The Global Mom Show
Each week, host Mary Grace Otis talks with moms from around the world about how they live, work, and parent with a global worldview. Conversations with authors, artists, educators, expats, bloggers, business owners, non-profit workers, and international aid workers --all everyday mom-- about what it means to live a global life wherever you are and teach your kids to do the same. We talk travel, culture shock, parenting, poverty, international development, bilingualism, multiculturalism, expat life, immigrant life, ethical businesses, food, education, and more. Join us at each week as we learn from each other. And connect at www.theglobalmom.com.
Episodes
Host Mary Grace Otis talks with Christa Jimenez, founder of Pura Vida Moms and BilingualWe. Christa shares why she decided to speak Spanish to her kids all the time--even though its not her first language. We talk about the different teaching methods for language learning, and how even a little bit goes a long way. Christa shares how she met her Costa Rican husband and how they work to create a bilingual home.
Host Mary Grace Otis talks with Sonia Smith-Kang, creator of Mixed Up Clothing, about how to talk to your mixed-race children about race. Sonia herself has a mixed heritage, and she wants all mixed race children to know that they don't have to explain themselves to anyone--they are whole, complete, 100% people who can identify with all of their heritage at once. Listen in as she shares her tips and conversation topics for talking a...
Host Mary Grace Otis chats with Anjelica Malone about developing a global identity, teaching your kids about other cultures, how we see the refugee ban, what books and movies we've seen recently, and other favorites.
Host Mary Grace Otis talks with entrepreneur, wife, mom, blogger, and lactation consultant Anjelica Malone about living overseas, raising global kids, creating your own version of motherhood, and breaking out of the norms of culture.
Host Mary Grace Otis talks with Dr. Lucretia Berry, co-creator of Brownicity, a website devoted to helping families broaden their perspectives on race and culture and learn how to talk about them better. Mary Grace and Lucretia talk about how she dismantled the idea of race in her own life, and how her conversations with her daughter helped her develop a new way of talking about race that makes it easier for kids and their parents ...
Host Mary Grace Otis talks with the co-founder of Multicultural Children's Book Day, Mia Wenjen. Multicultural Children's Book Day encourages everyone to add diversity into everyday by reading multicultural books. Mia and Mary Grace talk about their own families, why it's so important to see yourself in a book, and why we should be looking for books about people and places we know nothing about. Multicultural Children's Book Day is...
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Merry Christmas! Mary Grace chats with her friend Lizzy about their Christmas together in India and how they celebrate both in the U.S. and abroad. Funny stories of care packages, taco seasoning, electrical wiring failures, and sugar plums abound.
Host Mary Grace Otis talks with author and language coach, Rita Rosenback, about her book Bringing Up A Bilingual Child. Whether you are just starting out on your journey of teaching your child a second language, or if you have met some roadblocks along the way, Rita gives tips and ideas about how to keep going and make progress.
Monica Olivera, of mommymaestra.com, talks with host, Mary Grace Otis, about her Mexican-Spanish-American heritage and how she's passing that on to her children. We talk about connecting your kids to your culture and finding resources to help you do that. Monica also gives us a lesson about Dia De Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Listen to learn more about Hispanic Heritage!
Host Mary Grace Otis talks with Tania Benard about how she changed her life. Tanai was struggling financially and in her marriage, when she heard about a job opportunity in the UAE. She shares how moving overseas has opened up the world for herself and her three kids--4 Deep Around the World. They love living overseas, traveling as much as they can, and inspiring other moms to do the same.
October 16, 2016 is World Food Day, and in this episode, Mary Grace Otis talks with Angela Schug, from World Vision about hunger and food scarcity worldwide. Angela shares how working in the Peace Corps in Niger prepared her for her current job at World Vision, and she talks about what is being done to help alleviate hunger worldwide, and what we can do to be a part of the solution.
Host Mary Grace Otis talks with friend Ludmila Ungureanu about life in Moldova, how mothering has changed her, and how she is living a global life right where she is--in a country with some difficult challenges, that many people are choosing to leave. She and her husband are committed to encouraging growth in the society, and to making the country a better place for their own child to grow up. Ludmila shares how she's starting a ne...
Lisa Ferland shares about her two books: Knocked Up Abroad and Knocked Up Abroad Again. We talk about birth stories, parenting differences between culutures, and how to prepare for giving birth in a country other than your own.
The Global Mom Show is taking a short break. Host, Mary Grace will be back in a few weeks with a new set of episodes as well as some new resources to help you live a globally-minded life wherever you are and teach your kids to do the same!
Host Mary Grace chats with Jo Parfitt, founder of Summertime Publishing, about being an expat, raising third culture kids, and how writing has been her constant companion wherever she's moved in the world. Jo shares how she managed to keep up her career across continents, and how she's helping other women expats find their own ways to make careers possible with a nomadic life.
This week is the last week in our series about books. Host Mary Grace Otis takes some time to share some of her go-to resources for expats, TCKs, and global nomads. She talks about her own expat story, how reentry is really stressful, and what resources are available to help with the whole thing! She also shares some feedback from a listener!
Do global moms need a different kind of book? Where can we find multicultural books, travel memoirs, or identity tales? How do we find books that resonate with us? Mary Grace Otis talks with Anne Bogel, host of the podcast What Should I Read Next? and founder of the Modern Mrs. Darcy blog. Mary Grace shares her challenge in finding books she loves, and Anne gives books recs as well as ideas for places to look to find books for moms...
Host Mary Grace Otis talks with Valarie Budayr, author, children's book publisher, and co-founder of Multicultural Children's Book Day. She shares her own multicultural story of growing up Swedish in the United States, marrying an Arab Muslim, and learning to speak Arabic with her first child. She also give tons of fantastic resources and recommendations for multicultural children's books.
This week Mary Grace starts a new series on books! She talks with the founder and CEO of Barefoot Books, Nancy Traversy, about how the company began, and how it has changed over the years. Nancy shares her kids favorite books as well as gives us a sneak peak into a new book that's coming out soon.
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