Podcasts about anne la

[CONVERSATIONS DU SCARABEE] Anne Ghesquière et Alexandre Dana croisent leurs regards sur le thème du mois : l'arrêt de l'alcool et le Dry January. Bienvenue dans un nouvel épisode de ce rendez-vous mensuel, au cours duquel Anne Ghesquière, fondatrice de Métamorphose et Alexandre Dana, fondateur de Livementor, s'interrogent et dialoguent amicalement autour d'un thème porteur de sens. Aujourd'hui, ils vont parler du rapport à l'alcool en général et du Dry January : dans une société (française) où l'alcool est souvent perçu comme un incontournable de nos moments de convivialité et de détente, est-il possible d'arrêter l'alcool sans être ostracisé ? Le Dry January est-il efficace ? Quels sont les bienfaits de l'arrêt de l'alcool ? Épisode #22 Les Conversations du Scarabée.Quelques citations des Conversations du Scarabée entre Anne et Alexandre :Anne : "La modération est plus difficile parfois que l'arrêt total." Alexandre : "Arrêter l'alcool peut permettre d'avoir beaucoup plus d'énergie et de beaucoup plus se connecter à la musique, à la danse."Alexandre : "Si on fait l'expérience ensemble que c'est mieux sans alcool, on va avoir un élan pour continuer incroyable."Anne : "La danse, la vibration, la nature, le sport permettent de toucher ces états de transe que certaines personnes peuvent rechercher à travers l'alcool."Thèmes abordés dans les Conversations du Scarabée entre Anne Ghesquière et Alexandre Dana :00:00 Introduction.03:28 Arrêter l'alcool : les expériences d'Anne et Alexandre.04:51 Le Dry January : efficace dans la durée ?06:10 Les avantages à arrêter l'alcool.08:50 L'impact du modèle familial.09:38 Quels obstacles à l'abstinence totale ?13:54 S'abstenir pour mieux apprécier ?14:33 L'impact du cinéma sur nos addictions.16:30 L'arrêt de l'alcool fait-il devenir chiant ?18:40 Les inégalités autour de la tolérance aux substances.21:32 Faire la fête sans alcool, c'est possible !22:54 Les bienfaits de l'arrêt de l'alcool pour la santé.25:39 Changer son environnement pour changer son rapport à l'alcool.27:56 Alcool et désinhibition : comment faire autrement ?30:45 Problèmes d'alcool : des pistes à explorer pour s'en sortir.34:42 Un effet insoupçonné de l'arrêt de l'alcool.37:18 Une image qui pourrait bien vous faire arrêter l'alcool aussitôt !Avant-propos et précautions à l'écoute du podcast Recevez un mercredi sur deux l'inspirante newsletter Métamorphose par Anne GhesquièreFaites le TEST gratuit de La Roue Métamorphose avec les 9 piliers de votre vie !Suivez nos RS : Insta, Facebook & TikTokAbonnez-vous gratuitement sur Apple Podcast / Spotify / Deezer / CastBox/ YoutubeSoutenez Métamorphose en rejoignant la Tribu MétamorphosePhoto DR Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Avec le Père Christian Le Borgne, curé de la paroisse Sainte Anne - Châteaulin, interviewé par Geoffroy Scrive

Au cœur de la nuit, les auditeurs se livrent en toute liberté aux oreilles attentives et bienveillantes d'Olivier Delacroix. Pas de jugements ni de tabous, une conversation franche, mais aussi des réponses aux questions que les auditeurs se posent. Un moment d'échange et de partage propice à la confidence pour repartir le cœur plus léger.

Au cœur de la nuit, les auditeurs se livrent en toute liberté aux oreilles attentives et bienveillantes d'Olivier Delacroix. Pas de jugements ni de tabous, une conversation franche, mais aussi des réponses aux questions que les auditeurs se posent. Un moment d'échange et de partage propice à la confidence pour repartir le cœur plus léger.

Alors que les crises environnementale et sanitaire menacent nos sociétés, comment parler de ces dangers aux enfants ? A l'occasion de la journée mondiale de l'environnement, nous vous proposons de réécouter notre épisode sur l'éco-anxiété des enfants. Il s'agit « d'expériences d'anxiété liées aux crises environnementales », comme le définit la Fondation Jean Jaurès. Quels mots pour les informer, sans les angoisser ou les rendre incapables d'agir ? Cette « éco-anxiété » est le thème de l'ouvrage de Karine Saint-Jean, psychologue, et autrice de Apprivoiser l'éco-anxiété (Editions de l'Homme, 2021). La thérapeute québécoise est l'invitée de cet épisode. Bonne écoute!

«Koh-Lanta», le jeu télévisé phare de TF1, a été lancé en 2001. Stratégiques tarabiscotées, traîtrises et poteaux, cela fait plus de vingt ans que cette émission de survie passionne des millions de fidèles. Autant d'années que «20 Minutes» couvre ce jeu. Car depuis ses débuts, notre média a fait le choix de suivre, de rapporter ce qui s'y passait dans le jeu et autour du jeu. Comment parler des questions de société avec ce jeu ? Est-ce les journalistes qui travaillent avec TF1 savent le nom du ou de la gagnante? Benjamin Chapon, chef du service culture et tendances à «20 Minutes», révèle tous les secrets dans cet épisode. Bonne écoute

Le Festival de Cannes, ses paillettes et ses stars. Mais aussi son énorme Marché du film, le plus grand évènement du business de l'industrie cinématographique de l'année. Pour parler de cet événement peu connu du grand public, Caroline Vié, journaliste à 20 Minutes, spécialisée dans le cinéma depuis plus de 20 ans.

Bienvenue dans la série “Les Conversations du Scarabée” pour croiser des regards sur un thème, non pas en tant qu'experts, mais plutôt comme des amis qui conversent ensemble et s'interrogent tour à tour. Je chemine un dimanche par mois avec Alexandre Dana, fondateur de LiveMentor. Aujourd'hui, nous parlons de créativité et nous nous questionnerons sur comment la stimuler ! On croit que la créativité est innée chez certains et inexistante chez d'autres. Pourtant Julia Cameron nous dit dans son best-seller “Libérez votre créativité“ que Notre artiste créateur est notre enfant intérieur. Comment renouer avec cet enfant intérieur créatif ? Épisode #12 Les Conversations du Scarabée.Nous aborderons les thèmes suivants (extrait des questions) : Comment trouves-tu ton inspiration ? Des souvenirs d'enfance liés à la créativité ? Y a-t-il des endroits où la créativité vient plus naturellement que d'autres ?Sommes-nous tous des créateurs ou des créatifs ?Que nous enseigne Julia Cameron lié à la créativité ?Est-ce que chez toi, il y a une nécessité dans le fait de créer ? Comment faire avec le jugement que l'on porte sur nous et notre légitimité de créateur ?À réécouter :#242 Sébastien Henry : Réveillez votre créativité !Anne Ghesquière est fondatrice du podcast Métamorphose, auteure et directrice de collection chez Eyrolles dans le domaine du bien-être. Elle est auteure du nouveau livre : Va, vis et deviens conscient de toi-même préfacé par Christophe André et Jeanne Siaud-Fachin aux Ed. Eyrolles.Alexandre Dana est fondateur de l'entreprise LiveMentor et l'auteur de deux livres, “ La Méthode LiveMentor” ainsi qu'“Entreprendre et surtout être heureux” sur le sujet du burnout, aux Editions Eyrolles.Quelques citations du podcast entre Alexandre Dana et Anne Ghesquière : Alexandre : "J'ai toujours eu le sentiment qu'il y avait la nécessité, pour être artiste, de plonger au fin fond de soi-même, là où je vois la créativité comme un processus potentiellement beaucoup plus joyeux et collaboratif."Anne : "Quand l'enfant n'est pas contraint, il crée en permanence."Alexandre : "Ce qui est magnifique dans un projet c'est la création initiale évidemment mais aussi la capacité au cours du projet de continuer de créer."Anne : "La joie est aussi un curseur pour savoir si ma créativité est dans le bon sens."Retrouvez Métamorphose Podcast sur Insta & FacebookInscrivez-vous à la Newsletter pour des tirages d'oracle et les meilleurs podcasts !Découvrez gratuitement à La Roue Métamorphose et les 9 piliers de votre vie Soutenez la Tribu Métamorphose, devenez actifs !Abonnez-vous à Métamorphose, le podcast qui éveille la conscience sur YouTube / Apple Podcast / Spotify / Deezer / Google Podcasts / CastBoxPhoto DR Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Dans ce sixième épisode de notre série «20 Minutes de plaisir», on parle du plaisir du baiser, de pious et de bécots. Le baiser c'est bon pour le moral, les dents, et ça diminue les migraines. On en parle avec Pierre Dubol, psychologue clinicien spécialisé en sexualité, créateur et animateur du compte @SexoPsycho. Il est co-auteur, avec Passage du désir, du livre «Vive le plaisir, fuck la routine », chez Albin Michel, illustré par @latrentainetmtc. Bonne écoute!

A l'occasion de la Saint-Valentin, bienvenue dans notre série de six épisodes «20 Minutes de plaisir». Pour ce troisième épisode, on s'intéresse au plaisir gustatif et olfactif. Pourquoi aime-t-on les fromages qui puent ? Que se passe-t-il entre nos papilles, notre cerveau, et dans notre microbiote lorsqu'on mange ces fromages ? Pour répondre à ces questions, Sophie Nicklaus, directrice de recherches à l'Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Inrae). Cette scientifique travaille au centre du goût et de l'alimentation à Dijon, et dirige l'équipe « Déterminants du comportement alimentaire au cours de la vie, relations avec la santé ». Bonne écoute!Une question? audio@20minutes.fr

A l'occasion de la Saint-Valentin, bienvenue dans notre série de six épisodes de podcast «20 Minutes de plaisir». Pour ce deuxième épisode, on s'intéresse aux effets des drogues. Comment ces substances agissent-elles sur le cerveau, entraînant des sensations du plaisir ? Et pourquoi le plaisir laisse-t-il place à l'addiction? Pour en parler, Laurent Karila, psychiatre, médecin à l'hôpital Paul-Brousse, spécialisé dans l'addictologie, porte-parole de l'association SOS Addictions, auteur de Docteur : addict ou pas? (Harper Collins). Un rappel: ce podcast ne promeut pas la consommation de drogues, mais s'intéresse au cerveau. Bonne écoute !Une question? audio@20minutes.fr

Les photos de son corps dénudé envoyées en un clic à son, sa chérie… Alors que l'on envoie de plus en plus jeune ces clichés, et qu'aucune image ne s'efface jamais sur Internet, attention à respecter quelques règles et usages en matière de « nudes ». Petit rappel avec Pierre Dubol, psychologue clinicien, créateur et animateur du compte @SexoPsycho. Il est co-auteur, avec Passage du désir, du livre «Vive le plaisir, f*ck la routine », chez Albin Michel, illustré par @latrentainetmtc. Bonne écoute!Une question? audio@20minutes.fr

Bienvenue dans la série “Les Conversations du Scarabée” pour croiser des regards sur un thème, non pas en tant qu'experts mais plutôt comme des amis qui conversent ensemble et s'interrogent tour à tour. Je chemine un dimanche par mois avec Alexandre Dana, fondateur de LiveMentor. Aujourd'hui, nous parlons de notre rapport au travail, de la passion pour nos métiers mais aussi parfois de l'envahissement que cela peut générer dans nos vies. "Choisis un travail que tu aimes, et tu n'auras pas à travailler un seul jour de ta vie" nous dit cette citation, attribuée à Confucius. Alors le boulot-passion est-il une source d'épanouissement ou un enfermement ? Épisode #11 Les Conversations du Scarabée.Nous aborderons les thèmes suivants (extrait des questions) : Ton métier c'est d'entreprendre, c'est quoi un entrepreneur ?Aimer ce que l'on fait est un moteur puissant !Quel rapport as-tu au travail ? Une passion, une aliénation ? Travailler pour vivre, vivre pour travailler ? Boulot-passion = boulet-prison ?Revenons sur les besoins de la pyramide de Maslow ?On parle des "bifurqueurs", ceux qui ne veulent plus d'une vie en entreprise...L'engagement peut-il conduire à l'épuisement ?Comment réinventer de nouvelles manières de travailler, par exemple concilier ses passions et le travail ?Anne Ghesquière, fondatrice du podcast Métamorphose est auteure et directrice de collection chez Eyrolles dans le domaine du bien-être. Elle est auteure du nouveau livre : Va, vis et deviens conscient de toi-même, préfacé par Christophe André et Jeanne Siaud-Fachin aux Ed. Eyrolles.Alexandre Dana est fondateur de l'entreprise LiveMentor et l'auteur de deux livres, “La Méthode LiveMentor” ainsi qu' “Entreprendre et surtout être heureux” sur le sujet du burnout, aux Editions Eyrolles.Quelques citations du podcast entre Alexandre Dana et Anne Ghesquière : Alexandre : Ma vie s'est résumée à mon travail pendant plusieurs années, à côté je ne savais plus qui j'étais. Il m'a fallu deux burn-out pour comprendre qu'il y a plein de manières possibles pour me réaliser.Anne : La passion, notamment à travers le travail, est un secret de longévité.Alexandre : Plus on peut personnaliser notre formation mieux c'est !Anne: J'invite à observer ce qui se joue dans les métiers de notre famille car on a tendance parfois à aller contre ou à rester enfermé dans un système de métier.Retrouvez Métamorphose Podcast sur Insta & FacebookInscrivez-vous à la Newsletter ici : https://www.metamorphosepodcast.com/Découvrez gratuitement La Roue Métamorphose et les 9 piliers de votre vie !Soutenez la Tribu Métamorphose, devenez actifs !Abonnez-vous à Métamorphose, le podcast qui éveille la conscience sur YouTube / Apple Podcast / Spotify / Deezer / Google Podcasts / CastBoxPhoto DR Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

00:59 La psy non diplômée de Rabah 06:05 Cahen c'est comme Cohen mais pas pareil 06:53 Ta vie d'avant 08:20 Sympa pour une parisienne 08:40 Les provinciaux jaloux de Paris ? 12:00 Plus NULLE en géographie tu meures 16:25 The French Paola Ratcliff 23:45 Se faire des films en courant 27:15 Floria Guei la course la plus DINGUE 30:45 La première fois où tu t'es dit je suis drôle 35:34 Elle se SOUVIENT du BERCEAU ? 36:15 Dormir écartelé 39:20 S'éclater la dent trop tôt dans la vie 40:03 Un mouton d'APPARTEMENT 42:12 Un rapport aux animaux bien étrange 44:44 FAN ABSOLUE de Pascal (le grand frère de la philo ?) 50:45 Avoir un pote pauvre 51:35 Les films qui ont marqué notre jeunesse 52:40 Pas la télé, pas les refs 54:01 Le ciné à l'époque des Div x 55:15 Le commerce des indiens 57:45 Le spectacle de rue préféré de Anne 58:01 Tellement de moments de honte mémorables dans la vie 01:00:30 Les sans dents c'est réel 01:01:15 Greg le chauve de Tiktok 01:02:45 Les non réfs de Anne 01:05:00 Triche à Intervilles et Bigdil 01:07:15 Eternuement, poésie et coiffure de Jeanne Cahen 01:12:48 Le jean troué de Rabah 01:13:40 La boss de chez Canal 01:15:35 Jérôme et les poussins 01:17:00 L'accent allemand sexy, l'accent québécois débile, l'accent parisien inexistant? 01:19:50 Les tue-l'amour de Anne 01:24:00 On en pense quoi du caca ? 01:26:15 Et les poils ? 01:28:00 Les tue-l'amour de Rabah et le respect 01:29:45 Le feedback au restaurant, qui fait ça ? 01:32:00 Si tu sais pas danser, reste assise 01:36:15 Greg aime les meules 01:37:18 La dernière petite victoire dans la vie de Anne : La cuisine 01:40:00 La dernière petite victoire de Greg el productor : DENALI 01:40:12 Bug de la vidéo mais écoute la fin 01:42:50 Rabah et la psy again 01:44:00 Le prochain moment heureux de nos vie

Bienvenue dans la nouvelle série “Les Conversations du Scarabée” qui est une expérience d'un nouveau format de dialogues entre amis. L'idée est de croiser des regards sur un thème, non pas en tant qu'experts mais plutôt comme des amis qui conversent ensemble et s'interrogent tour à tour. Pour cette première série en 6 épisodes je cheminerai avec Alexandre Dana, fondateur de LiveMentor et nous aborderons des thèmes comme l'abondance et bien d'autres incroyables sujets. Aujourd'hui, nous verrons comment apprendre de façon optimale mais aussi la manière d'éduquer. Épisode #5 Les Conversations du Scarabée.Nous aborderons les thèmes suivants : Les pédagogies d'apprentissage qui nous ont inspirées : Montessori, Le psychanalyste Alexander S Nail, Living School à Paris, Brockwood Park School en Angleterre ou à Last School à Auroville.Les ressources qui nous ont éclairées : Antonella Verdiani, Céline Alvarez, La pédagogie positive.Les différents types de mémoires : visuelle, kinesthésique...Les livres qui nous ont inspirés.Notre vision de l'apprentissage aujourd'hui.Anne Ghesquière, fondatrice du podcast Métamorphose est auteure et directrice de collection chez Eyrolles dans le domaine du bien-être. Elle vient de publier un conte pour adulte la Fée qui ouvrait les cœurs, préfacé par Christophe André.Alexandre Dana est fondateur de l'entreprise LiveMentor et l'auteur de deux livres, “La Méthode LiveMentor” ainsi qu' “Entreprendre et surtout être heureux” sur le sujet du burnout, aux Editions Eyrolles.Quelques citations du podcast entre Alexandre Dana et Anne Ghesquière : Alexandre : "J'apprends via les parcours des gens."Anne : "La pédagogie Montessori m'a vraiment inspirée parce qu'elle est centrée sur les besoins de l'enfant, ce n'est pas l'enfant qui doit s'adapter au système."Alexandre : "Un écueil sur le chemin de toutes les personnes curieuses est d'apprendre pour un objectif et de se juger si on n'arrive pas à cet objectif assez vite."Anne : "Souvent, dans nos vies, la rencontre d'un enseignant, d'un formateur, va nous faire basculer et nous mettre en mouvement."Inscrivez-vous à la merveilleuse Newsletter Métamorphose ici pour rester en lien https://www.metamorphosepodcast.com/Où en êtes-vous dans votre métamorphose ? Découvrez votre Roue MétamorphoseSoutenez notre podcast en rejoignant la Tribu MétamorphoseRetrouvez Métamorphose, le podcast qui éveille la conscience sur Apple Podcast / Spotify / Google Podcasts / Deezer / YouTube / SoundCloud / CastBox/ TuneIn.Suivez l'actualité des épisodes Métamorphose Podcast sur Instagram FacebookPhoto DR Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Bienvenue dans la nouvelle série “Les Conversations du Scarabée” qui est une expérience d'un nouveau format de dialogues. L'idée est de croiser des regards sur un thème, non pas en tant qu'experts mais plutôt comme des amis qui conversent ensemble et s'interrogent tour à tour. Pour cette première série en 6 épisodes mensuels je cheminerai avec Alexandre Dana, fondateur de LiveMentor. Aujourd'hui, nous avons décidé de parler des pratiques corporelles qui nous ont aidé à cheminer. Épisode #2 Les Conversations du ScarabéeNous aborderons les thèmes suivants (extrait des questions) : En quoi une pratique peut-elle nous enseigner et nous faire sortir de notre zone de confort ?Pourquoi est-ce une aventure ?Qu'est-ce qui t'a aidé ?Wutao, cirque, danse, souffle, course à pied etc...Anne Ghesquière, fondatrice du podcast Métamorphose est auteure et directrice de collection chez Eyrolles dans le domaine du bien-être. Elle vient de publier un conte pour adulte la Fée qui ouvrait les cœurs, préfacé par Christophe André.Alexandre Dana est fondateur de l'entreprise LiveMentor et l'auteur de deux livres, “La Méthode LiveMentor” ainsi qu' “Entreprendre et surtout être heureux” sur le sujet du burnout, aux Editions Eyrolles.Quelques citations du podcast entre Alexandre Dana et Anne Ghesquière : Alexandre : "Si on se coupe de notre corps pendant quelques années, si on n'est plus dans le mouvement, la situation va se dégrader, c'est certain."Anne : "J'aime pratiquer des sports plutôt individuels mais en collectif !"Alexandre : "J'ai un respect infini pour les personnes qui enseignent les pratiques corporelles."Anne : "En Wutao, on parle de sentiment du geste, je trouve ça très beau."Alexandre : "Notre corps c'est notre premier terrain d'observation."Anne : "La première écologie corporelle, c'est la marche."Inscrivez-vous à la merveilleuse Newsletter Métamorphose ici pour rester en lien https://www.metamorphosepodcast.com/Soutenez notre podcast en rejoignant la Tribu MétamorphoseRetrouvez Métamorphose, le podcast qui éveille la conscience sur Apple Podcast / Spotify/ Google Podcasts / Deezer / YouTube / SoundCloud / CastBox/ TuneIn.Suivez l'actualité des épisodes Métamorphose Podcast sur Instagram FacebookPhoto DR Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Quelle sexualité pour les personnes hypersensibles et les hauts potentiels intellectuels (HPI)? C'est le sujet d'enquête de Stéphanie Chambran, psychanalyste spécialisée dans les personnes surdouées et hypersensibles, dans son ouvrage «Haut potentiel érotique», aux éditions Flammarion. Quels besoins, quels conseils pour ces personnes qui peuvent, parfois, être mal à l'aise ou submergés par les émotions, dans les relations intimes? Bonne écoute de cet épisode!Un commentaire, une question? Ecrivez-nous à audio@20minutes.fr

Pourquoi sont associés à la chevelure féminine, un regard de séduction, une charge érotique? On parle de cheveux féminins et de regard de la société dans cet épisode avec Zoé Forget, artiste photographe, chargée de cours à l'université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis. Bonne écoute!Un commentaire, une question? Ecrivez-nous à audio@20minutes.fr

Que pensent les jeunes, dix ans après la loi sur le mariage civil pour tous et toutes? Ecoutez des réactions de jeunes de la communauté MoiJeune à propos de la loi de 2013 autorisant les unions homosexuelles, et Eléonore Quarré, directrice conseil chez OpinionWay, sur les conclusions d'un sondage exclusif auprès de cette communauté de jeunes de 18 à 30 ans, réalisé pour 20 Minutes. Bonne écoute!Un commentaire ? audio@20minutes.fr

Des statues antiques presque sans poils, au calendrier «Les dieux du stade », avec des rugbymen à la pilosité millimétrée, quelle folle histoire du poil masculin, et du regard érotique sur celui-ci? On parle de poil et d'apparences dans la représentation des corps masculins, avec Denis Bruna, conservateur en chef au département « mode et textile » au musée des arts décoratifs (MAD) à Paris, et commissaire de l'exposition « Des cheveux et des poils » au MAD, visible jusqu'au 17 septembre 2023. Bonne écoute!Une question? audio@20minutes.fr

La vie à deux n'est pas toujours facile, on s'agace souvent. Entre l'espace de l'autre à respecter, et sa propre liberté à défendre, se joue une bataille rangée. Les armes sont des petits coups bas, de légères mesquineries qui soulagent, sans faire de mal à l'autre. Autant de vengeances de «Machiavel en pantoufle», analysées par Jean-Claude Kaufmann, sociologue de la vie quotidienne, dans son enquête «Petites vengeances ou les trahisons positives dans le couple», publiée aux éditions de l'Obervatoire. Jean-Claude Kaufmann est l'invité de cet épisode de «Minute Papillon!». Bonne écoute!Une question? audio@20minutes.fr

Un an après le début de l'invasion russe en Ukraine, en février 2023, la rédaction de 20 Minutes a choisi d'envoyer un envoyé spécial dans ce pays en guerre. La journaliste Diane Regny s'est rendue à Kiev, la capitale, Boutcha, ville martyrisée par les Russes, et Kharkiv, proche de la frontière russe, assiégée pendant des mois. Elle y a constaté la reconstruction de Boutcha, visité un labo qui identifie des victimes de guerre, parlé avec des hommes détenus par les Russes, mais aussi des soldats en première ligne, des familles séparées de leurs enfants retenus en Crimée, ou encore des Ukrainiens qui ont vécu cachés pendant des mois dans des sous-sols. Ecoutez Diane Regny raconter les coulisses de ce reportage. Bonne écoute!Une question? audio@20minutes.fr

Les photos de son corps dénudé envoyées en un clic à son, sa chérie… Alors que l'on envoie de plus en plus jeune ces clichés, et qu'aucune image ne s'efface jamais sur Internet, attention à respecter quelques règles et usages en matière de « nudes ». Quels sont-ils ? Petit rappel avec Pierre Dubol, psychologue clinicien spécialisé en sexualité et en thérapies comportementales et cognitives, créateur et animateur du compte @SexoPsycho. Il est co-auteur, avec Passage du désir, du livre «Vive le plaisir, f*ck la routine », chez Albin Michel, illustré par @latrentainetmtc. Bonne écoute!Une question? audio@20minutes.fr

Quand on souhaite devenir parent, la perte d'un embryon, d'un fœtus, d'un nouveau-né est une épreuve douloureuse, voire traumatisante. Pourquoi cet arrêt de grossesse, si mal nommé « fausse couche », qui toucherait jusqu'à une grossesse sur cinq ? Comment faire le deuil d'un être que l'on a peu ou pas connu? On en parle dans cet épisode avec Lory Zephyr, psychologue spécialisée en périnatalité au Québec. Elle a publié, avec Jessika Brazeau, «Le deuil invisible, Se reconstruire après la perte de son enfant en période périnatale», aux éditions de l'Homme. Bonne écoute!Une question? audio@20minutes.fr

Une cyberattaque, revendiquée par des pirates informatiques pro-russes, a visé le site de l'Assemblée nationale, lundi 27 mars. Depuis l'invasion russe en Ukraine, la France, et plus largement l'Europe, sont-elles plus menacées par des cyberattaques de la Russie et de ses alliés ? Quel est l'état de la cybersécurité dans les pays européens, et quelles différences entre les pays ? Pourquoi, si le marché européen est en pleine expansion, il reste toujours à la traîne face aux géants américain et chinois ? On en parle avec Frans Imbert-Vier est CEO d'UBCOM, société spécialisée dans le conseil en stratégie de cybersécurité.Une question? audio@20minutes.fr

Qu'est-ce que le vaginisme, qui se traduit, selon l'Organisation mondiale de la santé, par un « spasme des muscles du plancher pelvien qui entoure le vagin, qui entraîne une occlusion de l'ouverture vaginale. L'intromission est impossible ou douloureuse ». Processus psychophysiologique complexe touche entre 1 à 5 % des femmes en France, pourquoi parler de vaginismes au pluriel? Que faire pour aller mieux? On en parle avec Angéla Bonnaud et Margot Maurel, autrices de « Vaginismes : comprendre, se soigner, s'épanouir », illustré par Emilie Poggi, aux éditions La Musardine. Bonne écoute !Une question? audio@20minutes.fr

Les épreuves que l'adulte traverse dans sa vie, échec, deuil, perte d'un partenaire ou d'un travail, peuvent raviver des traumatismes anciens, vécus dans l'enfance. Comment éviter de se noyer dans l'angoisse, la tristesse et la culpabilité? Comment traverser les épreuves, se reconstruire ? On en parle avec Moussa Nabati, docteur en psychologie, psychanalyste, dont le dernier ouvrage s'intitule Se reconstruire (Robert Laffont, 2023). Le thérapeute appelle à considérer l'épreuve comme une occasion de grandir et de se reconstruire, contribuant à notre liberté, notre indépendance et notre relation de partenaire avec les autres. Bonne écoute! Une question? audio@20minutes.fr

A l'occasion du Podcasthon, premier évènement caritatif qui rassemble la communauté des podcasteurs francophones, «Minute Papillon!», le podcast d'actus de 20 Minutes, vous fait découvrir l'association Linkee, qui distribue des colis aux personnes précarisées, en luttant contre le gaspillage alimentaire. L'association récupère des invendus auprès de fournisseurs volontaires et les redistribue à près de 190 associations partenaires. Depuis 2020, Linkee fait aussi de la distribution directe à des étudiants fragilisés par la pandémie de Covid-19. Découvrez dans cet épisode l'action et les besoins de Linkee avec Julien Meimon, président fondateur de cette association. Et pour en découvrir plus sur le Podcasthon suivez le lien!Une question? audio@20minutes.fr

Dans cet épisode, on évoque du consentement sexuel, c'est-à-dire, dans le cadre d'une relation sexuelle partagée, accepter, en toute conscience, de concrétiser un acte sexuel qui nous fait envie. Comment définir son consentement? Comprendre celui de son, sa partenaire? Pour en parler, Béatrice Noiset et Emma Sarret du collectif Brio d'ados. Le collectif a publié Mon dico d'ados, 150 mots, témoignages et mini-guides pour traverser l'adolescence avec brio, illustré par Pernelle Marchand, aux éditions Les insolentes (2022). Bonne écoute!Une question? audio@20minutes.fr

Lancé en 2012 aux Etats-Unis, Tinder est depuis devenu une application star des rencontres. En 2023, selon les chiffres de l'appli, il y aurait 75 millions d'utilisateurs actifs, chaque mois, dans le monde. Mais derrière l'apparente simplicité du marché de l'amour, se révèle une « jungle tinderienne », soulignent Pauline Gareau et Thomas Emery, co-animateurs de la page Instagram @tinder_et_ses_pepites, auteurs de «Survivre à la jungle tinderienne», aux éditions Leduc. Une jungle où la concurrence est immense, où les règles et codes implicites pullulent… On en parle dans cet épisode avec Pauline Gareau. Bonne écoute!Une question? audio@20minutes.fr

Chez les femmes en âge de procréer, une sur trois va développer un fibrome utérin. Quels sont les symptômes, et comment les traiter? Quelles alternatives à la chirurgie? Pour en parler dans cet épisode, Aïssatou Sidibé, infirmière clinicienne à l'unité mère-enfant du centre hospitalier de l'université de Montréal, au Québec, patiente experte, créatrice et présidente de l'association Vivre 100 Fribromes, et coautrice, avec Marie-Josée Thibert, de «Endométriose et fibrome utérin» chez Litos Santé. Bonne écoute!Une question? audio@20minutes.fr

En 25 ans, comment les réseaux sociaux et les messageries en ligne nous ont-ils changé? Ils ont démultiplié nos moyens de communiquer, voire d'exister, notre identité étant traversée par tous nos «moi» connectés. C'est la thèse de Laurent François, publicitaire, qui a publié l'essai «Les réseaux sociaux: une communauté de vie, Enjeux et perspectives après 25 ans de nouveaux usages numériques», publié chez L'Harmattan. Dans cet épisode, Laurent François développe la notion de «vivance», un enjeu sociétal et un capital à travailler avec responsabilité. Bonne écoute!Une question? audio@20minutes.fr

Il n'y a jamais eu autant de débat et de discussion en ligne sur les sciences. Elles suscitent de l'enthousiasme, de l'engagement, des contestations, des polémiques, que ce soit sur le réchauffement climatique, les vaccins, les masques ou les OGM. La science semble être devenue l'affaire de tous. Mais l'intervention des citoyens sur ces questions scientifiques est-elle toujours justifiée et pertinente ? On en parle avec Annabelle Kremer-Lecointre, enseignante agrégée en science de la vie et de la terre, autrice d'ouvrages scientifiques, qui a publié La science à l'épreuve des mauvaises langues, illustré par Arnaud Rafaelian, aux éditions Delachaux et Niestlé. Bonne écoute!Une question? audio@20minutes.fr

Dans cet épisode, on parle de baiser, de pious et de bécots. Le baiser c'est bon pour le moral, les dents, et ça diminue les migraines. On parle du baiser, de ses bienfaits, des uns qui aiment, des autres qui n'aiment pas trop, avec Pierre Dubol, psychologue clinicien spécialisé en sexualité et en thérapies comportementales et cognitives, créateur et animateur du compte @SexoPsycho. Il est co-auteur, avec Passage du désir, du livre «Vive le plaisir, fuck la routine », chez Albin Michel, illustré par @latrentainetmtc. Bonne écoute!Une question? audio@20minutes.fr

Au lendemain de la journée internationale des droits des femmes, on s'interroge dans notre podcast d'actu « Minute Papillon ! ». Quelle éducation donner aux enfants pour éviter la « masculinité, la virilité toxique » transmise aux garçons, dont nous parlions dans notre dernier rendez-vous « La Bulle » ? Réponses avec Béatrice Millêtre, docteur en psychologie, psychothérapeute, spécialisée dans les enfants. Bonne écoute !Une question? audio@20minutes.fr

Le périnée, appelé aussi plancher pelvien, est un ensemble de muscles qui s'étend du pubis au coccyx. Les muscles du périnée travaillent quotidiennement, en soutenant les organes du petit bassin, dont la vessie et le rectum. Méconnu, parfois tabou, le périnée féminin est très important au cours de la grossesse et de l'accouchement. Pourquoi masser son périnée avant d'accoucher? Les réponses du médecin Bruno Deval, professeur de gynécologie obstétrique, auteur de Le périnée féminin, aux éditions du Rocher. Bonne écoute!Une question? audio@20minutes.fr

C'est quoi la virilité? Et la masculinité? Pourquoi certains pensent que l'émancipation des femmes rime avec la fin programmée de la « virilité » des hommes? Pour démêler ces questions, Maxime Ruszniewski, entrepreneur, cofondateur de la Fondation des Femmes, auteur du Petit manuel du féminisme au quotidien aux éditions Marabout (2023).Une question? audio@20minutes.fr

Début février, 20 Minutes s'est rendu à Šiauliai en Lituanie, où l'Armée de l'air française effectue une mission de police du ciel pour sécuriser l'espace aérien des Etats baltes. Trois petits Etats limitrophes de la Russie et la Biélorussie, aux premières loges du conflit qui fait rage en Ukraine. Que fait là-bas la 30e escadre de chasse de la base aérienne 118 de Mont-de-Marsan, et ses quatre avions de chasse Rafale? Dans quelles conditions s'effectue cette mission de l'Otan ? En tant que journaliste, quelle liberté pour raconter le quotidien des militaires, décrire les matériels de guerre? C'est ce que nous raconte dans cet épisode Mickaël Bosredon, journaliste pour 20 Minutes à Bordeaux. Bonne écoute!Une question? audio@20minutes.fr

Nombreux sont celles et ceux qui font la promotion de produits et de techniques visant à «rafraîchir» ou «modifier l'odeur et le goût du vagin». Dernière en date: Kourtney Kardashian, femme d'affaires, actrice et influenceuse américaine, avec des « bonbons vaginaux ». Pourquoi est-ce aussi ridicule que culpabilisant pour les femmes? Brigitte Letombe, gynécologue médicale, autrice de Femmes, réveillez-vous ! (First, 2022), répond dans cet épisode. Bonne écoute!Une question? audio@20minutes.fr

Sac en papier versus sac en plastique, qui gagne le match du produit le plus écolo? Pierre Rouvière, ingénieur et créateur du compte Instagram « Ecolo, mon cul! » et Barnabé Crespin-Pommier, écrivain, répondent dans cet épisode du podcast d'actus « Minute Papillon! ». Ils sont les co-auteurs de Ecolo, mon cul! 14 dilemmes du quotidien pour aller au-delà du bullshit écologique, aux éditions Eyrolles (19 euros), un « livre anti-greenwashing pour ne plus être une, un pigeon à la merci du marketing ». Bonne écoute!Une question? audio@20minutes.fr

Il n'existe plus d'activité dans notre société qui ne soit pas numérisée : vos examens de fin d'examen, votre déclaration d'impôt, votre dossier médical… Beaucoup vendent cette dématérialisation comme « écologique », car elle pèserait peu sur les ressources limitées de la terre. Le numérique nous sauvera-t-il de l'effondrement bio-climatique du monde? Pour répondre, Nathanaël Wallenhorst, enseignant-chercheur, maître de conférences à l'université catholique de l'Ouest (UCO), et Laurent Testot, journaliste spécialisé, auteurs de Vortex, Faire face à l'anthropocène (Payot, 2023). Bonne écoute!Une question? audio@20minutes.fr

Les jeunes en parlent peut-être beaucoup, mais en font moins que leurs parents. Plusieurs études, dont le dernier sondage becoming pour APEF sur les « Français et l'amour », diffusée en janvier 2023, révèle que les 60-70 sont plus intéressés, et pratiquent plus le sexe que les moins de 25 ans. Pour parler de la sexualité chez les seniors, sujet qui reste tabou, Véronique Cayado, ingénieure de recherche en sciences humaines, spécialisée dans les questions de vieillesse pour l'Institut Oui Care, autrice de Tu comprendras quand tu seras vieux (éditions du Palio, 2022). Bonne écoute!Une question? audio@20minutes.fr

Et si c'était la crise de la quarantaine? Ce sentiment d'ennui, de recherche de changement de vie, de nouvelles sensations, avec des personnes différentes, parfois un, ou une nouvelle partenaire... Comment la reconnaître, la surmonter? Ecoutez dans notre podcast d'actu Minute Papillon! Gwénaëlle Persiaux, psychologue clinicienne, psychothérapeute et formatrice, autrice de Traverser la perte de sens, Angoisses, dépression, sentiment de vide. Les épreuves qui font grandir (éditions Eyrolles, 2023). Bonne écoute!Une question? audio@20minutes.fr

Dance and other performing arts are, by nature, stressful. Stress can easily develop into anxiety, which is exponentially more common in the hypermobile population than the general population. How can you distinguish between stress and anxiety? What can you do to manage your anxiety? When is it time to seek outside help? We asked these questions and more of Jo-Anne La Flèche, a clinical and dance psychologist with a Masters in Somatics. Jo-Anne defines the difference between stress and anxiety, and discusses factors that may contribute to anxiety, both within a person and in their external circumstances. She breaks down how a dance environment might foster anxiety and shares ways to self-manage that anxiety. Self-care practices are offered as ways to lower anxiety, as well as seeing the value in recognizing things you can't control. Jo-Anne lists signs that may indicate a dancer should seek help in managing their mental health and suggests ways to find the right therapist for you. Finally, Jo-Anne shares her thoughts on why it's important to have an identity outside of dance. For all artists or even anyone struggling with anxiety, this episode is not to be missed. Click to access informational papers written by Jo-Anne under the auspices of the Dance/USA Task Force on Dancer Health on anxiety and depression.

Dance and other performing arts are, by nature, stressful. Stress can easily develop into anxiety, which is exponentially more common in the hypermobile population than the general population.How can you distinguish between stress and anxiety? What can you do to manage your anxiety? When is it time to seek outside help?We asked these questions and more of Jo-Anne La Flèche, a clinical and dance psychologist with a Masters in Somatics.Jo-Anne defines the difference between stress and anxiety, and discusses factors that may contribute to anxiety, both within a person and in their external circumstances. She breaks down how a dance environment might foster anxiety and shares ways to self-manage that anxiety.Self-care practices are offered as ways to lower anxiety, as well as seeing the value in recognizing things you can't control. Jo-Anne lists signs that may indicate a dancer should seek help in managing their mental health and suggests ways to find the right therapist for you.Finally, Jo-Anne shares her thoughts on why it's important to have an identity outside of dance.For all artists or even anyone struggling with anxiety, this episode is not to be missed.Click to access informational papers written by Jo-Anne under the auspices of the Dance/USA Task Force on Dancer Health on anxiety and depression. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bendy-bodies/message

A busy voice actor spends a lot of time in the booth. You're sitting down to edit, sending out auditions, and reaching out to clients, but how are you prioritizing your physical & mental health throughout the work day? Anne & Pilar have the tips and tricks to keep your body strong & your mind sound. From taking breaks throughout the day to stretch, keeping up with your fur babies, and shaking off the stress (literally), you can tackle the day with ease like a #VOBOSS. >> It's time to take your business to the next level, the BOSS level! These are the premiere Business Owner Strategies and Successes being utilized by the industry's top talent today. Rock your business like a BOSS, a VO BOSS! Now let's welcome your host, Anne Ganguzza. Transcript Pilar: Hola, BOSS Voces. Bienvenidos al podcast con Anne Ganguzza y Pilar Uribe. Anne: Hey everyone. Welcome to the VO BOSS podcast. I'm your host Anne Ganguzza, and I am excited to bring back to the show Pilar Uribe, my very, very special guest cohost. Pilar. Woo-hoo! How are you? Pilar: I'm doing great, Anne. How are you? Anne: I'm amazing. Thank you. Pilar: Anne. Anne: What? Pilar: Anne. Guess what I'm wearing? Guess what I'm wearing today? Anne: Oh my, okay. Um, Hmm. I'm not sure. What are you wearing, Pilar? Are you in the booth right now? Pilar: I am. I am at the booth. Anne: It's something that makes you feel good. Pilar: It does. It does. Because this morning I went walking. I did my 10,000 steps like I do every morning. Anne: Awesome, awesome. Pilar: And then I came home. I showered, I changed and I put on my voz t-shirt and it's really cool. Anne: Awesome! Pilar: I just got in the mail, and it's so much fun. Anne: I am so excited. Guys, yeah. So BOSSes out there, in case you didn't know, in honor of the most amazing Pilar Uribe, we have really cool swag in our BOSS studio store. So you can go to shop BOSS brand gear, and we have a whole line of really cool swag. We got t-shirts, we got mugs, we got accessories. We've got all sorts of things, and they're really, really awesome. I mean, I love that it's combination of your logo and some just amazing pieces of swag that you guys can get. Pilar: I'm really liking that little bag where you can like put your stuff in and carry it around. Anne: The accessory pouch. Pilar: I love it, like you can put anything in there. Anne: We have two different sayings, Pilar, and I'm going to have you say them because I cannot do the justice to the sayings that we have on shirts. Pilar: What? Anne: The voz. Pilar: Okay. Okay. I hear you. It's voz, la voz. Anne: La voz. Pilar: La voz. Anne: La voz. And what else? We've got another logo on the mugs, not just La Voz. Pilar: Right. The other one, right. That is you say Di algo, di algo. Say something. Anne: Di algo. Pilar: Di algo. Di algo, say something. Anne: Did I do that justice? I don't think I did. Pilar: You sure did, yes, absolutely, you did. Anne: Okay. Awesome. Pilar: Yes, completely, yeah. Anne: I love that little mug, man. I'm getting myself a little mug. It's like black with this -- and it's hot pink. I love the hot pink. Pilar: I know. And it gets really cute. Anne: Yeah. The shirts we have in like so many colors, it's amazing. Pilar: The shirt is really, it's really soft, BOSS voces, because you know how like they're sometimes, you get t-shirts, and they're just kind of, they're like sandpaper. They're rough. I don't why like, like sometimes how conference t-shirts are just like rough and you're like, why are you giving me a rough t-shirt? This is not that. This is not that. This is a very soft. Anne: This is quality swag, quality swag. Pilar: Yes. Anne: I love quality swag. Pilar: It's so much fun. And there's like a little notebook. I'm kind of eyeing the notebook now. Anne: Yeah. Pilar: I'm kind of thinking I might have to get the notebook and the short sleeve, 'cause I got the long sleeve actually, and the long sleeve is just so cozy. Anne: I'm loving it. Pilar: It's so cold out here -- Anne: I'm loving a short sleeve, and I'm a big v-neck girl. So yeah. Pilar: I know, I saw those. Anne: You guys, make sure you check out the really cool swag. And in addition to our Pilar-themed line of swag, we've also got some really cool Working Voice. What else? 100% BOSS. We've got VO BOSSy. We got some really cool sayings, some really cool logos on some really great merchandise. So make sure you go visit the shop under voboss.com and then shop BOSS brand gear. Pilar: Oo, I just saw something really cute. You've got a little BOSS, onesy. Anne: I do, I do. Pilar: Uh-oh, I might be, I might be shopping soon. You've got some BOSSy pants! Oh, get out of town. Anne: We do have BOSSy pants. Okay. So now that concludes our paid advertisement. Pilar: I'm kind of getting into this. Anne: Actually, we're just so excited about it. So guys, sorry about that. But Pilar, you said something earlier that I want to talk to you about, you said, you know, you've got your 10,000 steps in, you're making sure you're drinking your water, and you're doing all these things to contribute to your wellness, which I think is so important for BOSSes that are working regularly. Or even if you're not working regularly, your health, your wellness is so important and contributes so much to your performance and just your growth in your business. So I think we should have an episode talking about what we do for wellness and some tips and tricks and things that might help you guys in the booth. Pilar: I think it's really important to think about that because even before the pandemic, of course, my life really was about being in the booth because that's where I was most of the time when I wasn't at the radio station or out and about, I was in my booth doing audio books. And, and other things. Anne: And so long hours in the booth. Pilar: Yes. And so, and usually you're, I mean, I have it where I can sit and I can stand. It's not one or the other, but still you're seated. And a lot of the times you're not in the booth, you're editing or you're in the booth and you're doing it all at once. Anne: Oh my goodness, the editing, the editing. Pilar: The editing, which is like -- Anne: Or you're doing the accounting or the marketing and you're sitting, and I will say myself, a woman of a certain age, sitting no longer is like healthy. Not that sitting was ever healthy for me before, but I think my body bounced back if I sat, you know, because I've always worked in technology, but I've also been more mobile when I had to like go into work and walk around. And even though I sat a lot, I was actually a whole lot more active, and the pandemic came and oh my goodness. I was so busy thankfully. And I'm gratefully so busy, but I have been spending a lot of time sitting, and it has not done me any favors, that's for sure. Pilar: No. And, and the thing is, is that becomes cumulative when you stop moving around and working, not necessarily working out, as I say, in a gym, but working your body, working your muscles, moving, stretching. Your body eventually atrophies. So if you're not moving those muscles, you basically, just you kind of constrict. And we are in the business of expanding for as long as we can. So we, you want to stretch -- Anne: Expanding my body maybe after the pandemic. Pilar: Well, right. That's yes. I agree. I've, I have gained 10 pounds. Anne: Maybe not in a good way, but yeah, that, the pandemic has kind of wreaked havoc with my health a little bit, in a good way, because I've been working so much, but in a bad way, because again, I've been working so much. So I need to consciously take time out to make sure that I am taking care of my health, and I will say kudos and congrats to all those people out there, which I know a number of people who actually use the pandemic to get really into shape and take a challenge so that they can be the best that they can be. And I just unfortunately was not one of them. I kind of went the other way, kind of sitting a little too much and working a little too much. But I'm coming full circle because I've made a considerable investment in getting started and more conscious, being more conscious about my health, walking. Of course, the last time I walked, I tore my sciatica muscle. So that was a thing. So now I've, I've got a, you know, an elliptical machine, which is helping me to not necessarily destroy that muscle. I have a little less impact, although I'm not walking outside as much anymore, which I miss. But that's become an important part of me being healthy, not just physically, but mentally. Pilar: Yeah, and I think you really have to factor into your day some kind of movement and some kind of sustained movement, whether it's the elliptical or it's a stationary bike or it's walking, or if you're lucky enough to live in warm weather, swimming like in the summer months, but you have to keep the heart rate up in some way, shape or form. I do it by -- now, It's still pretty cold out here, but in the summer months, I hope to start swimming. And for now what I'm doing is I'm walking. And I make sure that I have 10,000 steps, that every day I walk my 10,000 steps. Anne: That's awesome, yep. Pilar: And so on an iPhone they have, and there are multiple apps. Anne: I know on my iPhone, I think it, by default, it has a whole health thing where it tracks you. And I just bought a new Apple Watch, which is really awesome. So it will track everything that I want and actually connect up to my smart fitness machine, my elliptical, it will track everything there, how many steps, how many calories I've burned, what my heart rate is and all of those wonderful, healthy things, which I want to know, or I might look at my watch at, when I'm having a stressful day, and then go, woo my heart rate. Make sure that it's, that it's good. But also every hour, it has that little hepatic tap that tells me I need to stand up, which is really important for me. And I like you, I have a standing desk. I'm assuming you have a standing desk, as you said you can do both. I have a standing desk. So if I'm not in my booth, I can actually raise it up and stand or I can sit, which has been a great, great help for me. Pilar: Yeah. Well I have the old stand and then bring the stool in. Anne: Yeah. Pilar: And so I'm very lucky. A VO person actually fit it in for me in my booth. It's a movable arm, and it's really cool 'cause you can just, yeah, you can adjust the mic going up and down. So when I want to sit, I adjust the mic -- Anne: The boom arm. Yep. Pilar: Yeah, it's a boom arm. And I mean, I definitely one day, 'cause they're, they're kind of expensive, but the desks are really helpful for outside when I'm editing, because then I don't have to be standing and sitting. But whatever it is that you do, whatever it is that you decide to do, make sure that you do it for at least 20, 30 minutes a day, get out and about, move around if you can every hour, because you really don't want to be sitting in one place. It's just not good for the body. I mean, on all levels. And stretching really, really helps. I mean, that's one thing 'cause I, I used to suffer from sciatica as well. So I understand the pain and the discomfort and -- Anne: Sciatica comes out of nowhere some days. Pilar: Oh, I know, I know it's awful. Anne: It's like women of a certain age, not just women, but I'm just saying I never experienced sciatica. And now all of a sudden, it came on, and then it seemed to never go away, and then it went away, but then it came back. And so that is something that I struggle with, and it's very, very tough to stretch that, but it is important that I stretch every day to help that because you know, I don't want to be uncomfortable. First of all, I don't want to render myself, you know, unable to feel comfortable, and then try to go into my booth and perform. I mean, that is just something that is not a good thing. So having those conscious things that you're doing to maintain wellness, not just, and we had spoken about vocal wellness in a previous episode, and now we're extending it to physical wellness, and a mental wellness is also something that I think is super important for us. And something that I've mentioned multiple times on the podcast, your mental health is so important, so that you're in your best performance mode. PIlar: There's so many things that you can do to help yourself because a lot of times people say, oh, I don't know what to do. It can be something as simple as closing your eyes for a minute and just breathing in, you just like breathing in one, breathing in -- breathing out two, breathing in three, breathing out four. And you go all the way up to 10, and then you come back down, and let's say, you're stressed and you're trying to get a voice or a feeling, you're trying to finish a sentence or you're stuttering. Which sometimes it's like, I will just so trip over myself. And I literally just take a step back, I take off my headphones and I sit on the floor and I just breathe. And then all of a sudden it's like, I don't know where I was, but I disconnected from that stressful moment. And then I can just come back to the work. That helps me so much. I kind of envision it like, and I may have mentioned this before, like when a dog turns around three times. If you turn around three times, let's say you're really, really stressed or you're, you're in a bad mood or whatever, you turn around three times and you can't really remember what it was that feeling because it's like, you're just kind of just, just shook it out of yourself. So it's like shaking that off. That helps me a lot. Something that helps me as well, let's say when I want to just -- stress relievers. Because the other thing that we don't realize is that when we're sitting at a desk, we're not always standing with our backs straight. We might be hunched over. We might be, our spine is in a C. We've got our hands in a certain way. And then you wonder why your hand hurts because you've just been like gripping the mouse like there's no tomorrow. So there's so many things that we don't even realize as the day goes by. So to get up every hour to breathe, to turn around, to do a little bit of what I described was just a little teensy weensy part of meditation, or just to close your eyes for a minute will help get you through the day without as much stress. And what they've discovered in studies is that meditation -- and meditation can be as simple as what we just did. And it can be just something to close, just closing your eyes and sitting, or it can be lying down -- is a natural reliever for cortisol. Cortisol just makes you that much more stress. When you have cortisol in your system, it's like you're on fire, and you're all your muscles are just clenching. And so meditation is actually a natural reliever of that. So it could be something as simple as just reading in a book, reading aloud, reading a poem, just breathing in and out, all those little teensy tips and tricks throughout the day can help you. And that's important because we do spend a lot of time in our booths, in our rooms. It can be a really tight space. It can be a big space, and in one position, and you want to try to relieve that. Anne: Yep. Pilar: So Anne, tell me what you do to relieve your stress on any given day. Do you jump out of bed? Do you wake up, do you read a little bit? What do you do? Anne: So for me, I, I actually will -- I don't jump out of bed. I have a compression machine, a compression machine, which actually moves fluid in my body to where it's supposed to go because I've had some, just some lingering issues from back in the day when I was taking some medication. And so I have to get rid of excess fluid in my body, through my lymph nodes. So, and what's really cool is it's actually kind of, kind of healthy anyways, if I didn't need to move that fluid, it just -- it basically moves everything where it needs to be. That's the first thing I'll do in the morning for about 20 minutes. And that really makes me feel a whole lot better when I get up out of bed, that now I've had all of the necessary fluids moved to my lymph nodes that need to be so that my body can take care of what it needs to take care of for the day. While I'm doing that, it's a really good time to just kind of meditate and really think back on what -- well, I like to have time to think about what I'm grateful for and I always want to make sure I do that. You know, not to get too much of that, but I always have to say what I'm grateful for every day, because I just feel like that reaffirms how lucky I am. And it starts my day in a positive note. So it's kind of like meditation and then -- but not necessarily thinking about nothing. I'm actually thinking about what I'm grateful for, which really puts me in a positive note for the day to get going. And then I will, I am guilty of liking coffee, so I will have a cup of coffee. However, I have no problem drinking as much water. As a matter of fact, I might drink more water than it's necessary, but I, at least I start off with my 33-ounce alkaline water from Kirkland. And so I will chase my coffee or within sips of coffee, I will take sips of water as well, especially if I've voice over to work to do, I'll -- I probably won't drink coffee. If I have voiceover work to do, I will almost definitely hydrate in the booth. And I also wear my watch so that it reminds me to stand up every hour. And out in the garage, I have an elliptical and a Peloton, and my husband, believe it or not, who used to teach back in the day, back in the 80s, he used to teach step, he just got to step. So interesting, he's going to be stepping beside me now while I'm doing my elliptical. So that'll be fun in our garage. And I'm so happy that we set that up in the garage. And we did that during the pandemic because we weren't able to go to a gym at the time. And the two of us were working like crazy people and sitting a lot, and it did not do us any favors. And my husband for all the, all the people that know my husband, he's a really good cook. So the cook combination with the sitting a lot, I gained my pandemic weight for sure, but we're getting ourselves back on track. So I'm happy about that. Pilar: Well, you just mentioned something that I think is really important is the gratitude. I do the gratitude list at night mentally. Some people write it out, and I think it's really important because we take a lot sometimes -- at least I do. I can't speak for everyone, but sometimes I take things for granted. So I have to remember and be grateful that I have a roof over my head. I have food in my refrigerator. I have car that I can drive to go to my sessions, that I have money to pay for my food. That I have a cat who loves me. Well, that's questionable. But, um, he does, it's on his terms. And I think it's really important because when you're in gratitude, you're less likely to be in resentment over -- Anne: Oh yeah. Pilar: -- I didn't get this job. Why didn't they call me? Or I'm not as far as I should be -- all thoughts that every single person on the planet, if you're a working voice actor has had. Whether we want to admit it or not, we do because we're human. And so having gratitude, I just think is so important. Even if it's the little things, it's like, oh, I got a callback. Yeah, I didn't get the job, but guess what? They heard me and they wanted to hear me again. How awesome is that? So it's like being grateful for everything, whether the outcomes are the way you wanted them or not what you were expecting. I think that that's really important. Anne: I was going to say mental health, right? As we're being grateful. I think that throughout the day, we have to also try to revisit at some point, if we need to. Because during the day, the online social media events of the day can start to stress you out. And I think you need to take those breaks and maybe think again about being grateful or why you're grateful. I know there are times I'll read something in social media, and it will just fire me up. I can't imagine, like if I were to look at my watch and see my heart rate, sometimes my heart rate has gone up from some of the posts that I see online. I've tried really hard to back away a little bit from that, because I know that's not necessarily productive for me because I don't want to spend my day in that state where I have an elevated heart rate because I'm frustrated or I saw something that somebody posted that I, I just am like, I can't believe I just saw that. And so I think that the mental health and the stress of the day, we need to get up and shake it out. And I wanted to say, for sure, our fur babies. My cats are a huge part of my mental wellbeing. A lot of times I'll just go and play with them. That is like, oh, I need a kitty break. So for me, I'm like, I need a kitty break. Where's my kitty? And I'll just go and hug them. And you know, what's so interesting, Pilar? Our cats are so, so happy. For the past two and a half years since we've had to be home, I cannot tell you how happy the studio cats are. I mean, as a matter of fact, we brought them to the vet, and each one of them, the vet is like, their blood work is immaculate. Like they are some of the healthiest cats I have seen. And of course, you know, I'm all proud. And I'm like, well, you know, it's because we take really good care of them, and we play with them. And the funny thing is, is I think that's a part of their health too and our health. So we can not only help our health, but our animals' health to take a walk, play with the animals. And that's been a big difference from me, even when growing up, I've always had cats, but I've really like excelled at playing with my cats because it's good for them. And it's good for me. You know, it keeps them in shape. It keeps their mental -- they're hunters, right? So we have to play with them and have them hunt things. And so I've, I've actually understood my animals a whole lot more since this pandemic, because I've really taken the time to use them for good mental health for me and a good studio cat hug, there's nothing better. Oh. Outside of my Jerry, but you know. Pilar: I concur, is all I can say because mine, my cat really has so many duties besides which I am on hand and foot catering to him, you know? 'Cause it's always, it's always about him. It's not about me. It's I just, you know, of course, as I've said -- Anne: We're just here to serve them. Pilar: Yeah, exactly. I just, I just pay the rent for him. Anne: Yup. Pilar: You know, he sits there and he looks at me. And so I, when I have stuff that I have to work on, voice acting, I will do my, my characters. I will try them on him, and he'll look at me, and it's perfect. Yeah. I have a great time doing it. Anne: Yes, they're the best audience for characters. And it's funny because people who aren't even voice actors, right, when we speak in our, in our pet voice, don't we always go up into this elevated character voice. Oh my, who's your good kitty. We always go into these different character voices talking to the cats. Pilar: It's the funniest thing. I have gotten more work when I go into my speaking to Paco voice on an audition. It is, it astounds me because I sit there and go, you know, [Spanish gibberish] it's like, I don't know what the hell that is, but I'm just saying it. And yeah, that gets me work. So I'm like, yeah, I just -- Anne: There you go. He even gets you work, Paco even gets you to work. I love it. Pilar: He even gets me work. So he's, he's earning his supper. Anne: And you know, what's so cool? Not even are they just great sounding boards for, for your characters, my cats, they have their own Facebook page. They have their own Instagram page. So I connect with people through my cats. So my cats are so darn cute. Right? Everybody's cats are so cute. It's kind of a talking point. Who doesn't love to see pictures of fur babies on the internet? I mean, it's the one thing that's not political. It's not, right, It's not going to make anybody angry unless you're looking at things that, you know, we don't want to see happen to animals like abuse, but anybody I know can't resist a kitten photo or a puppy photo or any kind of animal, really. I think that that's, that contributes to the mental health and wellness of, of everybody, ven on the internet. Pilar: you know, I've resisted having Paco as his separate page. I'm getting a little envious of people who have a separate page for their animals. And I'm thinking I might have to do that because that's the other thing, I take pictures of him all day long. I just put a picture on my Instagram page, because I just, I couldn't stand it. And I just, I get, I like, I want everyone to see what he's doing, the cuteness. Anne: And I probably have, I mean, honestly, all right, here. I'm just going to tell you, Pilar, between you and I. Pilar: Yeah. Anne: I probably have -- and the rest of the world listening -- I probably have 50,000 pictures of my cats because I've taken pictures of them when they were little. We got them as kittens and that's like, oh my gosh, they're so darn cute. And there's three of them. So you know what I mean? Like, so it's triple. Pilar: It's one times three, right? Exactly. Because you have to take pictures of all of them. Yeah. I totally get it. Anne: I'm not ashamed, but I will admit that I probably do have about 50,000. Now, granted right now I don't have any children. So they, they kind of like, they're my children, my fur babies. Pilar: iCloud storage must love you. Anne: Well, I pay for extra of course, but they're so darn cute. Pilar: Don't we all? Anne: They just make me happy. And I think that anyone that's looking for wellness, if they can and they're animal lovers, I think that is such a huge contributor to the biggest stress reliever. The biggest unconditional love happy thing that you can do for yourself and your business. I'm just saying, yes, get a kitty, get a little kitten. Pilar: Yes, yes. Anne: Or -- I don't want to say don't, you know, I'm not, I'm also, I love -- Pilar: Or a dog, or a dog. Anne: Yes, exactly. Pilar: I used to have a dog and a cat. Anne: Or a goat, or a goat. Pilar: Or a goat. Anne: Or a horse, how about a horse? Pilar: It's hard to sleep with a horse in your bed. So that would be a little bit difficult. Anne: Or a teacup pig. I mean, I've always wanted one of those, honestly. Pilar: Wow. Anne: Pigs are cute. Pilar Okay. Yeah, they are cute. Anne: They're adorable. So anyways, yeah, fur babies, fur babies are good. So I think that, yes, it's so, so important that we consider our wellness. And I think sometimes though it takes being, because we're so invested -- this is me to a T, right? I get so focused. I get so involved in my work and yes, I have admitted, I'm probably, I work more than I should. And with that, it's more important than ever, right, that I take time out to take care of myself. And you don't want to have something crazy happen to you before you stop and think about your health. You know, you don't want to have a health event happen, and I've had a health event happen. And I should know, I feel like I should know more than any other time in my life. I should be so aware of my health, but sometimes I just get carried away and get so involved, and the stress starts getting to me, and you know, it's time to stop and shake it out. Pet your cat, have a little gratitude, go for a walk, get that exercise in there. And yeah, I have a balance, have a balance to career. Pilar: I think that that is all so important because what you're doing even while you're working and even if you're -- Anne: Even if you love what you do, right? Pilar: Even if you love what you do, even if you're really busy, you want to have habits that are going to be healthy habits that are preventative. Anne: Yeah, agreed. Pilar: So you don't have to sit there and be like -- I, I was at a studio the other day and the voiceover actor came out and he'd been drinking Diet Coke in the studio. And then he said, oh, I'm going to just take a couple of extras Diet Cokes. This was a very, very tall, very large man. And I thought he drank at least three in the studio, and he's going to drink three more Diet Cokes? And I was like, wow, if you do that year after year after year, what's that going to do to your body as, as a cumulative effect? Whereas drinking tons of water, let's say, instead of that, and, and meditating, and walking, and having these healthy habits is insurance towards the future. So you want to be healthy for as long as you possibly can and have a healthy voice. And so you want, you want to think about what you're putting into your body and what, and the thoughts that you're thinking and how you're waking up in the morning. So I think everything that we've talked about today is just, is super important as moving forward into living a healthy life in voiceover. Anne: And you know, what else? I think this has been a great discussion. You know, what else can help is by helping others, giving back. And I really, I'm a big believer in that. You know, I've always, always tried to, when I can give back, give back to my community, give back to people in need. So, and I really believe that giving back is such an important part. And one of our newest sponsors has given us a opportunity, an opportunity to contribute to make a difference and to give back to the communities that give to us. And that organization is 100voiceswhocare.org, and you can actually contribute and make a big difference. 'Cause I know sometimes it's like, I feel like I don't have a lot to contribute, and how can I really make a difference? Well, the really cool thing about this organization is we get a minimum of 100 people together, all donating, literally just $100 a quarter. So that's like $33.33 a month. And if you combine that together for a quarter with 100 voices, that's $10,000 that can be given to a community or an organization in need. And that is a wonderful, wonderful feeling. So you guys can find out more by visiting 100voiceswhocare.org, and you can make a difference for sure. I'd also like to give a great, big shout-out to our sponsor ipDTL that allows Pilar and I to have these wonderful conversations every week. You guys can be BOSSes, find out more at ipdtl.com. Thanks so much, guys. You guys have an amazing week, and we'll see you next week. Bye! Pilar: Thank you, everyone. Bye. >> Join us next week for another edition of VO BOSS with your host Anne Ganguzza. And take your business to the next level. Sign up for our mailing list at voboss.com and receive exclusive content, industry revolutionizing tips and strategies, and new ways to rock your business like a BOSS. Redistribution with permission. Coast to coast connectivity via ipDTL.

Training your ear takes practice - in any language! Anne and Pilar discuss what it's like to approach bilingual voice over in today's VO industry, from understanding culture and dialects to managing translation and delivery styles. Adaptation and observation are key to success as a bilingual talent, and it's important to keep a finely-tuned ear open to understanding language rather than just speaking it. Tune in to hear tips and information from a veteran performer… More at: https://www.voboss.com/bilingual-vo-101 Transcript >> It's time to take your business to the next level, the BOSS level! These are the premiere Business Owner Strategies and Successes being utilized by the industry's top talent today. Rock your business like a BOSS, a VO BOSS! Now let's welcome your host, Anne Ganguzza. Pilar: Hola, BOSS Voces. Bienvenidos al podcast con Anne Ganguzza y Pilar Uribe. Anne: Hey everyone. Welcome to the VO BOSS podcast. I'm your host Anne Ganguzza, and I'm honored today to bring back very special guest co-host to Pilar Uribe. Pilar, how are you today? Pilar: Hola, Anne. Cómo estás?   Anne: See, I need to start learning from you. Hola. Hola. So I am so excited to have you on this podcast because first of all, your journey is amazing, and our journeys are always ever evolving, right? And -- Pilar: Yes, oh yes. Oh, absolutely. Constantly. Anne: There's so much that our podcast listeners can learn from you. So I'm, I'm excited to continue that conversation. And I want to talk today about bilingual, what it means to be a bilingual voiceover actor in today's industry. And, you know, back in the day, I grew up in a very small town, and I was never really exposed to anyone that spoke a different language. And my exposure to let's say another language was my high school that said you can take French or Spanish, you know, for as many semesters as you'd like. And so I picked French, which I now think maybe I should have picked Spanish because I feel like that would be really useful to me today. But yeah, I was not exposed -- and it's one thing to be exposed to the language, but I was not really exposed to the culture. And I think it's so important for us to talk about that because as business owners, we serve many different communities. And it's so important for us to understand the community that we are serving and to be able to speak to them in the way that they're accustomed to and be able to serve their needs the best that we can. Pilar: Yes, this is very true, Anne. You know, I was born in New York, and both my parents were from Colombia. So that was all I knew because I spoke Spanish at home until I went to school in New York, and then I spoke English. And then when we, when we got home, we would speak only Spanish. And so every Sunday, my mother would make a traditional meal called ajiaco, which is this wonderful soup with chicken and corn and sour cream and chives, and it's like, it's so delicious. And we would listen to Colombian music. And so I grew up steeped in the culture. So it was like, there was stuff at home -- Anne: Right. Pilar: -- what we did at home. And then there was school. Anne: School. Pilar: And -- Anne: Where did you learn English then. Pilar: I learned English in kindergarten. Anne: Got it. Pilar: Well, I guess it started in nursery school 'cause I went to this playgroup where there were kids from all over. And then in kindergarten, I went to Convent of the Sacred Heart. And I think there was one other person who spoke Spanish. And of course, you know, when you're a kid, you catch on really quickly. So there was like maybe one or two people, one school friend, she spoke German, somebody else spoke Spanish, but that was also the custom of the day, which is that you learned that -- French was what was offered. I don't remember, at least at Sacred Heart, I don't remember Spanish being offered. When I switched schools, when I went to Spence across the street, they did have Spanish, but I mean, I already knew it. Anne: Right. Pilar: And so in New York, at least there was really no Spanish culture per se. You know, every so often of course I would hear Spanish being spoken, but it was in pockets. And so it was my home life, and then there was school life, and it was almost like never the twain shall meet. And so I, I grew up with a very Hispanic background because my parents wanted to give that to us, but I didn't see it reflected outside. That wasn't really until much later that actually it's, you know, you started seeing it, at least, you know, where I grew up. And so of course, my family, we would have -- lots of friends would come over, and they would speak Spanish. And so that was very fluid. But for example, I know friends who, whose parents were, they were not interested in teaching their, their children Spanish. So they have a very Latin sounding name and they don't understand Spanish. Thank God that my mother wouldn't let us speak English when we got home, because my career is basically been bilingual my entire life. Anne: So then, if I can ask, 'cause I've, I've looked this up multiple times, and I'm seeing some kind of different answers in different places. So then should I refer to the community as Hispanic or Latino or what is the difference there, if you wouldn't mind? I've got multiple places that kind of say they're the same, but yet they're different or they're mutually exclusive. Pilar: So it's, it's really strange. And I think us Hispanics, we don't even know. The word Hispanic -- I mean, when I was growing up, you were a Latina. A Latina was just, you were a Latina, which means you were from Latin America. Anne: Right, it referred to a place. Yes. Pilar: Yeah, exactly. So then Hispanic came along. If I go and I look at the term in Wikipedia, it says the term Hispanic refers to people, cultures, or countries related to Spain, the Spanish language, or hispanidad. So it embraces, because obviously we can't forget about Spain. Anne: Right. Pilar: So it embraces Spain obviously -- Anne: Right. Pilar: -- and the Americas where Spanish is spoken. And so Latinx is something that has not been around for that long. And it has to do -- see, for me what I understand it, 'cause I was like, what is this Latinx? 'Cause I was -- I would always hear of it for people who were gender neutral. Anne: That's what I -- Pilar: Who were gender fluid. But that doesn't mean that everybody who is a Latina is a Latinx. Anne: Correct. Pilar: So that's where it gets tricky and where people kind of sit there and they go, well, how do I refer to myself as? And so, you know, I'm an American because I was born in this country. Anne: Right. Pilar: And I speak Spanish. Anne: Right. Pilar: So for me, I would say I'm Hispanic because that's basically just the way that I referred to myself my entire life. The Latinx thing is something that's sort of come about in the last five, six, seven years, I think, which is fine. But for me, ultimately, I'm a Latina. Yo soy latina -- Anne: Right. Pilar: -- and that's kind of -- you know, for Americans, I'm Hispanic, but I'm a Latina because that's how I grew up, una latina. Anne: And it's Latina, because you're female, is that correct? Pilar: Yeah. Anne: And then Latino, is that -- Pilar: Yes. But then sometimes -- I know it's so bizarre -- Anne: And Latinx might be inclusive of non-binary or -- Pilar: Exactly. Non-binary. Anne: Got it. Pilar: That's exactly what it is, but because the Latino -- and because we have that differential in Spanish, because a Latino can also be male or female because I've had -- los latinos is like -- Anne: Right. Pilar: -- that's like everybody. Anne: Right, right. Pilar: You know, like, that's like so -- people just go overboard with trying to define the labels, you know? Anne: I guess, I guess it's just safe to assume that it's a personal matter, how you'd like to be referred to, right, for each person -- Pilar: Agreed. Anne: -- then. Okay. Pilar: Agreed. Anne: All right. Pilar: And I think it's kind of like everything goes. Anne: Yeah. Pilar: I mean, it's not -- well, at least for me, you know. I can't speak for everyone. Anne: Well, it's good to know because I, you know, I had questions I'm like, well, I'm not quite sure because again, when I grew up, I really was not exposed to really many people that had different cultures. I remember when I moved from my small town in upstate New York to New Jersey, I met so many people with so many different cultures, and I was like, this could have been good for me back in when I was growing up. But anyway, so now the question is, you speak Spanish, but there's so many different dialects, right? Pilar: Yes. Anne: And there's so -- many people need different dialects depending on again, what group you're speaking to. And I say group meaning buyer. If you're doing a voiceover and somebody hires you for that, they usually request a specific dialect of Spanish. So what are the different dialects and what, what are the differences between them? Pilar: Okay. So if you're talking, if, you know, if we start with Spain, which is [?], the Spaniards have a very, very different way of speaking. And so it's really interesting because Spaniards are some of the most lovely people, but the way they speak, it's almost like they're shouting at you. So [speaking Spanish] and so everything is just all, everything is always screaming. And that, I just said a bad word, by the way. Anne: Oh. Pilar: But you didn't understand, which is good. Anne: See? Pilar: So yeah, but it's, it's very, very guttural and it's, it's hard to explain. It is very, it's very tough sounding. So that's Span -- that's the Spaniards. Anne: Okay. So does that mean if somebody hires you to do some international work, and you needed to speak Spanish that was directed at people in Spain, would you speak in that delivery? Pilar: Probably, because I actually have been called to do that. Anne: Okay. Pilar: And also of course, and this is, again, nobody really knows because this is just conjecture, but the Spaniards, they have, they have a lisp. So supposedly, and some peoples, historians debate on this, but I want to say it was Phillip II or Ferdinand, I can't remember, but one of the kings had a lisp. So to cover, all the courtiers started lisping to cover his lisp. So instead of saying cerca, I'm near, estoy "therca," estoy therca. And then like canción, a Latin American would say, I'm singing a song, estoy cantando una canción, in Spain you would say estoy cantando una "canthión." It's the th instead of ss -- Anne: Right, right. Pilar: -- just for that particular C. It's not all the time. Anne: So there's Spanish from, people from Spain. Pilar: Spanish, Spain, right. Then they call this neutral. So neutral has a variety of connotations because neutral Spanish is actually, and this is something that I heard many years ago, when they say neutral Spanish, they actually want you to sound more Mexican. Because actually in terms of buyers, the largest minority of Latins is the Mexican -- Anne: Mexican. That makes sense. Pilar: So I want to say it's 89 million, but that might be an old figure. And so the Mexicans have a very distinct accent, if you go to different regions of Mexico. The reason why they ask for it is that it's a flatter way of speaking because when you start hearing different regionalisms, there's a lot of lilting. There's a lot of (singsong) and there's a lot more accents. The Mexican is pretty close in terms of being the flat, which is why they ask for it. Anne: They call that the -- Pilar: They call it -- Anne: Neutral? Pilar: Neutral Spanish, yes. Anne: Neutral Spanish. Pilar: But that's kind of code for -- it's, it's kind of more tilting towards the Mexican. Anne: Right. Because of the larger population, I'm assuming. Pilar: Yes. Anne: That's what -- Pilar: Yeah. And it's the consumer, right? Exactly. But here's the funny part. And again, the VO BOSS listeners might disagree, but the accent in Colombia, the way Colombians speak, is probably some of the best Spanish in all of Latin America. It just happens to be that way. I'm not speaking out of line. Anne: Well listen, I will tell you, I have to tell you this because when I worked in education, my boss for a good 18 years, he was from Colombia. So when he would get angry, and he would kind of go off into a different language -- Pilar: Yeah. Anne: -- it was very interesting. It was, I don't know it was lovely actually, but again, I never knew what he was saying. He was probably saying bad words, if he was angry at me or, or whatever. But it's interesting because he had an accent for 18 years, and he was, gosh, he was one of my, one of the best bosses I'd ever had. I mean, it was like half of my life that I worked for him. So I got to know him from his accent in English, but didn't ever really hear him speaking Spanish too much, except for once in a while, when he would talk to maybe his wife that would call or whatever, if I overheard him on the phone. Pilar: Yeah. Anne: Or if he got angry. Pilar: Yeah. But so Colombian Spanish is grammatically, it's probably the closest to Spanish from Spain. Anne: Okay. But then I imagine there's different regions in Colombia. Right? Pilar: Totally. Anne: Okay. And then you'd have like a different dialect for each. Pilar: Right, because you've got like, for example, the coast, um, [speaking Spanish] it's kind of like Southern, it's like the equivalent of Southern, it's and it's very, uh, it's, it's a great like people from Baidupar (?), [speaking Spanish] and then you've got Baices (?), [speaking Spanish]. There's a beautiful accent from Medellín. And then the region from Bogotá. There's all kinds. Anne: Yeah. Pilar: Where my family was from, Ibagué, it's just, it's a very funny kind of accent. They're all very different. And so that is important because a lot of the times when you are auditioning for something, they're going to ask you, because I get asked all the time. So you've got, like, let's say you've got Colombia, you've got Venezuela, and Venezuela, their accent is different, but it's more in line with the, because like for example, Caracas is on the coast. And so there, that accent is a coastal accent, and it's very close to the coastal Colombian accent from like a Baidupar, from the coast of Colombia, which is closer, not the same thing, but it's closer to like central America. So central America, you get into Dominican, which is very different. They speak at like 30,000 miles a minute. I mean, it is so crazy. You can't understand them. Anne: So then, may I ask, when you get an audition, right, are they specifying the dialect or? Pilar: Yes, yes -- Anne: Okay -- Pilar: -- now they are, now they are. Anne: -- all the time now there, because before this, I mean, bilingual has always been a thing, but I think lately it just was assumed that Spanish was maybe one or two different dialects. And, and I know for a fact, when I do a lot of telephony work, they would specifically request certain dialects of Spanish that they would want on the prompts. And so I think probably even now, right? So if you are not familiar with a specific dialect, do you go and study that before you audition? Or how does it, how does that work? Pilar: Yes, yes. Anne: Okay. Pilar: I actually have a coach who is -- Anne: Oh, okay. Pilar: -- she's great. She has, she knows all kinds of, I mean, dialects from all over the world. So and so I'll, um, I have some, some things that I, that I recorded with her. And so I'll just, I'll go to my notes there because even something proximity wise -- Anne: Sure. Pilar: -- Cuba and Puerto Rico, there's a very big difference with the accents. And I've been asked to do a Puerto Rican accent, and I've been asked to a Cuban accent. Those are the two that I get called to, sometimes Mexican. But a lot of the times what they're looking for, what I'll do, for example, when I'm doing an audition, and they're looking, they're asking to do the neutral Spanish, is that I will tone down. I will be very aware when I'm speaking of my Spanish, because I do have some regionalisms in my Spanish, and people who know, who have an ear and speak Spanish, native speakers -- Anne: Absolutely. Pilar: -- they will hear it immediately, so I can disguise it. It's practice. That's basically, it's like, if you want to put on a Southern accent, a Southern accent from Alabama is very different -- Anne: Oh yeah. Pilar: -- from a Southern accent from Virginia. Anne: Exactly. Pilar: So it's just a matter of being aware of what they are, and it starts in the mouth. So it's, it's great to get together with a coach. And for example, when, when they ask you for a British accent, and they're asking for an upper-class British accent, versus they're asking for a Scottish accent, 'cause a lot -- Anne: Sure. Pilar: -- you know, I get, I get those kinds of things for like video games. You just have to be aware, you practice, you get online. I actually did a, um, an ADR for a movie that came out, and I didn't know the language. So I got hired and he said, you speak Spanish. And I had worked with this looping director before and I said, yeah. And he said, okay, this is, this is a little different, you're going to have to practice. And I thought, okay, great, wonderful. So I start practicing, and it's this thing called Nahuatl, which is from a region in Mexico. And it's not really something -- it's a language, but it's not something that is spoken often at all. Anne: Right. Pilar: And this was for a big Marvel movie. So I started going online. There's very few videos, but I get ahold of them. I find somebody who speaks Nahuatl. And I speak to her and I realized this language has nothing to do with Spanish. And I'm like, uh-oh. So I literally phonetically had to learn phrases. And, and we had that all prepared because the looping director gave us time, but it was like, oh wow. This is a completely different language. This is not Spanish at all, but it is spoken in -- Anne: Spanish. Pilar: -- Mexico. Anne: Yeah, exactly. Wow. Pilar: So yeah, it's limitless amounts of variations. And if you're a native speaker of Spanish, you have to be very aware that you're not dealing with just one -- Anne: Right. Pilar: -- the way your voice sounds. Anne: Exactly. Pilar: You have to be able to adapt. Anne: Right. And not only just in the sound of it, right, or the accent of it, but I would say performance wise as well, right? There's styles in which people speak their language. Pilar: Yes. One of the things that I get called to do is to do a spot, and I have to do it in English and Spanish. And so first of all, Spanish is always longer. It always takes double the amount of time because we talk a lot. So double the amount of time what I say in English in Spanish. Anne: Oh, right, because you talk a lot, meaning the words to translate are twice as many. Pilar: Totally. Yeah. Anne: Okay. And you call it the bilingual two-step, I saw on your website or somewhere I saw that. Pilar: Yeah. Because it really, it takes literally double the amount of time to say it in Spanish as it does in English. And so Spanish is a beautiful language, and it's very descriptive. Anne: So I don't mean to interrupt -- Pilar: Go for it. Anne: -- I'm just thinking like, what if somebody that's not familiar, right, says, okay, I've got a 15-second or 30-second spot in English and oh, by the way, can you do it in Spanish? I assume that presents issues because you might have to do it much faster or you might have to maybe make some different changes and because you can't fit all the words in, is that correct, or? Pilar: Yes. So I'm much more -- I didn't use to be vocal, and I'm much more gently -- and obviously you have to do this in a democratic kind of a way, so you don't ruffle people's feathers. Anne: Right. Pilar: And they were aware of that. You know, copywriters are aware of all that today, which they didn't use to be, that they have to shorten it because otherwise you end up sounding like a chipmunk -- Anne: Right, right. Pilar: -- trying to get it out. And also the way a Latina like me expresses herself in Spanish is completely different from the way I'm going to say it in English. And it's the same copy. Anne: Now, how, performance-wise, if I might ask? Like, so you might say it in Spanish differently, would you be, I don't know, more excited or more dynamic or is -- what's typical? Pilar: I think it's in the way, the way the words are said, it's just different, because, because the actual sounds -- Anne: -- they go together differently. Pilar: Yeah. They go together differently. Okay. So here's something -- let me just see if I have it in English and Spanish. Okay. So this is -- I did something like this and it's, it's an Amtrak spot. "Did you think of the first person you're going to go visit?" Okay. That's in English. I'm just making that up. "¿Ya piensas de quien va ser la primera persona que vas a visitar?" So it's like two completely different people. Anne: It is. Pilar: And I don't know how to explain that, but -- Anne: It is. Pilar: -- it is. Anne: But that brings up a question, which I've always wondered about. So let's just say you have, you're doing a live directed session -- Pilar: Yeah. Anne: -- and the person that's directing you doesn't know Spanish. You have to know, right, you have to know the delivery. Pilar: Oh yeah. Anen: You have to know the nuance or does it happen that you don't always have, you know what I mean, a Spanish speaking, if you're doing Spanish and English or -- what's that like? Pilar: No, generally, actually, no, whenever I do live directed sessions, there's always somebody -- they may not speak it fluently, but they completely understand the language. Anne: Oh, okay. That's good to know. Pilar: You always have somebody there who knows. Anne: That's good to know. Pilar: But as a bilingual speaker, I feel like it's my job to make it easier for them. So I try to -- when they ask me and they're like trying to fish for a word, like, I don't like jump in, but I try to help them out, because it's difficult. Like I've done this my whole life. You know, I'm constantly in my head translating from English to Spanish -- Anne: Right. Pilar: -- Spanish to English. Anne: Right. Pilar: And so sometimes people just don't have that facility. I just happen to do it all the time. Anne: Right. Pilar: So if I can help them with a word or something -- Anne: Yeah. Pilar: -- I do. I'll step in, and I'll say it. Anne: Yeah. And that makes so much sense. I have really, honestly, I have such respect. I think everybody learn multiple languages. Really. I think it's such an education, not just culturally, but just, it's so many things you can get by being bilingual in your own personal development, really, so much you can learn. Pilar: You know, when it's a whole world. Anne: Yeah. Pilar: I mean, when I, when I studied French, it really, really opened it up because I was seeing so many parallels between Spanish and French. And I was like, oh, okay. So now I get why this, these are Romance languages. And then, you know, one time my family, my mother and my, my father and I, uh, we were invited to a wedding in Italy. And it's a really good friend of mine who is getting -- married an Italian gentleman. And I thought, well, why don't I just, I'm going to learn Spanish on the sly. And so -- not, not Spanish, Italian. And back in the day, dating myself, we had Walkmans right? Anne: Yup. I had one of those. Pilar: So I got a bunch of cassettes. Exactly. And I listened to it all the time. And my father would look at me like I was crazy. 'Cause he was like, 'cause I didn't say what I was doing. I was just always with the Walkman on. And so when I stepped off the plane, I was speaking Italian, and we could get around because I was speaking Italian. I didn't speak it that well, but I understood it. Now Spanish is very different from Italian, but there are a lot of words -- Anne: They're similar. Pilar: -- that are the same, so -- Anne: -- if I -- yeah. Pilar: So yeah, so it was really cool to be able to kind of navigate in that world because I had help. Anne: And it's important. I say that because the many times that my husband and I've gone to Italy now, I don't speak Italian, but my husband grew up with his grandparents speaking Italian, and his mother and father, not all the time. It wasn't -- he wasn't required to speak Italian. They were born in America, but his grandparents. And so he had enough knowledge, but thankfully he had that knowledge. And when we stepped off the plane into Italy, I mean, you just, you gotta be able to get around. Pilar: Yeah, yeah. Anne: And so I know very few words, few words, enough to like enough to get a gelato. But -- and to say please and thank you. Pilar: Exactly. And mi porte un po de panni? You can get a -- you can get, go very far. Can you bring me a little bit of bread? Anne: Yup. Pilar: Mi porte un po de panni? That'll get you anywhere in Italy, and there'll be grateful and they'll start flirting with you -- Anne: Yup. Pilar: -- and they'll offer you wine. And, you know, whatever. I'm always in such awe of voiceover artists whose Spanish, who, you know, it was not their first language, but they learned it, and they speak it really well. You know, they may not be native speakers -- Anne: Right. Pilar: -- because obviously fluent and native, they're two different things. Anne: Exactly. Pilar: But a lot of the times I will hear a really good Spanish accent, you know, over the, if, you know, if I'm in a train station or whatever, and you can tell the person is not native, but their pronunciation is flawless. So there's obviously a market for that. Anne: Yeah. Pilar: And that comes through practice. Anne: Yeah. Pilar: You have to practice, you know, and how do you practice? You, you read out loud, you -- and, and I do that. I mean, I'm, I'm a native speaker and I do that on a pretty regular basis. I'm reading a book in Spanish on my Kindle. And so I will read it. I will read entire passages out loud because I need to hear myself -- Anne: It's like a muscle. Pilar: -- and go -- yeah, exactly. Anne: Right? It's a muscle. Pilar: You need to practice it. Anne: If you're not going to be speaking -- I remember my husband's father when he used to talk to the family in Sicily. And by the way, Sicilian is different from Italian and different regions -- Pilar: Totally. Anne: -- there as well. I mean, his father knew enough, but also was very, it was very stressful for him to talk to the family because they would just be talking a mile a minute. And he was trying to get that back into his muscle memory and also speak it. He used to come off the phone. I mean, he'd be sweating. You know? So I can imagine, I can imagine what it's like being bilingual like, first of all, hats off and mad respect to anybody, you know, that speaks another language and can do it in fluently and -- because there's, there's work involved in that, that is a muscle memory and practice and all sorts of things. Pilar: Yeah. Anne: And I was thinking that it affords you some other opportunities in your voiceover business, such as -- I imagine you do a lot of dubbing. Pilar: Yes, yes. Anne: I imagine people ask you to do translation or proofreading services. So there's some other things that you can add as a service to your business as well by being bilingual. Pilar: Well, and also, yes, I agree with -- Anne: If you choose. Pilar: -- everything you just said. Anne: If you choose to want to do, you know, translation -- Pilar: Yeah. Anne: -- or proofreading or those things. Pilar: But even, even just knowing, maybe not being completely fluent, but even knowing a good amount of words and practicing those words -- because here's what I'm starting to see in a lot of copy is English copy but like a couple of Spanish speaking words -- Anne: Yes. Pilar: -- will sort of sift in there. And so if you can say it -- because a lot of the times I'm called and I can't completely make it in Spanish because people will be like, huh? What is she saying? Anne: Right. Pilar: But I can, I can add -- there's some spots I used to do. So instead of saying "this time on Colores" -- so I would never say Colores in regular. Anne: Right. Pilar: But it's not CoLORes. Anne: Right, right. Right. You have to have the accent. Yeah. Pilar: It's somewhere in between. So it's helpful to have an understanding of the sounds that another language makes, because I'll tell you, it's helped me. I can do German. I can -- I don't speak German. I can do Portuguese because it's basically about developing the ear. You know, a lot of times I'll hear a voice actor or somebody say, oh no, I can't speak. It's like, do you have a pair of ears? Anne: It's all about the -- Pilar: If you have a pair of ears, you just, you, you, you train yourself. Again, it's like what you said before. It's like a muscle. Train and develop that. Anne: And you know what, it's so interesting that you say that. I mean really, training your ear is, a lot of it, even just being conversational and, and understanding what a lot of people don't understand, what a conversational melody sounds like, because they've never really studied it. Right? Because all of a sudden -- Pilar: Yes. Anne: -- now, we're being asked to speak these words that didn't come from us and sound conversational. Well, there actually is a melody to being conversational and there's a melody to all of it. And so the process of training your ear is not something that happens overnight. That's for darn sure. You know, I just know that from the many students that when we go through our, you know, how are we speaking conversational or how do we get there? It takes a long time to develop the ear, but it's definitely something that can be learned, but it does take a lot of practice. A lot of practice. Pilar: It takes a lot of practice, but if you do it just five minutes a day -- Anne: Yeah. Pilar: -- and you, and you take a little piece of a newspaper in Spanish -- so just when I first got to Colombia, I had a little bit of an accent in Spanish. And my director was very strict, and he said, okay, you got to go get rid of that. And it was the slightest thing. It was like in the S's. And, and I, I was aware of it, but I was like, I don't know how to get rid of it. So I worked with somebody, but what I really did was I watched telenovelas all day long. And sometimes I would just, I wouldn't, I wouldn't even look at the television. I would just listen -- Anne: Right, just listen. Pilar: And I would repeat over and over again. That's how I learned Italian by myself. Anne: Yeah. Pilar: And so everything is possible -- Anne: Immersed yourself in the sounds and melody of it. Pilar: Yeah. Exactly. Anne: Yeah. Pilar: It's just having it around you, and you don't need to spend that much time on it, but you can -- Anne: Yeah. Pilar: -- if you do it on a daily basis, you are going to improve. Anne: I think it has to be consistent. Wow. There's so many other things I want to talk to you about being a bilingual voice talent. And I think we're going to be continuing that in our next episode, but this was a great beginning to talking about, I guess, the depth of what it takes to be a bilingual voice actor. So I thank you, Pilar. I'm going to say my last question to you is going to be okay, so now you know what our new series name is, right? Okay, so it's BOSS -- Pilar: You want to unveil it? Anne: Well, it's BOSS, and it's voices in Spanish. So how would I say that? Pilar: You would say BOSS Voces. Anne: BOSS Voces. Pilar: Or if you're from Spain, you would say BOSS Vothes. Anne: Oh. Pilar: La voth. Por qué -- Anne: La voth. Pilar: -- muy linda, Anne. Entonces, yo te puedo hablar todo el día, si quieres. Anne: Oh. Pilar: I just went overboard in Spanish. Anne: Okay. Pilar: I said you had a lovely voice -- Anne: Yes. Pilar: -- but for Latin Americans -- Anne: Yes. Pilar: - it's BOSS, BOSS Voces. Anne: BOSS Voces. Pilar: Voces. Anne: Voces, voces. Pilar: So with Spanish, you pronounce all the vowels. So it's ah, eh, ee, oh, oo, right? It's not A E I O U. Anne: Right. Pilar: So it's BOSS -- So you would say, maybe you would -- Anne: BOSS -- Pilar: -- you could give it a little, kind of a, a little sexy lilt. go BOSS Voces. Anne: BOSS Voces. BOSS Voces. Pilar: There we go. You got it. Anne: There we go. Well, now you guys know our new series' name. Thank you so much from my first, my first lesson from you. As always, it has been amazing to spend this time with you. BOSSes, we want you to have an amazing week. If you want to connect and network with amazing people like Pilar, you can find out more at ipdtl.com. You guys, have an amazing week and we'll see you next week. Bye. Pilar: Fue un placer, Anne. Nos vemos. Ciao. Anne: Ciao. >> Join us next week for another edition of VO BOSS with your host Anne Ganguzza. And take your business to the next level. Sign up for our mailing list at voboss.com and receive exclusive content, industry revolutionizing tips and strategies, and new ways to rock your business like a BOSS. Redistribution with permission. Coast to coast connectivity via ipDTL.

L'autrice Lucy Maud Montgomery, originaire de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard, avait seulement 9 ans quand elle a commencé à écrire. Elle est aujourd'hui l'une des écrivaines les plus célèbres du Canada. Vous la connaissez peut-être! C'est elle qui a écrit l'histoire d'Anne Shirley, dans la série Anne... la maison aux pignons verts, qui s'est vendu plus de 60 millions d'exemplaires dans le monde!