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Speaking Through Song: What Violeta Parra’s Music Teaches Us About Life & Feeling - Living on the B-side
In a recent podcast interview with Ericka Verba, historian, musician, and author of Gracias a la Vida: The Biography of Violeta Parra, we explored how Violeta’s music still resonates today, not just for its melodies but for its ability to hold life’s joys and struggles in the same breath.
Epi 100 - 100 Episodes Later: Dropping the Mic & Leaning Into What Feels Right - Living on the B-side
100 episodes. Five years. Countless conversations about the power of music. During this personal and honest milestone episode, I reflect on my journey with Living on the B Side—the moments that moved me (to tears even!), the struggles I faced, and the lessons I have learned along the way.
Epi 99 - Interview with Ericka Verba - Living on the B-side
In this interview, I sit down with Ericka Verba, musician, historian, and author of Gracias a la Vida: The Biography of Violeta Parra, to explore Parra’s incredible life. We cover it all—from her origins in Chile to her global influence, her artistic versatility to how her music gave voice to the marginalized, and the deep emotional truths in her lyrics.
The Elegant Rebel Approach: How Peta-Ann Wood Uses Music & Colour for Vibrational Wellbeing – Living on the B-side
Wouldn’t you agree that the world is so full of ways to tell us we need to conform and not stand out?! This is where Peta-Ann Wood is different, she is a true Elegant Rebel – someone who challenges societal exp. In this post, I want to explore how she harnesses elements such as music, colour and frequency and how you can apply them in your own life, too.
Epi 98 – Interview with Peta-Ann Wood – Living on the B-side
Have you ever asked yourself what music, colours, vibration and frequencies have in common to affect your energy, emotions and overall wellbeing? I have invited Peta-Ann, founder of Elegant Rebel and breast cancer thriver, back on my podcast to share more about this interesting topic; we explore the amazing connection between sound, colour and vibrational medicine.
How Music Can Be a Lifeline in Dark Times: Lessons from Howard Gripp’s Journey – Living on the B-side
It is no secret that Music can be a lifeline for so many people around the world; it has this amazing ability to reach us deep down where our emotions are hiding, offering strength and comfort, maybe even a new perspective when we feel lost and need it the most.
Epi 96 – Interview with Howard Gripp – Living on the B-side
What do you think happens when a rock’n’roll lifestyle collides with a life-changing moment of faith? Howard Gripp, a Wisconsin -based musician, shares his own powerful story of transformation – what began with him playing in bars and dealing with many personal struggles to creating Christian rock music with a purpose, it is a journey that had many ups and downs.
Live Your Daydream: How To Reconnect With What You Love – Living on the B-side
I bet you had many dreams, because as children, dreaming big comes naturally. Yet, as life goes on and we grow up, we start to lose this ability to dream and imagine what we want to do with our lives, mainly because we are encouraged to choose practicality over passion.
Epi 97 – Keep the Faith: Navigating Goals and Energy in Creative Work – Living on the B-side
There are times when life and podcasting asks us to take a step back, reassess, and then make the necessary changes that align with our energy and priorities. In this solo episode, I share all about the experiment that I have been running – releasing weekly episodes – and the lessons I have learned about passion, sustainability, my energy management and most of all honouring my own pace.
The Transformative Power of Music: How Pianist Martin Mayer Uses His Art to Inspire and Heal – Living on the B-side
My recent podcast guest Martin Mayer, pianist and composer, has toured the world and captivated audiences with his compositions, but it is the personal stories from his fans that truly highlight the massive impact his artistry makes around the world.
Epi 95 – Finding My Rhythm: Discovering the Heartbeat of my True Self – Living on the B-side
I am taking you on a journey into my own story, the one where I am looking to rediscover my own heartbeat, how to embrace who I am right now and how to use this rhythm to move on and flow with the ups and downs of life.
How Music Connects and Heals: Melissa James’ Live Again Project – Living on the B-side
Music and mental health is a topic that comes up regularly in my podcast, and during my conversation with singer-songwriter Melissa James, she shared the moving story behind her “Live Again” project, which uses the power of music to raise awareness around mental health.
Epi 93 – Interview with Martin Mayer – Living on the B-side
Discover the captivating story of Canadian pianist and composer Martin Mayer as he opens up about the human side of being an artist. In this intimate conversation, I welcome Mayer to my podcast, delving into the realities behind the glamour of the music industry.
The Power of a Musical Year-End Review 2024 – Living on the B-side
What will your 2024 musical review look like? Take some time and allow yourself to dive into this musical reflection and know that you can step into 2025 with growth, clarity, and, last but not least, a personal soundtrack for that particular year you can look back on with gratitude.
Epi 92 – Interview with Melissa James – Living on the B-side
I’m joined by the talented singer-songwriter Melissa James as we explore how music and nature can unlock your creative voice and spark personal transformation. Melissa shares her inspiring journey of overcoming self-doubt and societal expectations to fully embrace her passion for music
Epi 91 – A Musical Year in Review 2024 – Living on the B-side
As the year comes to a close, I'm inviting you to join me on a reflective journey through 2024 - but with a musical twist. In this special solo episode, I'll be sharing a 4-song challenge that invites you to look back on the past year and set intentions for the year ahead.
The Connection Between Music and Emotions – Living on the B-side
Do you ever ask yourself why a particular song or genre of music effects to you so much? I am sure you know that music is this incredible force that has the power to evoke emotions in you – from nostalgia to excitement, joy to feeling sad. But do you know how this happens? In this post I will share the basics and uncover both the positive and negative effects of music on the brain and emotions.
The Role of Music in Our Daily Life: How Do You Use Music? – Living on the B-side
Almost everyone loves music, and we use it regularly if we realise it or not. In this post, I want to look at the most common ways where music plays a big role for us, consciously and subconsciously. When I say ‘common’, I mean areas of our lives where music plays an important role for us to do or achieve something. You might know or participate in some or all of them or have heard of these before.
Epi 88 – Interview with Willow from Sound Grove – Living on the B-side
On this episode of The Living on the B Side podcast, I interview Willow, an immersive sound experience producer and dedicated sound healing practitioner. Willow shares her profound 10-year journey of self-discovery that led her to this work.
BruCast #34 – Birgit Livesey: The Power of Music & Living on the B Side! – Living on the B-side
As a first for me, I was invited to a YouTube live conversation with Bru from BruCast Podcast. We chatted about the power of music overall, including how it can help us process our emotions, retain memories, impact on mental health and how it helped me personally, as an introvert navigating the world that can be loud and exhausting.
Future’s gonna be okay – Living on the B-side
As a newbie ARMY, diving into the world of BTS has been an exhilarating rollercoaster of emotions so far. Becoming a fan about 12 months ago means that I hadn’t yet been to a live concert, hence the chance to experience SUGA aka Agust D aka Mini Yoon-gi’s cinema concert felt like the next best thing—a front-row seat to the magic on the big screen! And it was that time on 13th April 2024!
Epi 82 – Interview with Heather Hill – Living on the B-side
Heather and I chat about the legacy music can leave within a family and beyond. Whilst this episode starts of talking about grief, it becomes a beautiful tribute to the amazing power music can have on families and beyond – with both sides of our emotions touches; grief and joy!
Hold on one more day – when it is time to break our chains – Living on the B-side
Today's blog centres around a theme that's been on my mind a lot again - holding on. If that is for one second, one hour, one day or longer. Often times in life we are going through challenges that test our resilience and how important it is to perserve, even under super touch conditions.