Abundate: For curious people navigating complexity

Abundate: For curious people navigating complexity

Learning isn't what you think – but so much more. Abundate is for curious people navigating complexity: in their work, their learning, their value, and their lives. Hosted by educator, experience designer and lifelong learner Hedvig Sandbu, this podcast asks the questions that don't have tidy answers.

If you've ever felt like the boxes you live in weren't quite built for you, you're in the right place. My aim with this podcast is to practise being a little messy – thinking out loud, sitting with uncertainty, and trusting that the questions matter even when the answers are ever-evolving.

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Ambitious *and* happy! (Yes to both)
March 13, 2026

Ambitious *and* happy! (Yes to both)

Here's a story that seems to be everywhere these days: “You can be ambitious, or you can be happy”. In this episode I explore how you actually *can* be both ambitious and content at the same time – and what it takes to nurtur...
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What do you want?
March 6, 2026

What do you want?

I'm back – and lately I've been thinking about this question "What do you want?" When I think about what I want for my work, I somehow both know deeply what I want, and at the same time have no idea. So when someone asks me, ...
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Abundate 2.0: For curious people navigating complexity
Feb. 20, 2026

Abundate 2.0: For curious people navigating complexity

I'm back (Hedvig here!) and in today's episode I embark on a new journey. Come join me – I'll be learning a lot and I hope you will too.
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Fighting for the rights of Afghan women and girls – with Mina | Ep. #21
Jan. 24, 2024

Fighting for the rights of Afghan women and girls – with Mina | Ep. #21

This one's been a long time coming... I've been raving about this incredible person to friends and family for months, but this week I'm finally letting some of her light shine on my online networks, too. Meet Mina, an Afghan ...
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Perfectionism vs. values as a language learner | Ep. #20
Jan. 12, 2023

Perfectionism vs. values as a language learner | Ep. #20

How does perfectionism sometimes work against your goals and values, preventing you from making progress? Apply now for the Speak With Abundance programme starting in January 2023. I'll only admit people who I know will see r...
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Africa is a continent! with Ady Namaran Coulibaly | Ep. #19
Jan. 6, 2023

Africa is a continent! with Ady Namaran Coulibaly | Ep. #19

Hedvig speaks with Ady Namaran Coulibaly about African Languages Week, Language Services Providers like her company Bolingo, and the essential role these play in understanding the cultural and linguistic nuances across the Af...
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About the Host

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Hedvig Sandbu

Hedvig is a language and learning coach, Neurolanguage Coach® and language learning enthusiast. A big believer in the power of diversity, Hedvig uses her coaching training to help instil a sense that whatever skills and experience you bring to the table are useful, and that curiosity, creativity and an abundance mindset can be found in everyone. Hedvig imagines an inclusive world where everyone - regardless of background and circumstances - has access and opportunity to learn the language skills they need to succeed.

Reviews

Refreshing and Light-Hearted!

"Just listened to the first two episodes - and I loved the sports to language learning analogy! I was literally laughing at the “I play tennis once a year, and sometimes I hit the ball” comment! What …"

Beatriz N. | Oct. 18, 2021

Interesting and motivating podcast!

"I've listened to the 2 first podcasts and let me tell you, I will be back to listen to the following episodes! In the first episode, host Hedvig Sandbu introduces herself. She says "Having a sense …"

SengFlo | Oct. 19, 2021

Incredibly inspiring & motivating

"I've loved each episode so far! It's so inspiring to hear about the breadth of perspectives on and approaches to language learning. What unifies them (to me) is the rejection of the 'one ideal way' o…"

Fede | Nov. 5, 2021

Extremely Relatable

"A great listen with extremely relatable content about the anxieties that often come with learning a language, finding a reason to learn that means something to you personally, and different ways of l…"

James H | Nov. 22, 2021

Interesting perspectives on bilingualism

"The subconscious aspects of how speaking different languages may affect who we are and how we behave"

Karen S | March 29, 2022
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