The Power of a Musical Year-End Review 2024

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.
JUNG KOOK : I AM STILL

What does it take to turn your passion into purpose? Watching Jungkook’s journey as both a global icon and an individual artist made me pause and reflect on how I approach my own work at Living on the B Side.
The Connection Between Music and Emotions

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.
How to Create a Music Journal for Deep Self-Reflection

If you’re an introvert or more quiet person, I’ve got a fun and insightful way to help you navigate those emotions—a music journal! 🎶
Rediscovering the Joy of Music

Have you ever been so ‘in the thick of things’ that you forgot to enjoy the moment, enjoy life?! I recently lost my joy of listening to Music without any expectations…
Are You Using Music Mindfully?

How often do you stop and ponder how you use music in your daily life? Do you listen mindfully? Are you present, or does it become a ‘soundtrack for the background’ often
The Role of Music in Our Daily Life: How Do You Use Music?

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.
Future’s gonna be okay

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!
Hold on one more day – when it is time to break our chains

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.
”This is me”– Meeting of the Minds Podcast

In this post I will share some highlights that Philipa and I talked about on her own Podcast on how music can play an integral role in finding joy and healing through music.