Love, Joy, and Languages Podcast
1) Episode 41: The Value of Not Finishing
Welcome back to Season 3! In this episode, I talk about how we view and use resources with respect to finishing them. In Episode 1, I talked about history of having a strong internal desire to finish ...Show More
2) Episode 40: Celebrating Your Wins!
In this Season 2 Finale, I share and celebrate language learning wins from listeners across the globe. Real life stories from real life language learners, inspiring us to see every bit of progress alo...Show More
3) Episode 39: A Joyful Chat with a Special Guest Co-Host
I invited a very special language learning friend to co-host this episode with me and chat all about the joys of language learning. By now you're probably familiar with my Italian teacher, Kenny from ...Show More
4) Episode 38: Non-Level Victories in Language Learning
In today's episode, I talk about language victories we have along our journeys that have nothing to do with reaching the next level. Moving up a language level is often our overarching objective, but ...Show More
5) Episode 37: Celebrating My 3-Year Soberversary (And What That Even Has To Do With Languages)
In today's episode, I share a bit of the more personal parts of my life. Last week I celebrated three years of sobriety, and while it may not be obvious how this ties into language learning, I can say...Show More
6) Episode 36: Listener Q&A: Textbook vs. Real Life Learning
A listener reached out on Instagram and asked if I would do an episode on textbook learning vs. real life. Having lived in Italy for 4 years and Germany for a 1 1/2 years to-date, I have experience le...Show More
7) Episode 35: Happy New Year! A Year with No Language Goals
Do you set New Year's resolutions for your languages? Better yet, do you set long-term language goals no matter the time of year? For years, I tried every goal-setting method I could find, yet over an...Show More
8) Episode 34: If I Believed in Myself
In today's episode, I explore all the details of what my life could look like if I had more self-belief, especially as a language learner. This content is prompted by Emily Richardson of The Language ...Show More
9) Episode 33: Curiosity, Inclusion, and Representation in Language Learning Spaces - Interview with Elle Charisse of Speaking Tongues Podcast
I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Elle Charisse, the host of Speaking Tongues Podcast. Elle is a change maker in the language learning community as someone who notices issues like gaps ...Show More
10) Episode 32 - Impostor Syndrome, Part 2
This is the second of a two-part series in which I talk about impostor syndrome as a language learner. I know many of us in the language learning community have experienced or do experience impostor s...Show More