Podcasts
Hedvig Sandbu, host of Abundate Podcast, and I talk about embodiment in the context of language learning as a way to connect with another language and actually feel like yourself when you speak it. We discuss a few of the unhelpful learning techniques we experienced in our school days and find a few alternative solutions.
Benny Lewis and Shannon Kennedy from Language Hacking Podcast interviewed me on learning languages as an introvert, mindfulness and poetry as a tool for languages and exploring identity through languages. We talked about the biggest struggles students face trying to learn languages with poems and how artistic expression and creativity fit into language learning.
For Speaking Tongues podcast, Elle and I talk about methods for learning another language. We also talked about the importance of developing your own voice when learning a language and taking ownership of the Spanish language through writing and poetry.
Kris Broholm from Actual Fluency Podcast and I talked about connecting deeper with the language you’re trying to learn and making it yours, which has been the most successful approach I’ve seen over the years.
For Clover English podcast, Kerry and I chat about my expat life in Ireland, my connection with the country and slow language learning.
In this two-part interview, Kate Fisher and I talk about why I am passionate about poetry when it comes to helping students understand the structure behind a language. In the second part of the conversation, we talk about my creative approach to teaching language, poetry and walking and talking on the Camino de Santiago.
Kerstin Cable from The Fluent Show podcast interviewed me on how to play with a language you love. I talked about poetry and how yo use it to improve your language learning.
Danielle Serpico interviewed me in her podcast / radio show Mind Matters in 103.2 Dublin FM. We talked about speaking in public, overcoming social anxiety and gaining confidence when speaking in front of crowds.
For Wild Cozy Truth podcast, Renee Powers and I discuss feminine embodiment, safe expression of sensuality, and how embracing sexiness doesn’t happen overnight and is an ongoing journey.
Interviews
Kate Winder from Confident Communication interviewed me about my new book, Weaving Words: The Alchemy of Languages,.We talked about having a more heart centered approach to language learning, using poetry to express your true self, learning with teachers with small businesses vs. large education companies and going beyond just learning grammar and vocabulary to be able to express yourself.
Benjamin Spall, co-author of My Morning Routine, one of Amazon’s best business books of 2018, asked me about my morning routine.
My Morning Routine is a retired independent online magazine that published a brand new, inspiring morning routine every Wednesday for over six and a half years.
For Pink Pangea, the community of women who love to travel, I wrote about my time in Berlin when I was a digital nomad language teacher.
I talked about my favourite places in Berlin and my way of life there.
The online magazine Judaica in the Spotlight interviewed me on my teaching and my help to many people of Sephardic Jewish ancestry to reconnect with their ancestral homeland and why it’s important.
One of my first interviews was for Lillie Marshall, a teacher traveler, founder of Around the World L and Teaching Traveling.
In the interview I talk about being a language teacher while traveling around the world. If you are curious about my beginnings, here you have a taste.
Guest posts and articles
Journaling for Language Learning? Oh yes! – Guest post for French Sunny Side.
Languages as a path to awakening – Guest article for Thrive Global.
I am available for interviews, profiles and public speaking engagements and workshops.
Video Interviews
Expert Talks 2023
ILCA (International Language Coaching Association) invited me to participate in their “Expert Talks”.
I delivered a talk about “The Human Touch in Teaching -The Language Coaching Paradigm”
Interview Kai Chan & María Ortega García @ LANGFEST 2019
Kay Chan, the creator of the Power Language Index, Gender Progress Index, and Intelligence Capital Index, and I were talking about languages and learning them prior LangFest 2019 kick off.
Interview with Jam Gamble
In this interview with fellow teacher and founder of Slay the Mic, Jam Gamble, we talk about what it means being a teacher but also a woman who takes pole dance lessons. We discuss women’s self-expression in the field of education.
Interview with Sean Patrick Hopwood, CEO and Founder of Day Translations
In this interview, I talked with Sean Hopwood, CEO and Founder of Day Translations, about languages, language learning, culture and how languages connect us.
Interview with Kate Winder
I had the pleasure of chatting with Kate about my new book, Weaving Words: The Alchemy of Languages, and having a more heart centered approach to language learning, using poetry to express your true self, learning with teachers with small businesses vs. large education companies and going beyond just learning grammar and vocabulary to be able to express yourself.
Interview with Jonathan Huggins
In this interview with Jonathan Huggins, creator of the 30-day speaking challenge. We talk about online teaching, creating an online education business and teaching and learning languages.