这是为高级中文学习者、母语儿童学习者专门制作的《西游记》。这是第十一章，讲述了孙悟空为了救出被黄风怪抓走的唐僧，找灵吉菩萨帮忙，收走黄风怪救出唐僧。最后还有三个问题供听众反思、回答。
This is a version of Journey to the West specially produced for advanced Chinese learners and native-speaker children. This is Chapter Eleven, which tells the story of how Sun Wukong, in order to rescue Tang Sanzang who had been captured by the Yellow Wind Demon, sought the help of Bodhisattva Lingji to subdue the demon and free Tang Sanzang. Three questions are left for the audience to reflect upon and answer at the end.


慢中文·Slow Chinese

#11《西游记》第十一章 铲除黄风怪（高级/母语学习者/儿童）Journey to the West, Chapter 11: Eliminating the Yellow Wind Monster (Advanced/Native Language Learners/Children)

Series: The Woman Behind the Words

Many women speak clearly in their own language —
but the moment English enters the room, something inside tightens.

Thoughts speed up.
The body contracts.
The voice becomes careful instead of alive.

This episode explores why this happens even to brilliant, experienced women —
and why the collapse is not about grammar, ability, or vocabulary.

It’s about the internal script that gets activated under pressure:
the fear of being judged,
the urge to sound “perfect,”
the pressure to perform instead of express.

You’ll hear why the voice loses presence in real moments,
what actually drives this reaction,
and how awareness alone begins to restore stability, clarity, and self-trust.

A gentle reflection inside the episode:

“Where do you abandon yourself the moment pressure rises —
and what would it feel like to stay with yourself instead?”

🌿 Mini-Exercise: “Reuniting the Two Voices”

Duration: 2 minutes — soft, no pressure

1. Close your eyes for one breath.
Notice how your body shifts when you think about speaking English.
Don’t fix. Just observe.

2. Ask yourself quietly:

“Who shows up when I speak English — the one who expresses, or the one who tries to survive?”

Let the answer arrive on its own.
Your nervous system will show you the truth faster than your mind.

3. Place one hand on your chest and whisper:

“Both versions of me are allowed to be here.”

This softens the internal split.

4. Now complete this sentence in your mind:

“When I speak English, the part of me that takes over is the part that wants to…”

(…be perfect, avoid judgment, stay safe, not bother anyone, sound smart — whatever is true for you.)

5. One final breath:
Let your shoulders drop 1%.
That 1% is where your real voice begins to return.

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“The Woman Behind the Words” - You don’t need new words. You need the woman who speaks them.

Episode 5 — “The Woman Who Stops Herself Mid-Sentence”

Series: The Woman Behind the Words.

Most learners think they freeze because of English.
But collapse doesn’t come from grammar, vocabulary, or fluency.
It comes from the internal script that wakes up the moment pressure enters the room.

This episode explores why brilliant, capable people lose their presence in English —
not because they don’t know enough,
but because their nervous system remembers old patterns:
the fear of judgment, perfectionism, mental overload, the shrinking of identity.

You’ll hear why “studying more” never fixes this,
and what learners actually need instead:
a calmer internal operator behind the voice.

This isn’t about language improvement.
It’s about emotional stability in the moments that matter.

💭 Reflection:
When does your English disappear — and what shifts inside you the moment it happens?

Episode 4 — “Why Women We Collapse Under Pressure”?

From the series: “The Woman Behind the Words”

Many English learners think they’re struggling with grammar or vocabulary.
But what if what’s really collapsing isn’t their English — it’s their sense of self the moment they start speaking?

This episode explores what happens when confidence becomes a performance instead of a feeling.
It reveals how the body remembers judgment, correction, and pressure — and how those memories quietly shape the way you sound today.

You’ll learn:
✨ Why fluent speakers still “freeze” under pressure
✨ How the nervous system protects you by performing
✨ The real difference between sounding confident and feeling confident

This isn’t about learning new words.
It’s about remembering the part of you that doesn’t need to prove anything to sound natural.

💭 Reflection prompt:

When does your voice feel most natural — and when does it start to perform?

🎙 The Performance Trap

🎙 The Shame Loop — When Confidence Collapses in English

You don’t sound small in English because you lack words —
you sound small because you carry shame.

This episode of The Woman Behind the Words isn’t about fixing English.
It’s about understanding what happens inside when your confident self disappears the moment you speak.

You’ll hear a story, a truth, and a reframe that might help you reconnect with the voice you thought you’d lost.

💭 Because confidence isn’t a skill — it’s self-trust under pressure.

What if your next breakthrough in English isn’t about learning more — but about trusting yourself more?

🎧 The Shame Loop / The Woman Behind The Words Podcast Series

Title: The Woman Who Shrinks

Why does a capable woman feel smaller the moment she switches languages?
This episode uncovers the hidden reason confidence collapses in English — and how to reconnect with the version of you who leads effortlessly.

You’ll hear a story, a truth, and a reframe that might just bring your voice back home.

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I review every application personally and only accept students I believe I can truly help.

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