When is it time to give up on your expat country?
How do you know that things are not going to improve, even if you keep trying? Find out what questions to ask from yourself to find out whether there’s no point in trying anymore.
How do you know that things are not going to improve, even if you keep trying? Find out what questions to ask from yourself to find out whether there’s no point in trying anymore.
Expat shame can crop up while living abroad but also when you’re agonizing over whether you should stay or go. Here are the three ways that I have seen expat shame typically rear its head for expats.
Quite often I work with expats who have a decision deadline forcing them to decide whether they should stay or go. Learn why sometimes you can’t and shouldn’t rush clarity on what you should do, and what are the repercussions of following someone else’s advice.
No matter how many times you’ve moved countries, you’re going to experience anxiety around an unknown future. Here are normal feelings to experience as you’re going through/contemplating moving countries.
What should you do when you disagree with local politics or you’re negatively impacted by local legislation? Find out what questions to ask yourself so you can take action that leads to peace of mind.
To make the right decision, I advocate relying both on your intuition and your logic. Relying on only one or the other can lead to trouble. In this blog post I explain why.
Most expats I meet know what they don’t want but struggle to know what they do want. In this blog post, I share strategies for how to know what you want so you can decide where/whether you should move.
Settling down after having lived abroad may seem like being doomed to live a boring life. I used to think that way, too, but after 2 years as a deeply fulfilled repat, I’ve realized how my thinking used to be off.
There are definite stages that expats go through when they’re stuck in the “stay or go” dilemma. Here’s how you can move through these stages.
Some decisions are harder to make than others. When you’re struggling to just *know* what the right decision is – to stay or go – then read this to discover what may be making it hard for you to know what to do.
After years of living abroad it can be very difficult to know where you should settle down to find that elusive feeling of home and belonging. Here’s my framework for how you can go about making sure you make the best decision for yourself regardless.
Repatriation is stressful no matter how you cut it. But there are things you can do to reduce the stress of adjusting to a new life and increase your chances of feeling satisfied that you decided to repatriate. Here is what has helped me have a successful repatriation.
Not feeling tied to anywhere is a big challenge for expats, and particularly for those expats who don’t necessarily feel that “this country/city/town feels like home so that’s where I’d want to settle down”. Here are the lessons I’ve learned that have taken me from confused to clear on where I should settle down after years of living as a serial expat.
If you’re pressed for time or you just need a sounding board to get a fresh perspective on your decision, then the Clarity Intensive Session is perfect for you.
This is an intense and condensed 90-minute session where we focus on unpacking the knot of issues keeping you stuck.
Depending on the circumstances of your situation, it’s not a guarantee that you will know what the right decision is by the end of the session.
However, you absolutely will know what you should be focusing on going forward and what doesn’t deserve your continued attention.
“Thanks again for everything during our session this morning! It really put my mind at ease and gave me a lot of clarity as to what I really want out of my job and my next steps.” – Kelly R.
“I didn’t expect the process alone of explaining my situation to a perfect stranger to be so helpful! A lot of what you said resonated with me. I clearly have a lot to think through before going ahead. At least now I know what to focus on!” – Marie S.
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