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Rooted and Routed Podcast
Rooted & Routed is a podcast built on human stories and lived experience from lives shaped by global mobility.
Hosted by Sabiya Pathan Withoeck, the podcast explores identity, belonging, and the real human impact of living between cultures, countries, and systems.
Through thoughtful, unfiltered conversations, Rooted & Routed brings forward voices shaped by cross-border lives, including expats, returnees, diplomats, leaders, founders, educators, parents, and third-culture individuals.
This is not a podcast about relocation checklists or surface-level expat stories. It is a space for real conversations that help listeners make sense of what global lives demand — emotionally, structurally, and personally, and what they quietly produce in return: empathy, adaptability, judgment, and perspective.
Across episodes, the podcast examines lived experience alongside the systems and ecosystems that surround global mobility; from work, education, and leadership to policy, culture, and family life, without losing the human lens.
Rooted & Routed is for anyone navigating life between worlds, and for those building, leading, or supporting global mobility ecosystems who want a deeper understanding grounded in real lives, not abstractions.
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Rooted and Routed Podcast
Not Quite British, Not Quite Hong Konger: Redefining Identity with SUMMIE YEUNG
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Part 1: Summie Yeung on Rooted and Routed
What does it really mean to grow up between cultures—and how do those experiences shape the way we live, work, and find our place in the world?
In this powerful episode, we sit down with Summie Yeung, a Life and Transition Coach, immigrant, and self-identified Third Culture Kid (TCK), to explore her journey from Hong Kong to the UK. At just 15, Summie moved across continents, a decision that would redefine her sense of identity, belonging, and purpose.
Key Highlights:
- The emotional and cultural impact of migrating alone at age 15
- Struggling with identity in-between cultures: “not quite British, not quite Hong Konger”
- How boarding school shaped resilience and her view of cultural community
- Finding purpose through coaching NEET youth (Not in Employment, Education or Training)
- The transformative power of the Cultural Orientations Framework in coaching
This audio-only release captures raw reflections and deeply personal insights that couldn’t be recreated. Join us as Summie shares how her life across cultures turned into a mission to support others on their own transitional paths.
Stay tuned for Part 2, where we dive deeper into multicultural coaching, building inclusive support systems, raising a TCK, dealing with integration beyond language and emotional resilience.
Rooted and Routed is a global mobility and cross-cultural storytelling podcast hosted by Sabiya Pathan Withoeck. New episodes every week.
Follow the show:
Instagram: @rootedandrouted
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YouTube: @rootedandrouted
Website: https://www.rootedandrouted.com
Follow Sabiya:
LinkedIn: Sabiya Pathan Withoeck
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info@rootedandrouted.com
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