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Builders of a Better World Podcast


Episode 4 - Freedom is the Why: Neff's Health Transformation
Choose Your Hard: Neff's Story of Dance, a Foot Wound, and Radical Freedom What happens when the thing you love most is suddenly on the line? For Neff, a professional dance instructor of over 30 years, dance isn’t just a job. It’s identity, joy, confidence, and community all wrapped into one. When a severe foot wound, soaring blood sugar, and 300+ pounds of weight gain threatened his ability to move—let alone dance—everything had to change. In this episode of Builders of a Be
Sara Hurd
Mar 1123 min read


Episode 3 - From Married to Meaningful: Building Partnership and Friendship After Divorce
From Married to Meaningful: Building Partnership and Friendship After Divorce Some relationships aren’t meant to follow a traditional script—but that doesn’t make them any less sacred. In episode 3 of the Builders of a Better World Podcast, “From Married to Meaningful: Building Partnership and Friendship After Divorce,” host Ashlieya invites her ex-husband, Neff, into an honest, tender, and sometimes hilarious conversation about how they rebuilt their connection after their
Sara Hurd
Feb 2419 min read


Episode 2: Contribute Goodness Through Pure Intention
When you decide to “contribute goodness through pure intention,” you stop waiting for permission and start owning the way you move through the world. This episode of Builders of a Better World is an invitation to do exactly that—by facing fear, honoring your truth, and choosing joy as your teacher instead of suffering. Facing Fear and Choosing to Be Seen In this conversation, Ashlieya shares what it really took to say “yes” to being seen—online, in business, and in life. She
Sara Hurd
Feb 1116 min read


Episode 1: For the Sake of the World, Be Selfish
This solo episode of Builders of a Better World is a rich, foundational invitation into the philosophy, science, and spirit behind the movement. Ashlieya (Lieya) introduces her book, Audacious Authenticity: Building a Better World Is Building Inner Wealth , and shares why she considers herself “exceptionally wealthy” in inner resources—and why her mission is to share that wealth with anyone ready to receive it. She unpacks the provocative idea that there is no truly selfless
Sara Hurd
Jan 2610 min read


Announcing the Builders of a Better World Podcast
Builders of a Better World is a new podcast hosted by Ashlieya Mariano Hanelin that invites listeners to rethink what it really means to change the world: not through grand gestures, but by daring to live a life that is fully your own. Podcast overview Builders of a Better World is designed for people who feel called to contribute more, but want to do it in a way that aligns with their deepest values, creativity, and integrity. Each episode features real stories, hard-won wi
Sara Hurd
Jan 212 min read
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