What does it take to live a normal life when nothing is normal? From surviving harsh winters without electricity to finding moments of normalcy amid chaos, in each episode, journalist Julia Kalashnyk talks about how Ukrainians work, love, laugh, and survive while their country fights for freedom, and what we humans share during the worst of crises. <br/><br/><a href="https://juliakalashnyk.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">juliakalashnyk.substack.com</a>
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What does it take to live a normal life when nothing is normal? From surviving harsh winters without electricity to finding moments of normalcy amid chaos, in each episode, journalist Julia Kalashnyk talks about how Ukrainians work, love, laugh, and survive while their country fights for freedom, and what we humans share during the worst of crises. <br/><br/><a href="https://juliakalashnyk.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">juliakalashnyk.substack.com</a>
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March 8, 2026
The harshest winter ever
<p>Episode 5. The harshest winter ever</p><p>Ukraine just lived through the coldest winter since all-out war began. With temperatures hitting -20 outside, Russia was hammering the power grid with hundreds of drones and missiles, leaving entire cities with no lights, no water, no heat. In this episode, Julia looks back on the harshest winter ever, and the people who defined it. Divers repairing pipes underwater in -15 degree water, a journalist who saved a four-year-old girl after a Russian Shahed strike, and others.</p><p>You can support this show on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.patreon.com/c/warlifebalancewithjulia/membership">Patreon </a>or by donating via PayPal <a target="_blank" href="mailto:j.kalashnyk@gmail.com">j.kalashnyk@gmail.com</a></p><p>To receive the War-Life Balance newsletter subscribe to Julia's <a target="_blank" href="https://juliakalashnyk.substack.com/">Substack</a></p><p></p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://juliakalashnyk.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">juliakalashnyk.substack.com</a>
February 24, 2026
A teacher the war couldn't stop
<p>Episode 4. A teacher the war couldn't stop</p><p>Nataliia, a teacher from Kharkiv, woke up to Russian missiles on February 24, 2022. She fled the city with her family and her little dog to her mother's house in the region, thinking she'd be back in days. Instead, she got trapped under Russian occupation for 42 days. When she finally flee and made it home, her physical classroom was empty. Her students were scattered across Ukraine and different countries. The classes existed just online. So she kept teaching anyway – through air raids, blackouts, and eventually from a different city entirely. At one point, it seemed that she'd given up. But had she?</p><p>You can support this show on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.patreon.com/c/warlifebalancewithjulia/membership">Patreon </a>or by donating via PayPal j.kalashnyk@gmail.com</p><p>To receive the War-Life Balance newsletter subscribe to Julia's <a target="_blank" href="https://juliakalashnyk.substack.com">Substack</a></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://juliakalashnyk.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">juliakalashnyk.substack.com</a>
December 31, 2025
I go to an aesthetician during the war
<p>Episode 3. Rituals during the war</p><p>For Valya, her beauty routine makes her feel grounded. "I feel that I'm alive when I touch my face, no matter how hard it is." In this episode, the host reflects on the importance of rituals and routines during wartime.</p><p>You can support this show on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.patreon.com/c/warlifebalancewithjulia/membership">Patreon </a> or by donating via PayPal j.kalashnyk@gmail.com</p><p>To receive the War-Life Balance newsletter subscribe to Julia's <a target="_blank" href="https://juliakalashnyk.substack.com">Substack</a></p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://juliakalashnyk.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">juliakalashnyk.substack.com</a>
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