global living
Is imposter syndrome holding you back as an entrepreneur?
Fear and lack of confidence are things that stop so many talented entrepreneurs and particularly expats from succeeding in business. However, after years of working with my clients, I have realized that you can’t get rid of those feelings, but you can work with them!...
Are You Struggling With Expat Guilt?
Does this sound like you? You imagined that moving abroad would be an incredible experience, but now you find yourself plagued by doubts of whether or not it's the right choice. Should you move back home? Should you stay where you are even though you feel guilty?...
How to be Guided by Your Values
Decision making as an expat If you are an expat and have been living abroad for awhile, you might be facing a very common dilemma for many expats: should you stay in the country you are living in or should you go home? Perhaps you are also contemplating the...
Should I stay or should I go? The expat dilemma
Making a decision as an expat At some point in their time abroad, almost every expat is faced with a dilemma - to stay or to leave the country that they are living in. It can cause a lot of distress and sleepless nights. It is, in fact, one of the biggest reasons why...
Are You a Highly Sensitive Expat?
Do you feel different? Have you ever wondered why you sometimes feel different than other people? Maybe you have noticed that it is harder for you to adjust to new circumstances, especially after moving abroad as an expat? Or perhaps you tend to get overwhelmed more...
Surviving Loneliness As an Expat
What is loneliness? Loneliness is an incredibly uncomfortable feeling to experience, but it's also more common than you might think. Loneliness is especially common for people who have lived outside of their home country. Are you living abroad and experiencing...
How to Deal with Fear
Our Initial Instinct Today we are facing many uncomfortable feelings that might be hard to deal with. Spring of 2020 has certainly brought more fear, worry, and even anxiety into our lives.How can we deal with these uncomfortable feelings? Our initial instinct is to...
Why Happiness is Overrated
Can you feel happy all the time? Living your best life does not mean being 100 percent happy all the time. The idea that we can or should be always happy - is a myth. Being a human being means feeling a whole wide range of emotions. By not letting ourselves feel all...
Returning Home After Living Abroad: 5 Things That Will Make it Harder
Returning home after living abroad can be a challenging process. But what are the main factors that are rarely talked about and that can make this process even harder? What are the challenges of returning home after living abroad? With my own move back to my home...
Tips for Coping With the Uncertainty of the Coronavirus as an Expat
We're living in uncertain and stressful times right now. Although the current global situation with the Coronavirus is affecting people everywhere, it's presenting a unique set of stressors for expats and global nomads. My globally mobile clients have been...
5 Ideas for a Smoother Repatriation
Repatriation Process Are you planning to move back home after living abroad? Or maybe you've already moved, but find it difficult to readapt in your own country? This is quite common for expats to experience when they move home and it's often a big surprise! If you're...
Moving Home After Living Abroad
Where do I belong? Moving home after living abroad is something we don't talk about often enough. Mostly because we assume that it's an easy and joyful process. If you are an expat and currently planning a big move home - this vlog is for you. I'll explain why moving...
Surviving a Long Distance Relationship
Are you in a long-distance relationship? Being in a long-distance relationship can bring a lot of challenges, confusion, insecurity, and pain. Not only have I supported many clients in long-distance relationships, but I also speak from my personal experience. The...
Making Your Intercultural Relationship Work
Communication in Intercultural Relationships A relationship with somebody from a different culture can be very exciting but very challenging at the same time. Every culture understands life and interacts differently. Are you in an intercultural relationship at the...
The Most Important Relationship Advice
Relationship Difficulties Relationships can be complicated. Often times we feel disappointed with our partners and start noticing that nagging has become present in our everyday conversations. This is the time when we need relationship advice! Mostly, we point fingers...
Motivate Yourself with Self-Compassion
How do you talk to yourself? How you talk to yourself is directly related to how much you achieve and how effective you are with your daily work. Yes, you heard me right, negative self -talk can be harmful and inhibit our ability to achieve your goals and dreams. Even...
Tools to Overcome Procrastination
What is procrastination? If we indulge in it sometimes - procrastination is not a bad thing. It becomes a problem when it creeps upon us and we don't have a toolbox to confront and overcome procrastination. Let's talk about how you can get more awareness about WHY...
A 6 Stage Model for Long-Lasting Life Changes!
Are you one of these people who struggle to keep your new year's resolutions? Do you tend to set goals for yourself, hoping to make life changes, but slip and become easily discouraged? If the answer is yes, then you are not doing it the right way! I've been there...
Cheers! Time to Celebrate All You’ve Accomplished in the Past Decade
What were you up to back in December 2009? I'd been living abroad (Madrid) for longer than ever before-- a whole 3.5 months! After spending a week exploring London with a new, dear, friend, I was preparing to ring in the new year with 12 grapes and champagne in...
The Secret to my Smooth Repatriation Process
Before I began working with international clients, I, like many people living abroad, wasn’t fully aware of the challenges that come with moving back to your home country. It wasn’t until I started supporting clients who were going through the difficult process of...
How to Make Hard Choices: My Decision to Move Home
We're a few weeks into spring up here in the Northern Hemisphere and it’s that time of year when many people who are living abroad find themselves dealing with a particularly difficult dilemma:Do I want to stay here? Or would I rather move home? Or would I...
5 Reflections From My Year of No
Did you start this year with any goals or ambitions? Anything you wanted to learn or ways you wanted to grow? After reflecting on 2017, I started off 2018 hoping to live out these words of wisdom: "You can do anything, but you can't do everything." Throughout the year...
Creating A Location Independent Mental Health Toolbox
What tools do you have inside of We all have our own set of strategies for coping with the inevitable hard moments in life, but we're not always aware of what they are. These coping skills are important, wherever in the world we call home, but often we don't realize...
Coping with Life Abroad: A 30 Day Meditation Challenge
Want to join me for a 30 day meditation challenge? Life abroad is full of ups and downs, changes and transitions. Meditation can be a helpful tool for riding the waves of uncertainty and difficulties that will inevitably arise now and then. Not only that, but it can...
Living a Meaningful Life Abroad: Identifying Your Values
Many of the international clients I work with made their initial move abroad in order to live a more meaningful life. However, with the challenges that come with living abroad, they often find themselves dissatisfied and wondering if they truly can live a meaningful...