thank you for sharing on your struggles with anxiety and mental health. I'm also someone who on the surface people wouldn't guess that I have anxiety and depression. Very helpful when someone like you with a large audience talks about mental health as if it's just any other thing, because it is.
Your killing me. I have over 25 bars of soap just lying around. And you make pumpkin spice. 😂 I ran into a soaper who is a fan of yours at a boutique sale. We talk about you for hours. And even though I'm not a soaper she let me help watch her booth while she used the restroom. I made a huge sale for her. 😅 Nice to know because of you I qualify for soap saleswomen. 😍🥰🤩
We have a family account & my husband noticed me watching all the soap videos & asked when I was making some😬🤣 I told him I just watched for the humor & hopeful future purchase lol
I really love the whole "it's fine to like pumpkin spice" thing. Like honestly, it's so irritating to hear people make fun of so-called 'basic' people. Like...cool. A bunch of girls like something, let's classify it as basic and make fun of them for liking it. Also, it takes a lot of courage to be open about anxiety and panic attacks. I bet so many people felt validated when you said that.
I have anxiety and depression, and watching your videos always does a great job of making my anxiety ease off. Thank you so much for being that break in the storm for me! I love your soap! Gonna make sure I get one of these! 😁
I sent a design to Katie that looked almost exactly like this (it just had more layers) so I’m happy about this soap I’m definitely gonna have to buy me some!
I don't know if it was the makeup, or the colors of your clothes but my Lord your eyes are just popping out. In the most beautiful sparkly way possible.
Katie I cannot tell you how much I loved this video!! It is 2am here in Australia and I started watching your video because I find them incredibly calming! 6 months ago I sustained a spinal cord injury that has left me paralysed. I’m a 33yo Teacher and mum of 3 (9, 5 and 2) so I’m sure you can imagine how a spinal cord injury is the last thing I needed!! I also suffer from Depression and severe Anxiety. I actually had post-partum psychosis after our middle sons birth. He was born with 3 congenital heart defects and I was on strict bed rest for 19 weeks, after going into premature labour at 18 weeks...the pregnancy split my pelvis and so I spent the rest of the time in bed completely agonised by it all. We went into labour another 6 times and it was the second prem labour where we found out that he would not survive if born before 38 weeks. Luckily for us he did survive and is thriving BUT it left me a complete wreck!! Anyway, I started watching your videos shortly after I was released from hospital following my second spinal surgery. I would have HUGE anxiety/panic attacks to the point where my doctors demanded my husband call an ambulance every time. I was having up to 8 a day! Sooo long story short, I started trying to find something to distract me and decided on doing projects with my beautiful children. Then cane ordering candle/soap kits and watching RUclips videos for inspiration. Your videos are so beautiful, calm and fascinating that they actually have become one of my coping methods. I can’t get physical (hell I can’t even walk!) or clean my house but I can watch your videos and start some seated projects. This has been one of the hardest things EVER to cope with (and I once broke BOTH my legs at the same time) but my family have been my rocks. My mum moved in so that I was allowed to leave hospital. My husband is just an amazing human who has had A LOT to put up with but does without a second thought and my kids are absolutely amazing. Anyway, I hope you read this, sorry about the length. I think you’re amazing and thank you!!
Sounds like you have been through an incredible amount!! 😳 I know this video & comment was quite a while ago, but just wanted to send a virtual hug and a hope that things are going okay for you at the moment ❤️🩹 I know what it's like living with chronic illness & injury, but not that extent of impairment - hard to even imagine. Huge sympathies!
Oh wow... Okay, I don't normally bake for myself, but just your mention of this recipe has made me DETERMINED to bake it this week!! 😅 Love lemon anything... 🍋 Great idea for a soap design inspiration too! With maybe some citrus-slice embeds, & poppy seed mixed in? You could combine some awesome lemon, black & white colours in swirls for the soap block!
This is my favorite soap you have ever made ( I have watched your channel since back when you were soaping in the garage) it's absolutely stunning! Thank you for sharing your struggles with anxiety, it is sad that there is such a stigma attached to mental health.
As a therapist AND someone that has challenges with my mental health I so approve of your comments. I also really like the kind and wise words along with the beautiful soap tops
Katie, you are a gentlewoman with a good heart. For anyone who has struggled with things like depression and anxiety, Katie's advice is good for your self care! Just don't forget that if you can't do those things that's ok! Needing help comes with being human. I know it is common to feel added shame and guilt when you are struggling with your mental health. If you aren't capable of the typical "get some sunshine, exercise, change your perspective" methods that DOESN'T mean that you aren't doing your best to improve your health. If those methods help you that is wonderful, and if they don't just keep asking for help. Good, compassionate people do exist so keep looking for them, appreciate them, and do your best to be a good person in turn. There's no room for shame in a life like that!
Katie has so much energy and goodness within her, she doesn’t need coffee. Besides, I’m convinced the bitterness of coffee is what makes adults so crabby!
😂 IKR! As a non-hot-drink-imbiber with chronic fatigue I do really envy the extra energy coffe-drinkers get from their beverage, but the dependency it creates (& the fairly significant withdrawal effects for many if they miss a cup) is not something I wanna mess with. (Plus, for me even the fumes of coffee set off an asthma attack!! Esp. the strong espresso stuff. Wonder if anybody else has that weird reaction...?)
Good for Katie being open about her mental health, I feel like mental health struggles are something people often feel like they’re alone in and no one is there for them or understands. But we’re all human and we’re all in this together, everyone deserves to be healthy and happy
A big thank you to the Royalty Soaps team to address serious issues of mental health. There should never be shame associated with seeking treatment for mental health.
I cannot believe how relevant your chat in the video is for me today. I have been in a really bad place emotionally these last few days and you've really give me a boost. Thank you so much to all you Royalty Soapers in front and behind the camera. Plus I'm throwing in my support as a fellow non-coffee drinker!
thank you so much for talking about your mental health issues and being frank, it really does help others with issues to hear that they aren't alone. i have huge issues and have had for almost my whole life, depression, anxiety, panic attacks, dark thoughts, etc, and all of the advice you gave is really on point. you and your family seem to be such good people!!
I wanted to let you know that your videos have been helping me manage my anxiety- post partum mood disorders are real y'all. I watch a video when I am overwhelmed and the reminder at the end to do something for me is always what I need to hear. So thank you.
Speaking of mental health. I was having panic attacks and emotional stress that made every day so hard a few years back. That is exactly how I found you. Your upbeat attitude and watching you make the soaps calmed me down. I actually started making cold process soap and love it. It’s a creative outlet and very relaxing. I can’t thank you enough. I think you have helped a lot of people in the same situation. It’s also important for people to know they are never alone in those feelings of panic and stress. But I always tell myself this to shall pass. Thanks Katie and family:)
Thank you for your openness about mental health... There is such a stigma around seeking help, but it's so helpful! I used to feel like I'd failed if I had to take medications, and once I started taking them it has been LIFE CHANGING! Plus therapy 3 times a month... having a professional to talk to is so helpful! And we are allowed to be human.. Your such a beautiful human!! Thank you for the beautiful soap and for being amazing!!!
This was good timing. I had a panic attack yesterday for the first time in quite few months, and was very caught off guard by it. I'm sorry that you go through this as well. It is one of those things that can be very frustrating, not only in terms of the fear it brings because it's so hard to control, but also because of how silly I feel like other people see me as for having them. The thing that has helped me the best in so start praying and/or trying to recite psalm 23 through the panic attack, even if I can't really talk through the hyperventilation. I don't always have the presence of mind to do so, but I think it is a matter of training (very similar to training yourself throughout pregnancy to respond a certain way to contractions by using the response you want to for every minor ache and pain/braxton hicks/etc.) Lately I am trying to train myself to pray and to think of how blessed my life is even when the anxiety is not approaching panic attack level, so that hopefully over time, it will become my automatic response. I hope this can help you as well, but different people need different tools in these situations so 🤷♀️
For some reason I know anxiety is pretty common but it always surprises me and feels nice to find out that someone I look up to also deals with it. I've had anxiety my whole life and yes, getting married and having kids (and a messy house) played a big part in making it worse. I've always had anxiety attacks, but I started having panic attacks in August 2018 and it was so much worse than anything I'd been through before. My first panic attack, I blacked out at the check-out line and my husband had to take over. I took the kids out to the van, except I was on autopilot and completely forgot where we'd parked. I came to in the middle of the parking lot with my kids freaking out and we finally found the van and waited for dad. I haven't had one that bad since, thank goodness, but they do pop up from time to time. I started paying better attention to my physical health this past summer, too, and discovered that a lot of the aches and pains I have are big triggers for my anxiety and panic attacks, so I got back on medicine I had been on years ago. There's been a significant improvement in my mood just from that over the last few months. Society doesn't really talk about how linked your mental health is to your physical, but it really is. Take care of yourselves, Katie and Kenny
Katy, thank you for opening up about your anxieties and panic attacks. I am diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and I have a mini business that I've been puttering away at. I look up to how organized you appear on videos and the amazing things you are able to design and make. I worried that because of my disorder I wouldn't be able to 'make it' as a creator... But hearing that off camera you struggle with the same things I do, completely blows me away and just gives me even more respect for what you've been able to accomplish despite how your brain decides to work sometimes. Panic attacks are not fun, anxiety is not fun.... But when you are able to overcome them and continue doing what you are doing? That is fun!
Thank you for making me feel im not alone fighting anxiety and panic attacks. Your soap video makes life brighter. ❤❤❤ binge watching royalty soaps everyday 😅
I have had mental health issues my whole life and to hear thst one of my biggest idols understands what I go through every single day of my life is super calming And honestly helped me a lot thank you so much katie! Also ITS SO FUN TO WATCH YOU DO AUTUMNAL SOAPS! (Autumn is actually my name so its like WOW YOUR MAKING MEEEEEEEE lol)
Love how you said not to make fun of people for what they like. We're all individuals cilantro people love it or hate it. I love it even in spaghetti. Pumpkin spice don't like it in coffee but love it in pastries. Coffee I like caramel or vanilla. Vanilla, cinnamon, cloves, and coconut scents though send my allergies into a tailspin. Mental health topic, my husband is a Veteran with PTSD, my 18 year old is autistic with social anxiety, my 17 year old has anxiety and depression which trigger migraines, I have A.D.D a little anxiety and mild depression. We are who we are. You being open with us is huge!
I've been mentally struggling at work a lot lately. Honestly, part of what I really need to do is find something funny to watch or read or just a happy thing. The videos you guys do, help. It cheers me up and sparks my creativity So much. So thank you; For everything you both do. It's so appreciated by so many. ❤️
Omg this is so fun and entertaining to watch. I have always been addicted to soaps and interested in how they are made but never tried making them. Can’t wait for the shop to open up!
Kayla Way legit read this the second she said that and it just made me laugh at such a coincidence I thought I should tell you so yeah that’s the end of my story have a nice day 🤗🤗🤗
I wish I could "like" this more than once. I've watched many of your soap vids -- not all; I'm workin' on it -- and this is one of my favorites so far. I'm a fan of pumpkin spice stuff, plus the design is perfect with the coffee grounds, beans, and tiny pumpkins. Also, I much prefer your lowtop soaps in general.
I love getting here early! fantastic. haven't gotten beyond the intro, but just wanted to say I love your happiness and bubbliness and it makes my day.
Daaang/Fiddlesticks! Salty comments aside, I love Pumpkin Spice and I'm proud...though I have to admit the Starbucks Pumpkin Spice drink doesn't taste as good or as sweet as I remember it tasting previously, hmm. I do love the smell more than the taste. I recently learned that Chai Tea is also very autumnal! I adore you and Kenny and this channel and it's so great of you to discuss mental health. One of the biggest reasons I love this channel so much is because of the warmth and positivity and just all-around loveliness and positivity that y'all emanate - such a rare thing these days. I was first diagnosed with depression and anxiety before I was 10...I'm 28 now and it just gets worse every year, though I've gotten pretty dang good at putting up a fake face and telling everyone I'm fine when I'm totally not. I'm always the quiet person who is smiling and try to find the good and the pretty in everything, inner thoughts and voices be damned. I'm a personal assistant in La-La Land and have been married to my job for almost 7 years, which is definitely an eternity. I went to my psychiatrist last week and it's gotten to the point where he wants to write me a note to put me on medical leave from work for a month so I can go to intensive outpatient therapy 3x a week and I'm just too anxious and self-conscious and, quite frankly, embarrassed to talk about it with my bosses because I don't want their perception of me to negatively change, y'know? So I just keep truckin' on while my friends and almost everyone else around me are urging me to take a step back and pump the brakes. These videos help calm me down and put me in a happy place for half an hour or however long it takes for me to watch the video and then make an oddly long comment, even if I'm talking to myself it makes me feel good ^,^
OOOh watching you make this makes me think of how cool a Harvest Moon soap would be. All black with a big Orange moon in the center. The color of this pumpkin soap would work pretty well for the moon with the swirls and all.
I love this channel more and more each day. I love the amazing creativity, resiliency, honesty, genuineness, and positivity. I love that you use this channel to acknowledge important issues like mental health. Thanks for keeping it real.
Dear Katie and Kenny, I'm listeninf to this around 2 am as background shower noise. This year has been very stressful with most of the list of most stressful things happening to me and I took a break from soap videos. But they are just some of the most relaxing things and after a mental break and a lot of homework, finally washing my icky hair with a dose of Royalty Soaps noise makes it all okay
Katie, you are one of my most favorite people! I not only love watching these videos to watch you make these awesome soaps, but I absolutely enjoy listening to you talk about life. I also love that you have included Kenny in the business & video making, etc. I never miss a video!
Your Amazing Katie!.. I totally Agree with everything you have said about Mental Health! We can't be happy 24/7 it's just not possible in the world we live in! Totally Respect to you & your lovely family Hun! 💕
I think it is amazig how open you are with your mental health ❤️ As someone also struggling with depression and several anxieties I think that it is very important to talk about it. Stay as you are ☺️🍀
I hope I'm able to make it in time to buy this soap. I use your soap, everyday! They use up faster than, factory soap. But! My skin always feels so much softer and the tub cleans easier. I got my Sister a bar to try, because she has eczema. Your soaps keep her break outs low and they heal faster. I said, it's because your soap isn't full of twenty different chemicals! So far, my utmost favorite, was the Sea Glass soap. The colors and design was Awesome! But it was the fragrance that I loved the most! You should use the fragrance again, Please!
I believe commercial soaps also have extra chemicals added to make them harder. I guess harder is the correct word. I have enjoyed switching from my typical dove soap to RS bars. I even have a few from a month or so ago put away Christmas gifts.
I cannot believe I only just now saw this video. This is literally my favorite thing ever! Not only the pumpkin and coffee, but thank you for talking about mental health and being so open and vulnerable! I too suffer from anxiety and panic attacks, and being a small business owner definitely is stressful! I hope you decide to make this soap again because I need it in my life! Put me down for two bars right now! lol
I absolutely love the little pumpkin on top. I also love pumpkin spice, the smell, and the taste. I do wish that you'd have shown us how you made the little pumpkins... Great video 👍
I've never understood the absolute obsession with pumpkin spice with EVERYTHING asap fall approaches, I'm more of a apple cinnamon girl in the fall and winter months. But I will say this soap is gorgeous, I'm loving the "pumpkin dance swirls".
Thank you so much for sharing and talking about mental health. I love your videos you make it fun. I have seen other soap videos but you and your family have so much personality. I absolutely love it 🤗🤗.
I am so glad you added those tips about mental health. It is soemthing I have always struggled with, I was raised in a toxic environment and it was never soemthing we talked about. The last 3 years have been extremely hard for me and in the last year I have finally been able to recognize what it is that causes my mental lows as well as what tends to help me crawl out of them. Pretty much everything on your list is 100% true for me. 🍂🌾Great video! Loved the colors 🌾🍂
This is my favorite soap this month, and one of the top for all time! As for pumpkins. My house is full of fake and real ones from Sept to Dec. We love them, but don't carve them. As we are country folk. Lol We love to take all the old ones at the end of the season for target practice. That is a good time!!!
“That actually sounds like a good idea. Why are you making fun of it”
“Because I’m self conscious about my ideas”
I felt that whole heartedly lol
Same
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Can you do a month of "unexpected" soap? April fools month perhaps?
For example, a pink bubblegum looking soap that smells like pine trees
I'm still rooting for this one! 😂
I love this idea!!
Please never stop requesting this 😂😂
Don’t stop requesting this! I want this!!
Yes!!!
She really did do the side ponytail for intro 😂😂😂 i love it lol
thank you for sharing on your struggles with anxiety and mental health. I'm also someone who on the surface people wouldn't guess that I have anxiety and depression. Very helpful when someone like you with a large audience talks about mental health as if it's just any other thing, because it is.
Not another anxiety show is an awesome pod cast to listen to!! It has helped me!!
Your killing me. I have over 25 bars of soap just lying around. And you make pumpkin spice. 😂
I ran into a soaper who is a fan of yours at a boutique sale. We talk about you for hours. And even though I'm not a soaper she let me help watch her booth while she used the restroom. I made a huge sale for her. 😅 Nice to know because of you I qualify for soap saleswomen. 😍🥰🤩
loverlei79 same. I have three boxes and I still want more.
I'd love to see all your soap bars lined up on a shelf 😂
🤣 my husband's behind me while watching this all "NO. NO MORE SOAP"
We have a family account & my husband noticed me watching all the soap videos & asked when I was making some😬🤣 I told him I just watched for the humor & hopeful future purchase lol
This is so wholesome!
This video pulled my 4 year old out of her early morning bratty mood. XD
She loves watching royaltysoaps with me
RS's vids are good for that. It's pulling me out of my bratty mood too. 😁
Katie Archer She's going places one day.
I really love the whole "it's fine to like pumpkin spice" thing. Like honestly, it's so irritating to hear people make fun of so-called 'basic' people. Like...cool. A bunch of girls like something, let's classify it as basic and make fun of them for liking it.
Also, it takes a lot of courage to be open about anxiety and panic attacks. I bet so many people felt validated when you said that.
I have anxiety and depression, and watching your videos always does a great job of making my anxiety ease off. Thank you so much for being that break in the storm for me!
I love your soap! Gonna make sure I get one of these! 😁
I once told someone I didnt like coffee, and they asked me how I was even human. Glad to see I'm not the only one who doesn't like it.
I am a computer programmer who doesn't drink coffee or beer. I am an unusual creature.
I don't get why people do that. I like coffee, but it's a strong and quite bitter taste so of course it's not for everyone.
I am from Seattle originally. Don't like coffee or seafood!
Shout out to everyone else who doesn’t drink coffee!
Me! 🙋🏻♀️
I love the way it smells, but that's it. I tried to like coffee, but I just can't.
@@gossipcornerhomestead ditto! Love the smell. Hate the taste!
Me too! Tea all the way 🍵
Not that I don't - I just can't! It gives me the rumbles and the withdrawal is so unpleasant to deal with. I do enjoy the smell tho!
We need Earl of Suds merch that says “providing sound effects for free since 1997” on the back. Please and thanks.
Yes!!!! Do it!!!! Love this idea!
With his twirly mustache on it . Lol
1997 baby here, most definitely will buy 🤣
I sent a design to Katie that looked almost exactly like this (it just had more layers) so I’m happy about this soap I’m definitely gonna have to buy me some!
I don't know if it was the makeup, or the colors of your clothes but my Lord your eyes are just popping out. In the most beautiful sparkly way possible.
Katie I cannot tell you how much I loved this video!! It is 2am here in Australia and I started watching your video because I find them incredibly calming!
6 months ago I sustained a spinal cord injury that has left me paralysed. I’m a 33yo Teacher and mum of 3 (9, 5 and 2) so I’m sure you can imagine how a spinal cord injury is the last thing I needed!! I also suffer from Depression and severe Anxiety. I actually had post-partum psychosis after our middle sons birth. He was born with 3 congenital heart defects and I was on strict bed rest for 19 weeks, after going into premature labour at 18 weeks...the pregnancy split my pelvis and so I spent the rest of the time in bed completely agonised by it all. We went into labour another 6 times and it was the second prem labour where we found out that he would not survive if born before 38 weeks. Luckily for us he did survive and is thriving BUT it left me a complete wreck!!
Anyway, I started watching your videos shortly after I was released from hospital following my second spinal surgery. I would have HUGE anxiety/panic attacks to the point where my doctors demanded my husband call an ambulance every time. I was having up to 8 a day! Sooo long story short, I started trying to find something to distract me and decided on doing projects with my beautiful children. Then cane ordering candle/soap kits and watching RUclips videos for inspiration. Your videos are so beautiful, calm and fascinating that they actually have become one of my coping methods. I can’t get physical (hell I can’t even walk!) or clean my house but I can watch your videos and start some seated projects. This has been one of the hardest things EVER to cope with (and I once broke BOTH my legs at the same time) but my family have been my rocks. My mum moved in so that I was allowed to leave hospital. My husband is just an amazing human who has had A LOT to put up with but does without a second thought and my kids are absolutely amazing. Anyway, I hope you read this, sorry about the length. I think you’re amazing and thank you!!
Sounds like you have been through an incredible amount!! 😳 I know this video & comment was quite a while ago, but just wanted to send a virtual hug and a hope that things are going okay for you at the moment ❤️🩹 I know what it's like living with chronic illness & injury, but not that extent of impairment - hard to even imagine. Huge sympathies!
The gold with the coffee grinds made me instantly think of a lemon poppy seed muffin and I think that would be an amazing design to see you make!
Oh wow... Okay, I don't normally bake for myself, but just your mention of this recipe has made me DETERMINED to bake it this week!! 😅 Love lemon anything... 🍋
Great idea for a soap design inspiration too! With maybe some citrus-slice embeds, & poppy seed mixed in? You could combine some awesome lemon, black & white colours in swirls for the soap block!
I would love to see one covered in pumpkins like the succulent soap.
This is the most amazing autumnal soap. The color scheme is fantastic and those little pumpkins are to die for!
This is my favorite soap you have ever made ( I have watched your channel since back when you were soaping in the garage) it's absolutely stunning! Thank you for sharing your struggles with anxiety, it is sad that there is such a stigma attached to mental health.
As a therapist AND someone that has challenges with my mental health I so approve of your comments. I also really like the kind and wise words along with the beautiful soap tops
I hope you bring this one back. It looks so perfect.
Katie, you are a gentlewoman with a good heart. For anyone who has struggled with things like depression and anxiety, Katie's advice is good for your self care! Just don't forget that if you can't do those things that's ok! Needing help comes with being human. I know it is common to feel added shame and guilt when you are struggling with your mental health. If you aren't capable of the typical "get some sunshine, exercise, change your perspective" methods that DOESN'T mean that you aren't doing your best to improve your health. If those methods help you that is wonderful, and if they don't just keep asking for help. Good, compassionate people do exist so keep looking for them, appreciate them, and do your best to be a good person in turn. There's no room for shame in a life like that!
Katie has so much energy and goodness within her, she doesn’t need coffee. Besides, I’m convinced the bitterness of coffee is what makes adults so crabby!
😂 IKR! As a non-hot-drink-imbiber with chronic fatigue I do really envy the extra energy coffe-drinkers get from their beverage, but the dependency it creates (& the fairly significant withdrawal effects for many if they miss a cup) is not something I wanna mess with.
(Plus, for me even the fumes of coffee set off an asthma attack!! Esp. the strong espresso stuff. Wonder if anybody else has that weird reaction...?)
KATIE!! This is a beautiful design! More PLEASE
Good for Katie being open about her mental health, I feel like mental health struggles are something people often feel like they’re alone in and no one is there for them or understands. But we’re all human and we’re all in this together, everyone deserves to be healthy and happy
4:57 This woman tryin to tell me not to indulge in the F O R B I D D E N S M O O T H I E
That is one of the most beautiful ones I've seen you do. And coffee make such a nice exfoliant
This soap looks gorgeous! And of course, I found your channel late in the game. Please make this one again in the fall!!
A big thank you to the Royalty Soaps team to address serious issues of mental health. There should never be shame associated with seeking treatment for mental health.
I cannot believe how relevant your chat in the video is for me today. I have been in a really bad place emotionally these last few days and you've really give me a boost. Thank you so much to all you Royalty Soapers in front and behind the camera. Plus I'm throwing in my support as a fellow non-coffee drinker!
"drink it".......... "plz don't drink it" 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I died during that part!!! 😂😂😂
You guys remind me how much I love my brother Jeffrey and miss him daily.
Stay as great as you are.
That soap is FULL of faces! Thank you for sharing your struggle with panic attacks. It's nice to know I'm not alone.
thank you so much for talking about your mental health issues and being frank, it really does help others with issues to hear that they aren't alone. i have huge issues and have had for almost my whole life, depression, anxiety, panic attacks, dark thoughts, etc, and all of the advice you gave is really on point. you and your family seem to be such good people!!
"Since 1997" feels my bones start to brittle and hair go gray.
He’s the same age as my older sister! I’m a 1999 myself 👌🏻
i thought they were older!
I wanted to let you know that your videos have been helping me manage my anxiety- post partum mood disorders are real y'all. I watch a video when I am overwhelmed and the reminder at the end to do something for me is always what I need to hear. So thank you.
As much as I adore the soap, I so do appreciate the real talk that came along with it!
Speaking of mental health. I was having panic attacks and emotional stress that made every day so hard a few years back. That is exactly how I found you. Your upbeat attitude and watching you make the soaps calmed me down. I actually started making cold process soap and love it. It’s a creative outlet and very relaxing. I can’t thank you enough. I think you have helped a lot of people in the same situation. It’s also important for people to know they are never alone in those feelings of panic and stress. But I always tell myself this to shall pass. Thanks Katie and family:)
The colours when you cut the slab around 13:27 made me think "wait... this wasn't a peanut butter cup soap..." Looks amazing!
Notification of a new Royalty Soaps video pops up.... forget about the video I was watching. Must watch immediately.
It’s ok Katie, I started drinking coffee a year ago at age 34. And now I can’t get enough! 😁
I love watching you make soap I haven’t tried making soap yet but it’s so relaxing watching and listening to you.
Love these soaps. Thank you.
Thank you for your openness about mental health... There is such a stigma around seeking help, but it's so helpful! I used to feel like I'd failed if I had to take medications, and once I started taking them it has been LIFE CHANGING! Plus therapy 3 times a month... having a professional to talk to is so helpful! And we are allowed to be human.. Your such a beautiful human!! Thank you for the beautiful soap and for being amazing!!!
OMG, that looks like pumpkin cheesecake with an Oreo crust!
That's what i thought too when she added the grounds to the big part! "That will make it look like spiced pumpkin pie"
This was good timing. I had a panic attack yesterday for the first time in quite few months, and was very caught off guard by it. I'm sorry that you go through this as well. It is one of those things that can be very frustrating, not only in terms of the fear it brings because it's so hard to control, but also because of how silly I feel like other people see me as for having them. The thing that has helped me the best in so start praying and/or trying to recite psalm 23 through the panic attack, even if I can't really talk through the hyperventilation. I don't always have the presence of mind to do so, but I think it is a matter of training (very similar to training yourself throughout pregnancy to respond a certain way to contractions by using the response you want to for every minor ache and pain/braxton hicks/etc.) Lately I am trying to train myself to pray and to think of how blessed my life is even when the anxiety is not approaching panic attack level, so that hopefully over time, it will become my automatic response.
I hope this can help you as well, but different people need different tools in these situations so 🤷♀️
For some reason I know anxiety is pretty common but it always surprises me and feels nice to find out that someone I look up to also deals with it. I've had anxiety my whole life and yes, getting married and having kids (and a messy house) played a big part in making it worse. I've always had anxiety attacks, but I started having panic attacks in August 2018 and it was so much worse than anything I'd been through before.
My first panic attack, I blacked out at the check-out line and my husband had to take over. I took the kids out to the van, except I was on autopilot and completely forgot where we'd parked. I came to in the middle of the parking lot with my kids freaking out and we finally found the van and waited for dad. I haven't had one that bad since, thank goodness, but they do pop up from time to time. I started paying better attention to my physical health this past summer, too, and discovered that a lot of the aches and pains I have are big triggers for my anxiety and panic attacks, so I got back on medicine I had been on years ago. There's been a significant improvement in my mood just from that over the last few months.
Society doesn't really talk about how linked your mental health is to your physical, but it really is. Take care of yourselves, Katie and Kenny
Beautiful soap. But what is even more beautiful is your open honesty about mental health! 💜
Thank you for talking about mental health! It's always nice to hear your idols being open about some of the same things you struggle with
That perfect brown layer at the bottom is so satisfying
I'm really inspired to make pumpkin spice cupcakes with caramel cream cheese frosting now. Love this soap design!
Katy, thank you for opening up about your anxieties and panic attacks. I am diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and I have a mini business that I've been puttering away at. I look up to how organized you appear on videos and the amazing things you are able to design and make. I worried that because of my disorder I wouldn't be able to 'make it' as a creator... But hearing that off camera you struggle with the same things I do, completely blows me away and just gives me even more respect for what you've been able to accomplish despite how your brain decides to work sometimes. Panic attacks are not fun, anxiety is not fun.... But when you are able to overcome them and continue doing what you are doing? That is fun!
I love your honesty about fighting anxiety and depression. May God bless you and your family.
Thank you for making me feel im not alone fighting anxiety and panic attacks. Your soap video makes life brighter. ❤❤❤ binge watching royalty soaps everyday 😅
I think you make fabulous soaps! And you have gorgeous eyes and a beautiful heart. Thanks for adding happiness to the world!
I have had mental health issues my whole life and to hear thst one of my biggest idols understands what I go through every single day of my life is super calming And honestly helped me a lot thank you so much katie! Also ITS SO FUN TO WATCH YOU DO AUTUMNAL SOAPS! (Autumn is actually my name so its like WOW YOUR MAKING MEEEEEEEE lol)
The bit of music with doing "the pumpkin twist" was SO ASMR.....loved that. I could watch that all night long! LOL
You are so sweet, kind and tallented. God bless! LOVE your soap videos!
A clean, clutter free living space has also helped me mentally.. thank you for talking about this..
Love how you said not to make fun of people for what they like. We're all individuals cilantro people love it or hate it. I love it even in spaghetti. Pumpkin spice don't like it in coffee but love it in pastries. Coffee I like caramel or vanilla. Vanilla, cinnamon, cloves, and coconut scents though send my allergies into a tailspin. Mental health topic, my husband is a Veteran with PTSD, my 18 year old is autistic with social anxiety, my 17 year old has anxiety and depression which trigger migraines, I have A.D.D a little anxiety and mild depression. We are who we are. You being open with us is huge!
I've been mentally struggling at work a lot lately. Honestly, part of what I really need to do is find something funny to watch or read or just a happy thing. The videos you guys do, help. It cheers me up and sparks my creativity So much. So thank you; For everything you both do. It's so appreciated by so many. ❤️
I really liked this swirl!! I think having lots of little swirls around the big swirls is so interesting to look at.
Bless you guys!!! I have bad anxiety too so I felt this!
This and @madeyewlook new video has just made my night of absolute wholesomeness. Thank you for being you! ❤
Omg this is so fun and entertaining to watch. I have always been addicted to soaps and interested in how they are made but never tried making them. Can’t wait for the shop to open up!
I hope you feel proud of this, Katie Kat. Its beautiful to look at. ♡
"Bc I'm self conscious about my own ideas" friggin SAME!
Kayla Way legit read this the second she said that and it just made me laugh at such a coincidence I thought I should tell you so yeah that’s the end of my story have a nice day 🤗🤗🤗
I wish I could "like" this more than once. I've watched many of your soap vids -- not all; I'm workin' on it -- and this is one of my favorites so far. I'm a fan of pumpkin spice stuff, plus the design is perfect with the coffee grounds, beans, and tiny pumpkins. Also, I much prefer your lowtop soaps in general.
I love getting here early! fantastic. haven't gotten beyond the intro, but just wanted to say I love your happiness and bubbliness and it makes my day.
Daaang/Fiddlesticks! Salty comments aside, I love Pumpkin Spice and I'm proud...though I have to admit the Starbucks Pumpkin Spice drink doesn't taste as good or as sweet as I remember it tasting previously, hmm. I do love the smell more than the taste. I recently learned that Chai Tea is also very autumnal!
I adore you and Kenny and this channel and it's so great of you to discuss mental health. One of the biggest reasons I love this channel so much is because of the warmth and positivity and just all-around loveliness and positivity that y'all emanate - such a rare thing these days. I was first diagnosed with depression and anxiety before I was 10...I'm 28 now and it just gets worse every year, though I've gotten pretty dang good at putting up a fake face and telling everyone I'm fine when I'm totally not. I'm always the quiet person who is smiling and try to find the good and the pretty in everything, inner thoughts and voices be damned. I'm a personal assistant in La-La Land and have been married to my job for almost 7 years, which is definitely an eternity.
I went to my psychiatrist last week and it's gotten to the point where he wants to write me a note to put me on medical leave from work for a month so I can go to intensive outpatient therapy 3x a week and I'm just too anxious and self-conscious and, quite frankly, embarrassed to talk about it with my bosses because I don't want their perception of me to negatively change, y'know? So I just keep truckin' on while my friends and almost everyone else around me are urging me to take a step back and pump the brakes.
These videos help calm me down and put me in a happy place for half an hour or however long it takes for me to watch the video and then make an oddly long comment, even if I'm talking to myself it makes me feel good ^,^
OOOh watching you make this makes me think of how cool a Harvest Moon soap would be. All black with a big Orange moon in the center. The color of this pumpkin soap would work pretty well for the moon with the swirls and all.
I love this channel more and more each day. I love the amazing creativity, resiliency, honesty, genuineness, and positivity. I love that you use this channel to acknowledge important issues like mental health. Thanks for keeping it real.
The shine on that brown layer with Katie’s reflection showing in it was oddly beautiful.
best video i have watched on this channel! i love the amout of silliness in the conversations!
Yeah I used to sleep waaay to much but then I went back to school and had to adjust to a better sleep schedule and I find that really helped me
Dear Katie and Kenny, I'm listeninf to this around 2 am as background shower noise. This year has been very stressful with most of the list of most stressful things happening to me and I took a break from soap videos. But they are just some of the most relaxing things and after a mental break and a lot of homework, finally washing my icky hair with a dose of Royalty Soaps noise makes it all okay
MMMMM this looks lovely and delicious My personal favorite color is the butterscotch base of the top swirl layer.
Katie, you are one of my most favorite people! I not only love watching these videos to watch you make these awesome soaps, but I absolutely enjoy listening to you talk about life. I also love that you have included Kenny in the business & video making, etc. I never miss a video!
Best video ever; not to mention the close ups are to die for!!
I stopped what I was doing to watch the video...love your soap and your channel...
A daily walk in the sun and watching your videos have greatly helped to reduce my anxiety.
Your Amazing Katie!..
I totally Agree with everything you have said about Mental Health!
We can't be happy 24/7 it's just not possible in the world we live in!
Totally Respect to you & your lovely family Hun! 💕
I think it is amazig how open you are with your mental health ❤️
As someone also struggling with depression and several anxieties I think that it is very important to talk about it.
Stay as you are ☺️🍀
I hope I'm able to make it in time to buy this soap. I use your soap, everyday! They use up faster than, factory soap. But! My skin always feels so much softer and the tub cleans easier. I got my Sister a bar to try, because she has eczema. Your soaps keep her break outs low and they heal faster. I said, it's because your soap isn't full of twenty different chemicals! So far, my utmost favorite, was the Sea Glass soap. The colors and design was Awesome! But it was the fragrance that I loved the most! You should use the fragrance again, Please!
I believe commercial soaps also have extra chemicals added to make them harder. I guess harder is the correct word. I have enjoyed switching from my typical dove soap to RS bars. I even have a few from a month or so ago put away Christmas gifts.
*everything is a chemical*
@@ladyspookums Yep, but y'all should know what I was talking about, just saying..........
Somehow mental health talks are a million times easier with gorgeous soaps in the background ❤️
I cannot believe I only just now saw this video. This is literally my favorite thing ever! Not only the pumpkin and coffee, but thank you for talking about mental health and being so open and vulnerable! I too suffer from anxiety and panic attacks, and being a small business owner definitely is stressful!
I hope you decide to make this soap again because I need it in my life! Put me down for two bars right now! lol
I absolutely love the little pumpkin on top. I also love pumpkin spice, the smell, and the taste. I do wish that you'd have shown us how you made the little pumpkins... Great video 👍
I've never understood the absolute obsession with pumpkin spice with EVERYTHING asap fall approaches, I'm more of a apple cinnamon girl in the fall and winter months. But I will say this soap is gorgeous, I'm loving the "pumpkin dance swirls".
!!! My birthday is in November! I'm excited now :o
This soap looks GORGEOUS, I love when soaps have gold mica on the top, it's so pretty.
I LOVE the top of the soap and the swirls!!
I like carving and chunking pumpkins, so much fun!!!!
Thank you so much for sharing and talking about mental health. I love your videos you make it fun. I have seen other soap videos but you and your family have so much personality. I absolutely love it 🤗🤗.
I would love a video of your favourites : ie micas, glitter etc!
Looks good enough to eat great work again and what joy your videos bring and I love cutting pumpkins 🎃 and doing them different every year xxxx
I am so glad you added those tips about mental health. It is soemthing I have always struggled with, I was raised in a toxic environment and it was never soemthing we talked about. The last 3 years have been extremely hard for me and in the last year I have finally been able to recognize what it is that causes my mental lows as well as what tends to help me crawl out of them.
Pretty much everything on your list is 100% true for me.
🍂🌾Great video! Loved the colors 🌾🍂
I started laughing as soon as I saw the side pony 😆 love it!
Please bring this back for 2020!! I'm a sucker for pumpkin, coffee, and soap 🍊🍊🍊
I use the same fragrance oil for my pumpkin soap as well , nothing else compares to the perfect spicy pumpkin scent !!
I just bought the same pumpkin mold and I couldn't imagine a soap using it. Thank you Katie! I'll remember this video for next year!
Hello!do you remember where you purchased the mold?
This is my favorite soap this month, and one of the top for all time!
As for pumpkins. My house is full of fake and real ones from Sept to Dec. We love them, but don't carve them. As we are country folk. Lol
We love to take all the old ones at the end of the season for target practice. That is a good time!!!
Why did this remind me of a double stuff peanut butter cup lol
Also I can’t wait to buy soap for Christmas presents for my family!