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Balancing Stories

Sharing stories about the balancing in our lives and in ourselves with culture, expectations, identity and more. Conversations hosted by Meghan Kitchen. Episode topics include: Parenting, Marriage, Grief, Activism, Cooking, Photography, Jewellery, Film Making, Gender & Identity, Racism, Names, Disownment, Assimilation, Immigration, Third Culture Kids, Traditions, Representation, Inclusion, Publishing, Translation, Education, Introverts, Holistic Lifestyle, Uterine Health, Social Media,

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00:29:46

49: Interview Extras – Baby Names, Bike Shops, Social...

Balancing Stories ·

2021/07/08

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 49: Interview Extras – Baby Names, Bike Shops, Social Media & The Patriarchy ….. Welcome to Balancing Cultures Interview Extras! The stuff that is too good ⁠not to share but ⁠didn't fit in the episodes⁠. Including tangents from ⁠Jane (ep. 40)⁠, Meredith (ep. 45)⁠, Ashlee (ep. 41) ⁠& Ella (ep. 47)⁠.

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00:32:59

48: Uncovering My Confidence – Third Culture Kid...

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2021/07/01

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 48: Uncovering My Confidence – Third Culture Kid Adaptability in Workplace Culture ….. Third Culture Kidsare often adaptable. But adaptability can be both a help and a hindrance. Elizabeth Skinner says, moving every 2-4 years gave her the instinct of assimilation. In school, this helped her adapt to each new environment. But once she was old enough to choose life for herself, she was still following other people’s lead. In the workplace,

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00:41:52

47: Contemporary Composing – In Search of...

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2021/06/24

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 47: Contemporary Composing – In Search of Inspiration, Connection & Equity ….. When I say composer, who do you think of? Do you think of powdered wigs and tailed coats? Maybe you think of modern composers and the sound tracks to blockbuster movies. Either way, who is the person you think of? A man? A white man? Ella Jarman-Pinto is neither of those things and she is here to make more room for marginalized people in the world of

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00:39:03

46: I’m Ready to Talk About My Uterus – A Story of...

Balancing Stories ·

2021/06/17

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 46: I’m Ready to Talk About My Uterus – A Story of Periods, Pregnancies, & a Hysterectomy ….. I am ready to talk about my uterus. What I didn’t realize along the way was how much the culture around me influenced how I spoke or didn’t speak about things, how those influences made me feel about my own body, and how all of it impacted my actions. From lack of conversations around periods To my limited education about my own biology To

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00:49:15

45: Intuitive Health & Holistic Lifestyle – Coaching,...

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2021/06/10

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 45: Intuitive Health & Holistic Lifestyle – Coaching, Education & Small Changes to Find Balance ….. Health is about all the small choices we make through the day, the habits we hold and the values that drive them. In this episode, Meredith Keith-Chirch of M for Health is here to talk about intuitive health and holistic lifestyle choices. After getting to know Meredith, and a great tangent about living car free, we discuss how

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00:35:22

44: The Power of Introverts - Quiet Leadership &...

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2021/06/03

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 44: The Power of Introverts - Quiet Leadership & Thriving in an Extrovert’s World ….. I’ve always been told I’m an extrovert. I’m a podcast host. I’m the one who stood up at the end of birth class and said “I need mom friends”. I’m the teacher who volunteers to teach sex ed and yells vagina to break the ice. Even back in high school I loved being on stage for plays and at university, I was the editor of the student humor

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00:50:48

43: We Need to Talk About the Uterus – Advocating for...

Balancing Stories ·

2021/05/28

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 43: We Need to Talk About the Uterus – Advocating for Women’s Health: Periods, Fibroids, Hormones & More ….. Those born with a uterus, and the systems around it, are balancing cultures.⁠ We balance the culture of awkwardness around our own bodily functions to the point that we accept the lack of conversation, knowledge and care.⁠ ⁠ In this episode, I chat with Karen Mannion about our personal experiences with fibroids and explore the

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01:33:46

42: Learning to Read – How Culture Shapes our...

Balancing Stories ·

2021/05/20

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 42: Learning to Read – How Culture Shapes our Introduction to Literacy ….. Ann Heiliger is back to take us from board books to emerging readers. BUT this is not just about learning to read. Ann is our deep dive guide, through the frustrating to the motivating, with book recommendations and a few laughs thrown in the balance it out. In the first half of this extra-long episode, we look critically at the US with comparisons to Finland. We

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00:57:18

41: Balancing Social Media – Discernment, Boundaries,...

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2021/05/13

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 41: Balancing Social Media – Discernment, Boundaries, Authenticity, & Protecting our Mental Bandwidth ….. There are so many things in life that are good to a point: Ice cream, sunshine, socializing and the topic of today… Social Media There is no denying that social media helps entrepreneurs and writers gain exposure and make connections but we still need to balance between useful and too much. For this conversation, I invited Ashlee

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00:39:28

40: Celebrating One Year of Podcasting – Behind the...

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2021/05/06

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 40: Celebrating One Year of Podcasting – Behind the Scenes of Balancing Cultures ….. We It has been one year since my first episode "aired" in May 2020. In what I thought was the middle of the pandemic, I pushed through with my pre-pandemic plans of starting a podcast. In this episode, I hand the interviewing reins over to my mom so I can reflect on: Why podcasting? What inspired the name? How I developed the logo? How do I know the

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00:42:08

39: Nordic Mum Down Under – Holding onto Scandinavian...

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2021/04/29

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 39: Nordic Mum Down Under – Holding onto Scandinavian Culture in Australia ….. What do you think of when I say Nordic? What about Scandinavian? Susanna Heiskanen was born and raised in Finland before moving abroad. She’s always been Finnish as she’s lived around the world. But it was not until she became a parent that she really reflected on her Nordic culture, what it means to her and how she wants to embrace in her everyday life. Even

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00:47:50

38: Inclusion in Media Matters – From Family...

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2021/04/22

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 38: Inclusion in Media Matters – From Family Structures to Disabilities, The Power in Representation ….. Beth Cox works with people across the board in the publishing industry but our conversation is about more than books.We expand on the topics of disabilities,family structure and diversity into discussions about representation in all media, including a very unfortunate example of what not to do. This episode is for everyone, not just

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00:12:39

37: Is This Balancing – Is Every Choice Influenced by...

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2021/04/15

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 37: Is This Balancing – Is Every Choice Influenced by Culture? ….. Announcements - Sign up for the newsletter and check out website updates! For the last year, as I reached out to guests or considered topics of conversation, One question that comes up is - Is This Balancing? Is this balancing CULTURES? I believe, how we approach everything, even the little things like, do you make your toothbrush wet before the toothpaste or do you sleep

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00:36:57

36.3: I Dream of Packing Suitcases – Things We Miss...

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2021/04/01

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 36 part 3: I Dream of Packing Suitcases – Things We Miss After a Year Without Travel: The Places We Chose for Ourselves ….. They are not the countries we were born in, they are place we chose for ourselves. In this episode we welcome back 2 Balancing Cultures Alumni: Lisa Davis (Ep. 26) and Ann Heiliger (Ep. 4), to reflect on the places they’ve called home. Both American born, and both chose to live abroad. First we hear from Lisa,

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00:33:18

36.2: I Dream of Packing Suitcases – Things We Miss...

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2021/03/25

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 36 part 2: I Dream of Packing Suitcases – Things We Miss After a Year Without Travel: The Comfort of the Familiar ….. The place matters. Sometimes we miss the food products and shopping from the places we’ve called home. But sometimes we just need the place itself. The feeling we get being there that cannot be packed into a suitcase: The weather, the sounds, the proximity to people we love. Part 2 Includes Perspectives From: Malaysia,

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00:39:36

36.1: I Dream of Packing Suitcases – Things We Miss...

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2021/03/18

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 36 part 1: I Dream of Packing Suitcases – Things We Miss After a Year Without Travel: Sounds, Snacks, Shopping & Siblings ….. It has been 1 year since I was on an airplane. We flew from Australia to our home in Germany on March 18th, 2020 and went into lockdown on March 21st, 2020. Since then it has been a lot of what-ifs and definitely-nots around travel. For our family and many people I know, It meant no international travel since

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00:40:54

35: Resilience in Translation - From Idioms & Italics...

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2021/03/11

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 35: Resilience in Translation - From Idioms & Italics to Connect for Culture: The Woes & Wonders of Translating ….. Resilience in Translating… I didn’t truly understand the reliance needed for translating until this interview.I knew translation was not a word for word process, but the challenges are much more complex than untranslatable idioms. Translation contains culture and context and layers that do not easily shift between

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00:31:57

34: Silver Haired Curve Model – Body Confidence...

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2021/03/04

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 34: Silver Haired Curve Model – Body Confidence Activist & Out of the Bubble after 40 ….. Not just a New Career After 40...⁠ a New Perspective. This silver haired curve model spent years saying no to opportunities and letting self-consciousness guide her decision making. At 39 years old, Rachel Peru took inventory of her life and stepped out of her bubble because it is never too late to say yes, take risks, and believe in yourself

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00:56:35

33: Growing Up Diplomatic – Indian Roots,...

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2021/02/25

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 33: Growing Up Diplomatic – Indian Roots, International Upbringing, American Life, & Bookstagram for Balancing ….. Heritage, Roots, Culture… What’s the word I’m looking for? My guest was born to Indian parents, but not in India. She grew up around the world as a diplomat’s daughter. Although her parents have since retired back in India, she has found home in Chicago, USA. Saranya is Indian. But as you will hear as she shares her

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00:38:43

32.2: The Expat Who Stayed - A Brit Balancing in...

Balancing Stories ·

2021/02/18

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 32 Part 2: The Expat Who Stayed - A Brit Balancing in Belgium for Over 50 Years ….. Sue Baudoux was born in 1945 in London.Part one explored her post war childhood with rations, rubble, a love of languages and failure in math to find she's not so average after all. In this episode, we follow her as she moves across the Channel for love and life. She has been “abroad” for over 50 years. Two thirds of her life in a country she was not born

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