Embrace the Chaos!

Keeping Up With Chaos - Interview with Jozlyn Rocki and Friends

Calming the Chaos welcomes Jozlyn Rocki, who is a host of “Keeping Up with Chaos” podcast.

Along with her co-hosts Nikki and Ginger. This podcast helps you find connections, conversations and a place to share your chaos.

I met Jozlyn and Nikki on 10/6/21 when I was a guest on their podcast. We all had so much fun, we decided to have them on Calming the Chaos. Since then, I learned that Jozlyn is also a voiceover actor, production director, PR gal, guest coordinator, social media creator and overall bad ass mom, friend who loves to workout, drink coffee (and vodka), read books and dabbles in all things woo!

In this podcast, we talk about how they all got together, what they are doing now, and what sort of chaos they have in their lives. We’ll also do a first time “Chaos Lightening Round,” where we’ll talk about all things chaos with some surprise guests.

Introduction to Jozlyn and background on “Keeping up with Chaos” podcast

Introduction to Jozlyn’s secret surprise guest – Frankie Mateo, Voiceover Actor

Introduction to Tracy’s secret surprise guest – Mercury Rising, or Tim Steacy, Tracy’s Husband

10:43 Chaos Lightening Round

Jozlyn’s chaos is her podcast co-hosts are in a state of flux, and she is flying solo as a podcast host. She is planning to create a guest co-host roster, with Frankie at the top of her list!

12:01 – Jozlyn talks about how she became a Voiceover Actor, reinventing herself and meeting Frankie

13:21 – Frankie talks about how he became a Voiceover Actor, to cope with “terrible stage fright.”

Jozlyn: I am not going to allow fear to stop me

16:15 Tracy explains chaos. “Look around to what is stable and helpful to calm your chaos.”

17:31 – Jozlyn explains what she wants to manifest despite her chaos, and how she is reinventing herself

19:16 – Jozlyn talks about “kid chaos” and “kids are crazy!”

21:43 – Tim talks about being one of four boys and how chaotic it was when he was growing up. He actually calmed his chaos by entering the Army!

23:51 – Tim tells the story of swinging on the porch railing. “It was Indiana Jones…and I was the bad guy.”

25:25 – Jozlyn talks about her secret coping skills (vodka and coffee) and how she copes with her 16 year old boy (the kitchen towel story)

27:07 – Frankie talks about being a single guy and possibly getting a puppy in the future!

28:12 – Tracy talks “cold chaos” in Washington State, and Jozlyn and Tim agree that moving from Michigan was a good idea!

30:09 – Frankie actually wants to spend time in a snowy Christmas town like Frankenmuth, MI “I am the self-proclaimed baby-grandma.”

31:44 – The I-75 Freeway closure in Virginia, and being stuck on the freeway for up to 27 hours.

33:10 What do you do to plan for an emergency? Jozlyn has ideas about what to include in your car:

Tylenol, blankets, a bucket (to poop in!) a change of clothes, granola bars, peanuts, phone chargers, batteries, some games for the kids, crayons, markers, notebooks, mad-libs, wine and other adult beverages!

34:30 – Florida, influx of travelers, lack of cell phone towers and inability to call people

39:58 - Tim shows off his “landline” or “bat phone”

43:03 – Cell phones cause Frankie more chaos “I hate the fact that I’m always available.”

44:30 – Jozlyn’s Instagram Reels

47:00 – Jozlyn explains dubbing, ADR and how Instagram Reels help her develop her voiceover chops

47:41 – Jozlyn talks about visiting Vegas and meeting Frankie face to face for the first time, and chaos in traveling, travel anxiety and anxiety around people and large crowds

52:40 – Tim describes his fear of flying over the Old Vegas Strip

55:00 – Jozlyn’s skill for panic: “It will only be _____ minutes. And it will be fine, and I’ll enjoy the moment.” Don’t let fear interfere with your life plan.

56:41 – The Candle Factory collapse in Kentucky is an example of when fear is legitimate. Jozlyn suggests taking a break from the news to calm the chaos. Tracy adds that we can keep away from the news, and also feel confident that we’ll have the resources to survive a natural disaster if it comes our way.

Community Resources, pulling together and helping and financial donations can help calm the chaos

1:01:49 – Jonathan and Jessica Stanley’s Chaos Christmas pictures

1:03:31 – Jozlyn talks about the value of experiences for Christmas (instead of gifts) to avoid gift meltdowns. Timmy agrees “I just want memories.”

1:11:12 - Jozlyn has the last word on Chaos: You might as well talk about it and share it and figure out how to calm it because it’s not going away! And there is a fun part to the chaos, which is meeting people!

Listen to Jozlyn at the following links:

Podcast “Keeping up with Chaos” on iTunes at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/keeping-up-with-chaos/id1527929471

Jozlyn’s website: www.keepingupwithchaos.net

Instagram @keeping_up_with_chaos

YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChG0fKKBt2QNplJowSaKU6w