What if education didn’t feel like pressure, panic, or performance?

In this episode of The Heather Petero Show, Heather sits down with Lisa Renea Shaw—educator, author, language-lover, and founder of My Other Tongue—for a grounded, honest conversation about raising whole humans in a very loud world.

Lisa brings calm, clarity, and conviction to topics many parents feel overwhelmed by: bilingual education, confidence, faith, and the “soft skills” that turn out to be anything but soft—empathy, resilience, self-control, and belonging.

Together, they talk about:

• Why bilingualism is an asset—not a problem to fix

• The myth that kids get “confused” by multiple languages

• How storytelling opens doors that lectures never will

• Why hustle culture is stealing our kids’ confidence

• And how building simple systems can bring more peace to family life

This episode is thoughtful, funny, and refreshingly pressure-free—no PowerPoints, no shame, no panic spirals.

🎧 If you’re a parent, educator, or creative who wants education to feel more human and less frantic, this one’s for you.

Find Lisa at myothertongue.com and on Instagram @myothertongue.

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