Today we’d like to introduce you to Sora Penfold
Hi Sora, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
when i started streaming in 2017 it was just a hobby and a way to pass the time waiting for my husband to get home from work. I didn’t even think about becoming a full time content creator and a stay at home mom. i used to be known as SpazticSquirrel, when it was brought to my attention by a follower of mine in TikTok that that name was offensive in other countries i decided to rebrand myself and my channel and change my name to LostMasterIz, from there is when i really felt like i was able to start taking off as a content creator. I was finally able to be myself instead of this super peppy “i have no problems” version of myself that i created for my original YouTube channel.
about a year after I rebranded i was able to find a niche on Twitch with Kingdom Hearts, i finally started to feel like i had a home. and as my community grew i learned new skills like graphic design to make my own overlays for my streams as well as how to continue to grow my audience via other social media. as i learned these skills i figured you know what why not I’ll open an Esty shop (Destiny Island Visuals) and start a Podcast (It All Started With A Crown).
and then the SAG-AFTRA strikes started and i felt myself wanting to lean on my community more and more. i started to try and find other niche’s i could branch out into and play when i am burned out, or in between Chronological Storyline playthroughs of Kingdom Hearts. As i looked for those other things i feel like i lost sight of the person that really needed me to take care of them the most. that was myself, once i decided at the end of last year to actually play what i wanted to play instead of relying on my community to decide for me i started to feel happier and more mentally stable.
Then my daughter got sick. she was sick for three weeks and we had no idea what was going on. she was drinking a lot of fluids but she was hardly eating anything. as i was watching my little girl going through this sickness i thought i could just mask and act like everything is ok. until she was so sick she could barely keep her eyes open. and my first thought was to take her to the hospital. It turns out the reason my kiddo had stopped eating was because she was in diabetic ketoacidosis. and all i could do was think about how she looked before my husband left with her to the urgent care. her skin was gray and she barley had any muscle or fat on her legs arms and ribs.
when i was in that hospital i made a promise to myself that i would learn everything i could to help her and work as much as i could on my streaming career to be able to help provide her the medical equipment she needed to manage her Type one Diabetes. so i guess in short you could say i was a stay at home mom making content because i was bored and now i am driven by the one person i was staying home for to start my own businesses to help support her growth and make sure she has as normal of a childhood as she possibly can!
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
one of the obstacles i have always struggled with is the imposter syndrome i have, sometimes i still feel like nothing i do for a job is real and i am just a nobody from Utah…why would anyone listen to or watch my content. sometimes i struggle with juggling taking care of my daughter and being able to work but i have managed to do both somehow for the last 5 years almost so i think i am getting better at that.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
i am an Official Square Enix content creator the specializes in the lore and storyline of Kingdom Hearts, i also own an Esty shop selling some overlays and emotes for other streamers which i make on my own. I am also a Stay at Home Mom That is Homeschooling my daughter so i am also a teacher i guess.
Do you any memories from childhood that you can share with us?
i think i was about 15 years old i was just accepted into a girl scout troop as a cadet an i was graduating from being a junior to that next rank and i remember being so excited to be able to wear a sash instead of a big green vest, so i was getting ready for my bridge ceremony and i had slept over at my friend autumns house that night and i just remember being so nervous that i couldn’t sleep so my friend said we should play a video game to work out our nerves and i guess that’s when i really fell in love with gaming!
Contact Info:
- Website: https://beacons.ai/lostmasteriz
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lostmasteriz/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LostMasterIzTwitch
- Twitter: https://x.com/LostMasterIz
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@LostMasterIz
- Other: https://lostmasteriz-shop.fourthwall.com/
