I’ve always loved Music, it was and is part of my daily life. There are so many genres and songs that are connected with special moments, memories or phases in my life.
This is what ‘Living on the B Side’ is all about – songs that for one reason or the other I love and listen to. Mainly from the 80’s to the late 90’s, I want to share these with you in the hope that you find a new artist or band or even genre of music that brings you as much joy as they bring me.
‘Living on the B Side’ also wants to highlight the positive impact Music can bring, how it can change a person’s life. So if you have a favourite song that means HEAPS to you please get in touch & share it with me. Let’s build a community where this passion for music can be shared far and wide.
Much love and music.
Birgit
I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music.
Billy Joel
In this episode, I’m going to be using Jimin’s (of BTS) song ‘’Set me free part 2’’ to talk about why this song is my second song in a trilogy of songs given to me by music, and how I apply it to my current life.
Do you know how music is part of being clairaudient? I did not until I met Peta-Ann and her deep ability to see and feel music on a completely different level. She is a woman that approaches life from an angle of acceptance, love and inclusivity and in a way that is elegant but also rebellious. She is the definition of ‘Elegant Rebel’ and it is also her mission to make each and every one of us understand that we too are unique and need to share this with the world, without apology.
How do we cultivate more self-love? How can we start to pay more attention to ourselves and give us the time and attention we need to embrace our uniqueness and accept us for who and how we are?
We hear it a lot these days that ‘loving yourself’ is the first step to a happy and fulfilling life. Putting that into action and practise can be hard though. This is where inspiration and support can truly make a difference. Enter BTS (with a super funky, sharp and colourful choreo & vocals)!
Emotional numbness can strike anyone in their life. Especially when we navigate tricky and hard times, which take a lot out of us. In this episode I am trying to share my personal thoughts around the first few months of 2023, how I shut down emotionally because life was too overwhelming for me.
‘Whisper’, ‘Worth it’ and ‘Love Yourself’ – songs that show up on my Instagram stories so much these days. These songs have been created by the one and only Able Heart! I couldn’t resist to invite him to my show to find out more about him, his journey and what makes him tick to create the music he does as well as how he views life, the lessons he has learned so far and what he hopes to inspire in others that listen to his music.
Music is an incredible resource. Whether you are actually singing, listening to a song or bringing to mind the experience or sounds that bring up a sense of safety, calm, joy, or stillness in your body is powerful and if this resonates, I encourage you to experiment with it and see if you can discover what feels good for you too.
Not in a very long time has a song hit me in my soul and heart as much as this song, ‘Wild Flower’ by RM of BTS. It has taken me a couple of months to be able to finally put pen to paper and write about this song.
There’s something really powerful about live music. A live environment creates an emotional intensity and a powerful sense of shared experience that can’t be replicated anywhere else.
Finding ‘your’ band or musician(s) that allows you to connect with yourself (again) and the way they hold a mirror in front of you, so you can see yourself in a new light and discover parts of yourself that you lost or forgotten about is super special.
There is something so thrilling for me not knowing what will be played next, whether it is on the radio or from a play list. It reminds me how I felt when I was a kid dancing around Mum’s kitchen and discovering the magic of music for the first time.
Inspired by my podcast interview with Bonnie Hardie, who is currently homeless but not powerless, and her courage and strength to constantly show up, no matter what is going on in her world, has got me thinking; am I being ignorant or oversensitive when it comes to these issues?!
Have you ever heard a random tune playing somewhere that simply defines exactly how you are feeling? Or noticed words in a song that seemed to reflect perfectly what you were thinking in that moment? Or thought of someone close to you and a song you associate with them starts playing on a device in your hearing range?
My first ever CD that I received was Bon Jovi’s ‘New Jersey’. And it is a moment I will not forget, as it signalled a new era not just for me as a music lover but also HOW I would listen to music.
I’m Jo Kathleen Marie, Positive Psychology Coach, Artist, Music Teacher, and Director of Programs at Create Your Life Academy.
Coach and healer, travelling the world, touching hearts and opening minds and guiding people back home to their hearts.
Richie Sambora is in my eyes very underestimated when it comes to his solo albums. His talent for song writing is amazing and his voice is one that you recognise immediately.
This woman entered my life as a little girl and I became “Obsessed”. From putting on little concerts for my parents in our one-bedroom apartment in New Jersey to listening to her every time something in my life is awry, she soothes my soul. The one and only Mariah Carey.
Love Music? Love expressing your life through it? Awesome, you are at the right place. It’s all about using songs/artists to share what we’ve experience in life.
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