Antigens, Face Yoga & True Love with Love Is Blind’s Taylor Krause

Summary

Detox Retox with Tom Schwartz: Antigens, Face Yoga & True Love with Love Is Blind’s Taylor Krause

Release Date: June 17, 2025

In this engaging episode of Detox Retox with Tom Schwartz, host Tom Schwartz sits down with Taylor Krause, a standout participant from Love Is Blind Season Seven. The conversation weaves through a tapestry of wellness topics, relationship insights, and personal anecdotes, providing listeners with a multifaceted exploration of mindfulness and self-improvement.

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1. Welcoming Taylor Krause and Initial Impressions

The episode kicks off with Tom expressing his excitement about having Taylor on the show, highlighting her unique journey from academia to reality TV. He shares a humorous and candid reflection on his own podcasting experience, setting a relaxed and open tone for the conversation.

"Taylor Krause, she's awesome. Let's do this thing."
— Tom Schwartz [09:24]

2. Exploring Adaptogens: Benefits and Science

A significant portion of the discussion delves into adaptogens, natural substances that help the body maintain balance during stress. Tom provides a scientific overview, explaining how adaptogens interact with the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis to modulate stress hormones.

"Adaptogens help you adapt to help you modulate this response, reducing the peaks and valleys of the stress hormones over time."
— Tom Schwartz [08:30]

Taylor adds her perspective, sharing her personal experience with adaptogens and their impact on her well-being.

"I recently just did a brand deal with nootropic mushroom gummies... I was feeling so good. I was way over the serving amount, but I feel awesome."
— Taylor Krause [21:15]

3. Face Yoga Demonstration: Practical Wellness

Transitioning from adaptogens, Tom introduces the concept of face yoga, a practice aimed at reducing wrinkles and improving circulation. Alongside Taylor, he conducts a hands-on demonstration, encouraging listeners to participate.

"It can help build collagen, it's good for blood flow, lymphatic drainage, and everything."
— Tom Schwartz [24:28]

The interactive segment not only educates but also engages the audience, making wellness practices accessible and enjoyable.

4. Taylor's Journey: From Academia to Love Is Blind

Taylor shares her impressive background, including a Master's in Clean Energy Policy from Johns Hopkins, and her unexpected leap into reality television.

"I worked in policy, so that's kind of its own reality TV in a way... I was overdating in DC, and then it just kind of went from there."
— Taylor Krause [10:11]

She recounts her experience on Love Is Blind, detailing how she met and married her husband, Garrett, under unconventional circumstances.

"Our time is over... but it turned out very well. Great for myself and my husband."
— Taylor Krause [15:12]

5. Skincare Routines: Simplicity and Consistency

The conversation shifts to skincare, with Taylor emphasizing a simple and consistent regimen. She advocates for minimalistic approaches, highlighting the importance of protecting her freckles with sunscreen.

"Consistency is key for any routine... in the morning I wash my face with water, use a vitamin C serum, a light exfoliant, and then SPF."
— Taylor Krause [24:50]

Tom echoes this sentiment, sharing his own minimalist approach and the challenges of keeping up with ever-changing skincare trends.

"Simplicity is key. I don't have a thorough regimen, but I do buy all the creams and do the same thing as you."
— Tom Schwartz [24:54]

6. Climate Change and Clean Energy Insights

Leveraging her academic background, Taylor provides insights into climate change and the role of hydrogen as a clean energy source. She underscores the moral imperative to address environmental challenges despite complex global dynamics.

"While hydrogen might not be the sexiest clean energy technology, it was what I wrote my thesis on at Hopkins."
— Taylor Krause [33:35]

Tom and Taylor discuss the advancements in clean energy, debating the practicality and potential of hydrogen in mitigating climate impacts.

7. Life After Reality TV: Content Creation and Influencing

Transitioning to her post-reality TV life, Taylor delves into her role as a content creator and influencer. She reflects on the challenges and rewards of managing an online presence, balancing authenticity with the demands of social media.

"I have to make a funny video where you pay attention in the first seven seconds of it."
— Taylor Krause [36:20]

Tom shares his struggles with content creation, resonating with the balancing act required to maintain an engaging online persona.

"Sometimes it feels like a chore and I get a little neurotic about it."
— Tom Schwartz [37:21]

8. Handling Online Feedback and Mental Health

The duo addresses the impact of online feedback, both positive and negative, on mental health. Taylor emphasizes the importance of having a support system and adopting a constructive approach to criticism.

"When I get negative feedback, as long as it's constructive, or if you're going to be mean, be funny."
— Taylor Krause [45:42]

Tom concurs, sharing his experience with handling criticism and maintaining composure despite occasional negative comments.

"I sound like Mr. Too Cool for School... It's not gonna make me cry."
— Tom Schwartz [46:06]

9. Future Endeavors and Final Thoughts

As the episode concludes, Taylor hints at future projects, including the possibility of appearing on another reality TV show with her husband. The conversation wraps up on a lighthearted note, blending humor with sincere appreciation for the shared wellness practices.

"We're very happy now and figuring it out... Maybe we'll be the first married couple on Love Island USA."
— Taylor Krause [47:40]

"Detoxification complete."
— Taylor Krause [48:15]

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Key Takeaways:

• Adaptogens play a crucial role in managing stress by stabilizing cortisol and adrenaline levels.
• Face yoga is a practical, non-invasive method to enhance facial circulation and reduce signs of aging.
• Personal experiences on reality TV can lead to profound self-discovery and personal growth.
• Maintaining a simple skincare routine can be more effective and sustainable than complex regimens.
• Addressing climate change requires both technological innovation and a moral commitment.
• Navigating the world of content creation demands a balance between authenticity and audience engagement.
• Developing a robust support system is essential for managing the pressures of online presence and feedback.

This episode offers a rich blend of wellness insights, personal narratives, and practical advice, making it a valuable listen for those seeking to harmonize mindfulness with life's indulgences.

Transcript

[Tom Schwartz]

Foreign.

[Taylor Krause]

For your weekly detox with Tom Schwartz.

[Unknown]

Guys, what is up? Welcome to another episode of Detox Retox. I'm your host, Tom Schwartz. What's going on? I'm checking in. What do you want, a motivational quote? How about this? Excellence is not being the best, it's doing your best. What if this week it was neither? That supposed to be funny? Anyways, I want to check in with you guys. I know it's a one way street here, but like, how you doing? Are you more locked in on Love island? You got a $49 Taco Bell delivery on the way. Using toilet paper as paper towels because you forgot to go to the store. Are Huda and Jeremiah gonna make it? Are Huda's freckles real? Oh, my God. Wait, they didn't bring sauce packets for my Crunchwrap, so now I have to use whatever's in the fridge. It's not the same. Ariana's black hair. Omg. Also, I feel like Love island would be. I love it. I love the format, but I feel like once per season, they should just really get to go on an absolute terror. Like a bender. Borderline debaucherous. Bacchanalien. I'd love to see the aftermath of that. I'm just once, once, not glorifying, you know, over consumption, but just once per season. I think that'd be awesome. This week on the episode, Taylor Krause, Love is Blind season seven, spoiler alert. Her and Garrett go the distance. I was so hyped to sit down with her, man. It's. I'm. By the way, I just set foot on the Love is Blind hype train, so bear with me. And yeah, I love the format. She found love in a contactless place. Love is blind. She's also wicked smart. She graduated from John Hopkins Masters in clean energy. Anyways, I just. I feel like I missed a really good opportunity to geek out on some good science questions. Maybe even a science joke. Hey, why did the hydrogen atom go to the bar? It heard they had great bonding opportunities. Crickets? Nothing. Anyways, I feel like. I feel like I missed a good bonding opportunity. I love science. I'm an exercise physiology major. And yeah, if you watched it the first episode, her and her now husband, when they first meet, they're in the pods and she's like, I have a hydrogen tattoo on my arm. He's like, I have the uncertainty principle tattooed on my arm. And she's like, oh, snap, Heisenberg. I thought that was so cute. She talks about relationship, entropy, if you don't know what entropy is, it's just like a fancy word for things tend to fall apart. Yeah, yeah, I'm feeling the entropy lately. It's the natural tendency of things to go from more ordered to less ordered disorder. But let's not fight in. We're not fighting it. It's inevitable. How about we do a little judo aikido on entropy? Yeah. I don't know. I wish I could redo the interview with her. If we're, if we're going to be brutally honest here. I was a little off my game. I don't know, I was like, I was dialing in, getting ready for the interview, and I had this sort of like mini existential burst, like a dissociative moment. Sitting in my car, the canopied street in the Beautiful Beverly Hills. 90210, getting ready to go into the studio. And I got like this flash pang of guilt knowing my dad is in the hospital right now. Another brain bleed. There's nothing I can do. I was there by his side the whole time, the first time. But I still just felt guilty not being there, you know, he's in the icu, he's fine now, by the way. But still, I just, I don't know, family entropy. Something about the juxtaposition of just sitting here, there under this beautiful oak tree, 71 degrees while he's in the hospital. I'm just also, like, 10 miles to the east. The entropy of a nation. Things feel more divisive than ever. Protests going around. And I'm just like, I'm looking at my group chats, they're debating whether or not it was necessary to have federal intervention here in la. I'm like, Things start rushing through my head. I had this weird, like, moral dilemma. My God, should I be out there? Should I be protesting? Should I bring this up with Taylor? I have all the empathy in the world and I know if you have a platform, you should speak out. But if you zoom in, you know, you don't have to go far online to find out horrible stories about hard working, unofficial Americans just trying to make a living, feed their families getting deported because of these ICE raids. You know, I have my human lens on. I know critics are like, listen, we feel bad for the good ones, but it's still illegal. Immigration has to be enforced. I get that. But laws don't equal morality, right? Human decency. Then they'll say, well, hell, why don't we just let everyone in? I don't know. I'm like, this is all rushing through my head in a matter of like one minute and I don't know, looming nuclear apocalypse in the Middle east. And I just, I'm like, it all hit me at once and I'm just. It knocked me off my game a little bit. So, so sorry, Taylor, if you're listening to this, I'm sorry, you know, I was a little high strung even with the adaptogens, which we'll talk about what the is an adaptogen? I know they've been around for millennia, like thousands of years, but yeah, we'll get into that a little bit. Also, I want to thank Taylor at the top for like, she asked me, what do adaptogens actually do to your body? And I was like, eh, we don't really go that deep on this podcast. Okay, this is for you, Taylor. So from a scientific perspective, adaptogens work by interacting with the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis in the simple adrenal system, which are key regulators of the stress response. When you're under stress, your body releases cortisol and adrenaline. Adaptogens help you adapt to help you modulate this response, reducing the peaks and valleys of the stress hormones over time. Yes, that is for you, Taylor. By the way, we do a little face yoga. Huge advocate. I've been proselytized. Like I did it one time in Chicago and like I noticed in the morning I woke up and I day and night. That works if you have eye bags or your face is looking a little tired because of life. You've been doom scrolling. It's new to me. I'm excited about it. Maybe you guys know about face yoga. I know it's ridiculous. Before you say I've lost the plot, it's actually really awesome. This is a testimonial. You can reduce wrinkles. It's good for circulation. Maybe more of a lifted look on your face. Mental health benefits. And I'm like, you gotta try it. Don't knock it till you've tried it. Also, it's summer. Do you really want a summer bod with a winter face? Yeah, that's what I thought. By the way, big ups to the master, Daniel Collins. Check her out. She's amazing on YouTube. And yeah, yeah, man, I just, I'm just getting to Love is blind. It's so good. It's so good. By the way, I'm watching this and I'm like, how often do you get to witness someone's first spark, the initial spark in their relationship now that they're married? That is amazing. Tv. That's something special. So I. I was so grateful she took time out of her limited time in LA to come meet up me in the studio. And it was so fun. I'm so glad we got to meet. You know, also, the first time ever recording my podcast in the podcast studio. Yeah, I know. So I was a little off my game. I just. I don't know, I felt like I kind of blew an opportunity to have one of the more compelling conversations I've ever had. But, yeah, Taylor Krause, she's awesome. Let's do this thing. Let's get into it. Love you guys. All right.

[Tom Schwartz]

We'Re sipping on these Adaptogen drinks. I don't like. If I see something and it says Adaptogens, I'm in. Lip balm skin care cereal, I'm in. And I don't like.

[Taylor Krause]

That's kind of what they're not really. And what are they?

[Tom Schwartz]

That's the thing. Can we. Maybe we could circle back to Adaptogens later? That's kind of the premise of my whole show. It's like I've been doing so many things that are, generally speaking, healthy, or maybe not so healthy. More fun dancing between indulgence and moderation without being mindful or knowing what they actually do. Adaptogens being the most current example. Just trying to level up spiritually, mentally, physically. So thank you for being here. I appreciate it. You've led a really cool life. Did you just have your 30th birthday?

[Taylor Krause]

I just had my 31st birthday.

[Tom Schwartz]

31St.

[Taylor Krause]

But, yeah, obviously this has been a pretty big year for me.

[Tom Schwartz]

Yeah.

[Taylor Krause]

I did not come from reality TV world. Anything kind of like that. I mean, I worked in policy, so that's kind of its own reality tv in a way. But did that. Got married on it.

[Tom Schwartz]

Wow. What's it like? I've been married. I loved it. Didn't work out, but still a big fan and advocate for marriage. How's life?

[Taylor Krause]

It's been really wonderful. It's beautiful and crazy and a lot. And very blessed to have found my husband in a way that I did not think I would find a life partner.

[Tom Schwartz]

Yeah. Can we do, like, at least a shallow dive into that? Cause I'm so fascinated with your particular background, how you ended up in that world.

[Taylor Krause]

Yeah.

[Tom Schwartz]

I'm so interested because I'm. Wait. If I have this right. Okay. You have an ms, by the way. You're the real deal. You're the real McCoy. You've done the damn thing. You have an Ms. In energy policy and climate from Krieger School of Advanced Academic Programs at Johns Hopkins. Yeah, exactly.

[Taylor Krause]

Yeah.

[Tom Schwartz]

That's so impressive.

[Taylor Krause]

Thank you.

[Tom Schwartz]

So I'm like, I'm wondering at any point, did you have a desire or this urge to be on television or to be famous or did you ever have the acting bug?

[Taylor Krause]

No, no, no. I mean, love is blind. They. They just recruit by city.

[Tom Schwartz]

Yeah.

[Taylor Krause]

So they came to DC. DC's not a big city. I think everyone that's around that age range just knows that they're recruiting for people, multiple friends. That said, I think you should apply to do this. I was like, I don't know if I should be offended that you guys think I should be doing this. So, I don't know. I just kind of threw in. My application was planning to move back to San Diego. I was overdating in. In dc, and then it just kind of went from there. And even going on the show obviously was, like, really nervous to go on. I didn't expect anything from it. I really thought that I'd leave in a couple of days. I didn't think, like, I think any reasonable person wouldn't be like, this is it. This is how I get married and find a life partner. And, like. But it just became a whirlwind, and I kept, you know, rolling with it, and we're very happy now and figuring it out.

[Tom Schwartz]

I love it. It shows on your face. You seem happy. You have a great aura.

[Taylor Krause]

Thank.

[Tom Schwartz]

I'm wondering, like, what was, like, the initial spark, though. You're like, you know what? I should give this a chance. Just given your background, like, what was, like, that moment where you're like, I'm gonna do this. Do you remember the feeling or the thought process, or was it just visceral? Was it just a intuitive, reactive moment?

[Taylor Krause]

I think I. Even though I am, like a science person and seem very put together, I do have a YOLO mentality about things. And I joke that I'll try anything twice. And I thought it was interesting. And, like, I don't know. My parents have always instilled, if you have the opportunity to try something, you should try it and then maybe regret doing it and figure it out later, rather than living in regret of not trying it.

[Tom Schwartz]

So, yeah, that's one of my mantras. Better a life of oh, wells than what ifs. Yeah. That's how I ended up in LA myself.

[Taylor Krause]

Okay.

[Tom Schwartz]

But anyways, I'm like, yeah, I'm just. I was just curious how the heck you ended up on a show like that. Okay, so you didn't really have any desire to perform or be famous? Yes.

[Taylor Krause]

No.

[Tom Schwartz]

No, no. Okay. But it's in for people who haven't watched Love is Blind. How would you describe it? I feel like most of my viewers have watched it and know who you are. But for anybody who hasn't, can you give like the quick synopsis?

[Taylor Krause]

Love is Blind is basically a reality dating show. I know that probably Netflix wants us to say unscripted television is. Is a better way of saying it, but basically it's a very wholesome premise of meeting a potential life partner without seeing them and falling in love by just talking to each other. That's on a very accelerated timeline that by the end of it you could be married. So you get engaged having not seen your partner, then you get engaged, and then you continue layering in the different parts of like actual life till you get to your wedding at the end and you and that person say yes or no, and whatever unfolds in between makes great television.

[Tom Schwartz]

That's so insane to me. It's got. It's kind of. Yeah, so it's kind of like a little social experiment.

[Taylor Krause]

It's an experiment.

[Tom Schwartz]

Can. Can you fall in love, form a true bond with just emotions without physical contact? Right.

[Taylor Krause]

Yeah.

[Tom Schwartz]

And I mean, obviously long term, like physical contact, touch, all of that's important. It's integral for a long lasting, successful relationship compatibility. But did you have any expectations going in where you're like, you know what? I am looking for love, I'm ready to find love. Or were you just going in open minded with let's see what happens yolo?

[Taylor Krause]

I think that both things can be true where I knew I was ready for finding a serious partner, because I think that that's. With modern dating, it's really hard to find that. And you also be ready sometimes because I think for some people it oscillates. It's not always just like you find this one chapter and then you're ready to get married. So for me, I was open to it. And then I did not expect to find Garrett, my husband, but Netflix went through thousands of guys to make sure that we're compatible. I think that's really the magic of the show is that there are people at the end of it that end up genuinely finding each other. And it's different in that way that I think that there's actual matches that do happen and people make, you know, lifetime commitments to each other, which is crazy. I didn't think I'd be the partisan, like the participant to do that at all.

[Tom Schwartz]

I didn't had you watched it before going in?

[Taylor Krause]

Yeah.

[Tom Schwartz]

You did? So you knew you were getting into.

[Taylor Krause]

Yeah, I mean, I didn't watch it as a big. I didn't realize that there's, like, so much fandom around it. Like, there's offices that have group chats about it. There's, like, betting pools. I thought it was. I didn't know how big of a show it was before going on. And then. Yeah. Found out pretty quickly.

[Tom Schwartz]

Yeah. How is the wave, by the way? You've been riding the reality TV wave. Are you enjoying it? Are you savoring it?

[Taylor Krause]

I did. I think our time is over. I know that the most relevant will ever be was when the show came out. Cause there's two that come out every year. But it turned out I'm very lucky. It turned out very well. Great for myself and my husband. I know that that's not the case for a lot of other cast. And it's mentally hard on people. I'll be the first to say, like, even though it worked out really well for me, I'm so grateful. It was still a lot. Like, the human brain is not supposed to have that much attention, let alone, like, if it were super negative.

[Tom Schwartz]

Totally. And for people, it's, like, hyper. It's hyper stimulating. You know, you're thrown into the spotlight, and if you don't have a solid foundation, you have a great education, a great career, you're, you know, you're well established. But if you don't have a good support system to go back into when you do become super famous, even if it's for a short burst, a fiery supernova, it's hard.

[Taylor Krause]

It's hard. You're not supposed. I don't think anyone has any kind of training. And I mean, besides my job and my education, I'm very lucky. I have amazing parents and friends that kept me super grounded. And even going through it, I wasn't perfect at responding to things or showing up the same way that after my life changed overnight. So I've had a lot of personal relationships that really helped me through it, and I'm very lucky to have had that.

[Tom Schwartz]

And an awesome husband.

[Taylor Krause]

And an awesome husband.

[Tom Schwartz]

Sorry.

[Taylor Krause]

Garrett, you're number one.

[Tom Schwartz]

Garrett. Can we talk about Garrett for a second?

[Taylor Krause]

Of course.

[Tom Schwartz]

I haven't even met Garrett. And I have a man crush on Garrett. He's a quantum physicist.

[Taylor Krause]

Physicist.

[Tom Schwartz]

He's a spear Fisher, I'm sure. So many other things, but, like, most people's eyes just cross when they hear that. Yes.

[Taylor Krause]

Someone don't ask me to Explain quantum physics.

[Tom Schwartz]

I just did a quantum healing session. Have you ever heard of that?

[Taylor Krause]

No.

[Tom Schwartz]

It involves like the metaphysics. It's kind of explores the interconnectedness of the mind and body and how you think can affect the way you feel. Like your physical health. Some would say it's a pseudoscience. I'd like to hear what Garrett thinks about it.

[Taylor Krause]

Me too.

[Tom Schwartz]

Garrett, if you're out there, I want to spearfish with you and I want to talk quantum healing.

[Taylor Krause]

Yeah.

[Tom Schwartz]

But anyways, at what moment did you know that Garrett was the one?

[Taylor Krause]

I think it was actually after we had met each other and spent time in person together. When we met behind a wall, I was like, there's an actor or something on the other side. And I'm not a. I'm definitely not a woo woo person. Or like, look to the universe for signs. Like, I'm very open minded about that kind of stuff. But I knew in the pods, that's what they call them when you're not seeing each other, that the universe kept telling me this person is really special. This experience is something that means something. There's no reason to say no. I don't know if that makes sense.

[Tom Schwartz]

But it makes so much sense.

[Unknown]

Woo.

[Tom Schwartz]

Woo's not a bad word in here, by the way. We love woo woo.

[Taylor Krause]

Okay.

[Tom Schwartz]

At least we're open minded about it.

[Taylor Krause]

Yes. And so when we got in person, I think we had really great banter and had hard things that happened while we were in person and still had a ton of fun together. And I felt like he was definitely always trying to take care of me and had just a connection. It was hard to describe. Which happened in Mexico. They have you go on like a honeymoon of sorts. And I think that that's when our physical connection really happened. When you're going on sets and going on different dates and stuff and you're waiting for hours in a van and it's really hot and it's not super romantic. Yeah, no, it's not romantic at all. But that was when I really fell in love with him. When we were doing something that wasn't really romantic, but we still made it a blast.

[Tom Schwartz]

That's beautiful, by the way. The moments in between. And you can love and enjoy someone's company. When you're sitting in a van sweaty or just doing nothing, that's when you kind of know. At least for me, that's always when I've known. I truly love someone.

[Taylor Krause]

Yeah.

[Tom Schwartz]

Just enjoying their presence and. And not feeling like I have to talk to them, you know? Not fill the dead air.

[Taylor Krause]

No. The comfortable silence is major key for any kind of stressful relationship.

[Tom Schwartz]

It really is. But I'm really happy for you.

[Taylor Krause]

Thank you.

[Tom Schwartz]

And I'm happy you're here.

[Taylor Krause]

I appreciate it.

[Tom Schwartz]

I think my adaptogens are kicking in. This isn't an adaptogens episode, but I pulled it out of the fridge this morning and I was like, I've googled it before. I know that it's non toxic plants and herbs and everything, but do you know anything about adaptogens?

[Taylor Krause]

I know in terms of nootropic mushrooms, they're supposed to provide more cognitive function that like, allows for enhancement in like sleep, energy, mood, stabilizing. So doing all these things that you would otherwise think like you have to have individual supplements for. But in terms of like the neuroscience behind it, I have no idea.

[Tom Schwartz]

No, I don't either, by the way. But like. Yeah, okay, so I see it on the side of a level, like a label. I'm buying that anything that says, well, let's see. Organic antioxidants. Adaptogens. Sold, Sold, Sold. But yeah, I'm trying to be a little more mindful about it. So I was like, could we do a little refresher? And I did a little research.

[Taylor Krause]

Okay.

[Tom Schwartz]

So, okay, They're a class of natural substances, mainly herbs and mushrooms, that help the body maintain homeostasis or internal balance, particularly during emotional or environmental stress. Okay. Unlike stimulants, adaptogens don't cause a sharp spike or drop in energy, for instance, like a cup of coffee or an espresso martini or something like that. So they just help your body acclimate. That's why they're called adaptogens. They help your body readapt to homeostasis.

[Taylor Krause]

Yeah, but does that mean like they have hormones that are like, do they, what do they make the body do that like reaches homeostasis?

[Tom Schwartz]

You know, that's for the Huberman lab. We're keeping it surface level here. I just, because I've been drinking, I've been buying everything that says it and I've like, I had, I had really no idea what they were up until now. Yeah, so I just saw.

[Taylor Krause]

Yeah, it's like if you feel different.

[Tom Schwartz]

And I mean maybe if you drink like three of them. I don't know if it's like, I don't know.

[Taylor Krause]

I recently just did a brand deal with nootropic mushroom gummies. And you know, you're, you're shooting the content and you're sharing it and like they're so Good. I accidentally, like, smashed multiple bags of them.

[Tom Schwartz]

Yeah.

[Taylor Krause]

And I was feeling so good. I was like, I'm way over the serving amount, but I feel awesome. Yes.

[Tom Schwartz]

I just tried Neurogum for the first time.

[Taylor Krause]

Okay.

[Tom Schwartz]

Have you ever had it? No, but similar neurotropic. It was awesome.

[Taylor Krause]

Okay.

[Tom Schwartz]

I felt like. I don't know if you've ever taken Adderall, but I felt like I took a natural version of Adderall.

[Taylor Krause]

Okay.

[Tom Schwartz]

Which is a good thing. That's kind of what Adaptogens are. I think they're just another one of nature's chill pills.

[Taylor Krause]

Neurogum, too. It's like one of those shark tank things that they didn't end up investing in that company and it's gone on to be like a multi million.

[Tom Schwartz]

Yeah. Maybe billions.

[Taylor Krause]

Maybe billions.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Tom Schwartz]

They're crushing it.

[Taylor Krause]

Yeah. Natural Adderall. That seems.

[Tom Schwartz]

I like that. Nature's Adderall. Liquid gold microdosing, too. Okay. Examples. Just a few. If in case you guys are listening, you're like, okay, so give us some examples. Ashwagandha.

[Taylor Krause]

Okay.

[Tom Schwartz]

So hot right now.

[Taylor Krause]

I hear it's. My husband takes it every day.

[Tom Schwartz]

I love it too. I take it first thing in the morning.

[Taylor Krause]

Okay.

[Tom Schwartz]

Yeah. Cordyceps, ginseng, goji berries, Reishi mushrooms, turmeric. All this good stuff.

[Taylor Krause]

Yeah. All anti inflammatory energy. Like stabilizing energy.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Taylor Krause]

I know the outcomes. I just don't really know enough about the scientific process behind each one.

[Tom Schwartz]

Yeah. I did a little bit of a deep dive earlier, and I was like, I don't want to get that scientific here.

[Taylor Krause]

Just give me the drink.

[Tom Schwartz]

Podcast just started. We're only eight episodes in. I don't want to scare people away. I don't want to go too deep. Yeah, just give me the drink. I love Adaptogens.

[Taylor Krause]

Two Adaptogens.

[Tom Schwartz]

Okay. So, okay. I know you're in the health and wellness and the beauty business. A little bit. Yes. Yeah, I thought it'd be kind of fun, you know, once the adaptions. Adaptogens kick in, if we. We do a little face yoga. Is that cool?

[Taylor Krause]

Yeah. I mean, are you teaching me or.

[Tom Schwartz]

Okay. I. Okay. Okay. So I love this girl on YouTube. Her name's Daniel Collins.

[Taylor Krause]

Okay.

[Tom Schwartz]

She's a professional face yoga instructor. And I just discovered. I didn't even know it's a. Have you ever heard of face yoga?

[Taylor Krause]

I'd heard of face yoga. I can't say that I've, like, tried it. So we're.

[Tom Schwartz]

Okay. You're young and you're beautiful and you have flawless skin. Drop the skincare regimen, by the way.

[Taylor Krause]

Okay.

[Tom Schwartz]

You don't have to if you don't want to.

[Taylor Krause]

I mean, I can.

[Tom Schwartz]

You can, yeah. Okay. What is it?

[Taylor Krause]

I like to keep it very simple.

[Tom Schwartz]

Yeah.

[Taylor Krause]

Just because I think that consistency is key. Key for like any routine. That's if you want results. And that's just how the human body works. So in the morning I actually just wash my face with water. I don't use any soap. And then I use a vitamin C serum and a light exfoliant and then SPF and like then for me I have a lot of freckles and sunscreen is just really important. And then at night I wash my face with like a gentle cleanser. And then I do pretty much the same thing that I did in the morning minus the sunscreen because you don't need sunscreen at night. And that's it.

[Tom Schwartz]

That's beautiful.

[Taylor Krause]

Thanks.

[Tom Schwartz]

Simplicity is key. I don't have like, I don't have a thorough regimen or anything, but every time I see like, I see a new like cream on TikTok 1, you can eat vitamin C. New serums. I have like 30 different ones and I just pretty much do the same, same thing as you. I. Yeah. Simplicity, simplicity. I still buy all the creams. I'm a sucker.

[Taylor Krause]

And you like, like, you like it? You like the skin care? Good.

[Tom Schwartz]

It makes me feel good.

[Taylor Krause]

I think guys, more guys should do skincare.

[Tom Schwartz]

Yeah.

[Taylor Krause]

Well, because you guys don't wear makeup.

[Tom Schwartz]

I know, but I'm, I'm 42 now. I've noticed that I'm starting to get a little like dark circles under the eyes a little bit.

[Taylor Krause]

You look great.

[Tom Schwartz]

Thank you. I was fishing for a compliment. Thank you. No, but I like, I was in Chicago not long ago doing a gig and it was. I love Chicago. My eyes were super puffy. I had dark circles under my eyes, they were baggy. And I wasn't like panicking or anything. I'm not that concerned about my physical appearance. But I, I went on YouTube and I stumbled upon the lovely Daniel Collins face yoga. It can help build like collagen. It's good for just blood flow, lymphatic drainage and everything. And I was like, maybe it'd be fun to do a little session. I've only done it one other time and it worked. It worked.

[Taylor Krause]

What made it work?

[Tom Schwartz]

Okay, so, so the. Okay.

[Taylor Krause]

And how many adaptogens did you take?

[Tom Schwartz]

No. Okay, so yeah, I was super puffy. Did it. I did a four minute session, went to Bed. When I woke up, my eyes. I'm not saying it's a cure all. It's not saying it's a miracle worker, but for me, it worked. Yeah, a miracle. So, yeah, I don't know. And I thought we'd give it if you liked it. I loved it. I loved it.

[Taylor Krause]

A lot of women, like, try it and really enjoy it, so I'm glad to.

[Tom Schwartz]

It's a big thing. It's a big deal on YouTube.

[Taylor Krause]

Okay.

[Tom Schwartz]

Again, I'm the student, not the master. Not yet, but I've done a few. Okay. I've done it, like, three times.

[Taylor Krause]

I think if you started doing face yoga classes in la, you might get an interesting clientele that would be really excited to do with you.

[Tom Schwartz]

Garrett, are you listening still? Are you in? Okay, let's do it.

[Taylor Krause]

Okay.

[Tom Schwartz]

Okay. Thank you. By the way, Danielle Collins, Shout out to her. So we're gonna start right now with her thumbs like this. And we're gonna take it and we're gonna smooth up from underneath our eyes right here up to our temples.

[Taylor Krause]

Yeah, sounds nice.

[Tom Schwartz]

Usually you do this for, like, a minute, but I don't want to bore the audience. I thought maybe we could do maybe like quick 20 seconds. Right now for audio only, guys, we're taking our thumbs below our eye sockets and we're just rubbing them right up by our temples.

[Taylor Krause]

It actually feels really nice. I recommend even not for face yoga purposes. Yeah, like, you're in your car.

[Tom Schwartz]

We should have got some good spa music. I'm sorry, Stacy.

[Taylor Krause]

Can someone come do, like, chanting in here with us?

[Tom Schwartz]

Isn't it just nice to take a second to do something? Like, how often do you do stuff like this? Do you treat yourself?

[Taylor Krause]

I definitely take a lot more time since being on reality TV to make sure that I, like, just meditate or go to yoga or get a massage and clear my brain.

[Tom Schwartz]

Detoxing.

[Taylor Krause]

Detoxing. Yeah.

[Tom Schwartz]

What's your favorite way to retox, if you will? You'd like to have a drink?

[Unknown]

Tie one.

[Taylor Krause]

Knots. Yeah. I mean, this year has been, like, the first year of my life that I've really just not drank a lot. I used to be, like, would love to go out with, like, my friends, and before you know it, I've, like, drank, like, 10 tequila, sodas and dancing. Yeah, but those nights don't happen as often. I recently just did one of those nights for the first time in, like, a couple months, and I was like.

[Tom Schwartz]

Wow, Louisiana will bring that out of you. Or was it not in LA?

[Taylor Krause]

It was in San Francisco, actually, for a friend's 30th birthday. And I told her, I was like, I'm trying not to really drink. And she looked at me like daggers. And I was like, never mind. We're going to send it for your birthday.

[Tom Schwartz]

On the birthday. You got to send it.

[Taylor Krause]

I got to send it.

[Tom Schwartz]

Okay, you want. Let's switch it up. Okay, after this, we're going to take these three fingers and we're going to gently pulse under our eyes like this. Not too much pressure, just like that. We don't have to make eye contact if you don't want to. I'm just kidding. All right, we're going to just do this for, like, 30 seconds. Little gentle pulsing right here. Supposed to help with. Yeah. Again, lymphatic drainage and reduce, like, the puffiness. Dark circles, which you don't have. It just feels good, too.

[Taylor Krause]

Yeah. I mean, also for lymphatic drainage, it's, like, supposed to. If you do it too hard, it doesn't work. Right.

[Tom Schwartz]

Totally. It can backfire.

[Taylor Krause]

Have you gotten, like, a lymphatic massage?

[Tom Schwartz]

I just got one, like, a month ago. Have you?

[Taylor Krause]

No, I haven't. How is it?

[Tom Schwartz]

It was incredibly relaxing. I felt. I felt like. I've never felt the for in my entire life. Let me elaborate. I just. I felt like she drained. I don't. I don't know. She drained like a piece of my. Like a toxic piece of my soul. Not to get. Does that. I don't know if that's making sense.

[Taylor Krause]

Did you feel sick after? Some people feel really sick after.

[Tom Schwartz]

I felt, like, my throat. I could feel something, like, the drainage going down my throat, and I felt really sore. I could barely lift my arm, which was a little disconcerting.

[Taylor Krause]

But then, like, how about the residual effects?

[Tom Schwartz]

Residual? I had an afterglow. Yeah.

[Taylor Krause]

Okay.

[Tom Schwartz]

For, like, days. So I'm a fan. I'm an advocate for the lymphatic drain massage.

[Taylor Krause]

Yeah, I'm gonna now try it.

[Tom Schwartz]

You sold?

[Taylor Krause]

I'm influenced.

[Tom Schwartz]

Okay. All right, should we switch it up, you guys? All right, now we're gonna take. We're gonna take our thumbs and we're pulse in the corner of our eyes like this. Guys, if you're listening in the audio, take your thumbs and just pull pulse like this. Right below. Like this? Yeah, just like that. That's nice.

[Taylor Krause]

I'm going to go home to Garrett and be like, babe, just close your eyes, get on the bed, start doing.

[Tom Schwartz]

You really should do this in a mirror, not on a podcast. But I thought it'd be fun. Okay, this. You guys. If you're listening, do a minute of this.

[Taylor Krause]

What we're doing for just listening. If you're just listening, thumbs under eyes and lift.

[Tom Schwartz]

We're just gently pulsating.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Tom Schwartz]

Right under your eyes. Up in an upwards motion. Not too hard.

[Taylor Krause]

I also have my fingernails painted like fish, which are a requirement for maximum.

[Tom Schwartz]

Results, by the way. Superfly. I noticed him right when you came in. Okay, okay. All right, now we're gonna take. This is my favorite one. We're gonna take our ring fingers, and you're just gonna tap in circles. We're starting on the top of our forehead. And just circle down and around like this, right up.

[Taylor Krause]

These are your middle fingers, though.

[Tom Schwartz]

Oh, ring fingers, my bad. Or middle ones. It doesn't matter. You're supposed to use ring fingers for a gentler touch. And just go right up in between your eyes. Up the forehead, around like this. That nice.

[Taylor Krause]

I feel like if someone else did this to me, it would be nicer. It'd be so nice for some reason. Why is it. Why is it nicer when someone else, like, gives you a massage?

[Tom Schwartz]

It's just so much better. I know it never hits the same when you have to do it yourself.

[Taylor Krause]

But in this economy.

[Tom Schwartz]

Yeah.

[Taylor Krause]

This is a recession indicator, y' all. Is that we're doing.

[Tom Schwartz]

Okay. Okay, we got one more. This one. It's kind of ridiculous. We're gonna take your. Your pointer finger and your middle finger, and we're gonna put them on the side of your eyes like this. And then you're going to look up and down and, like, slightly squint.

[Taylor Krause]

Okay. I did watch this beforehand.

[Tom Schwartz]

Yeah.

[Taylor Krause]

And I was like, this is wild.

[Tom Schwartz]

Okay.

[Taylor Krause]

I can't wait to see what this looks like. You look great.

[Tom Schwartz]

You look fabulous, by the way. You look super chic. Not too much pressure on the sides like this.

[Taylor Krause]

I need to go look back at this and understand what. She looked like she was hurting herself. Yeah.

[Tom Schwartz]

No, she strained a little bit. You pinch for, like, three seconds. She sort of squint for three seconds. You don't want to strain your eyes. Just, like, up and then down, then up and then down. How do you feel? 5 years younger, 10 years younger?

[Taylor Krause]

Yeah, sure.

[Tom Schwartz]

Yeah. All right. It was better the first time I did it, but I thought you might enjoy it.

[Taylor Krause]

I did enjoy it.

[Tom Schwartz]

Okay, cool.

[Taylor Krause]

I feel great.

[Tom Schwartz]

Okay. Sweet.

[Taylor Krause]

If anything, it was a great giggle. And that's always good for the glow.

[Tom Schwartz]

Yeah. Beagle's always good for the glow. I like that. Can we go back to like prior education a little bit.

[Taylor Krause]

Yeah.

[Tom Schwartz]

That's not to like, I don't want to end doom and gloom right now, but like, Taylor.

[Taylor Krause]

Yeah.

[Tom Schwartz]

Climate change, okay. Rising temperatures, extreme weather going crazy, the current administration cutting clean energy funding, melting ice, rising sea levels. Like, taylor, are we gonna be okay?

[Taylor Krause]

A lot of people just think of climate change and they kind of think of what you're thinking. Like, are we fucked?

[Tom Schwartz]

I mean. Yeah.

[Taylor Krause]

Can I say that here?

[Tom Schwartz]

Yeah, you can say that. That's pretty much what I was asking you, Taylor. Are we fucked?

[Taylor Krause]

Are we fucked? And I think it depends on who you ask. And it doesn't matter because either way I think we have a moral cause to still work on it.

[Tom Schwartz]

Yeah. And as technology is advancing, we're finding new and better cleaner energy options such as hydrogen.

[Taylor Krause]

Hydrogen, yeah. My little hydrogen tattoo.

[Tom Schwartz]

Can I see it?

[Taylor Krause]

Yeah, It's a little diatomic molecule.

[Tom Schwartz]

Is hydrogen the best element, the most abundant? Is it the best element? It's number one on the periodic table, isn't it? Yes, it's number one.

[Taylor Krause]

Yeah, it's number one, I think. Yeah, it's number one.

[Tom Schwartz]

Should we do a refresher course on hydrogen? I don't even know if I wrote hydrogen. There's a colorless, odorless gas.

[Taylor Krause]

Yeah. Hydrogen's not probably the sexiest, like, clean energy technology that like, people know about, but it was what I wrote my thesis on at Hopkins and got me a really great job and. Yeah.

[Tom Schwartz]

Yeah. What are the things, what are the things that are making you happy in life right now, bringing you joy in your daily life?

[Taylor Krause]

My marriage.

[Tom Schwartz]

Yes.

[Taylor Krause]

It's bringing me a lot of joy. It's definitely been a whirlwind. I love my husband very much. I don't recommend getting married the way that, that we did.

[Tom Schwartz]

A little unconventional.

[Taylor Krause]

I don't think you can even pay for that. But I feel like.

[Tom Schwartz]

I feel like a lot of people. Well, there's maybe a case study to be made in people falling in love with their chatgpt right now.

[Taylor Krause]

Yeah.

[Tom Schwartz]

Yeah. That's a version of. Are we going to get a Love is Blind AI version?

[Taylor Krause]

I think I've seen that movie.

[Tom Schwartz]

You saw her? No, but it's like it's becoming an epidemic, at least amongst a few of my friends. I've talked about it before. They're just in a full blown relationship with their chatgpts.

[Taylor Krause]

Really?

[Tom Schwartz]

Therapists, lovers. I mean, obviously not sexually. Love is blind.

[Taylor Krause]

I feel like there's going to be this renaissance of like a want for in person connectivity.

[Tom Schwartz]

Yeah.

[Taylor Krause]

Like, I think that people want that. I'm really excited about doing content creation but in a way that I facilitate more like in person things. I think that there's like a huge desire for that too. But yeah. AI. Are they coming for our jobs? I don't even know they're coming for our jobs. They're gonna go to reality tv. We're just gonna have a bunch of AI bots at Vanderpump.

[Tom Schwartz]

Do. If someone refers to you, your steam, you have an incredible resume. But if someone. Would you feel it's reductionist or would someone reduced in any way, shape or form. If someone referred to you as an influencer, would you cringe?

[Taylor Krause]

I used to and now it's. I think that's so stupid.

[Tom Schwartz]

It's like the cool. I'm so, I'm an advocate for it. I'm so happy when people are able to like stop their 9 to 5. Quit that and just make a full time doing something they love. It's fun being a content creator. You get to be your own creative director, your producer, your writer. I don't know if you edit your own videos and stuff.

[Taylor Krause]

Oh yeah, I do.

[Tom Schwartz]

Oh, you do it all.

[Taylor Krause]

When I get the DMS that people are like, I know someone's probably managing Mr. Taylor. Like, what? No, baby, it's all me.

[Tom Schwartz]

It's fun.

[Taylor Krause]

I think it's really fun. And you know, even in like what is influencing? Right? Like I worked in, I was a lobbyist, I worked in policy. I influenced policymakers to, you know, vote on a certain law or structure something a certain way. Like that's an influencer. You've been influencing one. One's on social media. Yeah, one. I have to make a funny video where you pay attention in the first seven seconds of it. But yeah, I think there's a negative connotation with influencer that I really had to think about and get over if I was going to like go to do it full time. I didn't do it right away. I did it for six months at like with my real like full time job.

[Tom Schwartz]

Yeah. So I love a love hate relationship with it posting in general. I don't know. Sometimes it feels like a chore and.

[Taylor Krause]

I feel like, like a job.

[Tom Schwartz]

Yeah. Yes. Oh my God. That struck a chord.

[Taylor Krause]

Taylor.

[Tom Schwartz]

Damn it. I don't want to work. No, I just, I don't know, it just sometimes feels like a chore and I get a little neurotic about it. Does it seem egotistical or too self indulgent or you know, tone deaf? Given the things going on in the world.

[Taylor Krause]

Yeah. There's a lot of things to balance.

[Tom Schwartz]

Yeah. But I still love it. I'm more of a lurker these days.

[Taylor Krause]

You just like to stalk people.

[Tom Schwartz]

Honestly. Yeah. I mean, I'm more of a consumer, but I'm trying to be more of a creator and I'm transitioning.

[Taylor Krause]

It's a lot of work, a lot of time.

[Tom Schwartz]

Yeah.

[Taylor Krause]

I'm in the process of figuring out, like, okay, newsflash, people. We don't post and make the content the same day. So what you have to do is like, batch your content and think of all these ideas. But you want to do it in a creative way, which doesn't always happen on a timeline. And then if you're going to shoot the content yourself and then edit it, it's just, it is a lot of time. So I completely empathize with your position of being like, it's hard to. And the way the algorithm works too, of like.

[Tom Schwartz]

Yeah, I'm aware of all this stuff, but it's overwhelming. Take a sip of this.

[Taylor Krause]

More adaptogens.

[Tom Schwartz]

Do you think. Do you think you'll. Oh. Can I ask you this?

[Taylor Krause]

Yeah.

[Tom Schwartz]

Do you watch reality tv?

[Taylor Krause]

I would say. Well, yeah, I watch real. Not a lot of it, but.

[Tom Schwartz]

What's your current favorite show? Or, like, a show you just love to, like, watch and turn your brain off, Just soothe your brain, go into sort of like a nice airplane mode or hibernation mode.

[Taylor Krause]

I can't say in terms of like, a consistent reality TV show that I like, watched, like, as a comfort show, but I did watch Love is Blind as my probably most consistent show.

[Tom Schwartz]

Do you still watch the new one?

[Taylor Krause]

Oh, yeah. With the totally different lens to it.

[Tom Schwartz]

It's fun when you've done it and you've seen behind the curtain, isn't it?

[Taylor Krause]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Tom Schwartz]

Can you take us through like a day? I'm curious. Just like, just a quick one. We don't have to go crazy, like, too detailed. Can you take us to a quick.

[Taylor Krause]

Day on set at Love is Blind? I guess it depends what part of the experience, but if you're in the pods, you'll have to be on set by like 8ish. And so you do your own hair and makeup. So I'm up in the morning, like, doing my own hair and makeup because people don't know this. I'm doing this now. I'm gonna. Yeah.

[Tom Schwartz]

Take notes here at 8 in the morning on tech.

[Taylor Krause]

Just slamming adaptogens, funneling them. They're like, oh, that's why we needed a funnel on set. But they. The first day, you have to look the same. Continuity, continuity. So day one, you're bringing your A game. You're like, I've never been on TV before. I need to look good. And so then by, like, day five, it's like, you look like you went to war. You're just like, why the fuck did I curl my hair? Like, you're grizzled. Grizzled.

[Tom Schwartz]

Not jaded, maybe a little bit, but you go.

[Taylor Krause]

So you go on set and you're set up with dates, and you're for those people who might not know. Like, you're with the women that are dating the men on the other side who might be your future husband. So you're sharing common spaces with each other. You don't have your friends there, so you're venting about stuff. So you get on set, the creator of the show comes out. He gives usually a long spiel about that day. He likes to make it very relative to his marriage and things that he's learned. And there's certain things that you should talk about if you're going to get married to this person in an authentic way. So there's themes to each day. You're not forced to talk about anything. You can talk about whatever you want to talk about.

[Unknown]

So.

[Taylor Krause]

So if they're saying, hey, finances are important for you to figure out and be on the same page, here are 10 questions that could, like, help you facilitate that conversation. You don't have to go and talk about that. You can go talk about your favorite movie the entire time, but what you. You're not.

[Tom Schwartz]

Yeah, so this is the freedom I'm not familiar with. No, that's not true. I mean, they. In our show, they just follow our lives, but, you know, they. They follow certain storylines, and you kind of have to stay. Stay in tune with those and explore them.

[Taylor Krause]

Are they prescriptive?

[Tom Schwartz]

I mean, not prescriptive, but they just want you to stay on subject. Like, if I started talking about hydrogen and green energy, they'd be like, bro, Tom, come on, let's not back to reality here.

[Taylor Krause]

Yeah, we didn't. We were lucky that I never felt, and I can't speak for anyone else, that I was kind of told what to talk about or, like, kept to talk about. You, I think, filled in those blanks when you do, like, your OTFs. So basically, you go and talk after whatever occurrence happened to kind of recount what it is. And your producer will ask you questions that can kind of Fill in the gap. So that's great.

[Tom Schwartz]

You didn't feel steered in certain directions. I think they call it. I think the industry term is stove piping, where the stove piping, where the producers will kind of like, hey, that's nice, but why don't you. Just saying it like this or talking about this. So you didn't feel that. That's great.

[Taylor Krause]

Or maybe I just didn't notice it because I. I have a very strong, like, will and character. So I'm like, no, I'm good.

[Tom Schwartz]

Yeah, I sense that. By the way, I feel that. Do you feel like comparing yourself before and after Love is Blind or just doing reality TV in general? Do you feel like it changed you a little bit?

[Taylor Krause]

100%.

[Tom Schwartz]

Whoa.

[Taylor Krause]

Not in a bad way.

[Tom Schwartz]

Yeah.

[Taylor Krause]

But I think I know who I am a lot more. More. I feel like I went into it being very confident about myself and I know who I am. I like who I am and. But then going through it like you never. There's no other experience like going on reality TV where you have yourself recorded for multiple hours, going through really big life events and watching yourself on how you react in those situations, for better or worse. I feel like I know myself more. I still really like myself, but I do feel like I'm maybe a bit more skeptical of people after going through it. Not in a bad way, but I have a lot stronger boundaries with people.

[Tom Schwartz]

But more understanding too. Maybe just given like their strange idiosyncrasies or neurotic ways or emotional insecurities. Yeah, me too. As I've gotten older.

[Taylor Krause]

Well, being on TV too, it's just. I have a lot more empathy for how hard it is. And I think I used to. I think I used to be a lot more judgmental when I watched reality.

[Tom Schwartz]

Tv, which is fun. I love a snap judgment.

[Taylor Krause]

You love a snap judgment?

[Tom Schwartz]

When I'm sitting on the couch with my loved ones.

[Taylor Krause]

Not online, like, destroying someone.

[Tom Schwartz]

I don't have a secret account.

[Taylor Krause]

That's why he can't do that. Content creation. He's busy creating all those Reddit threads about himself.

[Tom Schwartz]

Full time troller. How did you. How did you. I feel like you've been asked this before, but I gotta ask. How did you deal with online feedback, both positive and negative? Even now as an influencer and someone who's not chronically online. But it's part of your career now. How do you deal with haters?

[Taylor Krause]

I think a lot of people going on TV, like, I recommend one. A therapist. Good therapist.

[Tom Schwartz]

Not your ChatGPT.

[Taylor Krause]

Not your ChatGPT. Lots of adaptogens. I'm just kidding. This show is sponsored by Judy.

[Tom Schwartz]

They're kicking hard right now, by the way. I was on the verge of a full panic attack, but now I'm cool, calm and collected. Brought to you by Juni Natural Xanax. Sorry I cut you off.

[Taylor Krause]

No, you're good. I think you also, on social media, you have filters. So maybe there's actually a lot of messages that just don't get to me because I'm in my own delusional bubble, but I do mess up online. I think that it's. I've realized a lot of feedback that I get from people. Especially, like, in the world that we live in right now, that's so divisive and hard. Like, there are terrible things that are happening every day. And as an influencer, like, responding to those things, it's definitely a balance. And so there are moments where I was not thinking. And, yeah, I want to be better. I do want people to talk to me in a certain way. So when I get negative feedback, as long as it's constructive.

[Tom Schwartz]

Constructive, or if you're going to be mean, be funny.

[Taylor Krause]

Be funny. Yeah, be funny. Don't have typos in your message. When you're yelling at me, don't just.

[Tom Schwartz]

Be like, you suck. Although that is kind of funny. You put, like, seven hours into this video. You're passionate about it. You're fired up about it. You just showed Garrett. You're like, this is going to be some of my best work. And then the first comment is, boo.

[Taylor Krause]

How do you deal with it?

[Tom Schwartz]

I'm okay with it. I've been on TV for, like, 11 years now. I sound like Mr. Too Cool for School. Tried and tested. It'll break me every. Every once in a while. I'm not above it, but I have a. I mean, I'm 42 now. It's not gonna, like, make me cry. I'm not gonna lose sleep over a negative comment.

[Taylor Krause]

Yeah, yeah.

[Tom Schwartz]

There's been a few, though.

[Taylor Krause]

Is it because they feel a little true, or.

[Tom Schwartz]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Taylor Krause]

They're a little true. You're like, damn, you got me.

[Tom Schwartz]

New insecurity unlocked. Damn it. This whole face yoga thing really started with someone saying that I looked hungover and my eyes were a little puffy, to be honest. I'm just kidding.

[Taylor Krause]

But got you, bitch. That's why.

[Tom Schwartz]

So the troll won in the end. But, yeah, you're down to do more reality tv. If something is presented to you or falls into your lap, that seems Kind of interesting.

[Taylor Krause]

My husband and I are in the process of, like, maybe being cast for another one.

[Tom Schwartz]

Whoa. Whoa. That's awesome.

[Taylor Krause]

Yeah.

[Tom Schwartz]

I'm so happy for you guys.

[Taylor Krause]

And it's. Thank you. I mean, for us, the stakes are different when you get married from it. Like, if I was on my own and my mental health and, like, overwhelm didn't affect my marriage, like, I could do it, whatever. So. But for us, we want to make sure that it feels really good. We're in sync about it, and so we kind of have a bit of a. We're very, I think, particular about, like, which ones will go on. But, yeah, the one that we have in the works seems really wholesome.

[Tom Schwartz]

Spoiler alert, guys. They're gonna be the first married couple on Love island, usa.

[Taylor Krause]

Temptation Island?

[Tom Schwartz]

Yeah.

[Taylor Krause]

Yeah.

[Tom Schwartz]

Just kidding. That would be funny.

[Taylor Krause]

Could you imagine? I just described it that way? I was like, actually, we're gonna be in a bikini somewhere and see if we cheat on each other, so.

[Tom Schwartz]

Well, this has been nice.

[Taylor Krause]

Yeah.

[Tom Schwartz]

Thank you for the education.

[Taylor Krause]

Thank you for the adaptogens and a good session.

[Tom Schwartz]

Thanks for coming all the way down to Beverly Hills to hang out.

[Taylor Krause]

It's been a great time.

[Tom Schwartz]

Appreciate you so much.

[Taylor Krause]

My face feels so flexible and at ease.

[Tom Schwartz]

It's gonna be all bruised when you wake up tomorrow and you're like, schwartz.

[Taylor Krause]

No, I just want to see a meme of me like this. Detoxification complete.