{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Language & Travel Hacking","title":"Life challenges that made me a better language learner","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/ffd8fca7\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":479,"description":"In this episode of the Language and Travel Hacking podcast, I share how two childhood challenges, hearing issues and speech difficulties, ultimately gave me an advantage as a language learner. Growing up, I rarely understood 100 percent of what I heard, which forced me to get used to guessing, filling in gaps, and tolerating confusion. So when I began learning foreign languages, the beginner stage did not feel shocking or discouraging. I was already comfortable not fully understanding and figuring things out as I went.I also talk about needing speech therapy and struggling with certain English sounds, which made me approach language more analytically from a young age. Because I had to consciously learn parts of my own native language, I never saw communication as effortless. Those setbacks, along with ADHD, built resilience and a comfort with making mistakes. In this episode, I encourage you to reframe your own challenges as potential strengths that could support you in language learning and beyond.If you need one-on-one language guidance, schedule a consultation session with me at languagehacking.com/chat.And don’t forget to check out the Fluent in 3 Months Bootcamp here!Or you can follow me on all Social Media channels:Instagram: @irishpolyglotThread: @irishpolyglotTikTok: @irishpolyglot","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}