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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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00:14:35

The Gift of Time and Podcasting with Meghan Kitchen

Balancing Stories ·

2022/06/16

It’s my birthday week and there is something about birthdays that makes you reflect back and look forward.When I look to the future, it’s not about a bucket list and big adventures, though I hope to make time for those thoughts too. The choices currently circling around my head are about creating a life, the boring day to day life, that I will be happy to be living. I want to share some of the things I’ve learned through my guests and the process of podcasting that will guide me in creating a

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00:48:30

85: Raising Kids While Raising Ourselves with Cat Tiu

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2022/06/09

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 85: Raising Kids While Raising Ourselves with Cat Tiu ….. “Here’s to strong women. May we know them, may we be them, may we raise them.” This was the quote that inspired Cat (Carmelita Tiu) to start her podcast and community. Her content drew me in, so I invited her to join me for a conversation about raising kids while raising ourselves. Also, raising kids is NOT just for parents. With the messy stuff, kids often seek out the cool aunt,

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00:36:40

84: Tall Girl, Hold Your Head High with Chelsea

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2022/06/02

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 84: Tall Girl, Hold Your Head High with Chelsea ….. Tall Girl, you hold your head up high. Chelsea is here to share her story, 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.

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00:20:50

83: Things I Tell My Kids, That I Should Tell Myself

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2022/05/26

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 83: Things I Tell My Kids, That I Should Tell Myself ….. On the way to and from school my son processes life by talking. I have no idea where he gets it from. He tells me things he’s learned, experienced, wondered, and asks me endless amounts of questions.He treats me like I treat google. Except, he asks the things I know google can not answer. The nuanced questions about friendships and life that there is no one answer to. So, we work

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00:46:00

82: Culture, Personalities and Literacy around Money...

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2022/05/19

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 82: Balancing Culture, Personalities and Literacy around Money with Lisa Severing ….. How do we feel about money? What is our normal with financial literacy? In this conversation, we look at the connection between sociology and finance: looking back at the influences of upbringing, culture, personalities and access to literacy around money. Lisa Severing and I use our stories to explore the bigger picture of how we manage ourselves with

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00:42:45

81: Resetting as a Highly Sensitive Person with...

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2022/05/12

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 81: Resetting as a Highly Sensitive Person with Kellie Daab ….. Kellie is a Highly Sensitive Person. But…What is an HSP? How did Kellie discover this about herself? How does this "label" impact her life?and How did she change her business to create more balance? We talk through these questions and so much more.

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00:03:00

Moving Days - Out of Office

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2022/04/21

Balancingstories.com Follow on social media for all updates for Balancing Stories Podcast. Send encouragement with a 5 star review on your favourite platform. If you like what you hear and want to support the podcast (and Meghan), you can leave a tip through Buy Me A Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MeghanKitchen

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00:21:40

80: Balancing Assertiveness – A Fixer Upper Story

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2022/04/14

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 80: Balancing Assertiveness – A Fixer Upper Story ….. So, we bought a fixer upper. I wanted to record this in retrospect but we are still in it. The journey is still twisting and turning. This is just to say, you are not getting “happy to be home” it was tough but it was all worth it Meghan. You are getting, still in the weeds, done taking peoples S.H.I.T. – honestly, why can’t people just do their job, and don’t make promises if you

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00:37:14

79: Fertility Journey Across Borders with Kristin Izsak

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2022/04/07

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 79: Fertility Journey Across Borders with Kristin Izsak ….. A Fertility Journey Across Borders I interviewed Kristin, a Canadian international teacher, married to a pilot, who lived in multiple countries and sought medical support in even more, over a month ago when we both had availability. But, while emailing about show notes over the weekend, we decided to re-record to include her current status… pregnant that is. She realized, after

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00:42:25

78: Leaving Ukraine – One Woman’s Story with...

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2022/03/24

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 78: Leaving Ukraine – One Woman’s Story with Anastasia Vladychynska ….. This is one woman’s story about leaving Ukraine. We recorded this conversation on March 17th, 2022. When we chatted, it had been 3 weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine, starting a war that would, as of today 4 weeks after the invasion, displace 10 million people. This includes those moving within Ukraine to safer cities along with the woman and children who could cross

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00:46:12

77: Parenting with an Accent with Author Masha Rumer

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2022/03/17

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 77: Parenting with an Accent with Author Masha Rumer ….. I am parenting with an accent. My Finnish husband and American me are attempting to raise multilingual kids in Germany. And… well… it’s not great and there is a lot of guilt around our lack of success. Then I received Parenting with an Accent and realized, I am not alone. Author Masha Rumer was born in the former Soviet Union. As a teenager in the 90’s, her family sold everything,

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00:49:10

76: Finding Love Again, From Widow to Wife with Jane...

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2022/03/10

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 76: Finding Love Again, From Widow to Wife with Jane Kitchen ….. It’s a story of my mom finding love again, 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 thoughts. We start with a look at love itself and how society can make us feel about it. Including what it’s like when the love you have doesn’t line up with the rules of life you were raised with. Then we

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00:40:45

75: Body Acceptance and Dressing Authentically with...

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2022/03/03

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 75: Body Acceptance and Dressing Authentically with Dacy of Mindful Closet ….. Dacy of Mindful Closet is here to chat about all the layers of how we curate our wardrobes. From social expectations to personal motivation, from fear and grief to body acceptance, dressing ourselves can be a difficult balance. Whether it be a balance in our lives or in ourselves, the goal is to find and wear our authentic personal style. With this

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00:41:34

74: From Expat to Repat – Who Am I Now? With Brandi Lunn

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2022/02/24

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 74: From Expat to Repat – Who Am I Now? With Brandi Lunn ….. From Expat to Repat… Brandi and her husband spent over 10 years abroad, living in France and Germany, continuing to renew contracts and extend their adventure… But life became heavy and the pandemic put pressure where resilience once thrived. It left them asking if this was the life they still wanted. We look back at her expat life, the person she became while living abroad,

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00:41:00

73: What Can We Do About Food Waste? With Mei Li of...

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2022/02/17

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 73: What Can We Do About Food Waste? With Mei Li of Food Waste Feast ….. Food Waste Happens. It is a big picture thing with a lot of moving parts and waste at every turn. So, what can we do about food waste? What difference can I make? Cook book author and former Mei Mei restaurateur, Mei Li, is here to motivate us at the household level with Food Waste Feast. Home cooks can make a difference because so much food waste happens after we

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00:40:30

72: The Making of a Digital Nomad Life with Anne...

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2022/02/10

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 72: The Making of a Digital Nomad Life with Anne Claessen ….. Remote working is on the rise and many are asking, where can I take this? In this episode, I speak with Anne of Digital Nomad Stories and The Podcast Babes about her balance between who she was, with law school and an MBA to the life she tried out with less plans, more travel but more instability, to where she is now, finding a middle ground. And that middle ground is being

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00:31:54

71: International Perinatal Support with Johanna of...

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2022/02/03

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 71: International Perinatal Support with Johanna of Afloat ….. You deserve support. In this episode, we hear from Johanna who works with the growing initiative of Afloat to support people in their perinatal time. From fertility to parenting and the path in between, Afloat was born out of a need in the international community to find support. We hope this conversation can motivate listeners to seek support or help build these initiatives

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00:53:05

70: Balancing Chapters in Life and Writing with Laura...

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2022/02/02

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 70: Balancing Chapters in Life and Writing with Laura Tremaine ….. Laura Tremaine is a writer and podcaster balancing between her Oklahoma roots and her Los Angeles, California wings. Along the way, she met her husband, Jeff Tremaine of Jackass and Ridiculousness, had two wonderful kids, became a podcaster three times over, and wrote her first book (Share Your Stuff, I’ll Go First). Now, in early 2022, as she focuses on her next book,

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00:26:15

69: Opening 2022 – Mini Mantras to Start a Year

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2022/02/02

FULL SHOW NOTES with links on Balancingstories.com ….. Episode 69: Opening 2022 – Mini Mantras to Start a Year ….. In Episode 68 and 69, over the changing of the year, I am sharing my mini mantras. The question is, why do I need these? Why do I need to tell myself (often literally out loud) to take these tiny actions, to consciously make an effort to make my life better? Wait for it… Culture. With each of these simple tasks, that may be reflexes for others, I need to convince myself to change my

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00:02:36

NEW NAME: Introducing Balancing Stories

Balancing Stories ·

2022/01/20

I’m Meghan Kitchen and this is Balancing Stories Today is the day Balancing Cultures becomes Balancing Stories. I am so happy I started my podcast life with Balancing Cultures. It was the title and direction I needed at the time but the conversations have grown beyond the lanes of that name. I found myself either forcing culture into the conversation or not having guests on if I couldn’t link it back to the title. I have been limiting the conversations we could be having because of a single word in

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