing so much better, but it's been a long struggle.) I also lost both of my parents in the same year, 9 years ago (2015), which was very traumatic. I'm an only child and was very close with them, so losing them both in the same year (7 months apart) caused me not just grief, but PTSD too. And before they both passed away, my Mum had been deteriorating with dementia, so I'd been losing her gradually over a period of 10 years. I still have dreams in which I'm still trying to look after her, and am still struggling with the PTSD of all that to this day. And, as someone with life-long clinical depression and anxiety anyway, it's been extra tough to overcome these real struggles. However, I've always practiced mindfulness, meditation, breathing and prayer, (and my music is a real source of comfort and strength for me too). And now, your podcast, your wisdom, fellowship and energy: it's all helping me to reinforce my efforts to seek comfort and strength in my daily life. And, I'll be honest: I had been somewhat ignoring my faith for a few years, but I am seeing my discovery of _you_ as God's way of reminding me of it again, and bringing me back to God again. I feel God speaking to me through you, and I am so very grateful for that.🙏 Much love and warmest wishes to you, as always, --Toria.💕

[@JATactor]

Beautiful. Thank you so much for the wonderful comments. So sorry for your loss of your parents within the same year. PTSD for sure. Many blessings to you for healing and Gods grace on you Toria!

[@ToriaBurrell]

@@JATactor Thank you SO much for your lovely reply and very kind wishes! 🙏 🥰 I can't tell you how much it means and what a boost of healing energy this gives me.💕

[@MCLegoboy]

A well placed joke goes a long way when things aren't always going the way you want.

[@1989worms1]

Great episode as always, JAT! See you at the next one!

[@waynepayne864]

bro got 3 first names THE MIGHTY JAT

[@jonathanvo7991]

When is the first time you ever voice King Gristle?

[@EthanTurnerOfficial]

Hi Mr. Taylor, my name is Ethan Turner and I am a graduate of the Toronto Film Schools acting program, I spoke with you briefly at your meet and greet at last years Fan Expo. I also just recorded my demo reels at Super Sonic Studio which I was told you have recorded in before, I was wondering If I could ask you a few questions about voice acting as voice acting is what I am really passionate about, thank you for taking the time to read this message.

[@JATactor]

I do remember Ethan. Feel free to ask me any questions here in the comments and I’ll see if I can answer them on one of the next episodes of the podcast!

[@EthanTurnerOfficial]

​@@JATactor Hi Mr. Taylor thank you so much for responding, here are my questions. 1. What are the dos and don'ts when it comes to looking and applying to agencies? (example: Complete actors package tips, agency red flags etc.) 2. What are the things you must have on your voice acting website? 3. What are some tips for script analysis (finding your characters objective etc.)? Thank you so much.

[@MrGamemaker8]

I never thought about voice actors using air purifiers. Is that a normal thing they do or something you find helps you?