eating disorder

Episode 35: Part 1 – Homestay Expertise and Building Relationships with Jennifer Wilson from the Canada Homestay Network

September 23, 2019 Homestay Kitchen Communication, Family bonding, Guests, Long-term hosting, Parenting, Short-term hosting 00:38:29

How do you build a successful relationship with homestay students? You ask the experts. In this episode, we chat with Jennifer Wilson, the Managing Director of the Canada Homestay Network. As a second-generation leader of the Canada Homestay Network, Jennifer is passionate about creating opportunities for building relationships and believes that homestay offers a unique opportunity for all of us to break down cultural barriers and make the world a smaller place.

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Episode 29: Building Student Connections Through a Foundation of Boundaries with Dean Fox

June 24, 2019 Homestay Kitchen Communication, Family bonding, Guests, Long-term hosting, Parenting, Short-term hosting, Travel 00:43:12

Today, we chat with Dean Fox, a veteran homestay host with his wife and two kids. Dean shares with us his perspective of being a homestay Dad with a very practical and matter of fact frame of mind. He describes how miscommunication can happen even when no words are being used and how his family even vacationed to Disneyland with another student.

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Episode 25: Food Culture and Improving Your Food Relationship with Carla Beer-Carpenter

May 27, 2019 Homestay Kitchen Communication, Cooking with Students, Food, Guests, Long-term hosting, Short-term hosting 00:45:18

Food brings people together, but what if food becomes a barrier? Eating disorders are mental health issues and some students arrive with a negative dependency on food, without you even noticing. So what are the clues? Today, we chat with Carla Beer-Carpenter, a registered dietitian for almost 30 years with a passion for helping people improve their relationship with food while working towards their health and nutrition goals.

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