INTERVIEWS, PODCASTS & MEDIA
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A chat across the globe. Marie-Therese Claes, Professor of Gender and Diversity at Vienna University of Economics and Business interviews Helen for the SIETAR South East Asia Book Club
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An honest and fun chat with Emily Rogers from Expat Parenting Abroad. If you're a Distance Daughter you'll relate to Emily. Click here for her book review.
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How to Keep Family Close when you live in other countries.
A webinar chat with Bridget Romanes, the Founder of Mobile Relocation Experts |
The Green Room, Induku Consulting Group, South Africa (2020 October) Navigating Distance Grandparenting. Helen has a growing fascination with the topic of distance grand parenting upon reflecting on her own colourful transnational family journey over the years. Webinar
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Audio - podcasts
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In this episode, Jo Parfitt, editor of Summertime Publishing, talks to Helen about turning her Master's thesis into a book.
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An honest and fun chat with Emily Rogers from Expat Parenting Abroad. If you're a Distance Daughter you'll relate to Emily.
Click here for podcast. Click here for her book review. |
"In this episode of 'My Expat Journey', we learn how intention is the key to staying in touch with our relatives. Accepting again is the answer to the Viral War we are in, and that being a Distance Grandparent can be beneficial". Melisa Cohen
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Helen discusses with Amy Scott from Nomadtopia some of the common challenges and emotions for distance families (as well as the benefits!), why it’s so important for each generation to understand the others’ perspectives, and lots more. A fun chat especially for Distance Sons and Daughters - nomads or non-nomads!
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The Grand Life, 'Distance/Global Grandparenting podcast with Author, Emily Morgan & Helen Ellis. When the distances are really long--international--you'd think it would be harder. The pandemic has made distance less of a factor that it once was, so experienced global grandparents can teach lessons almost all of us can apply. Click here for podcast & scroll down to 15 March 2021.
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Sundae Schneider-Bean (2020, June). Helen Ellis joins us to share her personal story, professional experience, and thought-provoking research on grandparenting from afar. A writer, scholar, and proud grandma, Helen’s Distance Families project brings the grandparent’s perspective to light. Podcast.
"I really enjoyed your podcast. I started crying just reading the description of it... triggering an unknown grief (or is it guilt) of my Mum having to be a distance grandparent (who knew those tears were there!)" Anonymous |
Audio - radio
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Nine to Noon Radio New Zealand (RNZ) interview with Kathryn Ryan, 8 July 2021. Writer and anthropologist Helen Ellis knows all about having geographically scattered relatives - she and her husband have been 'distance parenting' for over 30 years and 'distance grandparenting for 20 of those. Helen addresses some of the issues and struggles of having family so spread out in the new book Being a Distance Grandparent.
Further commentary regarding the interview here Star FM Radio interview, 29 June 2021
Radio Rhema interview 30 June 2021 Radio Southland Review (click on top of the text 'The Book Show 28 July' and a 'Play' icon will appear) |
Media Articles/Reviews
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Sunday Star Times, 27 June 2021
NZ Booklovers Q & A Interview June 2021 North Shore Times News 1 July 2021 |
