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Our Womanity Q & A with Dr. Rachel Pope4. Disordered Eating in Perimenopause & Menopause with Lucene Wisniewski, Ph.D., FAED"By age 40, one in five women has dealt with an eating disorder—twice the rate we see by age 21." – Harvard UniversityWhile society often frames eating disorders as a struggle for teenagers, the reality is that women in midlife are increasingly vulnerable. In this episode, Dr. Rachel Pope addresses the "silent epidemic" affecting millions of women as they navigate the convergence of hormonal shifts, body image pressures, and life transitions.As we continue our New Year’s series on weight management and GLP-1 medications, Dr. Pope is joined by internationally recognized expert Dr. Lucene Wisniewski. Togeth...
2026-02-2431 min
Intercultural ToolboxHow can a virtual team outperform other teams?Theresa Sigillito Hollema explains her origins of her work as an interculturalist and her recent focus on building capacity for virtual teamworking.Video chapters0.00 Intro and hello to Theresa Sigillito HollemaTheresa’s journey into intercultural work6.08 Dating advice from an interculturalistHow to find a Dutch husband9.15 Rock star interculturalistsWhat’s it like to work with one of them?11.26 Why is virtual collaboration so hard?Tech...
2022-12-151h 02
Intercultural ToolboxHow much does accreditation really matter?Barbara StClaire Ostwald talks about her role in accreditation of coaches and her evolution into new areas of support for people crossing cultures.0.00 WelcomeWhat cultural baggage has Barbara St.Claire-Ostwald been carrying?7.31 IFIsWhat is an IFI and what was the entry point of Barbara into the intercultural field?10.01 CulturenomicsAn intercultural coaching business11.47 Making a websiteThe biggest challenge of making a website as a solo entrepreneur...
2022-10-3153 min
Intercultural ToolboxHow can an interculturalist design engineering projects?Martha Aynalem explains her origins of her work as an Ethiopia-based interculturalistVideo chapters0.00 WelcomeA power cut that caused a new connection03.47 A journey into intercultural workAn intervention by a friend led to a new direction. A global mindset built in Addis Ababa.9.32 Keeping local roots as an interculturalistA consultancy that is built on listening and delivering an anthropologically-based design for successful projects.14.07 What do Desert Rose...
2022-10-0757 min
Intercultural ToolboxWho is hungry for the Burger Model in intercultural training?Florence Chabert d’Hieres explains the origins of her work as an interculturalist and her passion for making intercultural ideas fun and accessibleAudio chapters0.00 WelcomeBeing an interculturalist in Dubai. Raising Third Culture Kids. Including children in intercultural training. Florence’s journey into intercultural world.9.35 The Burger Model of cultureThe origins of this idea and how an interculturalist might use it in practice21.03 The FIGT Conference 2022Presenting the Burger Model and also the Bene...
2022-06-3037 min
Intercultural ToolboxWho were the Cultural Detectives?Recorded at the end of 2021, the creative duo behind the Cultural Detective tell its story.0.00 IntroductionsDianne and Greg’s early life and work. And a nutshell intro to Cultural Detective.11.49 Cultural Detective at the end of 2021How Cultural Detective went online.14.30 MilestonesThe big moments when Cultural Detective took a step forward.19.00 CameraderieOld friends at the Cultural Detective reunion21.02 The Cultural Detective re...
2022-03-3158 min
Intercultural ToolboxHow can you give a boost to your career as an interculturalist?0.00 Intro to a record-breaking podcastMore resources from this episode than any other episode so far. Visit the episode webpage.3.02 Gaby’s professional originsLatest learning via Glasgow’s Digital Institute. The books, organisations and experiences through which she became an interculturalist.5.33 Mentoring programme for interculturalistsBoost: SIETAR UK’s mentoring programme for interculturalists9.06 Working at WorldworkTrust across cultures. Also: what else is Gabriela working on?r12.56 Building your career at a high-profile intercultural provid...
2022-01-1755 min
Intercultural ToolboxWhat should interculturalists know about the Intercultural Pendulum?The creative duo behind the new Intercultural Pendulum model tell the story friendship, collaboration between research and practice, and the formation of the new model.0.00 IntroHow much do you know about the DMIS, the IDC and the IDI? Hello to Kris and Sundae2.23 What is the Intercultural Pendulum?Kris’s personal story. From early exposure to culture to a PhD in the Cultural Field. The origins of the project at living room table. Sundae’s story, how she had swung on the pendulum in her...
2021-12-151h 08
Intercultural ToolboxHow can we develop women leaders to succeed across cultures?Viviana Premazzi explains her origins of her work as an interculturalist and the current programme for the development of leadership skills in women0.00 WelcomeSay hello to Dr Viviana Premazzi2.38 A programme for womenIs there a discussion about women-only spaces happening in the Mediterranean region?5.05 Viviana’s journey into intercultural workVia Brazil, Italy, the United Nations and the USA12.35 Designing the programmeGoals of the Women’s Lead...
2021-11-2427 min
Intercultural ToolboxWhat makes an intercultural coach?Sundae Bean tells the story of her intercultural career and the intercultural coaching approach she recommendsChapters0.00 Intro and Sundae’s storyHer life and move into intercultural work, with no shortcuts arising out of family or institutional connections.5.18 Current interestsA self-described nerdy social scientist has come up with a new way of presenting the developmental model of intercultural sensitivity. How the messiness of human lives could be reflected better in intercultural models.9.51 An interculturalist mo...
2021-11-1644 min
Intercultural ToolboxHow do you start an intercultural consulting business?Tamara Makoni reveals how she is creating a new intercultural training business.0.00 IntroHello to Tamara and the seeds of a business idea03.12 The journey into the intercultural fieldInterest in culture has deep roots in childhood and the skills for running a business come from a diverse career in multiple fields. Working with intercultural themes before acquiring the interculturalist label.8.08 Naming the companyA meaningful name Kazuri: https://www.kazuriconsulting.com/9.47...
2021-11-0846 min
Intercultural ToolboxHow can we recruit across cultures?Nannette Ripmeester reviews how culture impacts recruitment and what recruiters fishing in the global talent pool can do to make their hiring processes more culturally inclusive.0.00 IntroHello to our guest2.10 What is happening in recruitment?The stop and start of the recruiting in the pandemic. New post-pandemic interview questions. Where do we see ourselves in five years’ time?5.09 Nannette’s storyHer life and work. What is employability? What chance event led to a life in cult...
2021-10-1148 min
Intercultural ToolboxHow can you be a more mindful interculturalist?Elaine Teo is an interculturalist who has integrated mindfulness into her coaching and training practice. Listen if you want to experience how she models a mindful moment deployed as part of a corporate training programme.0.00 Intro and Elaine’s storyElaine’s story and how she started with Mindfulness. About the over-concentration on the intellect. In addition to intellect: heart, body, spirit.How mindfulness equips Elaine to go into training/coaching.Books and resources (see links on the episode on the webste)Dis...
2021-09-271h 28
Intercultural ToolboxIs getting names right the most forgotten intercultural skill?Fiona Price tells the story of her work with international names: a highly intercultural specialism yet highly unusual in the intercultural field0.00 IntroGetting Fiona’s name right.3.08 Fiona's storyHow did Fiona develop her unusual specialism? A smash hit idea.5.53 First impressionsHow much do first impressions matter? What is the role of names in that situation? Why do names matter?7.33 Names in theoryWhere do names fall in...
2021-09-1550 min
Intercultural ToolboxWhat should interculturalists do about business ethics?Grazia Ghellini shares stories from her work as a professor of intercultural ethics0.00 Intro and Grazia Ghellini’s storyHer multicultural life and multiple roles. On being an intercultural game maker.12.16 What is business ethics?What business ethics tackles and how it connects with intercultural themes14.09 Ethics in a real, diverse worldSome examples of ethical questions in action. Including nepotism, gift-giving, human rights.18.01 Ethical solutionsHow can ethics he...
2021-09-091h 04
Intercultural ToolboxWhy do people work as volunteers for SIETAR?Guy Bondonneau shares stories from his paid and unpaid work as an interculturalist mediator and treasurer0.00 IntroWhy SIETAR matters to so many interculturalists. This episode's Culture Count.2.15 Guy Bondonneau’s storyHis life and work. Naming an intercultural business. ESSEC mediator qualification.12.40 Volunteering in generalWhy volunteer when you have paid work?17.40 Volunteering for SIETARVolunteer roles at SIETAR38.00 Role reversalGuy Bo...
2021-09-0142 min
Intercultural ToolboxHow can intercultural ideas help in change management?In this episode interculturalist Miroslava Hristova shares insights into her digital transformation projects and other change programmes. Culture is often a factor, so we hear how she raises awareness and develops intercultural competence for her clients.3.48 Miroslava Hristova’s storyHer life and work. Bulgaria, Morocco and France. Discovering professional interests in international organisations. The Pizza model of culture.14.00 Organisational cultures: origins and influencesLeaders, legends, history. The relationship with national culture. Uncovering unconscious cultural influences in Romania.17.45 The role of leaders in change management...
2021-08-2359 min
Intercultural ToolboxHow do you write an intercultural book about a country?In this episode, interculturalist Hana Bui gives some personal and cultural context for her work in Myanmar and we hear how writing and publishing her first book led her onto the best seller list in her category on Amazon.3.42 Hana's storyOrigins, work, publishing5.29 The opening of MyanmarWhat it was like to end six decades of isolation.7.46 More of Hana’s storyTravel, co-founding Hotjobs Myanmar, studying globalisation in Leicester, UK and some inspirational books.
2021-08-1153 min
Intercultural ToolboxWhat is intercultural in Spanish?In this special bi-lingual episode, interculturalist Margarita Celedón looks at our field from a Latin perspective. We switch to Spanish at 55 minutes, hosted by Francisco Queriuga, President of the Latin American Chamber of Commerce in Paris.Full episode details at https://www.interculturaltoolbox.org/episodes/what-is-intercultural-in-spanish4.45 About MargaritaMargarita Celedón: her life and work7.35 Margarita Celedón as authorAbout her recently-published book10.40 A Latin perspective on the intercultural fieldIntercultural terminology in Spanish, a Latin vision, pri...
2021-08-041h 38
Intercultural ToolboxHow can a large organisation win Olympic gold for intercultural competence?Agnès Domercq shares her experience of working on Olympics preparation as an interculturalist3.12 Agnès’ StoryHow Agnès entered the intercultural profession while working for a Japanese company, some Olympic experiences and her current work.8.35 The behind-the-scenes landscape of the OlympicsAbout the IOC, the IPC, the Host City and the way they work together. Olympic inclusiveness through the "Universality slots".13.55 Why does the Olympics need interculturalists?Interculturalists don't simply help avoid organisational problems. They are working to build a "hu...
2021-07-3057 min
Intercultural ToolboxHow to make an image intercultural?We talked about shooting images, using image banks, cliché, legal issues, a training case, Brenda's life in culture and photography and of course we hear what Brenda is adding to the toolbox.1.28 When it was shocking to see an intercultural imageBenetton became the norm3.25 Brenda's storyHer multicultural origins. Explaining cultures from an early age. The Greek uncle who got her into photography. Her early photographs of the cosmopolitan areas of London.4.40 What makes an image intercultural?About the combination of cultures in photography5.35 T...
2021-07-1946 min
Intercultural ToolboxSouth Africa: how many cultures can you include in one country?Samkelo Blom tells his story and the inspiration for his current business: Nomatu Consulting where he focuses on diversity, inclusion and belonging by coaching teams and leaders out of offices in Cape Town, Joburg and KZN.3.53 Samkelo's storyHis work in the past, his current company, his projects all over Africa and beyond.5.40 A global D&I thinktankSamkelo’s Mastermind group meets quarterly and offers participants global exposure.8.40 Business inspirationsStarting a diversity and inclusion business in...
2021-06-2838 min
Intercultural ToolboxWhat does the next generation of intercultural training participants need?We talked about generational divides and how they emerge differently in different cultures. Through Saurabh's own story setting up a training academy with an emphasis on crossing cultures, we hear his observations on the kind of approaches that work well among younger training participants, and some universal principles for connecting across cultures.03.31 Saurabh’s journeyFrom computer science into youth work, media and intercultural training.05.29 Mental healthWhy are we seeing such worrying trends in the mental health of younger people?How the origins may di...
2021-06-211h 07
Intercultural ToolboxHow do you keep up to date when cultures change?What myths about France need to be rethought? Is economic life in France bureaucractic and slow?When people start behaving in a new way, is it a change in the culture or just current events?In the warm-up for this show, Kathryn shared some tips on understanding the French, so we've included her recommendations in the episode details, including links to books by Stephen Clarke and some TV series.Episode chapters3.16 Kathryn's work as an interculturalistAbout the kinds of intercultural training and coaching that are common...
2021-06-1428 min