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From the Ashes

From the Ashes

Hosted by: Valerie Hwang Beck

💡 Are you ready to rise from the ashes and create a life that fuels your passion? From the Ashes is the podcast for anyone craving real transformation—creatives, visionaries, helpers, healers, rebels, and anyone...

Episodes

The Hidden Cost of Delaying Joy

Season #3

This week’s episode is a real-time reflection from the floor of my office, sparked by something I’ve been unpacking in my own life and in Club Phoenix lately: joy. More specifically—why I’ve been choking my own joy,...
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Loving Life after Near-Death: Why Miracles Take Work with Elizabeth Stauder

Season #3

What does it mean to heal at the root—not just to feel better, but to become whole again? In this deeply resonant episode, I sit down with Elizabeth Stauder—somatic transformation coach, quantum healing guide, and...
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From Nightclubs to Culinary Curating: Matt Miller on the Long Game of Creative Vision

Season #3

From running nightclubs with the mob in Chicago… to curating a culinary bookstore in Long Beach built on dialogue, not hype—Matt Miller has lived some stories. In this episode, I sit down with Matt—writer, food...
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You’re Designed for More: Human Design, Potential & Realignment with Akary Busto

Season #3

In this episode of From the Ashes, I sat down with Human Design and nervous system guide Akary Busto  for an open, honest, and eye-opening conversation about how Human Design can help you reconnect with your true...
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When You’re One Leap Away from the Life You Really Want

Season #3

What if the path to your purpose isn't about following a formula—but listening deeply, leaning into fear, and saying yes to what lights you up? In this solo season premiere of From the Ashes, I share the story of how...
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The Stories That Save Us: Identity, Mental Health & Creative Healing with Sambo Sak

Season #2

In this powerful season finale of From the Ashes, I’m joined by Sambo Sak—a Cambodian American community leader, poet, and educator based in Long Beach, CA. Sambo uses storytelling and creative expression as a path to...
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The Power of Choice: Ayurveda, Awareness & Radical Presence with Michael Green

Season #2

What if your healing journey isn’t about becoming someone new—but remembering who you’ve always been? In this week’s episode of From the Ashes, I sit down once again with meditation teacher, Ayurvedic practitioner,...
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How to Unapologetically Chase the Art of Being Yourself with Walden Cox

Season #2

What does it really mean to live unapologetically as yourself? To embrace change, trust your intuition, and follow your creative instincts—even when it means burning everything down and starting over? In this episode,...
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The Time I Quit My Passion & Moved Across the World

Season #2

What happens when the thing you love most starts to drain you? When passion turns into exhaustion? After 2.5 years of grinding in LA’s dance scene—teaching, performing, producing community shows, and chasing a career...
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Art as a Path to Freedom and Connection – A Conversation with Katherine Roesler

Season #2

This week on From the Ashes, I sit down with the incredibly thoughtful and creative Katherine Roesler, a sober artist and creative from Toronto who believes that art, play, and creation are essential to healing and...
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Solocast: Controversial Secrets to Happiness

Season #2

This week, I’m diving into a powerful realization—one that shifted how I see myself, my work, and the way we show up in the world. We all have an immense power to lead from authenticity and creativity, but so many of...
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Together from the Void: Heavy Metal, Community and Catharsis with Kyle Hebner

Season #2

Rise. Renew. Reconnect. Welcome back to From the Ashes! This week, I’m absolutely stoked to introduce you to my friend Kyle Hebner—drummer of the metal band Mourn the Light and an all-around delightfully honest human...
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