46. Still Not Faking It with Alyssa Lie

At 18, Alyssa Lie auditioned her way into musical theater with almost no training. A decade later she had the followers, the campaigns, the viral comedy, and she was burning out doing it. Then the comments started. Her accent was fake. Her positivity was fake. Maybe the whole bright, likeable person she'd built online was a performance. She went to Bali to work out whether any of it was real, and the trip made it worse before it made it better. This one's about what's left of you when you stop giving people the version they came for. Alyssa on choosing the risky path young, managing her entire career herself, and the difference between the self you perform and the self you protect. Alyssas' links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsalyssalie/  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mxjulianaheng  Website: https://www.alyssalie.com/  Podcast links: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2h9gsrWKH9C1KY1OzR12kr?si=2a4d19970632465f Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/before-we-get-there/id1775182252 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beforewegettherepodcast/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/nicholasbraman Website: https://nicholasbraman.com/podcast 00:00 Introducing Alyssa Lie 03:49 Choosing Plan A 10:06 Bullied In Class 17:11 Graduation Reality Check 20:28 TikTok Algorithm Trap 25:52 Hate Comments And Doubt 27:15 Bali Wake Up Call 31:55 Rebuilding Authentic Content 35:50 Art Versus Income 39:50 Five-Year Vision 41:12 Wrap Up And Where To Find