Ep:#60 Ali Alvarez on love, resilience and courage to challenge convention

Have you seen the monarch butterfly migration in Mexico? 300 million butterflies arriving in Mexico during day of the dead. And this is where we start our story talking about my friend Ali Alvarez. Mexican-born, LA-raised, and London-molded. She started as a professional horse jumper and then went on to build a creative career in advertising and filmmaking. And while she was juggling work in advertising, and working on her butterfly film, something happened to her that changed everything. A traumatic head injury from a horse-riding accident one Sunday afternoon where she lost her memory and the ability on her right side to move. Ali tells us about what happened after that fateful day. When she got her memory back. And then what she did from there. She talks about how she went back to finish the film and how it healed her. We talk about love, her inspiring family, and the power of being able to be herself and create the life she wanted to create. She tells us the three things that have kept her together in really challenging times. And then we finish having a conversation about how we can all make a difference in our own unique way – whatever form that may take. This is an inspiring story of what happens when someone lives their life with conviction, determination, and love. So grab that favourite beverage or throw on those running shoes, and enjoy this conversation with Ali. And please don’t forget to let us know what you think of this episode, leave a review and subscribe. And if you would like to be reminded of future podcasts and other inspiring stories from TIE, join our newsletter here. http://bit.ly/TIENewsletter To find out more about Ali and her work you can click alialvarez.com.  And to check out the incredible stop frame animation film Ali, Cali Oliver, Bart Yates and Joseph Mann made for TIE in 2010, click here.