Grow in English with Victoria

32 Things I Wish I Knew Earlier

As I prepare to celebrate my 32nd birthday, I wanted to share some of the biggest lessons life has taught me so far. Some of these lessons came from success. Others came from heartbreak, failure, loss, teaching English, building a business, learning new skills, and simply paying attention to life. In this episode, I talk about confidence, happiness, health, kindness, self-growth, money, relationships, nature, learning, and what truly matters. If you’re feeling lost, stuck, overwhelmed, or simply looking for a reminder to enjoy the journey, this episode is for you. Thank you for being part of this journey with me. 🤍 Life is beautiful. And so are you.

Design Your Life: Build Your Own Personal Curriculum

What if learning didn’t stop after school? What if you could design your own curriculum… based on curiosity, joy, and growth — not pressure? In today’s episode, I’m sharing something I’ve been doing for a while without even realizing it had a name: building a personal curriculum. This is about choosing what you want to learn, exploring topics that excite you, and creating a life that feels dynamic, intentional, and fulfilling. We talk about: • what a personal curriculum really is • why life can start to feel stagnant without learning • how learning improves your brain, confidence, and mental health • how to choose topics that actually excite you • how to create a simple, flexible learning plan • and how to make learning feel fun again — not like a chore Because learning isn’t just for school… it’s for life. So if you’ve been feeling stuck, bored, or like life has become repetitive… this episode might be exactly what you need. ✨ Let’s fall in love with learning again.

The Power of Kindness & Love

In this Good Friday special, we explore the quiet, transformative power of kindness and love. Why do so many of us grow up armored, defensive, afraid to trust? How does our past shape the way we treat people today? And how can choosing kindness — without losing our boundaries — change the world around us? In this episode, we talk about: • kindness as strength, not weakness • healing the “the world is out to get me” mindset • emotional armor and self-protection • breaking the negativity algorithm • how kindness creates more kindness • the Good Friday lesson we often forget • why your kindness matters more than you think This episode is an invitation to soften… just a little. To love yourself a bit deeper. To treat people with a little more compassion.

When You Love Yourself, Life Begins to Love You Back

Self-love is not a trend, an aesthetic, or a glow-up routine. It is a revolution. A returning home to yourself. A gentle unfolding of every part of you that has been judged, abandoned, or silenced. In this episode, we explore the true meaning of self-love — beyond skincare, beyond new outfits, beyond external validation. We talk about acceptance, compassion, discipline born from love (not self-hate), and how loving yourself becomes the foundation for success, healing, confidence, better relationships, better English, and a life that finally feels like yours. If you’ve ever struggled with self-worth, fear of judgment, perfectionism, procrastination, or losing yourself to please others… this episode will feel like a breath of fresh air.

It’s Okay to Feel: A Conversation About Vulnerability

In this episode of Growing English with Victoria, we explore something deeply human — our feelings. Inspired by the beauty of Tell Him from The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill, this conversation is an invitation to slow down… and feel. Somewhere along the way, many of us learned that being strong means hiding our emotions. That vulnerability is weakness. That caring too much is dangerous. So we close off. We protect ourselves. We pretend we don’t feel. But what if that’s not strength? What if real strength is having the courage to feel everything — love, pain, joy, disappointment — without losing yourself? This episode is a reminder that love is not just romantic. It is kindness. It is empathy. It is presence. And without it, nothing else truly matters. Because at the end of the day, we are not here just to survive. We are here to feel.