Hope Walz on her tictok and find joy and self -care

Hope that Walz never intended to be an influencer. Even with almost 400,000 followers on Tiktok, she is not sure she identifies herself with that title. “But I quickly learned that I have influence,” the 24-year-old daughter told Tim Walz.

In the last months after the election, Walz’s Tultok Has become a place for comfort and yes, hope, for people who mourn the Democrats’ loss and angry by the Trump administration’s actions. In their videos, the social worker and ski instructor share her Favorite skin careThe days in lifeand glimpses from her family – including her parents who make their Famous caramel corn recipe. But she is also not afraid to call out the president and the current administration for their Anti-Tran policyThe Cuts to National Park Servicesand Hate cretoric.

She published her first public tictok on November 7, the day after election results was called. “We will be ok, everyone,” she calms the viewers while her brother, gus, drives next to her. “I didn’t expect it to go anywhere,” she says of the now-viral video. “I had only 700 random followers, but the video was blown up. Many of the comments were like:” This is so comforting. If you can start moving forward, we can. “So I was like, I could just as well continue to see people relate to that made me realize that I can be a voice ahead.

Eventually, Walz began to share more of his personal life. She still calculates her niche on social media, but she knows she wants to use her platform for advocate. “I think it’s nice to see people who are part of national politics is normal. We don’t see it that often,” she says. “But I discovered that my videos where I share my opinion do best. I am sure of myself and what I have to say, but seeing people relate to it has helped me to start out where I can be. I believe a lot for politics and the advocate, so I think it is definitely the way I will end up.

Walz is used to the public eye – her father has served as governor of Minnesota since 2019, and she was right by his side all the time Harris-Walz campaign. But Tiktok gave her the agency to share what she wants about her life. “Being able to decide what I publish and what people see has been very comforting and strengthening for me,” she says. When it comes to whether she consults her father about what to publish, she says she is “very grateful” that her parents trust her assessment – for the most part. “My dad texted me the other day and he’s like, ‘You’ve just posted a fantastic video. Your mom says you should stop saying the f word.'”

In front, Walz opens himself to express his views online, prioritize self-care, forging forward during the Trump administration and if she will ever follow her father’s footsteps.

When she used her voice

“Many times people who are directly involved in politics are very narrow,” says Walz. “And that’s never the one I’ve been. And it’s not the one I want to be. I’m someone who will speak my mind. I think it’s pretty powerful to have a voice like mine in the space I am in, just shout the shit.”

Whether it’s Troll tells her to “get over” his father losing the choice or offensive posts on social media From the White House she is often pronounced to the right. “I have conversations with my dad about how to be effective with using my voice and I play with it and calculate it,” she says. “So far I have found that I am unapologetically and to be a voice of hope, but also draw the line when things are ridiculous, is where I am right now.”

As someone who is in a privileged position, she wants to make sure she speaks for marginalized communities. “I am very aware of the body I am in and the position I am in,” she says. “As a white woman, I have to have conversations with other white women and try to pull them in, and I do it by meeting them where they are on and having empathy. But if someone is openly hate, I don’t care what they have to say. It would hurt me if I ever said something that hurt women in color or marginalized communities, but I do not care what people do.

As he is moving forward during the Trump administration

“It’s really scary,” Walz admits. “I don’t think anyone in my circle is trying to be like,“ everything will be ok; It is just another administration, “because we are very aware that it is not.”

“What I do to move forward is that I see it, but then I go into my society and do the work I can do,” she says. “I say this a lot on my tikok: It’s hard to stop big mass things that happen, but you can do your part by going into your society and voluntarily, showing up to a protest or calling your legislators.”

About how she is carving out time for joy

“I lean into the social aspect because that is what will get us through: do work with people you are around and people you care about,” she says. For Walz, she works at a heating center for uneven people a few days a week. “I always leave with my cup filled because we are our own little community there. And when I work in there I make a difference in people’s lives and that is what is important.”

She likes to do “small things to fill my own cup” daily, so she can go out and help others. “To make time for yourself to do things with your people is extremely important and will let us get through the next four years. If we are just judgment all the time we will be emptied,” she says. She loves to ski with her friends, go to training courses, go for walks, read and watch some of her favorite programs. (She is currently seeing “Gossip Girl” for the fifth time and as a Bravo girl, and is doing “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” and “Vanderpump Rules.”) And while Walz can be a comfort creator of many, she has her own favorites that she turns to Ie rallyThe GolloriaThe Kate GlavanThe Suzanne Lambertand Nadya Okamoto.

On her favorite beauty products

Walz also exercises self-care through her skin and hair routines. She actually started investing in her skin care during the campaign: “I was looking to control things that I could control and take care of myself in such a crazy time,” she says. “It has become the best for me because it is 10 minutes a day that I am just focused on myself and nothing else.” Some of her favorites include:

On what is the next

Walz’s comment episode is flooded by viewers asking if she will ever run in the office herself. While she does not necessarily see it in her future, she says that she “will never close any doors for myself.” “A week or two after I first published my Tiktok and got a bunch of followers super fast, someone said to me:” You have more of a following and more influence than many members of the congress. ” I had never really thought about it.

But at the moment she sees herself to use her social media as more of “a tool” in her career. She recently applied to the research school for a master’s degree in social work, which she still wants to conduct. “I think this platform will enable me to do it better, which is super cool. From there I am a little liquid right now. I allow myself to float a little, after this crazy year.”

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