BONUS. June 16th, 2022
For my birthday, I am giving myself time. Here’s to all the creators out there.
Episode 85. June 9th, 2022
We dig through the messy, uncertain parts of supporting kids to find some ways to work it out and to help listeners feel less alone in the thick of it.
Episode 84. June 2nd, 2022
From dating to fashion, from the USA to Germany, from slouching to confident…What’s tall got to do with it? Let’s find out.
Episode 83. May 26th, 2022
Car conversations with my 5 year old with advice I should process myself. Power, winning, belonging, friendships, safety and more.
Episode 82. May 19th, 2022
The connection between sociology and finance: looking back at the influences of upbringing, culture, personalities and access to literacy around money.
Episode 81. May 12th, 2022
How did Kellie take on the “label” of HSP to change her business and reset her life?
Episode 80. April 14th, 2022
Balancing with contractors as a woman, surrounded by men, in a country with well defined gender roles.
Episode 79. March 31st, 2022
A story of the twists and turns of seeking fertility treatments internationally and balancing with expectations.
Episode 78. March 24th, 2022
Russia invaded Ukraine and started a war in February 2022. Within 4 weeks, 10 million Ukrainians were displaced. Anastasia is one of them.
Episode 77. March 17th, 2022
From immigration to bilingual parenting and so much about how we embrace and pass on culture.
Episode 76. March 10th, 2022
It’s a story of my mom finding love again and going from widow to wife. By the end of the episode, we are ready to celebrate and look forward to her wedding, but first, some reflections.
Episode 75. March 3rd, 2022
From social expectations to personal motivation, from fear and guilt to body acceptance, dressing ourselves can be a difficult balance.
Episode 74. February 23rd, 2022
After life abroad, what is it like to move back to not just your home country but your home town?
Episode 73. February 17th, 2022
What can we do at the household level to fight food waste? Let’s save money, time and the environment!
Episode 72. February 10th, 2022
What leads someone to become a digital nomad and what does it take to live this remote working life?
Episode 71. February 3rd, 2022
Supporting international people from fertility to parenting and the winding path in between because we all deserve support.
Episode 70. January 27th, 2022
This Oklahoma born, LA dwelling creative is retiring a podcast, writing a book, and prioritising health and family.
Episode 69. January 6th, 2022
Mindset changes and habits that help create a better physical and mental space for myself.
Episode 68. December 30th, 2021
Little things that make a big difference in how I face my day and the end of a year.
Episode 67. December 23rd, 2021
A conversation with my mom about growing up Italian-American and how that influences her feelings about the holidays now.
Encore 27. December 16th, 2021
A refresh of the conversation with my brother about all things Christmas and the new magic of parenting through Christmas.
Episode 66. December 9th, 2021
Future proofing and creating sustainable workplace culture to support employees and their identities.
Episode 65. December 2nd, 2021
Varpu is sharing the culture she loves to help others in their pursuit of happiness.
Episode 64. November 25th, 2021
The power of a name to give us a sense of belonging, to make us stand out, to connect us to heritage, to pass on legacy and to help us build bridges.
Episode 63. November 18th, 2021
Who were we, Where are we, & What do we want? We don’t have the answers but here’s a podcast full of questions to ponder.
Episode 62. November 11th, 2021
GrowGetters want to inspire women to stop, to reflect, to ask: am I happy? Does this place serve me? What I’m doing right now, does it serve me?
Episode 61. November 4th, 2021
Author interview about redefining grief and finding meaning when life is not how we imagined.
Episode 60. October 7th, 2021
How our decision making around moving changes through different phases of life.
Episode 59. September 30th, 2021
Scaffolded with a multicultural upbringing, a Californian finds life, love and entrepreneurship in Germany.
Episode 58. September 23rd, 2021
Having fun with my guests before during and after interviews with a variety of topics. Get to know some recent guests with these extras.
Episode 57. September 16th, 2021
One parent’s story about upbringing, unlearning and understanding while parenting a trans child.
Episode 56. September 9th, 2021
Life abroad and the adjustments we make in cross-cultural relationships.
Episode 55. September 2nd, 2021
The truths, misconceptions and more about eating disorders.
Episode 54. August 26th, 2021
The founders of Indigrow Kids give us a behind the scenes look at early childhood cultural exploration.
Episode 53. August 19th, 2021
A follow up to Episodes 43 and 46 about the Uterus.
Episode 52. August 13th, 2021
A behind the scenes look at finding home in Germany from someone who lived through it herself.
Episode 51. August 5th, 2021
An episode about a kid’s book that is about so much more than kid’s books.
Episode 50. July 29th, 2021
What is clarity, why did we seek it and how did it help me get to 50 episodes?
Episode 49. July 8th, 2021
The stuff that is too good not to share but did not make it into the episodes.
Episode 48. July 1st, 2021
Hear about international life, and how Elizabeth took her TCK adapting skills from anxiety inducing to confidence boosting.
Episode 47. June 24th, 2021
Challenging the misconceptions of what a composer is and making space for others along the way.
Episode 46. June 17th, 2021
How culture shaped my relationship with my uterus and when I finally listened to my body.
Episode 45. June 10th, 2021
Balancing Health is not limited by culture or social norms. You choose what is best for you.
Episode 44. June 3rd, 2021
Despite our world favouring the loud and social, we are at our best when balancing with people from both sides of the spectrum.
Episode 43. May 28th, 2021
Our personal experiences with fibroids and all the topics that need more conversations for the sake of our health.
Episode 42. May 20th, 2021
Ann is back to be our deep dive guide into the impact of culture on our early reading experience.
Episode 41. May 13th, 2021
Ashlee Gadd of Coffee and Crumbs has experienced the high highs and some low lows with social media. How is she balancing now?
Episode 40. May 6th, 2021
After one year of podcasting, I’m interviewed by my mom and answer all the behind the scenes questions about the name, the logo, the guests, the balancing and more.
Episode 39. April 29th, 2021
A Finn married a Brit, moved to Australia, is raising multilingual kids, trying to embrace Nordic culture and podcasting along the way.
Episode 38. April 22nd, 2021
A conversation that starts with kid’s books, takes us to representation in all media and ends with why inclusion matters.
Episode 37. April 15th, 2021
For the last year, as I considered topics of conversation, one question that kept coming up was: Is This Balancing? Is this balancing CULTURES?
Episode 36 Part 3. April 1st, 2021
Seven women over three episodes talk about the things we miss from the places we’ve called home. Part 3: Ireland, Northern Ireland, The UK, Finland, The USA & Germany.
Episode 36 Part 2. March 25th, 2021
Seven women over three episodes talk about the things we miss from the places we’ve called home. Part 2: Malaysia, Penang, India, New Delhi, USA, Germany.
Episode 36 Part 1. March 18th, 2021
Seven women over three episodes talk about the things we miss from the places we’ve called home. Part 1: USA, Philippines, UK & Poland.
Episode 35. March 11th, 2021
Translation contains culture and context and layers that do not easily shift between languages, but it’s worth the effort for the access to cultures.
Episode 34. March 4th, 2021
Rachel to inventory of her life & stepped out of her comfort zone because it is never too late to say yes. But what sparked this awakening?
Episode 33. February 25th, 2021
Saranya grew up around the world. Now she wants to take what she learned about life and herself and share it to help others.
Episode 32 Part 2. February 18th, 2021
She crossed The Channel in the 1960s for love and life. What life did she end up living in 50 years abroad? What lessons has she learned?
Episode 32 Part 1. February 11th, 2021
Born weeks after the end of World War 2, with rations and rubble, Sue was headed down the prescribed path of post-war babies… how did her life turn out so different?
Episode 31. February 4th, 2021
A mother-daughter reflection on generational habits & what’s to come for kids these days.
Episode 30. January 28th, 2021
From student volunteer to charity founder, Anna’s path to gardening in Burkina Faso.
Episode 29. January 21st, 2021
Helping families engage with education to give ALL children the opportunity to achieve.
Episode 28. December 31st, 2020
My thoughts on resolutions, alternatives to goal setting, and how we can measure success.
Episode 27. December 24th, 2020
My brother is here! We both married Europeans. How do we balance Christmas?
Episode 26 Part 2. December 17th, 2020
Editing is more than grammar. It’s a never ending education as we hear from lived experiences. How do publishers balance it all?
Episode 26 Part 1. December 10th, 2020
Publishing is about sharing stories, sharing culture, but how well is this industry balancing those cultures?
Episode 25. December 3rd, 2020
Is it Serendipity? How does a Canadian end up in Cambodia when the plan was a Gap Year in Germany?
Episode 24. November 26th, 2020
Digging deep into the elements that contribute to our growth when confronted by cultures outside of our bubble.
Episode 23. November 19th, 2020
From Culture Clash to Finding Home. How one Third Culture Kid is uncovering the benefits of her childhood challenges.
Episode 22 Part 2. November 12th, 2020
How can we encourage them? How do we enable them to follow passions and make a difference?
Episode 22 Part 1. November 5th, 2020
A culture of activism is the new normal for teens include these Beach Cleaners around Dublin.
Episode 21. October 15th, 2020
Support the kids in your life with these tips and resources and have a laugh with Seth along the way.
Episode 20. October 8th, 2020
Seth’s personal story about transitioning and reflections on the trans experience along the way.
Episode 19 part 2. October 4th, 2020
From flow charts about questions to first steps to being an ally, the conversation about Gender & More continues.
Episode 19 part 1. October 1st, 2020
Everyone has to start somewhere. Join me for a conversation about Gender & More with a member of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Episode 18. September 24th, 2020
Not just, “Do I take a stance?” but “Why do I take or not take a stance?”
What impacts my reflexes and reasoning?
From Third Culture Kid to swimming with sharks. How art and perspective led to his success.
Episode 16. September 10th, 2020
Regardless of our cultural differences, facing grief and processing challenges are universal.
Episode 15. September 3rd, 2020
We all balance differently. Even within one family, each person can prioritize the values of their different cultures to different degrees.
Episode 14. August 27th, 2020
Looking back and moving forward. What is next for Balancing Cultures? How will you join the conversation?
Episode 13. August 20th, 2020
Are you curious? What if you gave someone just a minute? What could you learn? Who could you see?
Episode 12. August 13th, 2020
Race was not the half of it then, but is race a dinner conversation now. One Panamanian’s Story.
Episode 11. August 6th, 2020
Is it pride, guilt, commitment, conviction? What bonds people around the world to their culture. Do Cultures rising out of conflict and oppression have a different bond?
Episode 10. July 30th, 2020
The world and the times shape how culture is handed down. Luckily, despite politics and assimilation in past generations, there is a chance to reconnect.
Episode 9. July 23rd, 2020
Creating narratives, connecting personal stories and the details of cultures, taking history from the margins and putting it into a modern spotlight.
Episode 8. June 25th, 2020
Where I’m from, where I am, and the path in between. What inspired Balancing Cultures and my favorite part of the balancing in life.
Episode 7. June 18th, 2020
Balancing between a fear of change and a fear of regret. The cultural pressures to have kids and one woman’s decision-making process.
Episode 6. June 11th, 2020
What is the balance between artist and audience, artist and client, the artist and themselves, their experiences, the things that impact their work?
Episode 5. June 4th, 2020
What was it like being an American girl at school and European at home? Third Culture Kid in retrospect.
Episode 4 – Part 2. May 30th, 2020
Specific children’s book recommendations and an overall reflection for both episodes about why we should care about kid’s books.
Episode 4 – Part 1. May 28th, 2020
The importance of children’s literature in building empathy, empowerment, connection and community. How books can help start difficult conversations?
Episode 3. May 21st, 2020
The trickle down of culture between generations and the cultural challenges for new international parent.
Episode 2. May 14th, 2020
Can Food be a Bridge between Cultures? Are there “Cultural Lanes” in the kitchen? The Practical Kitchen is here to join the conversation.
Episode 1. May 7th, 2020
Talking through the uncomfortable of NEW to get to the joys of being different. Expat life and more.
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