Moving overseas – Countdown to packing day

Two or three weeks before your packers arrive You’re now about two or three weeks away from packing day. Time to speed up the decluttering and organising now;

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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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Managing overwhelm when moving abroad

Overwhelmed and inefficient Moving anywhere is stressful. Moving overseas is, just wow! And it’s not like you can just pop back to your home town to cancel a

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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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Decision fatigue

Decisions, decisions, decisions…. For most of us, it starts before we even get out of bed… should I get up straight away or hit the snooze button? What’s

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Adjusting to expat life as an accompanying expat partner

Moving abroad with your partner: What happens if you can’t work? Your partner gets a fantastic new job abroad and you both agree it’s too good an opportunity

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Moving overseas with a child who has additional needs

Relocating abroad when your child has special educational needs I’ve published several pieces in the past about choosing the right schools abroad, how to help your child prepare

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Cross border family mediation

Mediation in cross border cases concerning children Mediation in children cases can be very successful as it concentrates both parents’ minds on their children and crucially what will

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Hope for the best, plan for the worst

The expat’s backup plan Hope for the best, plan for the worst and prepare to be surprised. Denis Waitley A cliché that’s been used, misused and oft repeated

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