{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Language & Travel Hacking","title":"Ask Benny: Mental health struggles and being a language learner","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/9c0fc5a6\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":744,"description":"Benny Lewis shares his experience with a recent intensive Korean language project after a 10-year gap. He reflects on personal challenges, emphasizing the importance of considering mental health during language learning. Benny encourages listeners to go easy on themselves, focus on progress, and find a balance between ambition and self-care.Watch the full uncut video of Benny speaking Korean after his language mission here: Benny's Korean: Final conversation to demonstrate basic conversational levelFollow Benny on our YouTube channel, and don’t forget to check out the Fluent in 3 Months Bootcamp.To ask Benny a question, leave a comment on Instagram (@‌languagehacking), X (@‌fi3m), Tiktok (@irishpolyglot), or you can email ask@languagehacking.com.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/pW087txV5RD4roaChfUQLb34lp6izvvp6wBRTMsTI1Y/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kZjVk/M2JmNmNmN2EzYWFl/ODc3NzkxYTIyZTBi/OTZmMi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}