Unsealed Voices – Actress Trinitee Stokes opens up to the The Unsealed

Welcome everyone to our first edition of Unsealed Voices

We have a super special guest, Trinity Stokes. She is everything and anything you can imagine

A fashion designer, an author, an actress, a singer, a songwriter, a great student

I actually want this show to be about your voices, your questions, your conversation

So I'm gonna start off right away throwing this out to you guys

What gross do you think came from being in the industry at such a young age

Just being able to grow wherever I am. I would love to know from you

what beliefs or belief did you really have to unlearn to get to the stage of happiness

that you're at today? I don't think it was as much of me

having to unlearn anything as much of it was me actually fully believing

everything that God promised me and everything that he says about me

So for me, when you're in a world where everything is sort of measured by a narrow idea of beauty or success or happiness

And, you know, everyone has their own idea. But for me, remembering that, OK, I am fearfully and wonderfully made according to God

I want to know, at what age do you think that you can look back on your life and be like

I've accomplished all the things that I've done? What is that long term rest piece look like for you

That's a tough question because I'm kind of one of those people where I'm always sort of moving the needle for myself

I always like OK great I accomplished whatever this is whatever this is I living in the moment Next big benchmark Is there things like in a normal amount of school time

that you feel that you missed out and what would you have wanted to do that you didn't get to do

I always wanted to do a food fight. It seems so much fun

Like, but in terms of like big things, like, you know, prom, dances, all that sort of stuff

thankfully I actually did not miss out on any of that. People say that they want to do what you do, but to some people it's very far-fetched

Is there a practical thing that you could tell people to be able to get that much closer to

accomplishing their dreams? So I actually started in theater, which I think is a great way to start

You have such a dynamic energy. So this has been a great interview. I've had a lot of fun listening to you. My question is, how has your faith given an advantage or disadvantage in your celebrity

Oh my gosh. I mean, it is the advantage. I mean, that right there is the lifeline. I mean, if you look at the surface of sort of the roller coaster that is being an entertainment, folks varying opinions, everybody's given their thoughts on this or that, or being able to simply not compare yourself to other people and just have the strength to stay your own course and carve out your own space

It something that I would not have been able to accomplish you know without my faith I was going to ask who your biggest support system has been through everything that you accomplished My parents I mean I mean there no amount of words I would say to be able to sum up just how supportive

they have been. What would you tell someone who's afraid to live unapologetically

I would say the only thing that can go wrong is you having regrets if you don't do it

You did talk about cyber bullying. What was that like for you and how did you overcome that

It was terrible. Oh my God. I didn't even lie. It was terrible

I mean, it was such a unique experience. I won't say I was sheltered as a child

but I certainly was not around folks who were bold enough to come at me with so much hate

The most important thing for me to internalize was the fact that

Okay, what you're saying is a literal lie. I wanted to know what is the biggest difference in how you show up as an artist

when you're putting your energy into one of your creative visions versus someone else's

It's a little different. I feel like for me, when it's something that I'm creating, I know exactly what I want to do

I know exactly what I want to convey. And I'm able to just streamline with that vision

Who were big influences for you, now outside of your parents, as far as other actors is concerned

especially doing the shows that you've done? I would say Raven-Symoné was my biggest influence

She, watching her on That's So Raven, is actually what really sort of sparked that vision

of me being an actress So after dealing with the keyboard thugs I would say Oh my gosh that a new one Oh my gosh I love that keyboard How are you feeling emotionally and mentally I think for me

sort of going through the brunt of it at such a young age, at this point, I've been on the internet

for like 10 or 11 years. Nothing really fazes me at this point. So after I talked to Trinity, I was

like so inspired. I was ready to conquer the world. She empowered me so much. And obviously

she's decades younger than me, but your spirit, your energy is incredible. And I just wanted to

know if anyone wanted to share how Trinity, her story, her letter, her conversation tonight

how she has inspired you, made you feel, made you think in context of your own life

It's really inspiring to watch you conquer all the things that you do, because I personally

I am a fresh new mom. I'm four months postpartum right now. And it's really inspiring to see

somebody do all those things because I am right now struggling to try to figure out how to do

multiple things, how to juggle like being a mom, being the person in the house that

controls all the stuff and at the same time, find time for myself

I just want to say, Trinity, you are such a light, you know

And when I tell you I can not only see, but just hear the God in you

I don't really know how to put it into words, but girl, you doing it

You her. I'm proud of you. Thank you so much. I really appreciate it. That means a lot to me

Thank you all for coming, and I hope you guys had fun