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EP #16: Weighing Our Views On Balance
We talk a lot about finding balance — in work, relationships, creativity, and rest — but rarely pause to ask why we want it so much. What is it about balance that feels like an intuitive marker of a “good” life? And is it even something we can truly achieve?
In this week’s episode, we dig into this obsession with balance and what it really represents. For some, balance means spreading time and energy evenly across the things they value; for others, it’s about pulling back to focus deeply on just a few. Along the way, we realize that balance isn’t always about time or scheduling — it’s moreso an emotional state, a sense of inner steadiness that doesn’t necessarily align with how our days look on paper.
We also explore when being out of balance might actually serve us. Some of the most meaningful parts of life — love, grief, creative flow, or new beginnings — demand that we pour ourselves in fully, even if balance is the cost. Maybe imbalance, in the right moments, is its own kind of ideal to strive for. Our episode provides us space to delve into all of this and more, closing out with a glimpse into what we’d like our future relationship with balance to look like.
Episode Breakdown
00:00 - 4:35: :Lightbulb Moments
4:36 - 13:59: Creative Lab
14:00 - 27:08: Why are we even striving for balance? What draws people to this idea?
27:09 - 46:00: For what reasons could it be worth it to be “out of balance”?
46:01 - 58:58: What would we like our relationship to the concept of balance to be moving forward?
Don’t Be a Stranger!
Subscribe to Mixed Media Minds on whichever platform you listen to us on to catch our weekly episodes!
Check out our Substack and subscribe to our monthly newsletter to stay connected to our Mixed Media Minds pluriverse: https://mixedmediaminds.substack.com!
As always, we’d love to know: What does balance mean to you (right now)? Have you ever found value in letting yourself fall out of it? Let us know what your thoughts are, on these questions or today’s episode, by sending us an email at [email protected]!
Sound Credits: see here
Check out Cristina’s Substack: Renaissance Soul!! And Sitara’s Substack too!
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By Sitara Nath and Cristina ŞomcuteanWe talk a lot about finding balance — in work, relationships, creativity, and rest — but rarely pause to ask why we want it so much. What is it about balance that feels like an intuitive marker of a “good” life? And is it even something we can truly achieve?
In this week’s episode, we dig into this obsession with balance and what it really represents. For some, balance means spreading time and energy evenly across the things they value; for others, it’s about pulling back to focus deeply on just a few. Along the way, we realize that balance isn’t always about time or scheduling — it’s moreso an emotional state, a sense of inner steadiness that doesn’t necessarily align with how our days look on paper.
We also explore when being out of balance might actually serve us. Some of the most meaningful parts of life — love, grief, creative flow, or new beginnings — demand that we pour ourselves in fully, even if balance is the cost. Maybe imbalance, in the right moments, is its own kind of ideal to strive for. Our episode provides us space to delve into all of this and more, closing out with a glimpse into what we’d like our future relationship with balance to look like.
Episode Breakdown
00:00 - 4:35: :Lightbulb Moments
4:36 - 13:59: Creative Lab
14:00 - 27:08: Why are we even striving for balance? What draws people to this idea?
27:09 - 46:00: For what reasons could it be worth it to be “out of balance”?
46:01 - 58:58: What would we like our relationship to the concept of balance to be moving forward?
Don’t Be a Stranger!
Subscribe to Mixed Media Minds on whichever platform you listen to us on to catch our weekly episodes!
Check out our Substack and subscribe to our monthly newsletter to stay connected to our Mixed Media Minds pluriverse: https://mixedmediaminds.substack.com!
As always, we’d love to know: What does balance mean to you (right now)? Have you ever found value in letting yourself fall out of it? Let us know what your thoughts are, on these questions or today’s episode, by sending us an email at [email protected]!
Sound Credits: see here
Check out Cristina’s Substack: Renaissance Soul!! And Sitara’s Substack too!