Expat life vs Lockdown life

The culture shock of COVID19 and lockdown life I originally published a shortened version of this on LinkedIn on 9th April 2020 “Nothing is so painful to the

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Moving overseas: Owning the decision – Part 1

The reluctant expat woman Apparently, most – if not all – female expats are viewed as the ‘reluctant partner’ in an overseas move… You what now?! Would you

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Expats and mental health

Depression, anxiety and other expat mental health issues As we approach World Mental Health Day on 10th October 2019, I want to draw attention to an aspect of

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When you can’t say goodbye

So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye… and sayonara Updated June 2019 The months of June and July are generally ‘moving on’ months for expats. This is usually because

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A New Adventure: Coaching cards for relocation

Relocation is Emotionally StressfulSarah’s experience of relocation includes moving to Singapore, teaching at an international school, and researching and writing her doctorate about Third Culture Kids. In each

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Making your life your own as the expat partner

Why being proactive is important for the accompanying expat partner Are you an accompanying expat partner or trailing spouse? Or will you be, because you are about to

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Life as an introverted expat

Surviving expat life when you’re an introvert “Introvert: a shy person; a person characterised by concern primarily with his or her own thoughts and feelings” I wonder how

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How to cope with emotional overwhelm

Expats and emotional overwhelm Emotional overwhelm is a recognised and very real condition. It’s the state of being caught up in too many emotions all at once; when

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Expat divorce

Where do divorce proceedings take place for those who have connections to more than one country? In many instances when a marriage breaks down the spouses only have

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Expat ‘failure’ – what to do if expat life doesn’t work out for you

When expat life doesn’t work out Despite our best intentions, relocations don’t always work out the way we hope and expect. For a whole host of reasons, the

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