The Foreign Mum Podcast

Whatever you have seen on the media about Myanmar, you are going to learn considerably more and in shorter time in this episode. I interviewed the great Mimi Aye, former layer and now food writer, podcaster and activist for #savemyanmar.  Mimi told me what goes on in her country in a very simple way and why it has endured dictatorship  for decades. Mimi’s parents moved to the UK only four months before she was born. She remained close to her culture and now uses her social media to advocate in favour of her country’s freedom and to end oppression. 

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Are you good at making your house look good? What does it take to be the person that makes everyone’s home or office look better? Are you interested to find out? If so, this episode is for you. Today you are going to hear all about Sandra, an Interior Designer from Hong Kong.

We talked about her childhood which involved two different countries and a few curiosities about her nationality from the heart. We also spoke about how Sandra’s career started and what it takes to become an Interior designer. Sandra was great at giving tips about her career or if you would like to just learn how to improve your home! 

Sandra is married to an English guy and together they have a boy. She tells us what traditions they have in their house, including an English one she is not a big fan of! 

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In this episode Andini and I talk about about all the islands in her beautiful Indonesia where she was born and the best bits about it, including Bali! After a confusing start to life, where she was given to her grandma to e raised, Andini explains why she left Indonesia and started her life in London as a babysitter, before becoming a popular You
Tuber with nearly 150 thousand subscribers and a life coach as well. We also talk about how she overcame her first husband’s infidelity to marrying again and having a third child with her new love and husband.

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In this week’s episode you are going to learn about a mum who makes extraordinary hair styles on her little girl. I spoke to Raquel whilst she was sitting next to her 4-year-old, the little star of her Instagram page . We spoke all things hair, why she is not a hairdresser, life in Equatorial Guinea and why she moved to the UK. 

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Today's episode will show you that even though someone may be born in one country, they can relate and identify themselves better to a different culture. Salamatou was born in Nigeria but after living in Guinea for two years, she prefers to say she is from there. She then decided to exchange her beloved new country to join her husband in the UK.  She now has three English daughters and her passion for taking pictures means she has an amazing Instagram filled with their best moments and stories and brands are now to come calling. Salamatou shares a few tips on how to attract them. She also shares what it feels like raising three girls after spending her own childhood away from her mum. 

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Did you ever have a problem where the only solution was to develop a product yourself to solve it? That's what this Brazilian did. Renata is the owner of Funkitz and designed a water bottle to help her daughter to drink more water. She tells me how she did it all without being able to actually design on the computer or hiring a designer! She also tells me why she sells on Amazon as well as on her website. Renata is from the South of Brazil but her family moved to an area in the centre which doesn't have beach. She explains what she misses the most from there now that she is based in Lancashire. 

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In this episode you are going to learn a little bit about Michaela, a Bulgarian married to a German man, a mother of twins and based in London. We spoke about her business Nutmad and the process involved - from choosing the product, to how she opened her business and where she sells. We also talked about the difference in culture between Bulgarians and English and why you must include Bulgaria on your list of countries to go on holiday. 

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https://nutmad.com/

The episode I mentioned my previous guest from Poland who also went through IVF can be found here https://pod.link/1525013449/episode/bbc5a51739bcd005ec1e628f152a1040 

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In this week’s episode you are going to fall in love with Rachael a well-travelled Singaporean who moved to London to meet her now husband! They have three children and call London home. Rachael had always struggled with her weight but at 39, she decided to stop weighing 84kg (13.2 stones). After her friends saw the weight loss, they reached out during the first lockdown for help to keep them motivated and in check. What started as a WhatsApp group fast grew into a business! She is now the owner of It’s SO Simple and has already helped hundreds of people to lose weight. Rachael’s story will inspire you as she found her dream business by chance, which solved her feeling a bit lost professionally after motherhood with a big gap in her CV. You are obviously going to learn a bit more about Singapore and what’s so interesting about this small country.

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https://itssosimple.co.uk/

I mentioned on this episode how I found out about Rachael, which was from Aly from Romania who I interviewed on episode 31. To listen, click here https://pod.link/1525013449/episode/548a6fc0bff8a58af5e2e81736ce9483

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In this episode, you are going to learn a bit more about the life of Candice, born in the Philippines, daughter of Chinese and who spent most of her adult life in Australia! Candice describes what she had to endure during her childhood then as an adult in Australian and even here in the UK! Those events made her stronger and now she is trauma recovery coach. 

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In this episode you are going to meet Agata, a Polish photographer who moved to London to study but ended up finding much more than this. She now has an English husband and two beautiful children who were conceived through IVF. Agata explains her journey to having children, which included going back to Poland for treatment. She also explains about her work as a family photographer. You will also learn a few differences between Polish and English people, why she is not keen on Polish food, bilingualism and about her work for a charity photographing bereaved families. Please don't forget to subscribe and leave a review.

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https://m.agataphotography.co.uk/

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