My daughter took her life 8 months ago and your videos were some of the things that help distract me, yes, but also help me feel like the world was still turning and I could count on a laugh with you.
My relationship of 7.5 years ended almost exactly two years ago now, it gets so much easier💗 I think not regretting my relationship has helped me a lot, I know a lot of people view any relationship that ends as a "waste of time" and I think being grateful for the time we had together while being thankful it's over has really prevented a lot of rumination
Thank you. 9 year relationship ended two months ago and I still sob every day. It is sooooooo painful. I can’t wait till I don’t feel like this anymore.
It sounds awkward to say, but Zach really feels like a “real” person to me. I never forget that he has a life outside his audience and it feels so genuine. So thanks for the update, babe, and I’m so glad you’re moving forward.
Zach, oversharing molment coming - I went through a miscarriage last year and my papa died a month later. I gained a ton of weight from a medication i was taking... 2024 was so rough for me but you and your videos were such a good distraction. Escaping into gorlworld and listening to your snark and jokes made it all a little bit better ❤ We all go through shit, and Im glad you're doing better. I noticed how much more upbeat you've been in your videos lately 😘 edit to add, I guess what Im trying to get across is most of us understand the mental health struggles and appreciate the effort and time you still took to keep going and make videos. I can tell how much work you're putting in to heal and grow from everything 😊
Not over sharing. Hugs to you and I hope 2025 is a better year for you. My dad died 3 days after my first baby was born. I was still in the hospital. It was awful but at least I had my new baby. I’m so sorry for what you went through. ❤
You made it through the pain and hurt and you are amazing for this ❤ I am so glad you are still here. Your best days are still yet to come so please don’t ever lose hope.
This is honestly such a heartfelt comment to read. Though I understand it was directed at Zach, thank you for taking the time to share. Hoping 2025 treats us all kindly ❤
Your breakup is still really fresh. It took close to a year after my breakup from a 8 year long relationship for me to start feeling like life wasn’t miserable. I’m glad you’re starting to feel better, but it’s going to take time and don’t beat yourself up for not ”moving on” quickly enough.❤
I never comment on videos, but you are the first thing I look for when I open the app. You bring a sense of calm and joy that one would only get from one of your most comforting friends. I found you during covid, and ever since, you've become part of my routine. Your optimism and your level of headedness and looking for good in those who probably don't deserve it has encouraged me to become a nicer person. Nothing but the best vibes and you growing stronger with each winding road.
ZM, my husband got me a Cameo from you when I was recovering from cancer, and you were so kind and funny. A year and a half later, I found out my cancer had come back. Fast forward seven months, and I am thriving and doing really well, thanks to chemo-but I’ll admit, most of it is thanks to the amazing people in my life, including you, despite you basically being a virtual stranger. I looked forward to watching your content and having a good laugh. I’m grateful to still be here, witnessing you going off on Amberlynn, when I was told I should have been gone three months ago. You are a light in so many people's lives, and I thank you.
I started therapy in part because when you'd talk to Amber about it, it really made me realize that I did need help. I can't thank you enough for being your wonderful self. Here's hoping 2025 is a real year of healing for you and everyone who needs it. ❤
Zach, after my 5-year relationship ended 2 years ago, the ONLY way I could sleep for weeks was watching your content. I've been watching you for 6 years and your humour and goofy silly content was the only thing that made me feel like one day I'd laugh again. Joining the list of people saying: you have SUCH a purpose. 🎉❤ I hope you feel differently soon. Sending much love!
My father died a year ago. Your channel brought me joy and laughter after long hours at the hospital and the grief I still feel. Here’s to community bestie 💜
Potato's co-star appearance today was so particularly dramatic in the first 5 minutes that I couldn't focus on a word you said and had to rewind to listen again.
Watched you while I was in rehab for alcoholism… kept watching you a year later celebrating a year of sobriety n planning my wedding …watching you another year later still sober just after first major fight with my husband.. life is a winding road… thank you Zach ❤
I would be devastated if you weren't here on the Internet sharing all the silliness. Your content is so goofy I love the break from the seriousness of life. Thanks for all you do! I appreciate you showing up and being honest about how you're doing
I’ve been watching my fathers health decline and as an adult who is barely capable of taking care of myself, I tried my best to take care of him when he needed it, but it became obvious he has a form of dementia and I had to make the hard decision to take him to a place where he can be cared for 24/7. I go to therapy bi weekly and am on meds but I have been having the hardest time coping with it because my dad is absolutely my rock and the parent that supported me most. I totally understand where you’re coming from, my mental health is the worst it’s been in years. I escape from those problems with videos like yours. For a little while a day I get to escape my life and can turn my focus away to something else. I really appreciate you for that! But I also want you to know that any time you need a break, you should take one. You don’t owe anyone your energy just because they consider your presence a part of their routine. Always put yourself first above it all ❤
9:26 finding meaning in what you’re doing (even when it isn’t surface level serious, etc) is to me the most meaningful part of our lives. I’m an atheist, too. But people aren’t their jobs. How you do something is often more important than what you’re doing. Love ya, Diva! So glad you’re here! 🫶🏻💙
You're very loved and appreciated here, Zach. You've been a huge part of these past five years for me, I won't trauma dump on you, but your voice has been the background of many days and nights for me. I hope you continue to heal post breakup and share with us whenever you feel necessary. You're genuinely a good person, you deserve the success you've found.
real talk, your videos tend to get me through some pretty dark days and give me the laugh that i sometimes very desperately need. thank you for that buddy, keep being awesome and best wishes! :)
Listen BestieLocks.. over the years you've gotten me through family suicide, abandonment by an entire family (cause we're bi and poly), and healing after cancer. Thank you, from the bottom of my little black heart. Proud of you, BestieLocks
This video and these comments have me crying in the club - and by club I mean in my car eating Taco Bell. Hugs to you Zach. I went thru an extremely hard breakup and I never thought I’d recover. We were so happy and we had a beautiful life and it was completely out of nowhere. Grief was such a silly little bitch. About 2 years later, I still cry sometimes and have some spiraling moments. But I lean on my friends, my therapist and my silly little UA-camrs. Thank you for being my silly little UA-camr.
Zach, I know you’ll probably never see this, because there’s a sea of comments just like mine, but I just wanted to say that yes, you’re my comfort channel and make me laugh when I’m feeling down. But your openness about mental health and the way you advocate for going to therapy has inspired me to be open and take better care of mine. I’ve been back in therapy for over 3 months now, and you being so open and speaking so highly of therapy is one of the biggest reasons I knew I needed to go back. My life has truly been changed by it, so thank you for being willing to talk about mental health on a platform like yours. You inspire people while you make them laugh more than you know.
Tbh "I've been through tougher" was exactly what I needed. I've been in therapy & rehab for 2 months. Tomorrow is my last day & I'll finally be discharged. I'm very proud but I'm also really nervous about returning to normal life. But lol, the worst is already over so yea I've been through tougher too. Thanks for reminder me
“What do you know about..” is a staple in my vocabulary. I’ve loved listening to you here and Also. I am happy to see you’re healing from 2024. Love ya bestie 💛
Prayers for you Zachary. You had a rough year with losing Judy Lu Whu (sp) and your long term partner. I am also on the coast of the Great Lakes. Its been cold, gray and snowy. Hang in there. Good things are coming
I’m not usually a commenter but I just have to say, I’ve been through so much change in the last 3 years yet no matter what chaos my life was in I tuned in every video for a little bit of joy and escapism. Your channel matters and for many people what you do matters 🤍
You don't owe us anything, of course, but I am glad to hear that you are finding that you have the tools to work through a lot of this and I hope it continues to get better. I've had a big week at work with stress and getting to watch you here and on the reupload has been my RHOSLC. If I didn't have Darlene getting angry at a fabric wholesaler for what literally boiled down to them doing nothing wrong and her getting a refund, what would I have done this week? I also am really hoping ALR makes a fool of herself with a pre-recorded "response" that doesn't take into account this video or any of the backlash she received.
First time commenter here, I have watched you for years( that is saying something since i am 21) you literally make my day everyday. You get me through my migraines, my depression, and my anxiety. I have your videos playing all the time. I don’t know where I would be without you.
I think this talk about being part of people’s days is so valid and I’m glad you shared it with us. I’m a huge fan of dan and phil and since their comeback they’ve really been discussing the “value of light entertainment” and this weird kind of parasocial relationship UA-cam creates for all of us. I could totally understand that for you, talking to a camera to an unseen audience could feel like it lacks purpose. But this channel does bring light to so many of us. I found you during the pandemic, which I weathered living completely alone in a new state. Just being able to giggle with you every day made me feel less isolated and scared. So thank you for creating this community and I hope things continue to look up for you 💗
I am so grateful I found your content a year ago. You are like truly my role model in the way you handle and discuss mental health. I am so incredibly grateful you continue to show up and be honest about what you are going through. Mental health gets so lonely and your videos have become a comfort to me. Sending you so so so much love!!
I work in the NICU and you’re my commuting/getting unready friend! You make me laugh and help me remember the light fare. Thank you for everything. Edit: I wanted to comment about your direct impact on my day. By proxy, Zachary Marie, you help tiny babies every day by providing a soft place for me to land. It allows me to relax and give as much therapeutic caregiving as I possibly can knowing I’ve got something to unwind to later.
Someone faking mental health issues wouldn't come on here and be so forthcoming and explaining your ups and downs and how you learned to cope with such situations through therapy. It takes a strong person to be so open, so I appreciate you💜
My holiday card from ZM came in the mail today. 😭😭😭 Absolutely one of the best things ever to get. The *cutest* picture of ZM and Po! This was the holiday card I didn't know I needed. TYSM for everything you do ZM. I'm so glad to support you and your channels. TY for being your true, awesome, diva self. You bring such joy and happiness to so many! 💟💟💟
I watch you daily while I cook dinner, I didn’t realize my kids lowkey listen and my second grader told his teacher a few weeks ago “you look the same as you always do ma’am” when she apologized for looking “crazy” (thank god I work at the school and they know my crazy she thought it was hilarious!) Needless to say, you’re a household name in this home😂💕
Take time for yourself. Ending a long term relationship is difficult and it changes us. You need to get to know yourself again, you are stronger than you think and the only way to move is forward. We all love you and we are all rooting for you!
My 20 yr marriage ended last year and he got costudy of my kid. I started having problems w my health, spend a week in a hospital and I saw many doctors afterwards.. I have to quit working because I have pain and No one can tell me what is wrong w me. So my mental health started spiraling. And top of that I gained 50 lbs . I cry all the time even tho I am on meds for my depression. I just discovered your channel recently and it have brought me so many laughs and let me forget about the world around me. And you posting this it makes me feel like this is a safe place to talk about this. Thank you Zachary Michael you are amazing
Zach! I just want to tell you that you’re doing great. It has taken me 2 years to feel normal after I broke up with my ex of 2 years. Not that our situations are that similar or should be compared since my ex manipulated, abused, and harassed me, but healing was NEVER EASY!! I was in the deepest depression I had ever experienced for an entire year, and I gave up on the world and myself. You are so strong for continuing to show up for yourself. I didn’t even start trying to find myself again until a year after my breakup, which just so happened to be when I re-entered the ambiverse and started watching you! I have come into my own over the past year, with your videos as a small part of my daily/weekly routine. I’ve grown alongside you, and I’m so excited to see you grow alongside us. I can’t wait to see you fully shine 💖
Im going through it too. Your videos are one of the few things I look forward to. I appreciate you. Your advocacy for therapy has helped me, I started going back to therapy and it’s helping me find my way back to myself.
I know it's not up to me to accept or reject her response whatever it is, but if it's not an actual apology, she can shove her response where the sun don't shine.
just wanted to say i’ve been a silent follower for about 5 years, and your videos always ground me when i’m anxious or stressed. i really appreciate everything you do for us (:
thanks for being my “real housewives of salt lake city” Zach ❤ and thanks for showing up even through struggles in your own personal life. Wishing you all the best, you deserve it ✨
You are totally a comfort channel for me! Thank you for sharing yourself with us over here on the youtubies. You make me laugh and forget about my problems for a little while. You are honestly appreciated Zach ❤
I’ve been enjoying you since I was in university. A long time ago! A little because I love your balanced takes on gorlworld, but also because I love you. And so many of us do. Mental health is something I’ve battled with FOREVER, I totally get where you’re at. But the fact you have mechanisms in place to cope and stuff just shows how strong you are. Nothing is permanent, and these times shall pass - they will become a memory which you will look back on and you’ll be like “wow!”. Keep on trucking sista. Also, fuck amber saying she’s going to “address” stuff… scare tactics imo. She wouldn’t do that about other UA-camrs who haven’t been as kind as you have.
Self care is hard for me with my depression and schizoaffective disorder. But I watch your videos to get through showers, and brushing my teeth and brushing my hair. It makes me feel like I'm on the phone with a best friend. Thank you for doing what you do. I'm thankful you are such a light in this miserable world.
Zach, thank you for being willing to be so open about your mental health. As someone who struggles with even being open with my friends/family this is inspiring to me. You definitely have been helping me get through some really difficult recent health diagnoses and life changes. I definitely appreciate the laughs. Sending you so much love 💕 thank you for being here + making us laugh. ❤
I’ve been struggling with chronic pain and loss of mobility the past year. When I’m having some of my worst days, I put your videos on to escape from the serious parts of my life. You don’t know me- but we’ve giggled together dozens of times 🥲 Thank you Z Marie 💕💖
You and the Twitch stream have really made my days so much better! It brings me so much joy and a sense of community, especially as someone from a mostly conservative family from a super red state. It’s been amazing to be part of! ❤
What you do has such an impact! I got a TBI 2 years ago and it hasn’t been pleasant. These videos are consistently enjoyable for me. They give me some drama that’s doesn’t actually involve me which is an outlet I desperately needed. Also when serious stuff comes up you speak on things with such elegance and help me to check myself and how I’m engaging with the world around me. Thank you for coming on when you can but always take care of yourself first!
I watch EEEEEEVERY single video you post. There is something comforting about seeing and hearing you, like you have become a constant in my life at this point. You are familiarity for me.
Hi Zach! So good to hear you talk about this. The bottom line; break-ups are no fun! It seems they take as long as they need to take. Dreams can feel so real! Often I wake up confused, thinking what I dreamed really happened. I think taking time out from the memories and emotional roller roaster, can help. I hate to say it, but sometimes watching someone else’s wild ride in life, can make one feel they can get through what they’re going through. This thing of people judging others about when or how many times 18:48 they post on their channel is silly. We’re all human. We all need some time out to take care of ourselves and loved ones. We’re not robots! ~Gosh, it seems life is full of feeling like our jigsaw puzzle is (almost) complete, then having it unexpectedly scattered all over the floor, only to put it back together (hopefully) in a healthier, happier way. You are a beautiful soul and person. You help so many people. Just seeing you be genuine, honest, and vulnerable is so helpful. For you to have doubts and question what you’re doing is healthy. (Now, I need to listen to that last sentence again!🙃) I am grateful that I have met you. Oh! ~! I keep meaning to say, I love Potato!!!! 🐾💕 Such a cutie! ~Thanks for taking the time to do this video.👍🏽💜💜💜
Zach were rooting for you! Youre 100% apart of my daily routine and we appreciate all your hard work but always remember its okay to take time for yourself!! We will still be here 😊
zach you are an absolute blessing ! i’m coming to the end of my very difficult pregnancy and you have been so important to me throughout this time. thank you for being you and having the strength to post even when you’re going through it diva. we love you, we support you, you’re the best girlypop !!
I also have to just mention- your videos are one of the tools that I use for my ‘escape’ because I work with very vulnerable populations, and their stories can really break my heart- so being able to recharge is crucial so I am forever grateful I found your channel & joined twitch. Thank you, thank you, & thank you.
The brain processes romantic and platonic break ups in the same way it processes deaths of loved ones. You are not weak for mourning your relationship. You are healing as your brain clumsily tries to move on. Being human has is up and downs and one of those upsides (and often downsides) is that we care intimately about the people, creatures, and inanimate things in our lives. Your not going to wake up tomorrow being a flawless person so try not to hate your self for being flawed right now. IDK if this is clumsy... TBH i need to take a lot of my own advice sometimes
Glad you are here, diva! I love you for your real, honest, goofy and sometimes serious self! You bring a level of authenticity thats so rare and enjoyable. I hope you keep doing UA-cam for as long as it brings you meaning and purpose. We are glad you're here rain or shine 🫶🏻
Zach, you're helping me get through the most stressful time I've had in academia thus far and I religiously watch your videos to fall asleep in the midst of trying to survive my master's in computer science. It's so comforting to listen to you talk about some bullshit the gorls get up to each day. Thank you boo, and remember to take care of yourself.
I have had an incredible loss on Thanksgiving. I agree it’s a struggle most days to get out of a bed and put on a smile but I appreciate you so much Zach. I’ve been even re-watching some old content!! Thank you for being here! ❤
If we go with your metaphor about life being like a puzzle.... I feel like we are the pieces-constantly shifting, breaking apart, and reassembling. As we experience challenges, we may feel fragmented, but each time we come back together, we are subtly changed. Over time, the edges of who we are may warp and shift, yet, it is this very transformation that makes the image of our lives more complete and intricate. We are not meant to remain fixed in one form, but to evolve, knowing that even the smallest change in the pieces can reshape the whole picture. And I am happy to be here to witness how your puzzle shifts to a beautiful new image! Wishing you the best, Zach 🧩💗
I think it’s been very clear that you’re feeling better and I love you to see it. Obviously like you said progress is not linear so you’ll have good and bad days, but the self care things help so much. ❤
I admire you for being so proactive and self aware. It's hard dealing with something that intense, long term and emotional. Just know you have love and support behind you. I love how honest you are about this sensitive topic dven when others aren't. I love you Zachery Michael ,for who you are and all that you do. 🎉
Zach you are such a light in this world. I am and have been going through some of the darkest most scary times of my life and your videos are like a beacon of light. I work from home and often end up self isolating due to my mental health and chronic illness and you always have a way of recentering my brain. You have taught me so much about being a more compassionate and understanding human being to people, even when it’s really really hard. Please know you have such a village behind you and we are all rooting for you. I wish you nothing but great happiness in your life just like you bring to us. Much love to you boo.❤️
Aww Zach you are a very special person. I appreciate you so much. You being open about your struggles with mental health normalises it and helps your viewers who are out here battling with the same thing. I was admitted for 3 weeks last year, as multiple bouts of Covid, complications, blood clots and hospitalizations followed by a brutal bout of Swine earlier last year left my health in utter ruins, after already living with Long Covid since Jan 21. I started watching your channel because you do have something very comforting and gentle about your nature that gave me a little space to just breathe easier in. The fact that I can lie here with my cat next to me while you sit with sweet sweet Potato snuggling in his chair behind you is a new kind of cosy. Please take care, you are looking rested , you mean such a lot to us 💜
Take good care of yourself! To be honest, I think some relationships you never get over. Even if you are the one who ended it. Heck, sometimes I think being the one to end it is harder because you have to live with your decision and blame yourself for your grief. But if you genuinely love the person, you can eventually come to a place where you appreciate them as a friend, which is also a beautiful thing.
when i started watching you 5 years ago, i was a tired and miserable optometry clinic store manager. at that time, your videos were incredible in helping me decompress. now, i am unemployed and attending university, hoping to apply for med school and become an ophthalmologist. in current times, your videos are a way to decompress but they are mostly motivators for me. you are thoroughly a genuine person and you are so disciplined in so many aspects of your life. to show all of that on the internet is very difficult and i am so happy to be a supporter of it. i support you heavily during your downs and i am so proud of you during your ups. thank you for being here for us. i appreciate YOU for being YOU.
my dreams f up my progress the most! people from YEARS ago are always popping up and then i wake up like oh, no i actually don’t speak to them anymore and that wasn’t real. big hugs ♡
I’ve been a long time follower, and I’m not someone who comments ever, but your videos always bring a smile on my face! I watch you as a comfort so much to the point that when I’m feeling overstimulated or overwhelmed, my husband will ask me “What if I scratch your back while we watch some Zachary Michael?” 😭 You deserve all the love and respect bestie, and even though you don’t know me, I appreciate that you are a part of my life! ❤
I thought that as soon as I seen him. My girlfriends aunt has always had Yorkies and her two that she had died of congested heart failure they were real old but, she got a lil baby yorkie and her name is Willow she looks like a little muppet lol so tiny.
I work at an animal shelter. Zach you are my break. I could've gone through the hardest euthanasia but then I get home and see you've posted and instantly feel a little lighter. I specifically save your videos for before bed so that if I have a tough day I have that to look forward to. It's like gossiping with a bestie.
I'm glad that you realize that you posting can have such a positive impact on someone else's day ❤ that saying...to the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world
My daughter took her life 8 months ago and your videos were some of the things that help distract me, yes, but also help me feel like the world was still turning and I could count on a laugh with you.
I'm so sorry for your loss. ❤
Hugs ❤
❤ oh my gosh. I’m so sorry for your loss.
I’m sorry for your loss ❤️
That's so sad😢 very sorry for your loss please stay strong 🩷
Love from Canada 🇨🇦
Ambers “response” better be an apology
Stahpit. You know that won't happen.
ah shit you right
I’m so not ready to hear her say anything if it’s not sorry, but she’s been so smug lately
It should be an apology but we know it won’t be lol
At this point, I'm thinking that it might be an apology just to appear as a 'nice gorliepop' and manipulate us all over again.
My relationship of 7.5 years ended almost exactly two years ago now, it gets so much easier💗 I think not regretting my relationship has helped me a lot, I know a lot of people view any relationship that ends as a "waste of time" and I think being grateful for the time we had together while being thankful it's over has really prevented a lot of rumination
Still feels like we just broke up like 8 months ago, I was shook when I noticed the date last week marking two years 😅😂
I love that thought. That just because a relationship ends that doesn’t mean it failed. You both just need different things at the current moment. ❤️
You’re doing great! Gratitude is the enemy of resentment. Keeping busy helped me.
Thank you. 9 year relationship ended two months ago and I still sob every day. It is sooooooo painful. I can’t wait till I don’t feel like this anymore.
Zach YOU are the HOUSEWIVES OF SALTLAKE CITY for many of us. Youve helped me get through so many hard times. We love u ❤
I commented too early, since you literally say this in the video, but it’s so true!
100%!! Zach always makes my day better
It sounds awkward to say, but Zach really feels like a “real” person to me. I never forget that he has a life outside his audience and it feels so genuine. So thanks for the update, babe, and I’m so glad you’re moving forward.
I absolutely agree with you 👏
Yes so agree with you ❤
Zach, oversharing molment coming - I went through a miscarriage last year and my papa died a month later. I gained a ton of weight from a medication i was taking... 2024 was so rough for me but you and your videos were such a good distraction. Escaping into gorlworld and listening to your snark and jokes made it all a little bit better ❤ We all go through shit, and Im glad you're doing better. I noticed how much more upbeat you've been in your videos lately 😘 edit to add, I guess what Im trying to get across is most of us understand the mental health struggles and appreciate the effort and time you still took to keep going and make videos. I can tell how much work you're putting in to heal and grow from everything 😊
Not over sharing. Hugs to you and I hope 2025 is a better year for you. My dad died 3 days after my first baby was born. I was still in the hospital. It was awful but at least I had my new baby. I’m so sorry for what you went through. ❤
You made it through the pain and hurt and you are amazing for this ❤ I am so glad you are still here. Your best days are still yet to come so please don’t ever lose hope.
This is honestly such a heartfelt comment to read. Though I understand it was directed at Zach, thank you for taking the time to share. Hoping 2025 treats us all kindly ❤
So sorry for your losses. And thank you for sharing. I wish you an amazing 2025 and beyond ❤
I’m incredibly sorry for your loss. & I sincerely hope that you’re blessed with a wonderful 2025. 🤍
Here so fast my Ozempic hasn't expired yet ❤
This comment 😂😂😂
At room temp or refrigerated? 😂
Now THAT was funny!! 😆
😂😅 💉
Dang, yo so fast gorly pop
Your breakup is still really fresh. It took close to a year after my breakup from a 8 year long relationship for me to start feeling like life wasn’t miserable. I’m glad you’re starting to feel better, but it’s going to take time and don’t beat yourself up for not ”moving on” quickly enough.❤
Real, took me 2 years if I'm gonna be forreal, Zach is doing so well
Rooting for you, Zachary Marie! ❤
We are ALL ROOTING FOR YOU! hehe
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I never comment on videos, but you are the first thing I look for when I open the app. You bring a sense of calm and joy that one would only get from one of your most comforting friends. I found you during covid, and ever since, you've become part of my routine. Your optimism and your level of headedness and looking for good in those who probably don't deserve it has encouraged me to become a nicer person.
Nothing but the best vibes and you growing stronger with each winding road.
Absolutely relate and agree, bestie
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Same
Feel this! 👏
ZM, my husband got me a Cameo from you when I was recovering from cancer, and you were so kind and funny. A year and a half later, I found out my cancer had come back. Fast forward seven months, and I am thriving and doing really well, thanks to chemo-but I’ll admit, most of it is thanks to the amazing people in my life, including you, despite you basically being a virtual stranger. I looked forward to watching your content and having a good laugh. I’m grateful to still be here, witnessing you going off on Amberlynn, when I was told I should have been gone three months ago. You are a light in so many people's lives, and I thank you.
6:01 Totally distracted by the Potato/Blanket drama in the background😂
Also the Potato/Foot drama 😂 🐾 🐶
I know😅
I was so rooting for Potato to fold and get inside the blanket. It almost happened, but then the blanket slid off the coach :(
Instantly dropped what I was doing and came to check on my bestie 🫂
I started therapy in part because when you'd talk to Amber about it, it really made me realize that I did need help. I can't thank you enough for being your wonderful self. Here's hoping 2025 is a real year of healing for you and everyone who needs it. ❤
Zach, after my 5-year relationship ended 2 years ago, the ONLY way I could sleep for weeks was watching your content. I've been watching you for 6 years and your humour and goofy silly content was the only thing that made me feel like one day I'd laugh again.
Joining the list of people saying: you have SUCH a purpose. 🎉❤
I hope you feel differently soon. Sending much love!
I fall asleep listening to Zach every single night so I completely understand!
My father died a year ago. Your channel brought me joy and laughter after long hours at the hospital and the grief I still feel. Here’s to community bestie 💜
Potato's co-star appearance today was so particularly dramatic in the first 5 minutes that I couldn't focus on a word you said and had to rewind to listen again.
Po is the true diva! 😂
I was so stressed watching Po work to get in that blanket! Then it just went and fell on the floor! Argh!
Watched you while I was in rehab for alcoholism… kept watching you a year later celebrating a year of sobriety n planning my wedding …watching you another year later still sober just after first major fight with my husband.. life is a winding road… thank you Zach ❤
Zachary Michael, you bring me so much comfort. Thank you for being vulnerable with us. Love you, bestie.
I would be devastated if you weren't here on the Internet sharing all the silliness. Your content is so goofy I love the break from the seriousness of life. Thanks for all you do! I appreciate you showing up and being honest about how you're doing
I’ve been watching my fathers health decline and as an adult who is barely capable of taking care of myself, I tried my best to take care of him when he needed it, but it became obvious he has a form of dementia and I had to make the hard decision to take him to a place where he can be cared for 24/7. I go to therapy bi weekly and am on meds but I have been having the hardest time coping with it because my dad is absolutely my rock and the parent that supported me most. I totally understand where you’re coming from, my mental health is the worst it’s been in years. I escape from those problems with videos like yours. For a little while a day I get to escape my life and can turn my focus away to something else. I really appreciate you for that! But I also want you to know that any time you need a break, you should take one. You don’t owe anyone your energy just because they consider your presence a part of their routine. Always put yourself first above it all ❤
I'm so very sorry you are going through this. 🙏
I can’t even imagine having to make a decision like that…you are so strong. I hope you’re doing ok
9:26 finding meaning in what you’re doing (even when it isn’t surface level serious, etc) is to me the most meaningful part of our lives.
I’m an atheist, too. But people aren’t their jobs. How you do something is often more important than what you’re doing.
Love ya, Diva! So glad you’re here! 🫶🏻💙
Giving you hugs Zach…..We’re rooting for you
14:50 We support you "just" showing up. 😍
You’re my comfort watch friend! Grateful for the escape!
You're very loved and appreciated here, Zach. You've been a huge part of these past five years for me, I won't trauma dump on you, but your voice has been the background of many days and nights for me. I hope you continue to heal post breakup and share with us whenever you feel necessary. You're genuinely a good person, you deserve the success you've found.
real talk, your videos tend to get me through some pretty dark days and give me the laugh that i sometimes very desperately need. thank you for that buddy, keep being awesome and best wishes! :)
👇🏼 Love for Zach here
Also like the video bestie lol
Listen BestieLocks.. over the years you've gotten me through family suicide, abandonment by an entire family (cause we're bi and poly), and healing after cancer. Thank you, from the bottom of my little black heart. Proud of you, BestieLocks
You definitely have been my Housewives of Saltlake City back in 2019-2020 when I went through my breakup and then burnout 💜
This video and these comments have me crying in the club - and by club I mean in my car eating Taco Bell.
Hugs to you Zach. I went thru an extremely hard breakup and I never thought I’d recover. We were so happy and we had a beautiful life and it was completely out of nowhere. Grief was such a silly little bitch. About 2 years later, I still cry sometimes and have some spiraling moments. But I lean on my friends, my therapist and my silly little UA-camrs. Thank you for being my silly little UA-camr.
Zach, I know you’ll probably never see this, because there’s a sea of comments just like mine, but I just wanted to say that yes, you’re my comfort channel and make me laugh when I’m feeling down. But your openness about mental health and the way you advocate for going to therapy has inspired me to be open and take better care of mine. I’ve been back in therapy for over 3 months now, and you being so open and speaking so highly of therapy is one of the biggest reasons I knew I needed to go back. My life has truly been changed by it, so thank you for being willing to talk about mental health on a platform like yours. You inspire people while you make them laugh more than you know.
Tbh "I've been through tougher" was exactly what I needed. I've been in therapy & rehab for 2 months. Tomorrow is my last day & I'll finally be discharged. I'm very proud but I'm also really nervous about returning to normal life. But lol, the worst is already over so yea I've been through tougher too. Thanks for reminder me
“What do you know about..” is a staple in my vocabulary. I’ve loved listening to you here and Also. I am happy to see you’re healing from 2024.
Love ya bestie 💛
Prayers for you Zachary. You had a rough year with losing Judy Lu Whu (sp) and your long term partner. I am also on the coast of the Great Lakes. Its been cold, gray and snowy. Hang in there. Good things are coming
Here for it!! Sending good vibes for you, Zach. Thanks for always showing up!
I’m not usually a commenter but I just have to say, I’ve been through so much change in the last 3 years yet no matter what chaos my life was in I tuned in every video for a little bit of joy and escapism. Your channel matters and for many people what you do matters 🤍
You don't owe us anything, of course, but I am glad to hear that you are finding that you have the tools to work through a lot of this and I hope it continues to get better. I've had a big week at work with stress and getting to watch you here and on the reupload has been my RHOSLC. If I didn't have Darlene getting angry at a fabric wholesaler for what literally boiled down to them doing nothing wrong and her getting a refund, what would I have done this week? I also am really hoping ALR makes a fool of herself with a pre-recorded "response" that doesn't take into account this video or any of the backlash she received.
love you zm and can’t wait for all the good things that are in store for you this year
WE LOVE YOU. ❤
So happy to hear that you are *starting* to feel better. These things take time. Time is the healer!
Love to you and Potato from Arizona! ❤
Been here for years. You feel like an old friend.
I love that potato shows up for videos non related to Amberlynn 😂
Sending hugs Zach!
First time commenter here, I have watched you for years( that is saying something since i am 21) you literally make my day everyday. You get me through my migraines, my depression, and my anxiety. I have your videos playing all the time. I don’t know where I would be without you.
I think this talk about being part of people’s days is so valid and I’m glad you shared it with us. I’m a huge fan of dan and phil and since their comeback they’ve really been discussing the “value of light entertainment” and this weird kind of parasocial relationship UA-cam creates for all of us. I could totally understand that for you, talking to a camera to an unseen audience could feel like it lacks purpose. But this channel does bring light to so many of us. I found you during the pandemic, which I weathered living completely alone in a new state. Just being able to giggle with you every day made me feel less isolated and scared. So thank you for creating this community and I hope things continue to look up for you 💗
I am so grateful I found your content a year ago. You are like truly my role model in the way you handle and discuss mental health. I am so incredibly grateful you continue to show up and be honest about what you are going through. Mental health gets so lonely and your videos have become a comfort to me. Sending you so so so much love!!
I work in the NICU and you’re my commuting/getting unready friend! You make me laugh and help me remember the light fare. Thank you for everything.
Edit: I wanted to comment about your direct impact on my day. By proxy, Zachary Marie, you help tiny babies every day by providing a soft place for me to land. It allows me to relax and give as much therapeutic caregiving as I possibly can knowing I’ve got something to unwind to later.
You’re personally inspires me. Heck, I’m 60 years young, but love your content. Be you!
Someone faking mental health issues wouldn't come on here and be so forthcoming and explaining your ups and downs and how you learned to cope with such situations through therapy. It takes a strong person to be so open, so I appreciate you💜
Here so fast my ankle is dangling.
you wore the wrong shoes
My holiday card from ZM came in the mail today. 😭😭😭 Absolutely one of the best things ever to get. The *cutest* picture of ZM and Po! This was the holiday card I didn't know I needed. TYSM for everything you do ZM. I'm so glad to support you and your channels. TY for being your true, awesome, diva self. You bring such joy and happiness to so many! 💟💟💟
You are so wholesome. Love to see it.
Thank you for being so relatable
I watch you daily while I cook dinner, I didn’t realize my kids lowkey listen and my second grader told his teacher a few weeks ago “you look the same as you always do ma’am” when she apologized for looking “crazy” (thank god I work at the school and they know my crazy she thought it was hilarious!)
Needless to say, you’re a household name in this home😂💕
Take time for yourself. Ending a long term relationship is difficult and it changes us. You need to get to know yourself again, you are stronger than you think and the only way to move is forward. We all love you and we are all rooting for you!
Glad to hear, cheering for you ✨
We love you, Zachary Marie.
My 20 yr marriage ended last year and he got costudy of my kid. I started having problems w my health, spend a week in a hospital and I saw many doctors afterwards.. I have to quit working because I have pain and No one can tell me what is wrong w me. So my mental health started spiraling. And top of that I gained 50 lbs . I cry all the time even tho I am on meds for my depression. I just discovered your channel recently and it have brought me so many laughs and let me forget about the world around me. And you posting this it makes me feel like this is a safe place to talk about this. Thank you Zachary Michael you are amazing
That's a lot of bad things for one person to carry. I hope that things start getting better for you ❤️🩹
@ilonam6820 thank you. Me too
Zach I am here to confirm - you are my Real Housewives of SLC ❤ thanks for being you and sharing your content. Been watching you since 2019 😊
Zach! I just want to tell you that you’re doing great. It has taken me 2 years to feel normal after I broke up with my ex of 2 years. Not that our situations are that similar or should be compared since my ex manipulated, abused, and harassed me, but healing was NEVER EASY!! I was in the deepest depression I had ever experienced for an entire year, and I gave up on the world and myself. You are so strong for continuing to show up for yourself. I didn’t even start trying to find myself again until a year after my breakup, which just so happened to be when I re-entered the ambiverse and started watching you! I have come into my own over the past year, with your videos as a small part of my daily/weekly routine. I’ve grown alongside you, and I’m so excited to see you grow alongside us. I can’t wait to see you fully shine 💖
Thank you for sharing and being vulnerable with us. I have noticed a brightness in you over the last month or so. 😊
Im going through it too. Your videos are one of the few things I look forward to. I appreciate you. Your advocacy for therapy has helped me, I started going back to therapy and it’s helping me find my way back to myself.
I know it's not up to me to accept or reject her response whatever it is, but if it's not an actual apology, she can shove her response where the sun don't shine.
I'm in a heavy state of grief as well and I heavily empathize with you. I enjoy your content so much. We got this!
just wanted to say i’ve been a silent follower for about 5 years, and your videos always ground me when i’m anxious or stressed. i really appreciate everything you do for us (:
thanks for being my “real housewives of salt lake city” Zach ❤ and thanks for showing up even through struggles in your own personal life. Wishing you all the best, you deserve it ✨
You are totally a comfort channel for me! Thank you for sharing yourself with us over here on the youtubies. You make me laugh and forget about my problems for a little while. You are honestly appreciated Zach ❤
I’ve been enjoying you since I was in university. A long time ago! A little because I love your balanced takes on gorlworld, but also because I love you. And so many of us do. Mental health is something I’ve battled with FOREVER, I totally get where you’re at. But the fact you have mechanisms in place to cope and stuff just shows how strong you are. Nothing is permanent, and these times shall pass - they will become a memory which you will look back on and you’ll be like “wow!”. Keep on trucking sista. Also, fuck amber saying she’s going to “address” stuff… scare tactics imo. She wouldn’t do that about other UA-camrs who haven’t been as kind as you have.
Self care is hard for me with my depression and schizoaffective disorder. But I watch your videos to get through showers, and brushing my teeth and brushing my hair. It makes me feel like I'm on the phone with a best friend. Thank you for doing what you do. I'm thankful you are such a light in this miserable world.
Zach, thank you for being willing to be so open about your mental health. As someone who struggles with even being open with my friends/family this is inspiring to me. You definitely have been helping me get through some really difficult recent health diagnoses and life changes. I definitely appreciate the laughs. Sending you so much love 💕 thank you for being here + making us laugh. ❤
I’ve been struggling with chronic pain and loss of mobility the past year. When I’m having some of my worst days, I put your videos on to escape from the serious parts of my life. You don’t know me- but we’ve giggled together dozens of times 🥲
Thank you Z Marie 💕💖
Been watching you for years, will always be rooting for you gorl!!
You and the Twitch stream have really made my days so much better! It brings me so much joy and a sense of community, especially as someone from a mostly conservative family from a super red state. It’s been amazing to be part of! ❤
ALSO, apparently I was unsubscribed from your channel?! WTF. I just re subscribed! ❤
What you do has such an impact! I got a TBI 2 years ago and it hasn’t been pleasant. These videos are consistently enjoyable for me. They give me some drama that’s doesn’t actually involve me which is an outlet I desperately needed.
Also when serious stuff comes up you speak on things with such elegance and help me to check myself and how I’m engaging with the world around me.
Thank you for coming on when you can but always take care of yourself first!
I watch EEEEEEVERY single video you post. There is something comforting about seeing and hearing you, like you have become a constant in my life at this point. You are familiarity for me.
Hi Zach! So good to hear you talk about this. The bottom line; break-ups are no fun! It seems they take as long as they need to take. Dreams can feel so real! Often I wake up confused, thinking what I dreamed really happened. I think taking time out from the memories and emotional roller roaster, can help. I hate to say it, but sometimes watching someone else’s wild ride in life, can make one feel they can get through what they’re going through. This thing of people judging others about when or how many times 18:48 they post on their channel is silly. We’re all human. We all need some time out to take care of ourselves and loved ones. We’re not robots! ~Gosh, it seems life is full of feeling like our jigsaw puzzle is (almost) complete, then having it unexpectedly scattered all over the floor, only to put it back together (hopefully) in a healthier, happier way. You are a beautiful soul and person. You help so many people. Just seeing you be genuine, honest, and vulnerable is so helpful. For you to have doubts and question what you’re doing is healthy. (Now, I need to listen to that last sentence again!🙃) I am grateful that I have met you. Oh! ~! I keep meaning to say, I love Potato!!!! 🐾💕 Such a cutie! ~Thanks for taking the time to do this video.👍🏽💜💜💜
Zach were rooting for you! Youre 100% apart of my daily routine and we appreciate all your hard work but always remember its okay to take time for yourself!! We will still be here 😊
*hugs Zach* ❤️
zach you are an absolute blessing ! i’m coming to the end of my very difficult pregnancy and you have been so important to me throughout this time. thank you for being you and having the strength to post even when you’re going through it diva. we love you, we support you, you’re the best girlypop !!
I also have to just mention- your videos are one of the tools that I use for my ‘escape’ because I work with very vulnerable populations, and their stories can really break my heart- so being able to recharge is crucial so I am forever grateful I found your channel & joined twitch.
Thank you, thank you, & thank you.
The brain processes romantic and platonic break ups in the same way it processes deaths of loved ones. You are not weak for mourning your relationship. You are healing as your brain clumsily tries to move on.
Being human has is up and downs and one of those upsides (and often downsides) is that we care intimately about the people, creatures, and inanimate things in our lives. Your not going to wake up tomorrow being a flawless person so try not to hate your self for being flawed right now.
IDK if this is clumsy... TBH i need to take a lot of my own advice sometimes
Glad you are here, diva! I love you for your real, honest, goofy and sometimes serious self! You bring a level of authenticity thats so rare and enjoyable.
I hope you keep doing UA-cam for as long as it brings you meaning and purpose. We are glad you're here rain or shine 🫶🏻
You are important Zach
You have our full support YOU HAVE LIFTED MY SPIRITS SO MANY TIMES GIVEN ME LAUGHS❤
Zach, my relationship of 5 years just ended on tuesday morning, I am in it with you bestie, so many of us are. Take care of yourself, we love you ❤
Zach, you're helping me get through the most stressful time I've had in academia thus far and I religiously watch your videos to fall asleep in the midst of trying to survive my master's in computer science. It's so comforting to listen to you talk about some bullshit the gorls get up to each day. Thank you boo, and remember to take care of yourself.
I have had an incredible loss on Thanksgiving.
I agree it’s a struggle most days to get out of a bed and put on a smile but I appreciate you so much Zach. I’ve been even re-watching some old content!!
Thank you for being here! ❤
If we go with your metaphor about life being like a puzzle.... I feel like we are the pieces-constantly shifting, breaking apart, and reassembling. As we experience challenges, we may feel fragmented, but each time we come back together, we are subtly changed. Over time, the edges of who we are may warp and shift, yet, it is this very transformation that makes the image of our lives more complete and intricate. We are not meant to remain fixed in one form, but to evolve, knowing that even the smallest change in the pieces can reshape the whole picture.
And I am happy to be here to witness how your puzzle shifts to a beautiful new image! Wishing you the best, Zach 🧩💗
I think it’s been very clear that you’re feeling better and I love you to see it. Obviously like you said progress is not linear so you’ll have good and bad days, but the self care things help so much. ❤
I admire you for being so proactive and self aware. It's hard dealing with something that intense, long term and emotional. Just know you have love and support behind you. I love how honest you are about this sensitive topic dven when others aren't. I love you Zachery Michael ,for who you are and all that you do. 🎉
Zach you are such a light in this world. I am and have been going through some of the darkest most scary times of my life and your videos are like a beacon of light. I work from home and often end up self isolating due to my mental health and chronic illness and you always have a way of recentering my brain. You have taught me so much about being a more compassionate and understanding human being to people, even when it’s really really hard. Please know you have such a village behind you and we are all rooting for you. I wish you nothing but great happiness in your life just like you bring to us. Much love to you boo.❤️
Aww Zach you are a very special person. I appreciate you so much. You being open about your struggles with mental health normalises it and helps your viewers who are out here battling with the same thing. I was admitted for 3 weeks last year, as multiple bouts of Covid, complications, blood clots and hospitalizations followed by a brutal bout of Swine earlier last year left my health in utter ruins, after already living with Long Covid since Jan 21. I started watching your channel because you do have something very comforting and gentle about your nature that gave me a little space to just breathe easier in. The fact that I can lie here with my cat next to me while you sit with sweet sweet Potato snuggling in his chair behind you is a new kind of cosy. Please take care, you are looking rested , you mean such a lot to us 💜
Take good care of yourself! To be honest, I think some relationships you never get over. Even if you are the one who ended it. Heck, sometimes I think being the one to end it is harder because you have to live with your decision and blame yourself for your grief. But if you genuinely love the person, you can eventually come to a place where you appreciate them as a friend, which is also a beautiful thing.
when i started watching you 5 years ago, i was a tired and miserable optometry clinic store manager. at that time, your videos were incredible in helping me decompress. now, i am unemployed and attending university, hoping to apply for med school and become an ophthalmologist. in current times, your videos are a way to decompress but they are mostly motivators for me. you are thoroughly a genuine person and you are so disciplined in so many aspects of your life. to show all of that on the internet is very difficult and i am so happy to be a supporter of it. i support you heavily during your downs and i am so proud of you during your ups. thank you for being here for us. i appreciate YOU for being YOU.
my dreams f up my progress the most! people from YEARS ago are always popping up and then i wake up like oh, no i actually don’t speak to them anymore and that wasn’t real. big hugs ♡
Me logging on to watch and appreciate anything that Zachary Marie posts on the YouTubies: 👩🏻💻👍🏻
I’ve been a long time follower, and I’m not someone who comments ever, but your videos always bring a smile on my face!
I watch you as a comfort so much to the point that when I’m feeling overstimulated or overwhelmed, my husband will ask me “What if I scratch your back while we watch some Zachary Michael?” 😭
You deserve all the love and respect bestie, and even though you don’t know me, I appreciate that you are a part of my life! ❤
1:18 so obsessed wiith poseph doodle doo chewin on his lil foot ugh i love him so much
I thought that as soon as I seen him. My girlfriends aunt has always had Yorkies and her two that she had died of congested heart failure they were real old but, she got a lil baby yorkie and her name is Willow she looks like a little muppet lol so tiny.
I work at an animal shelter. Zach you are my break. I could've gone through the hardest euthanasia but then I get home and see you've posted and instantly feel a little lighter. I specifically save your videos for before bed so that if I have a tough day I have that to look forward to. It's like gossiping with a bestie.
Thank you. I worked Animal Control for years, you work your butt's off.
Thinking about obese narc women every day is detrimental to anyone's mental health. 😂❤
No honestly bc Amber is SO TOXIC whenever I take a break I feel 1000x better
And you think about obese women every SECOND! Explains a lot!
You acting you care about anyone's mental health is laughable, old man
@@erika2m16 LMAO hi Ambie
I'm glad that you realize that you posting can have such a positive impact on someone else's day ❤ that saying...to the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world