Artwork: “Mallow” by Liv Ash, 2024

Creativity is universal.

Connection matters.

Community heals.

Whether a Fortune 500 company or community center, business run on humans. Human are amazing, creative forces that respond through emotion. Humans bring life to work, despite their best attempts to “leave it at the door.” Research is clear: our society feels disconnected at heart, and it’s harming our wellbeing.

Instead of ignoring the humanity within, research calls us to face our emotional health & how it drives behaviors. To manage feelings of disconnection, we must first connect with our self. Explore workshop & speaking topics below, or contact Liv with questions.

Knowledge is power, and the only way out is through." - Liv Ash, Esq., MS

Author of Painting the Landscape of Loneliness, the Drive to Connect & Strategies to Identify Needs & The Lonely Advocate, Res Gestae, ISBA Magazine, March 2020

Liv Ash is an award-winning researcher & speaker in the field of emotional connection. A lawyer & veteran teacher, Liv’s profession is to connect with audiences - whether students or the C-Suite, to convey complex topics in simple terms, with an eye towards practical application. Liv’s authored several articles & resources to support the well-being of professionals, from benefits advisors to law firms. A galleried abstract artist & former Division I athlete, Liv shares her story of “un” learning toxic mindsets that ignore health, to harnessing inherent creativity & cultivate a mindset of “balance.”

Speaking Topics

  • Join Liv Ash for an engaging presentation with interactive tools for immediate audience use. Personal connection is a prerequisite for healthy relationships. If you want to enrich the human capital in your organization, Ask & Act: Strategies to Connect delivers a powerful punch filled with strategies to connect with self, colleagues, clients, & community. Highlights include:      

    • What is disconnection - from a research perspective?

    • Understanding contributing factors to feeling lonely & disconnected

    • Learn strategies for in-person & remote work to manage emotional distress

    • Identify your emotions & create positive wellbeing behaviors

    • The importance of finding meaning in your everyday

  • Burnout is often looked at like a badge of honor rather than a syndrome resulting from chronic stress typically associated with work. Burning out has very real emotional and physical consequences that impact organizations deeply. There are several methods to prioritize health and create balance to lessen the aftereffects that Liv Ash will poignantly share. Audience members will leave with a better understanding of: 

    • Burnout basics & why it's not basic

    • The wellbeing of burnout

    • Employing the 3 c's - creation, connection, and compassion 

    • How we beat burnout

  • Social & emotional ramifications surface when one feels disconnected. Feelings of fear and anxiety and a longing for connection manifest in the absence of relationships or a network with common desires and activities. Deploying creativity enhances relationships and broadens community. If you have a work environment that could benefit from network growth and  deeper connections, Liv Ash shares usable tools for achieving that goal. Within the presentation and creative exercises, the audience will take away a greater understanding of:  

    • What creativity is and why creating makes us feel better

    • What the connection is between community & creating

    • Strategies to employ creativity in your everyday life

  • Learning to effectively navigate the emotional ecosystem in the workplace creates better, more successful outcomes for organizations. Liv shares research-backed insights, allowing a deeper understanding of how emotional undercurrents impact communication, collaboration, and decision-making. Respond, Don’t React empowers participants to pause, reflect, and choose intentional responses over impulsive reactions. Other highlights include: 

    • Identifying where emotions originate and how they affect the body systems

    • Mindfulness practices to identify emotions, feel them, and find meaningful ways to release them

    • Understanding how others’ behaviors affect emotional responses

    • Learning the impact of Generational differences in the workplace