The Liv Balanced Podcast: Recent Episodes
Liv Ash
The Liv Balanced podcast exists to celebrate beauty and seek balance in all things by engaging in candid discussions about life's challenges. Hosted by Liv Ash, a health teacher turned attorney-by-day, artist-by-night, Liv Balanced seeks to educate and inspire. During an episode, you may laugh, cry, or perhaps feel motivated. Most importantly, by the end of an episode, you'll breathe a bit easier knowing you're not alone, and that positives may be salvaged from each day. To learn more about Liv and living balanced, visit Liv's website: http://www.livbalanced.net. Liv Balanced. Breathe You.
In episode three of The Liv Balanced Podcast, we chat adornment - earring art - with artists Brooke Bampton of Twig and Antler Art, and Alison Stastny of Spitfire July. We discuss each artist's personal journey to making wearable art, including what inspires the art you wear. Spend the hour laughing along as we discuss what it means to pursue your passion; why it's absolutely necessary to make art YOU love; and that it's okay to work multiple jobs to feed the "beast." To shop Brooke's art: https://twigandantlerart.com/ To shop Alison's art: https://spitfirejuly.com/ For more about Liv: https://www.livbalanced.net/
Loneliness hurts;it may create a feeling of shame. You are not alone; the pandemic has increased feelings of loneliness. Perhaps you don't want to admit you feel lonely. However, it is an emotion; and as such, indicates something needs to be addressed so we can maintain balance. Loneliness is manageable, but requires us to "step out of our comfort zone." Join Liv as she outlines her research, sharing the essentials of loneliness in thirty minutes. Learn why Liv thinks of loneliness as a scar. We all have sars, but we can heal from the pain. To watch the slide presentation, join Liv on her You Tube channel at "Olivia Ash." And if you're a paper person, there's a free handout for a simple exercise to begin to manage your feelings of loneliness. Remember, you are not alone in feeling lonely. You can contact Liv and learn more about loneliness research and how to manage it at Liv's website livbalanced.net
For the inaugural Liv Balanced Podcast, Liv chats with Stefanie Garcia about authenticity and "owning yourself." Stefanie is creator and host of The Art of Becoming Podcast; finding your "identity" is one thing, learning to embrace it is another. In this hour-long podcast, Liv and Stefanie discuss what it means to be authentic with yourself and in your relationships, and review simple actions for learning to love the unique combination of strengths that is you.
“They’re only boobs……until they become the source of cancer ravishing your body.” This harsh statement’s flashed in my mind each October for years, and with good reason. Not only did I endure a VERY painful biopsy of my breast at age 35, but my maternal grandmother battled breast cancer, and it claimed the life of my beautiful Aunt Sally in her 40’s.
I caught myself asking, “What day is it? This has been per usual for several weeks (and sometimes multiple times a day). Add to this question the following: three cups of coffee, chocolate, potatoes, salads, protein bars, 7 miles of exercise, the occasional bag of Cheetos, gallons of sparkling water, way too much Alka-Seltzer, and two tequilas…and you have a CliffsNotes of Liv’s Daily Quarantine Survival Guide.
Let’s talk fabric & texture. I’m drawn to texture like a moth to a flame. It’s pervasive; it’s commandeering; it’s fun! I stopped dead in my tracks when I saw these babies on the sale rack at my local yoga studio. My hand felt the fabric and I was sold. I took them to the fitting room, excited yet hesitant to try them on.
I ended a friendship this week; it hurts. I’m sad. My chest feels like a snow globe that was turned upside down…and instead of letting the snow fall gently over a peaceful scene back to balance, the globe was tossed on the couch, fell to the floor, and kicked by the dog into a corner, still upside down and sideways.
Liv Balanced is live & alive! What is Liv Balanced? It’s a feeling; it’s about celebrating life and color & living life through color. I created Liv Balanced as a vehicle to carry all I desire to share with you on the journey of living.