On Goodbye

On loving who you really are.

In light of the New Year and the 3rd Anniversary episode of ASK VIV, I took on the heaviest questions yet: how to overcome abuse, acknowledging the past and releasing it anyway, reconciling religion and mental health, and the responsibility of the artist in these times. To submit a question anonymously for the next show, please visit: http://biancavivion.tumblr.com/ask

Featured in this episode:

'Finally' by 702

'Revolutionary Dreams' by Nikki Giovanni

Welcome back! This episode is all about Struggle, why we avoid it when we should embrace it, the creation of ease, making an enemy of yourself, wishing death to your enemies, and why love is the hardest warfare.

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Welcome to Episode 27! In light of these trying times and the spirit of Ramadan, I come to you with this episode on faith. Here, we discuss how I found Islam (or better how it found me), the shortcomings of prosperity preaching, prayer and intuition and more!

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Welcome to Episode 26: Crossroads. On today's show, we're faced with confronting the changing future before us and relinquishing our expectations of what we thought it might be. Canceled graduations, misplaced love, and failed expectations from role models, on this episode we dive into creating a whole new world.

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Welcome to Episode 25: Seeking Relief. This week, we're talking how to survive calamity on a micro and macro scale. In this episode: asking for help, how to focus on work while sheltered in place, reenvisioning your future, and building a sanctuary in yourself.

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Happy Birthday ASK VIV! This 2nd anniversary episode is all about SEX: consent, complicity, compromise, and choice. We will discuss the transactional nature of sex in modern society, losing your virginity, loving your body, why consent culture falls short, and more.

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Welcome to Season 2 Episode 2 " I am what I am" where we discuss the intense pain of finding out who you are, the strength that comes in knowing, and the danger in never finding out.

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Welcome Back

After a season long hiatus, your favorite commentator returns with an episode more honest, insightful, and tender than ever. Episode 1 "Standing in the Need" is all about finding peace in needing others, learning how to live without others, and encouraging yourself. On this episode we'll answer what to do when you're graduating, a culture of codependency, filling the void, and more!