In today’s episode, Jessica and I discuss healing self-expression in a non-native language, the idea of authority as a hindrance for self-expression and art therapy and languages as a healing tool.
Notes from ep. 1 of Words Off Limits with Jessica Sarlandie
- How being an authority in a native language limits our self-expression in a non-native language.
- The importance of being flexible in our language learning journey.
- How to combine creative expression and language learning.
- The impact of focusing more on the process than on the product in learning and in the creative expression.
- Devaluation of creative/linguistic expression that doesn’t fit the parameters stablished by authority.
- Judgment of other people’s self-expression.
- Art therapy as an outlet to express strong emotions.
- How languages can be healing
- Being mindful of the relationship we have with the language we learn to see if there is an imbalance.
- The reciprocity in the relationship with the language
- Identity shifts and expression
In episode 1 we discuss:
- [6:22] How positioning yourself as an authority figure as a teacher in your native language impacts how you express yourself in a non-native language.
- [13:07] Art therapy as a way to express things without using your mind and heal what comes up.
- [14:40] The importance of focusing more on the process than on the product when learning a language.
- [16:43] Focusing on the process opens the creative process to everyone an not only the professionals or experts.
- [17:38] What is acceptable expression of art forms/languages comes from authority figures outside of ourselves.
- [21:41] What happens when we loose the fear of being judged
- [26:00] How languages can be healing
- [29:47] When we see the language as a person we have a relationship with, we can create a balance and reciprocity in the relationship
- [36:05] The identity shift and expression.
quote
“We are trained out of focusing on the process of learning”
You can connect with Jessica on her Instagram account: @language.art.spirit
throughly emjoyed this conversation!