WARNING- This powerful and inspiring episode also discusses eating disorders and related mental health struggles.
Liv Robinson’s first few decades of her life were a huge struggle. She found it hard to fit in to ‘normal life’. She battled with anorexia and related mental health illness which left Liv fighting for her life on a number of occasions.
Sport, creativity & Art were Liv’s invaluable tools to recovery. She now uses art as a form of therapy for others but also for team building and self awareness.
03:30 About Liv….. and insights from our tiny shower cubicle podcast studio.
06:50 The 800-pound gorilla in the room- battling anorexia
09:20 The pressure from school and expectations
12:10 ‘How hard can this be? Just eat something!’. Why that doesn’t work for anorexia.
18:00 Cycling in and out of good-bad-good health and the culminating point
22:00 Liv reinventing Liv … the power to choose your own identity
26:30 Liv’s mindset… noting that mindset can be negative and positive
29:00 Liv 2.0 arrives
32:15 Let’s talk Art! The formal study….
35:00 What piece of art has moved Liv the most in her life?
39:00 Female form and oceans
39:45 Working for UHNWI… and how to inspire workforces
42:20 How to use art as therapy
44:00 Massive murals….. how to do it!
47:50 Liv’s dream for art
53:05 What about art to buttress resilience?
57:00 What does Liv do for Liv
58:30 What is Liv’s Power Song! (See the U60 playlist on Spotify)
59:00 Is there a future collaboration……… ???
External Links
https://www.artworksbyliv.com.au/about-me
https://www.facebook.com/livrobinsonart/
https://bluethumb.com.au/livrobinson-artist
More About Us
www.unforgiving60.com
Email us at debrief@unforgiving60.com
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Music
The Externals – available on Spotify
Mitchell Martin - available on Spotify
S5E8 – Riana Crehan ‘Suffers Well’; From Supercars to SAS Australia
S5E7 – MAJGEN Justin “Jake” Ellwood DSC AM CSC – On Running (an Army Division, the Queensland Reconstruction Authority….and in general!)
S5E6 – Dr. Luana Main – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of stress and (over)training
@RV31 - Reconciliation, Travel and Reflections on Guests
S5E5 – Rachel Vickery “Don’t Fix Broken – Create Awesome”
S5E4– Creativity Builds Resilience: Artists in Foxholes @fova.org.au
S5E3– Ian Prior: How Professional Athletes Stay In the Arena
S5E2– Dr Rob Barbour: SAS Doctor Out of Africa
S5E1B – Jaz Diab – Special Forces Nuclear Scientist, Nerd and Mum! Part B
S5E1A – Jaz Diab: Special Forces Nuclear Scientist, Nerd and Mum! Part A
@RV30 – The Season 5 Kick Off
Season 5- We are (ALL) back on the cans
Season 5 - And We're Back!
Special Episode- Vale Tim Robertson: Forever the Chronic Overachiever
@RV29 – Events and Reflections: The Year in Review
S4E21- Ben and Tim on the Golds Gym Podcast
S4E20 – Senator David Van – Politics and Conflict, at home and abroad
S4E19 – Brad McIlroy: Beyond the Bali Bombing
S4E18 – Associate Professor Justine Gatt: Providing a COMPAS to navigate wellbeing and resilience
S4E17 – Life in Bloom: Sam and Cam Bloom on Life, Adversity, Growth and Love
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