Being Well Between Cultures

By Katerina Salas

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The podcast currently has 20 episodes available.

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August 10, 20237. Growing up in the United States as the daughter of European immigrants, with Embodiment & Empowerment Coach, Monica Stevanovic
Have you ever felt like a foreigner in the country you were born and grew up in? I definitely have, many times! And, I still feel that way very often when I’m in Ecuador, my country of origin.
This is a common experience for many expats, immigrants, and people with multicultural family backgrounds and intercultural lives. And it is not an easy one to navigate!
I invited my friend and Embodiment and Empowerment Coach, Monica Stevanovic, to chat with me about what it was like for her to grow up in the United States as the daughter of European immigrants learning Polish instead of English as her first language.

We also chat about:
Monica’s mom’s story on how she came to the United States from Poland not knowing English and became a physician in less than one year

The transformational journey that took her from electrical engineering to embodiment coaching

What embodiment means and what it might feel like

Some of the tools that can help us experience embodiment and let our true essence shine

Kundalini yoga and ecstatic dance

Overcoming our own mind blocks to allow our creativity (we all have it in us!) to flow and express itself freely

Monica’s journey with music and creating her own songs

Monica’s favorite untranslatable words in Polish :)
Ready? Let’s go! Vamos! C’est parti!

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Connect with Monica Stevanovic:
Follow and reach out to Monica to find out more about her 1:1 coaching services!
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @harmonic.hearts

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Instagram: @coachkaterinasalas | LinkedIn
Book a FREE Connection Call with coach Katerina
Email: [email protected]
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Join & Support the BWBC Community:
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April 21, 20236. ¡Quiero ser bilingüe! - Persevera y cumple tus sueños viviendo en dos idiomas y dos culturas diferentes, con Jolie Avant, Profesora Bilingüe
¿Sueñas con ser bilingüe o te interesa vivir en otras culturas pero te da miedo o te parece algo muy difícil de alcanzar? ¿Sientes frustración o desmotivación porque te es difícil aprender y hablar bien inglés o algún otro idioma extranjero?

En nuestro primer episodio en español con una invitada especial, conversamos con Jolie Avant, quien ama los idiomas y las culturas extranjeras, trabaja como Profesora Bilingüe en los Estados Unidos, y es mamá de dos niñas biculturales y bilingües. Jolie nos cuenta sobre las decisiones, las herramientas y el tipo de mentalidad que le permitieron embarcarse en una aventura intercultural en el extranjero, convertirse en una inmigrante colombiana orgullosamente bilingüe y bicultural, y cumplir varios de sus sueños amando y viviendo en dos idiomas y dos culturas diferentes.

Hoy hablaremos sobre:
El curso de inglés que cambió la trayectoria de su vida y el programa de intercambio intercultural que le abrió la puerta a otro mundo (U.S. Department of State Au Pair Program)

El choque lingüístico que sintió al llegar a los Estados Unidos y darse cuenta de que a pesar de conocer muy bien el inglés en su cabeza, le costaba entender, hablar y conectarse con la gente local y participar activamente en la comunidad

Las claves para salir de nuestra zona de confort y superar los desafíos lingüísticos, las dudas, la frustración, el miedo, y la vergüenza que surgen en el camino hacia el bilingüismo

Los sueños personales y profesionales que ha logrado cumplir en sus 15 años viviendo en Estados Unidos gracias a su amor por el español y el inglés

Dos tradiciones culturales únicas de Colombia y Estados Unidos que le ayudan a nutrir su identidad bicultural y transmitirla a su familia

Lista/o para una dosis de inspiración y motivación? Necesitas un empujoncito para tomar ese paso que cambiará tu vida y te ayudará a seguir avanzando en tu propia aventura con el bilingüismo? Vamos! Let’s go! C’est parti!

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Conéctate con Jolie Avant
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: Jolie Andrea | Hablando Entre Nosotras
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Escucha Hablando Entre Nosotras, el podcast de Jolie Avant
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Aprende más sobre el programa de intercambio en el que participó Jolie Avant aquí: U.S. State Department Au Pair Exchange Program

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Conéctate con Katerina Salas
Instagram: @coachkaterinasalas | LinkedIn
Email: [email protected]
Agenda una Llamada de Conexión GRATUITA con coach Katerina

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Se parte de la comunidad de Estar Bien Entre Culturas
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March 30, 20235. Staying true to yourself while adapting to a new environment or different culture, with Yoga & Self-Love Coach, Amarins Brandenburgh
Today, we welcome a fellow expatriate and Yoga & Self-Love Coach, Amarins Brandenburgh to talk about what we can do to authentically connect with others and adapt to a new environment without losing ourselves in the process.
We chat about:
Amarin’s cross-cultural experiences in France, Australia and Spain
Her native Friesland and its culture
Feeling more free to be yourself in a foreign country than in your native country
What self-love is and what it means to be authentic
Why practicing self-love and staying connected to our most authentic self is one of the foundations of our wellbeing and of experiencing a genuinely fulfilling life
Self-awareness, self-knowledge and self-love as tools to authentically connect with ourselves and others
Balancing staying true to who we are and adapting to a new community we want to be a part of
Off days and how to embrace them and flow through them
Practical tools to shift our negative self-talk, reconnect with our most authentic self, and overcome the fear of being rejected for being our authentic self
Ready to turn your intercultural life into an experience that feels much more fulfilling and is genuinely aligned with who you are and what really matters to you? Let’s go! Vamos! C’est parti!

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Connect with Amarins Brandenburgh:
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @amarins.brandenburgh
Website: https://amarins.es/
Book a FREE Self-love Call with Amarins Brandenburgh
Subscribe to get her FREE E-book: My top 10 tips to reconnect to your most authentic self!

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Connect with Katerina Salas:
Instagram: @coachkaterinasalas | LinkedIn
Email: [email protected]
Book a FREE Connection Call with coach Katerina
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Join & Support the BWBC Community:
Do you have a topic suggestion for an episode? Would you like to give some feedback? Click here!
Are you interested in being one of Katerina’s conversation partners in a guest episode? Click here!
Want to join the Intercultural Wellbeing email community? Click here!
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52min
March 22, 20234. Living a calmer and happier life across cultures, with Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, Rita Wuebbeler
Today, we welcome fellow interculturalist and certified mindfulness meditation teacher, Rita Wuebbeler, to talk about a powerful tool and practice that can help us experience a calmer, more joyful life, in particular when living across cultures.

We chat about:
Rita’s cross-cultural journey from Germany to the USA

Personal anecdotes with the Southern American English (It’s fun stuff, y’all!)

What an interculturalist does, and how mindfulness and interculturalism are connected

What mindfulness meditation is and what wisdom and kindness have to do with it

How practicing mindfulness meditation enables us to become better observers and more competent interculturalists

Using mindfulness as a tool to navigate life challenges, lead ourselves through upsetting situations, build resilience, and cultivate more joy in our life

This episode is packed with anecdotes, pearls of wisdom, and guidance to nurture and enjoy a better life between cultures, so stick around until the end!
Y’all ready for this?

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Connect with Rita Wuebbeler:

Email: [email protected] | LinkedIn
Website: www.interglobeweb.net

To join Midweek Mindfulness Meditation (MMM): Email Rita Wuebbeler
MMM is a FREE weekly 30-minute Wednesday meditation group with participants from around the world.

To subscribe to the quarterly MindTaming blog: Email Rita Wuebbeler

Download and try Insight Timer, Rita’s favorite meditation application. It’s free!

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Connect with Katerina Salas:

Instagram: @coachkaterinasalas
LinkedIn | Email: [email protected]

Book a FREE Connection Call with coach Katerina

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Learn more about Rita Wuebbeler:

Rita Wuebbeler is a mindfulness meditation teacher, facilitator, interculturalist and executive coach who teaches Awakening: An Introduction to the Practice of Mindfulness, Intentional Self-Care and other mindfulness & well-being programs in-person and online to a wide range of audiences. Her classes are aimed at helping participants be more intentional in their approach to work and personal life, staying present and calm in stressful situations and responding rather than reacting to the present moment.

Rita offers a weekly meditation group to participants from around the world and publishes her blog “MindTaming” on a regular basis.
Rita is the founder and president of INTERGLOBE Cross-Cultural Business Services, Inc., a global consulting and training firm based in Atlanta, USA where she has been training and coaching clients in leadership effectiveness, high-performance team development, diversity & inclusion and cultural competency-building for over 30 years.

A native German with a Master’s degree in Applied Linguistics from Mainz University, Germany, Rita spent the first two and a half decades of her life in Europe before moving to Atlanta. She is a Certified Integral Coach (New Ventures West) and holds a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credential from the International Coach Federation (ICF). She is certified in the DISC profile, the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) and The Leadership Circle 360 Feedback assessment.

Rita has been practicing mindfulness meditation for over 15 years and regularly attends conferences, workshops and retreats to deepen her practice. She recently graduated from a two-year mindfulness meditation teacher certificate program (MMTCP) offered through Sounds True and affiliated with the Greater Good Science Center at the University of Berkeley, California.

When she is not working with clients or meditating, Rita does long-distance road cycling for charitable causes.
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March 05, 2023 Quoi de neuf? - Nouvelles et Annonces pour la Communauté | Février 2023
Dans cet épisode bonus, on jette un petit coup d'œil dans les coulisses du podcast et je partage quelques petites annonces avec la communauté de Being Well Between Cultures (Être Bien Entre Cultures).
Je vous invite à me rejoindre en tant qu’invité(e) spécial(e) dans l’un des prochains épisodes.
Je vous raconte pourquoi l'épisode avec notre première invitée n'a été publié qu'en anglais
Je vous donne un petit peu plus de détails sur ma vision pour ce podcast: avoir des épisodes avec des invités en anglais, espagnol et français (les 3 langues du podcast!)
Enfin, je vous propose quelques petites idées pour m'aider à transformer cette vision en réalité et ainsi soutenir notre communauté de bien-être interculturel.
Ma mission en tant qu’animatrice du podcast Being Well Between Cultures est de veiller à ce que la diversité de cette communauté multiculturelle et multilingue soit représentée et que vous disposiez d'un espace pour raconter votre histoire, partager votre point de vue et faire entendre votre voix.
Merci beaucoup pour votre soutien. J’ai hâte de lire vos messages et d’entendre votre histoire!
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Rejoignez et soutenez la communauté de Being Well Between Cultures (Etre Bien Entre Cultures:
Avez-vous des sujets à nous proposer pour nos prochains épisodes? Cliquez ici!
Souhaitez-vous partager vos expériences interculturelles en tant qu’invité(e) spécial(e)? Cliquez ici!
Est-ce que ça vous dit de rejoindre la communauté virtuelle Intercultural Wellbeing? Cliquez ici!
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Envoyez un message à Katerina Salas:
Instagram: @coachkaterinasalas | LinkedIn
Email: [email protected]
Appel de coaching GRATUIT: Je réserve!
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February 22, 2023¿Qué hay de nuevo? - Novedades y Anuncios para la Comunidad | Febrero 2023
En este episodio, le damos un vistazo tras bastidores a Being Well Between Cultures (Estar Bien Entre Culturas) y comparto con ustedes algunos anuncios y oportunidades para apoyar a la comunidad.
Aquí escucharás:
Una invitación especial para TI! Te invito a que seas mi compañera o compañero de conversación en los siguientes episodios.

Algunas ideas que tengo en mente para los temas de los próximos episodios con invitados

Por qué el Episodio 3 se publicó sólo en inglés y mi visión para que en el futuro los episodios con invitados estén disponibles en los 3 idiomas de este podcast (inglés, español y francés)

Cómo puedes ayudarme a convertir esa visión en realidad y apoyar a nuestra comunidad multicultural y multilingüe!
Una de mis misiones como anfitriona de Estar Bien Entre Culturas es asegurarme de que la diversidad cultural de esta comunidad esté representada a través de las historias y voces que escucharemos. Mi intención es crear un espacio en el que TU también puedas contar tu propia historia, compartir tu perspectiva personal, y contribuir tu granito de arena para ayudar a otros.
Muchas gracias de antemano por tu apoyo. ¡Tengo muchas ganas de conocerte y escucharte!
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Unete y apoya a la comunidad de Estar Bien Entre Culturas:
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¿Te gustaría ser parte de Bienestar Intercultural, nuestra comunidad virtual por correo electrónico? Haz Clic Aquí!
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Conéctate con Katerina Salas:
Instagram: @coachkaterinasalas | LinkedIn
Email: [email protected]
Agenda una Llamada de Conexión GRATUITA con coach Katerina
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February 17, 2023What's Up?! - Community News & Announcements | February 2023
In this episode I take you behind the scenes of the Being Well Between Cultures (BWBC) podcast and share what is coming down the pipeline plus a few fun announcements.
Tune in to hear:
My call for conversation partners and some of the topics I have in mind for future guest episodes

Why last week’s guest episode was offered in English only

My vision to have BWBC guest episodes available in English, Spanish and French

A few things I need help with to turn that vision into reality and how you can give me a hand!

How you can get involved and support our growing multicultural, multilingual community
I’m on a mission to ensure that the cultural diversity of this community is represented and that you have a space to tell your story, share your perspective, and have your voice heard. I’d love to connect with you, hear your story, and brainstorm topics for our episode together. English, Spanish and French speakers are welcome!
Thank you so much in advance for your support. I can’t wait to hear from you!
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Join & support the BWBC community:
Do you have a topic suggestion for an episode? Would you like to give some feedback? Click here!
Are you interested in being one of Katerina’s conversation partners in a guest episode? Click here!
Want to join the Intercultural Wellbeing email community? Click here!
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Connect with Katerina Salas:
Instagram: @coachkaterinasalas | LinkedIn
Email: [email protected]
Book a FREE Connection Call with coach Katerina
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February 08, 2023 3. Optimizing our nutrition while embracing local culture when living abroad - with Functional Nutrition Coach, Larissa Popp
Today we welcome our very first podcast guest and conversation partner, Functional Nutrition Coach, Larissa Popp!
We chat about:
What inspired her to move abroad and what helps her make this kind of big life decisions
Anecdotes and lessons she learned from her time living in Japan and Iraq
How she overcame the challenge of being a picky eater in a country with many unfamiliar foods
How she navigated going gluten free in a country and a family where bread is a main staple food
How to find a balance between experiencing and embracing the local cuisine and eating habits, and nutrition for optimal health
Larissa and I will also talk about the power of food as medicine, what functional nutrition is, and how it can help us achieve optimal health. She will share a few simple steps you can take to figure out what optimal health looks and feels like for YOU, as well as tips and recommendations to keep your body functioning optimally anywhere life takes you.
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Connect with Larissa Popp!
Instagram: @larissapoppwellness
Email: [email protected]
Book your FREE consultation with Larissa!
Join Larissa Popp Wellness email list to be notified of her next FREE thyroid bootcamp and get her FREE thyroid testing guide
Get the Juice Plus+ capsules and get whole foods nutrition from 30 fruit, vegetables & berries every day!
Get the Gluten Free Baking Cookbook
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Connect with Katerina Salas!
Do you have a topic suggestion or intercultural story to share? Are you interested in being one of my podcast conversation partners? Want to join my Intercultural Wellbeing email community? Click here!
Let’s connect and say Hi! on Instagram: @coachkaterinasalas
Email: [email protected]
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February 07, 2023 2. Par amour des langues! Ayez la relation dont vous rêvez depuis longtemps avec cette langue étrangère qui ne cesse de vous appeler
Que feriez-vous par amour des langues?!
Voici le premier parmi de nombreux épisodes sur l'apprentissage et l'utilisation des langues étrangères pour communiquer et se connecter efficacement avec des personnes de cultures différentes et pour s'adapter et prospérer dans un environnement étranger. Aujourd'hui, je vous raconte comment je suis devenue plurilingue et comment j'ai réussi à garder mes langues (natale et étrangères) dans ma vie, malgré les nombreux défis qui se sont présentés en cours de route, en utilisant une approche personnelle que j'appelle LOVED LANGUES, chères langues.
Je partage également ce que j'ai fait avec mes chères langues depuis que j'ai quitté mon poste dans l'enseignement supérieur international il y a 4 ans, et je vous propose une petite astuce que vous pouvez faire gratuitement dès aujourd'hui pour améliorer vos compétences linguistiques et vous rapprocher de votre rêve de devenir bilingue, trilingue ou plurilingue.
Avez-vous des sujets à nous proposer pour nos prochains épisodes? Souhaitez-vous partager vos expériences interculturelles en tant qu’invité(e) spécial(e)? Est-ce que ça vous dit de rejoindre la communauté virtuelle Intercultural Wellbeing? Cliquez ici.
Suivez-moi et envoyez-moi des messages sur Instagram! @coachkaterinasalas
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February 02, 2023 2. ¡Por amor a los idiomas! Ten la relación que deseas con ese idioma extranjero que sigue llamándote
¡¿Qué harías por amor a los idiomas?!
Este es el primero de muchos episodios sobre el tema de aprender y usar idiomas extranjeros para comunicarse y conectarse de manera efectiva con personas de diferentes culturas y para adaptarse y prosperar en un entorno extranjero. Hoy les cuento la historia de cómo me volví multilingüe y cómo he logrado mantener mis idiomas (el nativo y los extranjeros) en mi vida, a pesar de los muchos desafíos que han ido surgiendo en el camino, usando un enfoque personal que llamo IDIOMAS AMADOS.
También comparto lo que he estado haciendo con los idiomas que amo desde que renuncié a mi trabajo de educación superior internacional hace 4 años, y una cosa simple y GRATUITA que puedes hacer para mejorar tus habilidades lingüísticas y dar un paso hacia adelante en tu propio camino de bilingüismo o multilingüismo.
¿Quieres sugerir temas para nuestros episodios? ¿Te gustaría ser uno de mis invitados especiales o ser parte de Bienestar Intercultural, nuestra comunidad de correo electrónico? Haz clic aquí.
Conectémonos en Instagram! @coachkaterinasalas
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FAQs about Being Well Between Cultures:

How many episodes does Being Well Between Cultures have?

The podcast currently has 20 episodes available.