LIGHTS ON EUROPE

[EN] Finding long-lasting love with a private matchmaker

How to get a normal date in the era of superficial swiping apps? Is it more difficult to find love in a multicultural city filled with expats? Which parts of your love-search can you outsource to increase the odds of finding a life partner?

Listen to Marjorie Libourel who works at Berkeley International, an exclusive matchmaking agency in Brussels. In her interview with Lucia Klestincova, she shares more about the art of finding the perfect match between what you’re looking for and what’s on offer on the dating scene.

 

Marjorie's social media:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/Berkeley.International.Belgium

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/berkeley-international-belgium

 

Lucia's social media:

Instagram: @luciaklestincova

Podcast Instagram: @lightsoneurope

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lucia-klestincova

 

 

[EN] Food is not your primary food – start breathing!

Her mom was the first woman Yoga teacher in Brussels, but even that didn’t suffice to protect her from dying of stress-induced cancer. As a child who grew up watching the growth of yoga practice in and around European institutions, she understood there was more to health and self-care. Catherine Polet became specialized in Nutrition and Health coaching and desire mapping, complementing her passion for healthy and delicious food with the wisdom of Ayurveda, Feng Shui, Yoga, and Autogenic Training.

Tune into her conversation with Lucia Klestincova, explaining why food is not our ‘primary food’, how to strike the right balance between self-improvement goals and gentle self-care, and how to win the support of your partner and kids on the journey of transforming your lifestyle for greater health and vitality.

Catherine's Social Media:

IG: @catherine.polet

FB: https://www.facebook.com/catherinepoletcoach/

Web: https://www.catherinepolet.coach/

 

Lucia's Social Media:

IG: @luciaklestincova

IG podcast: @lightsoneurope

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucia-klestincova/

 

 

[SK] S našou top euroúradníčkou o tom, ako nájsť rovnováhu medzi dravosťou a drzosťou

Katarína Mathernová je najvyššie postavenou Slovenkou v systéme európskych inštitúcií. Ako zástupkyňu generálneho riaditeľa Európskej komisie pre susedské vzťahy a rozširovanie ju možno poznáte z diskusií o Ukrajine či Balkáne.

Tento jej rozhovor s Luciou Kleštincovou však nie je o týchto témach, ale skôr o jej príbehu. Katarína zdieľa svoje skúsenosti s budovaním kariéry na Slovensku, v EÚ a v Amerike. Ukazuje, aké je to, snažiť sa vniesť do rokovaní pohľad strednej Európy a kde robíme ako európske Slovenky chybu pri budovaní svojho profesionálneho networku. A nechýba ani dôležitá výzva pred blížiacimi sa parlamentnými voľbami!

[EN] Sexism: the epidemic hidden in plain sight. How to manage it if you’re a target or a team leader?

 

94% of women experience sexism yet only 25% report even the most serious incidents. Speak up if you don’t know a woman who experienced sexism. Speak up if you know a woman who’s confident dealing with it on spot. Speak up if you are sure that your company is immune to these kinds of toxic behaviors.

If you’re still silent, listen to the next episode of Lights on Europe. Lucia Klestincova interviews Dorothy Dalton, CEO of 3Plus International, HR consultant, and career coach, to learn how to handle the sexism epidemic in our society. How does sexism differ from harassment? What is ‘normal’ in multicultural workplaces? How to recognise, stop and deal with it if you are the target, or if you see it happening to someone else? How can men and women in the workplace support each other in the face of everyday sexism? Listen and learn the one single phrase, which will empower you to take your authority back.

 

Dorothy's social media:

https://twitter.com/DorothyDalton

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorothydalton/

https://www.facebook.com/dorothy.dalton1

 

3Plus International on social media:

https://twitter.com/3PlusInt

https://www.linkedin.com/company

https://www.facebook.com/3PlusInt/

https://www.instagram.com/3plusinternational/

 

 

[EN] Creating space for heartfelt coaching and poems in Europe

This episode with Mary Heneghan combines a conversation about our guest’s EU career experience with a heartfelt expression of her wisdom and poetic creativity.

Tune in to get inspired by her journey from being a voice therapist to a health policymaker and ultimately an internal coach at the European Commission. She shares valuable lessons of self-compassion and courage, which she learned along her personal and professional journey from Ireland via France to Brussels.

In this interview with Lucia Klestincova, Mary is also reading examples of her recently published book of poems, touching upon her commitment to building the EU as a historical peaceful project, all the way to the expression of her love for her child.

[SK] Ako láska, dávanie a solidarita sú cestou k osobnému šťastiu a budúcnosti Európy.

Ak oslavujeme 30 rokov slobody od pádu železnej opony, ich prvý polčas bol o prístupových rokovaniach a ten druhý o dospievaní nášho členstva v EÚ. Ján Figeľ bol ich súčasťou ako slovenský aj európsky politik, hlavný vyjednávač prístupového procesu do EÚ či náš prvý komisár.

Prvá slovenská epizóda novej sezóny Lights on Europe je špeciálnym pripomenutím základných európskych hodnôt, ktoré v posledných rokoch pomáha šíriť cez vysokú európsku politiku z novovytvorenej role. Ako prvý vyslanec EÚ pre slobodu náboženstva a presvedčenia mimo EÚ sa podieľal na oslobodení niekoľkých neprávom odsúdených väzňov a zvýšení ochrany ľudských práva po celom svete. S Luciou Kleštincovou sa rozprával o prepájaní obchodnej a kultúrnej diplomacie, o aktuálne prebiehajúcej predvolebnej kampani, ale najmä o hodnotách, ktorých nositeľmi by mali byť novozvolení politici.

Ktorá je vaša hlavná hodnota, ktorá vám pomôže vysporiadať sa s výzvami v novom desaťročí? Veríme, že láska a odhodlanie vás budú sprevádzať v novom roku na každom roku!

[EN] Bali and emotional healing - are Europeans and Americans different from Eastern cultures in feeling through their pain?

Riza Sukman is an intuitive emotional healer and a yoga teacher. He grew up in Bali as a son of Indonesian-American parents and later on, love brought him to Brussels. A great opportunity to discuss if and how we in Europe differ from people in Asia in handling our pain, disharmony in family relationships or pressure to choose one professional identity.

Lucia Klestincova had a chance to interview Riza during her holidays in the middle of Balinese nature. Tune in if you are curious to hear a new perspective during your New Year’s self-reflection period and to release the pressure to have your path figured out as we step into the new decade.

[EN] From Bali with love: dare creating more authentic connections in 2020

What if this new decade could also mean more authenticity in our conversations about Europe?

That’s the purpose behind Lights on Europe. It is THE reason why this podcast does not focus on the European policies, but on the humans creating them on the backstage instead. So in this short opening of the 2020 season, Lucia Klestincova starts by expressing her gratitude to those who make this authentic engagement possible. She also has one special wish – so if you’re here, take those couple of minutes to listen to this episode and find out how you can contribute to fulfilling her dream of shedding more light on authentic new leaders of Europe.

[SK] Z Bali nám prajem dekádu plnú inšpirácie a radikálnej láskyplnej autenticity

Čo ak by naše rozhovory o Európe mohli byť ľudské a radikálne autentické?

To je presne dôvod vzniku podcastu Lights on Europe. Dôvod, prečo sa namiesto obsahu európskych politík venuje príbehom ľudí, ktorí v zákulisí zažívajú tornáda v snahe o zmenu zabehaného systému. Preto Lucia Kleštincová začína túto úvodnú epizódu novej sezóny veľkou vďakou tým, bez ktorých by táto autentická konverzácia nebola možná. Má aj jedno špeciálne novo(desať)ročné prianie – tak ak ste už tu, vypočujte si pár minút tohto privítania novej sezóny. Zistíte, ako môžete svojou troškou prispieť k tomu, že tento podcast dokáže lepšie naplniť svoj zámer a prinášať verejnosti príbehy o novej generácii európskych lídrov pripravených tvoriť lepšiu Európu.

[EN] Let’s work together to combat anti-semitism, including at the Christmas table

Katharina von Schnurbein was appointed the first European Commission Coordinator on combating antisemitism. Prior to this, she worked for five years as part of the advisory team of President Jose Manuel Barroso on the dialogue with churches, religions and non-confessional organisations. Her interest in building bridges and facilitating dialogue with other cultures was strongly impacted by her experience of liberation of Central and Eastern Europe and fall of the Berlin Wall, which ultimately led her to Slavonic Studies and perfect mastery of Czech language. Interested to hear how all of us can play a role in increasing tolerance in our society? In her interview with Lucia Klestincova for Lights on Europe, Katharina explains the sensitive nature of her function, outlines the origins of rise of anti-semitism in Europe and what can be done to combat it by mediating better dialogue at the European level. You will also learn whether there is any link between her current function and the knowledge of Central Europe she built when working for the Czech Commissioner Vladimir Spidla!

Follow Katharina:

Twitter: @kschnurbein