Abundate: For curious people navigating complexity
Hedvig Sandbu
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S2E3 Ambitious *and* happy! (Yes to both)
Here's a story that seems to be everywhere these days: “You can be ambitious, or you can be happy”.In this episode I explore how you actually *can* be both ambitious and content at the same time –…
S2E2 What do you want?
I'm back – and lately I've been thinking about this question "What do you want?"When I think about what I want for my work, I somehow both know deeply what I want, and at the same time have no idea.…
S2E1 Abundate 2.0: For curious people navigating complexity
I'm back (Hedvig here!) and in today's episode I embark on a new journey. Come join me – I'll be learning a lot and I hope you will too.
S1E21 Fighting for the rights of Afghan women and girls – with Mina | Ep. #21
This one's been a long time coming... I've been raving about this incredible person to friends and family for months, but this week I'm finally letting some of her light shine on my online networks,…
S1E20 Perfectionism vs. values as a language learner | Ep. #20
How does perfectionism sometimes work against your goals and values, preventing you from making progress?
S1E19 Africa is a continent! with Ady Namaran Coulibaly | Ep. #19
Hedvig speaks with Ady Namaran Coulibaly about African Languages Week, Language Services Providers like her company Bolingo, and the essential role these play in understanding the cultural and…
S1E18 Language learner personalities with Lindsay Williams | Ep. #18
Lindsay Williams from “Lindsay Does Languages” brings her 10+ years of experience helping language learners better understand themselves so they can learn more effectively. We speak about the many…
S1E17 Language learning through video games with translator Eman Abdo | Ep. #17
Hedvig speaks with Eman Abdo, an English to Arabic translator and author of Egypt’s Localization Guide, about learning languages through video games, how Arabic is easier to learn than most people…
S1E16 Excellent language learners do these 3 things differently | Ep. #16
You know what works for me won't always work for you. The reason we need to tailor language learning is because your language learning needs, goals, ambitions, lifestyle and brain are different from…
S1E15 Learning to be a cultural chameleon with Danai Krokou | Ep. #15
What are the perks and drawbacks of being a cultural chameleon? Hedvig spoke with Danai Krokou, serial migrant and multitalented business development consultant, polyglot and polymath, about the…
S1E14 Why self-trust is key to learning consistently | Ep. #14
There are so many transferable skills that you build through language learning. One of them is self-trust. But it's also one of those things you need to build gradually in order to learn, too. In…
S1E13 Language learning through salsa with Tamara Marie | Ep. #13
Why are many language learning methods so clinical when the process of learning languages is such a natural human activity? Tamara Marie, Founder of Spanish Con Salsa, joined Hedvig for a…
S1E12 Linguistic relativity with Panos Athanasopoulos | Ep. #12
Does language influence how you think, what you do, and how you see the world? Hedvig speaks with Panos Athanasopoulos about linguistic relativity.For the full show notes including more guest…
S1E11 Brain-friendly, joyful, limitless learning with Rachel Paling | Ep. #11
Hedvig speaks with Rachel Paling, creator of the Neurolanguage Coaching© method, about brain-friendly learning, NeuroHeart education, and finding our own paths to joy and autonomy by embracing the…
S1E10 Accent bias and language as a social construct with Vijay Ramjattan | Ep. #10
Hedvig speaks with sociolinguistics researcher Dr Vijay Ramjattan about accents, societal biases, and perception. We tend not to recognise that language is not just a skill, but a social tool with a…
S1E9 Bonus episode: Breaking your scripts and a unique offer | Ep. #9
In this short bonus episode, Hedvig talks briefly about a topic that everyone should consider from time to time, and shares some news about an upcoming new programme for language learners. Read the…
S1E8 Excuses, hearing loss and learning sign language with Nikki Wood | Ep. #8
Hedvig speaks with Nikki Wood, a civil servant, about her journey with hearing loss, British Sign Language (BSL), dabbling in Polish and Spanish, and also some of the challenges and excuses that…
S1E7 Multilingual families and identities with Florence Rozensztajn | Ep. #7
Do you want your family to be bilingual? Hedvig speaks with Flo Rozensztajn about why it was important to her that her children could communicate in multiple languages, how she turned a home project…
S1E6 Adult language learning: Using what you know to learn what you don't know | Ep. #6
Is learning a language more difficult as an adult? Have you missed your window of opportunity? There are many ways to make language stick, and in this solo episode we take a look at one way to do…
S1E5 Why are "International English" skills important? with Friederike Sell | Ep. #5
Hedvig speaks with Friederike Sell about “International English”, a.k.a. English as a lingua Franca, how to include people with different levels of fluency, and how this can inform our own language…
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Abundate: For curious people navigating complexity has published 25 episodes since September 2021, covering topics in Personal Journals, Society & Culture.
Abundate: For curious people navigating complexity is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 34m.
