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Heroes of Cosplay Sanctuary

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Welcome to Sanctuary: a Cosplayer haven where you - the person doing it yourself - can listen in to hear about the perspective of cosplayers, their struggles, their concerns, their stories...and it's open to you, both to listen and or to join in! It's not just Cosplay how-to or talking up the latest Marvel Movie, it's discussion about what you do and where Cosplay fits into your life.We get into current issues Cosplayers face, and offer to help bring your cosplay to life with tips and tricks in the world of social media and self-branding.There's a ton to talk about beyond pop-culture and what celebrities are doing - the major driver for Cons and the industry at large is YOU - the SuperFan and the Cosplayer!

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Heroes of Cosplay Sanctuary

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Special Guest Victoria Recchione 33:53

8 weeks ago33:53

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In this episode, we dive into the world of cosplay, fitness, and perseverance with seasoned cosplayer and fitness enthusiast Victoria Ricchione ! From her steampunk-inspired beginnings at Dragon Con 2012 to her elite training with the Adelphi , Victoria’s journey is a testament to dedication, creativity, and resilience. 🔹 Cosplay as an Art Form: How Victoria blends creativity, detail, and fitness into her cosplays, drawing inspiration from iconic characters like Red Sonja and Lady Death . 🔹 Fitness & Strength: Starting ballet at age 5, surviving a serious car accident in 2007 , and overcoming obstacles to achieve peak performance for the 300 DC Spartans affiliate, Adelphi . 🔹 The Cosplay Community: Why camaraderie and shared passion drive her forward—and how Adelphi’s rigorous standards push her to new heights. 🔹 Future Plans & Aspirations: What’s next for Victoria in the world of cosplay, fitness, and creative expression? 💬 Comment below: What inspires your cosplay journey? Have you ever tackled a fitness challenge to bring your favorite character to life? 🔔 Follow Victoria on Instagram and Throne for more updates on her epic cosplays and training! https://www.instagram.com/victoria_recchione/ https://throne.com/victoria_recchione #CosplayPodcast #VictoriaRickioni #CosplayFitness #300DCSpartans #Adelphi #RedSonjaCosplay #LadyDeathCosplay #DragonCon Find us online: https://www.heroesofcosplaysanctuary.com/ Find the Sanctuary on Social: With Co-Host @astravoidcosplay Follow Her On Instagram & Join Her TikTok Community! https://linktr.ee/AstraVoidCosplay ... Like, Comment, and SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZst ...... Of course you can share the video and follow us Online: Instagram: @heroesofcosplaysanctuary Twitter: @hocspodcast…

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Balance Within Featuring Anthony Cosjitsu 1:01:17

8 weeks ago1:01:17

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Welcome to Season 6 of the Healing from Cosplay podcast! 🎭✨ We're back after a long pause season premiere, host ScottyB welcomes back Anthony Cosjitsu to discuss his incredible year filled with personal milestones and cosplay adventures. 🔹 Big Life Updates: Anthony shares the heartwarming story of his engagement to @Liza_Bean, their romantic proposal in London, and plans for a 2026 wedding. 🔹 Cosplay & Collaborations: From Renaissance Fair Targaryens to impactful charity work with the New York Avengers, Anthony dives into his latest projects and the challenges of building a positive cosplay community. 🔹 Navigating the Dark Side of Cosplay: Social media pressures, jealousy, and maintaining a healthy balance—Anthony opens up about the struggles behind the scenes. 🔹 Wrestling & Cosplay Crossovers: Exploring the rising trend of wrestling-themed cosplay, inspirations like Macho Verse, and new character ideas in the works! 🔹 Future Plans: Upcoming conventions, potential new cosplay reveals, and the possibility of Anthony launching his own podcast or show! 🎧 Listen now and be inspired by the journey of passion, perseverance, and creative expression! 💬 Comment below: What’s your favorite cosplay memory or biggest challenge in the community? 🔔 Subscribe for more cosplay insights, interviews, and behind-the-scenes discussions! #CosplayPodcast #HealingFromCosplay #AnthonyCosjitsu #CosplayCommunity #NewYorkAvengers #WrestlingCosplay #PodcastSeason6 Follow AnthonyCosjitsu and support him online! https://linktr.ee/anthonycosjitsu Find the Sanctuary on Social: With Co-Host @astravoidcosplay Follow Her On Instagram & Join Her TikTok Community! https://linktr.ee/AstraVoidCosplay... Like, Comment, and SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZst...... Of course you can share the video and follow us Online: Instagram: @heroesofcosplaysanctuary Twitter: @hocspodcast Find us online: https://www.heroesofcosplaysanctuary.com/ Find the Sanctuary on Social: With Co-Host @astravoidcosplay Follow Her On Instagram & Join Her TikTok Community! https://linktr.ee/AstraVoidCosplay ... Like, Comment, and SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZst ...... Of course you can share the video and follow us Online: Instagram: @heroesofcosplaysanctuary Twitter: @hocspodcast…

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Gem Beauty Makeup 1:02:19

1 year ago1:02:19

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A distinct style, and a wonder to the industry, we're talking with Gem Beauty in this special Christmas Episode! Gem came prepared and shares some of her insights into makeup as a professional effects and makeup artist. Her creations are one of a kind, and we get into a lot of tips, tricks, and her insight into creating a look for any Cosplay. You'll learn about her process, the steps she takes, and her positive approach to just using what you have, where you are, and getting started. With over a dozen years of experience, Gem knows that everyone starts at zero, and that you can't compare yourself to everyone else out there creating content. We're all at a different level and moving at a different pace. Watch today, and be sure to find Gem online and LIVE - she's very active on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gembeauty_mkp/ Follow her on Twitch & join her Discord https://m.twitch.tv/gembeauty_studio/home https://discord.com/invite/qcCCmJVgZh Find us online: https://www.heroesofcosplaysanctuary.com/ Find the Sanctuary on Social: With Co-Host @astravoidcosplay Follow Her On Instagram & Join Her TikTok Community! https://linktr.ee/AstraVoidCosplay ... Like, Comment, and SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZst ...... Of course you can share the video and follow us Online: Instagram: @heroesofcosplaysanctuary Twitter: @hocspodcast…

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Balance the Darkside 43:49

1 year ago43:49

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Cosplay has its dark side - believe me. And if you don't, then in today's episode, you can hear it from Anthony Cosjitsu, as he returns to chat with me all about the depths that some go to inside of the community. Cosplay is and should be a positive space, but we know that with anything there can excess, anxiety, competition, cancel culture, and poor behavior. We talk through the ups and downs that we have experienced ourselves and the best approach to navigating the sometimes murky characters you can encounter. Don't get us wrong - it's a small percentage of everyone out in the space, but it never hurts to be careful and look out for yourselves - and each other! Make sure to follow and support Anthony online!! https://linktr.ee/anthonycosjitsu Find us online: https://www.heroesofcosplaysanctuary.com/ Find the Sanctuary on Social: With Co-Host @astravoidcosplay Follow Her On Instagram & Join Her TikTok Community! https://linktr.ee/AstraVoidCosplay ... Like, Comment, and SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZst ...... Of course you can share the video and follow us Online: Instagram: @heroesofcosplaysanctuary Twitter: @hocspodcast…

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Take These Steps - Season Finale 16:09

1 year ago16:09

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There are steps you can take in Cosplay, or anywhere. I'll take the time in this season ending episode (at least, standard episodes coming out regularly), to tell you what my process is. - Decide on the thing in one of the areas you’re working to fix, my 5 are Environment, Physical and Mental well-being, Finance, and Relationships. - Write down the thin you want changed most and just write about it – what frustrates you, what do you believe you’ll get when you’re done chasing the thing – what do you have to gain or want from making an effort - Make a goal – crazy or not and break it down - Then…look at what really needs to go into it to get results and break it down Find us online: https://www.heroesofcosplaysanctuary.com/ Find the Sanctuary on Social: With Co-Host @astravoidcosplay Follow Her On Instagram & Join Her TikTok Community! https://linktr.ee/AstraVoidCosplay ... Like, Comment, and SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZst ...... Of course you can share the video and follow us Online: Instagram: @heroesofcosplaysanctuary Twitter: @hocspodcast…

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FOCUS is a cliché, but it does work. 9:21

1 year ago9:21

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Follow One Course Until Success. Stay the course – small corrections as you learn, but you do learn, and you can see results – giving up is the only issue – but if you agreed to the ‘what is it going to take’ part, then you’re in charge of when you quit. Find us online: https://www.heroesofcosplaysanctuary.com/ Find the Sanctuary on Social: With Co-Host @astravoidcosplay Follow Her On Instagram & Join Her TikTok Community! https://linktr.ee/AstraVoidCosplay ... Like, Comment, and SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZst ...... Of course you can share the video and follow us Online: Instagram: @heroesofcosplaysanctuary Twitter: @hocspodcast…

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Doing Hard S**t 8:47

1 year ago8:47

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The hard things we do – belief, consistency, skill building, failing, improving, and having a very solid goal will always pay off in some way. Difficulties do not need to be avoided in order to have a happy Cosplay life. Find us online: https://www.heroesofcosplaysanctuary.com/ Find the Sanctuary on Social: With Co-Host @astravoidcosplay Follow Her On Instagram & Join Her TikTok Community! https://linktr.ee/AstraVoidCosplay ... Like, Comment, and SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZst ...... Of course you can share the video and follow us Online: Instagram: @heroesofcosplaysanctuary Twitter: @hocspodcast…

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Advice on What People Pay You For 12:12

1 year ago12:12

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Selling yourself as the product to a fan is unsustainable and only works short term – you create more anti-fans in the process – focus on what’s sustainable – keep your distance if this is what you want. It doesn’t scale like a product or service would – make the thing – video series, book, mass produce patterns, entertain, but don’t sell friendship. Find the product or value-add service that you can provide to your audience. There are many inside of cosplay. Find us online: https://www.heroesofcosplaysanctuary.com/ Find the Sanctuary on Social: With Co-Host @astravoidcosplay Follow Her On Instagram & Join Her TikTok Community! https://linktr.ee/AstraVoidCosplay ... Like, Comment, and SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZst ...... Of course you can share the video and follow us Online: Instagram: @heroesofcosplaysanctuary Twitter: @hocspodcast…

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Personality is an Easy Sell 7:49

1 year ago7:49

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Just because you exist, doesn’t mean anyone owes you and it really isn’t a good reason to pay you – skills, knowledge, experience, expertise – sell that and use your personality to sell it. Chose ethical money making – coning people, pandering to likes, feigning interest and leaning into obsession – all dangerous. There is inside the community a slippery slope. Make sure you want to jump in to this when you do, and understand what it will lead to. Find us online: https://www.heroesofcosplaysanctuary.com/ Find the Sanctuary on Social: With Co-Host @astravoidcosplay Follow Her On Instagram & Join Her TikTok Community! https://linktr.ee/AstraVoidCosplay ... Like, Comment, and SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZst ...... Of course you can share the video and follow us Online: Instagram: @heroesofcosplaysanctuary Twitter: @hocspodcast…

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Becoming What You Hate 7:51

1 year ago7:51

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Remember, you started this because you wanted to be with the people, not high above them – celebrities never interact, and when they do we go crazy – but this isn’t how it should be for us in Cosplay – we’re not Hollywood Actors... Non-response, never interacting – it’s not social – if it’s just to talk about the next thing you’re doing and you ignore your best people because you’re always busy chasing more new people – see what you’ve become, know it's not the right course to take. Find us online: https://www.heroesofcosplaysanctuary.com/ Find the Sanctuary on Social: With Co-Host @astravoidcosplay Follow Her On Instagram & Join Her TikTok Community! https://linktr.ee/AstraVoidCosplay ... Like, Comment, and SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZst ...... Of course you can share the video and follow us Online: Instagram: @heroesofcosplaysanctuary Twitter: @hocspodcast…

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Avoid the Main Cosplay Traps 11:32

1 year ago11:32

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There are a few Cosplay traps that we haven't talked about yet - more to do with cosplayers supporting cosplayers or those outside of the community who think they're doing the right thing by over-extending themselves to buy other people Cosplays. Do not become a “Fan” and carry a torch – have friends, collabs, but do not de-value yourself into having someone be above you because they can model, or act, or are designers. There are many skills – you need to put yourself first in your own life and believe you have value – being a fan and interacting as a fan will devalue you. Find us online: https://www.heroesofcosplaysanctuary.com/ Find the Sanctuary on Social: With Co-Host @astravoidcosplay Follow Her On Instagram & Join Her TikTok Community! https://linktr.ee/AstraVoidCosplay ... Like, Comment, and SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZst ...... Of course you can share the video and follow us Online: Instagram: @heroesofcosplaysanctuary Twitter: @hocspodcast…

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Do Not Set Traps 9:30

1 year ago9:30

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Do not go to Cons just to con people. Do not hustle to see what you can get for free. Diminishing the community, your value, and only seeing others for what they make and how many followers they have reduces you. Avoid being the gatekeeper, or the cosplayer that bait and switches everyone for some personal issue that isn't being addressed within yourself. Find us online: https://www.heroesofcosplaysanctuary.com/ Find the Sanctuary on Social: With Co-Host @astravoidcosplay Follow Her On Instagram & Join Her TikTok Community! https://linktr.ee/AstraVoidCosplay ... Like, Comment, and SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZst ...... Of course you can share the video and follow us Online: Instagram: @heroesofcosplaysanctuary Twitter: @hocspodcast…

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How Cosplay Traps You 6:31

1 year ago6:31

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The fame monster is real and cosplayers chase it. Eventually it traps you and you're just as stuck in your online world and it's customer service as you were when you were answering the phones at work and getting yelled at by customers. You begin to feel trapped. Staying relevant, getting validated, feeling the good and bad of it – dopamine either way and that rush is what got you into your scroll hole, your outreach loop, your constantly being attached to your phone. We crave attention, we want to be social, we want companionship – but Cosplay isn’t that. Cosplay is expression, not a means for which to gain attention. Find us online: https://www.heroesofcosplaysanctuary.com/ Find the Sanctuary on Social: With Co-Host @astravoidcosplay Follow Her On Instagram & Join Her TikTok Community! https://linktr.ee/AstraVoidCosplay ... Like, Comment, and SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZst ...... Of course you can share the video and follow us Online: Instagram: @heroesofcosplaysanctuary Twitter: @hocspodcast…

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Authentically Fake 11:30

1 year ago11:30

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Avoid the authentically fake influencer, cosplayer, or person. Also, don't become this person. Selling and promoting the "fake" life on Instagram just leads to so many issues with yourself, with your following, and eventually - unless you have a PR department - it comes back to find you. You can't sustain a "fake" persona unless it's all you do and that is your life. Being a persona or a public figure who shares nothing of themselves online might be what you want to be or do, and that's your choice - but know the truth of it. Know the dangers of warping what authentic really is, and yes - you'll gain and gain and grow, but will you ever achieve the fulfilment you were looking for when you do go down this road? Find us online: https://www.heroesofcosplaysanctuary.com/ Find the Sanctuary on Social: With Co-Host @astravoidcosplay Follow Her On Instagram & Join Her TikTok Community! https://linktr.ee/AstraVoidCosplay ... Like, Comment, and SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZst ...... Of course you can share the video and follow us Online: Instagram: @heroesofcosplaysanctuary Twitter: @hocspodcast…

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Cosplay at Face Value 10:05

1 year ago10:05