Heartbeat Narratives
Heartbeat Narratives
Podcast Description
Welcome to Heartbeat Narratives, a podcast about the passions, places and people that we love. Based in Kaimukī, Hawaiʻi, guests from the islands and around the world will share their stories of joy - what makes their hearts beat. Host and producer, Molly Noelaniokekai Gismervik Mamaril, intends for this podcast to be an uplifting space for listeners to glimpse the inner lives and interests of different people. Her hope is that we will recognize that everyone has a valuable story and that we can cultivate more meaningful relationships by leading with curiosity. Enjoy these narratives of the heart!
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes of joy, spirituality, community engagement, and conservation, featuring episodes that explore diverse topics like personal journeys in spirituality with guests like Aunty June, the life of a postal worker with Reyna, and conservation through wrestling with Nate Dube, highlighting how these narratives encourage deeper reflection on relationships and purpose.
Welcome to Heartbeat Narratives, a podcast that uncovers stories of joy by celebrating the people, places, and passions we love. Based in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, guests from the islands and beyond explore what makes their hearts beat – what lights them up. Host Molly Noelaniokekai Mamaril created this space for uplifting, organic conversations that allow listeners a glimpse into people’s inner lives and interests. She feels that everyone has a valuable story and that by leading with curiosity and aloha, we will cultivate meaningful relationships. Tune in for personal stories that remind us of the power of human connection.
ALOHA ʻĀINA & ART · In this episode, Lily Māhealani Mitchell invites us into the in-between – between Hawaiʻi and England, painting and design, emotions and healing. She traces her path from meticulously painting roses as a kid to creating protest-inspired archival work like a hidden-ink Kumulipo typography piece that questions who knowledge is really for. Living abroad sharpened her awareness of aloha ʻāina, water, urbanization, and what it means to carry culture in spaces that don’t always reflect it back. We talk murals in underground markets, research as resistance, and why sometimes the message chooses the medium, not the other way around. This conversations is about staying rooted while roaming and becoming the sun wherever you land. Mahalo for tuning in!
Learn more about Lily’s art:
Website: https://mahealily.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/madebymahealily/
Episode Highlights
00:00 meet lily māhealani mitchell 🌺
01:49 a multi-medium artist — why pick one when you can do it all? 🎨
03:22 home: oʻahu, hawaiʻi island, england & choosing leeds beckett university
06:25 storytelling, culture, and the heartbeat behind the art
06:51 roses, realism, and learning to really see
08:58 letting the message choose the medium
10:37 inspiration abroad: missing hawaiʻi, aloha ʻāina, and community contrast
14:58 reforest leeds: water, biophilic design, and reconnecting people to ʻāina 🌿
19:12 save our surf (sos): archival posters, shoreline protests & urbanization 🌊
21:36 research as healing: archives, primary sources, and cultural continuity
25:04 kumulipo typography project: hidden knowledge, reverence, and decolonizing text
30:21 making the work: emotion, therapy, and the leeds market tunnel mural
33:37 art is for everyone
36:30 leo rising ♌
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Heartbeat Narratives Book Recommendations
Our curated reading list that inspires and connects: Heartbeat Narratives on Bookshop.org
Credits
🎙️ Host & Producer: Molly Mamaril
🎸 Guitar: Amund Gismervik
A Diversity of Experiences: Guests on Heartbeat Narratives share their own perspectives and experiences. Their views do not necessarily reflect those of the host or the podcast. We invite you to listen with an open mind and enjoy the joy and insight offered from many different vantage points.
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