Self-love is talked about so much yet not practiced enough. Over the last couple of weeks I have dived into my own journey of self-love and what I discovered is a bit sad and disappointing but also a great place for me to make changes. 

Are you loving yourself enough? If you said yes, how do you show yourself that love? What do you do on a daily basis to make yourself feel loved and valued?

In this episode I share my thoughts around this topic and why we need to dive into ourselves first before wanting to 'love the world'.

During this episode I mention the amazing Lisa Carpenter, who was one of three expert coaches in a recent Mastermind I was part of. Definitely go and check her and her work out - she is amazing!

What songs would you put on your self-love playlist? Below are my two suggestions, send me yours - I would love to add them to my own one.

Hailee Steinfeld - Love Myself 

Meghan Trainor - Me Too

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I had the pleasure to welcome Emilie Lundberg to my Living on the Side Podcast and talk all things music and kids and families.

Emilie has a passion for helping parents and their kids connect and become closer by using her Music Adventure Box and hence create a stronger bond as a family unit.

You really have to tune in and hear for yourself what a beautiful business and vision Emilie has created.

During out time together we chatted about:

· Her journey to get to where she is today

· The amazing results using her box can bring

· How her Music Adventure box actually works

· Her vision and intention on connections, cultures & families

· How children with special needs (and their parents)  can benefit from it

· How a trip to the UK and experience a choir singing has made her cry tears of joy

· What her go to genre of music is

More about Emilie:

Emilie is a passionate music educator, loving mother of twin girls and a busy boy, and a blessed wife. She grew up in Utah, Montana, and Ohio and now claims Utah as her home. She graduated from Brigham Young University with a dual degree in Elementary Music Education – with an emphasis on Early Childhood Music. Emilie is Kodaly-certified and loves using the Kodaly-method as her structure with Dalcrose, Orff, and other methodologies mixed in to her teaching! She taught in the Provo school district for 5 years, teaching general music education to Kindergarten-6th grade students, while also serving as the Special Needs Music Specialist for the district. She was nominated for the Beverly Sorenson Arts Award. She has been teaching the Music and Movement classes at Suzuki String Institute for the last 3 years.

Emilie’s current project includes founding and creating Music Adventure Box LLC which is a subscription box and online music lesson company. These boxes and lessons create a way for families to connect and play with their children at home through music.

When asked what her favorite thing about teaching is, she said, “I love that when you teach music, you are not just teaching music. You are teaching how to be a human. The skills these students develop as they hone their music practice sets them up for life-long success. It’s a miracle to be part of all of that and see their potential blossom.”

Connect with Emilie:

Website: https://www.musicadventurebox.com

IG: www.instagram.com/musicadventurebox

FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/musicadventurebox

Digital Music Program:

For those living outside of the USA, Emilie has a digital program that is priced at just $25 a month where they receive online music classes, online musical sign language classes, and printable versions and videos of each month's Music Adventure Box.

Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of the Living on the B Side Podcast – Music. People. Stories.

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In this episode I speak to Shawna Smith, women’s health advocate and educator. In it she shares her journey on how she has come to include music in her business to support women to find freedom inside and out and also shares some ideas and tips on how we can all start to tune into ourselves – yes, you guessed it - by using music.

Plus, what song(s) she turns to when she needs a ‘lift me up’ and help her feel stronger and confident in her mission and vision.

Tune in and press ‘play’ now to find out more.

During out time together we chatted about:

· What got her to this current point in her life, and why music helps her to be a better person all around

· When & where she first experienced music

· How music can help us reset our body

· Every organ has a frequency & notes

· How music therapy started

· How different cultures use different instruments

· Why music is a tool to help us come together and create empathy

· How to use music to help us get healthier and happier as well as deal with other emotions

· Her favourite song and why

More about Shawna:

visionary, mom of 5 who is a women’s health advocate and educator.

She helps busy women find relief from menstrual pain and balance in their daily lives. Music is one tool she is using to detect where in our bodies we might hold some tension or discomfort, which then leads us to feeling out of balance overall. But don’t take my word for it, listen how Shawna has explored and evolved this idea of using this tool to support women on their journey!

Shawna is passionate about creating a world where women can trust their intuition about their individual health journey. She loves animals of all kinds, movie marathons, and pictures of the beach…but not necessarily being at the beach.

Connect with Shawna:

FB Group www.facebook.com/groups/homehealthharmony/

FB Pages https://www.facebook.com/massageandbeyond and https://www.facebook.com/spiritualchildbirthcoach

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In this solo episode it’s about who we can and need to BE to create the best life ever.

Inspired by Des'ree’s song ‘You gotta be’, I chat about why I believe it is a crucial time for all of us to think and moodle about this more as well as the impact each and every one of us can create by stepping in our best BEing.

Based on these lyrics from the song:

‘’Time asks no questions, it goes on without you

Leaving you behind if you can't stand the pace

The world keeps on spinning

Can't stop it if you tried to

The best part is danger staring you in the face, oh’’

I share my view on what stepping into being more of ‘us’ means and what it can achieve and also why I believe it is so important right now.

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This is a vibrant episode full of laughter and cultural insights in a musical way!

Kim is with me today to share her take on how much can be used as an ice breaker to get to know each other and our cultures better.

I loved how she shares with us her view on immigration, the possible issues arising of it and then ideas on using music to bridge the possible language problems.

It’s a fun and serious chat that if you love languages, different cultures and the relevant music, well, you can’t miss it!

During out time together we chatted about:

· Who she is & what she does with ‘Over the Andes’

· Her vision for her business

· Little bit of background on Latin Music and artists that became very popular overseas

· Why you should be kind to yourself on your language journey

· Conversation starter tips when trying to talk in a different language

· Her favourite song and the story connected with it

· The song that describes her business right now

More about Kim:

Kim is a Lecturer in Latin American Studies and basic Spanish by trade and a culture advocate by passion. Her mission is to empower the culturally inquisitive beginner Spanish language learner.

She believes that cultural empathy will heal the world and that if we all had more cultural empathy and more understanding of where one another is coming from, if we could just kind of see beyond how we feel about something and understand why somebody feels a different way, then that alone would go a long way into healing all of these risks and all of this pain and all of this suffering and all of this divisions in our world.

She lives in Trinidad and Tobago with her husband. Their three sons have no clue she’s been secretly teaching them Spanish through music!

Connect with Kim:

FB: https://www.facebook.com/overtheandes

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-kendall-de-silva-4b4823186/

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/kimkdesilva

Teachable: https://overtheandes.teachable.com/

5 Day free challenge:

Kim is running a 5-day language challenge ‘Loving Your Spanish’, starting 2 August 2021, the ultimate challenge experience taking beginner Spanish learners from intimidated to loving and excited to use the language! For 20USD to get access to Kim and the challenge. More details and how to sign up can be found via this link: https://overtheandes-gmail-com.ck.page/180f609158

Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of the Living on the B Side Podcast – Music. People. Stories.

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How often do you think to yourself ‘you don’t know me’ when someone judges or criticises you? Or maybe you even asked this about yourself?!

This song by Armand van Helden came out in 1999, when I lived in London on my own and had to navigate life away from home and learn to live in a different country. On many occasions, I probably got judged, yet people did not know me and why I did what I did. This song was and still is a reminder that no matter what I do in life, there will be judgement yet it doesn’t mean I do anything wrong or should act differently.

This message came through again whilst I going through a 30 day Inspirational coaching call program this month. Run by a coaching friend of mine, his intention is to help us develop a mindset that is all about taking responsibility and ownership of our life, become better at the ‘mindset game’ and step into better versions of ourselves.

So far it has been eye opening and I already made some shifts that are amazing and I am truly grateful for this experience that allows me to show more compassion and understanding towards myself and others.

I am sharing more about this 30 day journey in this week’s episode.

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Everyone has a (love) story to share about music, and Nat is no different!

Ever since I’ve known her, music was a big part of what connected us, and I had to invite her to my show because she has some great experiences so share.

Her love for all things Music and beyond started after being given a Lepa Brena album on cassette and her grandma would her play the album on the huge stereo system in their loungeroom where they would dance together to the songs. These moments are very special and helped Nat form the respect and love she has for her culture’s music.

Through this early experience of Music and how it can create amazing memories, she went on to create more wonderful moments related to and with Music. We talk about one particular one related to Ricky Martin and how many unexpected moments have come about, which shows that it isn’t always one-sided in how memories/experience get made and felt.

During out time together we chatted about:

· What her roles are all about

· Our experiences at Cons (attendee and working there)

· Her first memory of music

· How this has shaped her relationship with it

· Her love for Ricky Martin

· If she has a lockdown playlist

· What makes Balkan music so attractive

· Song that describes her business and or life right now

More about Nat:

Nat is Hub Productions Talent Handler, Guest Liaison & sometimes MC and Sublime Talent Rep, who works at ComiCon Conventions as well as other TV Show & Movie events, using her organizational and people talents to look after a wide range of talent, including actors, writers and other creative minds in that area.

Connect with Nat:

Instagram: https://instagram.com/TheNattyNatNat

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheNattyNatNat

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When was the last time you had a really hard day? A day that tested your nerves and emotions, maybe even broke you down and made you shed a tear or two?! 

Often times we are in this loop of giving into limiting believes and fears that can ruin our days, weeks, months and even years! 

Do you feel as if you have chains around your hands that hold you back from being happier and in control of your life? 

Our personal fears in life can really paralyse us, yet the only person who can break those chains is, you guessed it, is you! 

In this episode I share what happened to me on a particular day, how I let my emotions run the day and that I discovered, after a good night sleep, what I can do different next time this happens to me. 

From saying ‘no’ more often to becoming aware of my emotions and learn to navigate these much better, this episode is about holding on one more day and break chains that keep me tied up! 

Maybe it’s time to identify why you are holding yourself back and start to make small and consistent changes? Are you walking around in your own shackles that need to be broken so you can better choices on how you spend your day – happy or frustrated/sad?! 

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Music has many benefits when learning a new language, and today I am sharing how I used it to learn English. 

From sitting at my desk in my room, with pen and paper and a dictionary to end up passing my Cambridge Advance English test when I was 18 back in Switzerland, music has been there by my side and supported me in achieving this goal.

And I believe you too can use it to your advantage to learn a new language, hence share a few ideas on where to start and what to do.

If you are wanting to get started but are not sure how to use Music to start learning a language, maybe this episode can be of assistance. 

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In this episode of my music storytelling Podcast, I share why I believe gently stretching ourselves and opening up to someone / our closer community can help us so much when we feel the world is overwhelming. Or when we feel undeserving and loose our self-believe.

Inspired by Cyndi Lauper’s song ‘True Colours’, I am talking about how I dealt with my low mood by reaching out to my close-knit community of introverts and it made me feel so much better.

By also quoting some of the lyrics to this song, I hope to inspire you to dig into yourself and reveal your amazing true colours and realise that we all contribute to make the world a better, more sparkling place. And that you are beautiful and needed as you are.

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