DJ Valerie B LOVE Podcast + Blog

When creativity becomes your medicine and community becomes your cure. Nerissa Balland got the call no one wants to get — cancer — while five months pregnant with her second son. Instead of letting it break her, she picked up a paintbrush. Eight years later, she's cancer-free, wrote a book interviewing 100+ young moms facing the same battle, and has a message for anyone going through hard times: "You will never be the same person you were before. And that's okay."

Stop Trusting, Start Verifying: Why I Chose Bitcoin Knots & How to Set Up Your Start9 Server in Minutes Today we are talking about something that scares a lot of people but is actually the backbone of our freedom: Running a Bitcoin Node. I know, I know. You hear "node" and you think of scary command lines, Matrix code, and needing a PhD in computer science. But guess what? It’s not hard at all.

12 Words to Save a Life: How We Are Using Bitcoin to Break the Chains of Human Trafficking Hey Aloha, Love Tribe. This is a heavy topic, but we cannot look away. Millions are being trafficked 24/7, right in our backyards. But there is hope: Bitcoin is becoming their savior. In this urgent fundraiser, I share how sovereignty and education are rescuing girls from hell—and how YOU can help right now. This isn't political. It's HUMAN.

Why Bitcoin Art, Culture, and Code Matter More Than Ever I got something special in the mail, and I couldn't wait to open it with you. It is the Genesis Edition of the Bitcoin Art Magazine. And let me tell you—Holy Macaroni, it is stunning! In a world of "throwaway culture," where we build disposable buildings and consume disposable content, Bitcoin represents something different. It represents legacy. It represents building "cathedrals" again.

In this jam-session reflection, I honor the life and legacy of Bob Weir and the culture the Grateful Dead ignited—how music, as spiritual medicine, unites us beyond labels, politics, and difference. 

Navigating the "Dark Night of the Soul" and Finding the Magic in the Pivot How’s life treating you in 2025? For me, it has been unpredictable, messy, and deeply transformative. In this intimate solo episode, I open up about my recent "Dark Night of the Soul" and the painful sting of rejection. But here is the truth I keep coming back to: Rejection is God's Protection and Redirection. I share how I navigate core wounds, why connecting with God works better for me than any th