Moving overseas with teens - again!

As my most downloaded podcast episode last season was about moving abroad with teenagers, I thought it was a good time to bring in an expert!

So, this is an absolute mega-episode, where I have brought in the wonderful Emma Cochrane, Teen Confidence Coach.

The wisdom and insight she has about this age group of children is astounding. Even if you don't have teens yet, you soon will do! You will be even better placed to prepare your children to move overseas with confidence.

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Helping expats of all levels of experience build a successful life, career and family overseas.

• Get expat life support at every stage of your expat journey - from home to away and back again!  Join The Expatability Club - Your 'one-stop-shop' for succeeding abroad!
• Want independent advice about your move overseas? For a one-to-one chat, please check my calendar for dates and options here
• Take a look at my Expatability site for more details on how we can work together to make your expat life the dream life you want!

How to cope with feeling homesick as an expat

Moving abroad is an exciting adventure filled with new opportunities, cultures, and experiences. An incredibly rich experience, offering opportunities to immerse yourself in a different culture, perhaps learn a new language and make new friends.
 
 However, expat life is not without its challenges and there are bound to be a few bumps along the way.
 
 One of the most common emotional challenges faced by expats, particularly those who are new to a country, is homesickness. (Well, the second most common – in my long experience in the expatosphere - the first most common seems to be expat guilt!).
 
 Homesickness - This deep longing for one's home country, family, and familiar surroundings can affect expats at any stage of their overseas journey.
 
 In this episode, we will explore what causes expat homesickness, how it feels, and strategies to cope with it.
 
Helping expats of all levels of experience build a successful life, career and family overseas.

• Get expat life support at every stage of your expat journey - from home to away and back again!  Join The Expatability Club - Your 'one-stop-shop' for succeeding abroad!
• Want independent advice about your move overseas? For a one-to-one chat, please check my calendar for dates and options here
• Take a look at my Expatability site for more details on how we can work together to make your expat life the dream life you want!

Expats and emotional overwhelm: when everything just gets too much.

It’s all just TOO MUCH!

Emotional overwhelm that catches us at times regardless of where you are on your expat journey, whether this is your first move, or your 21st .

Emotional overwhelm can hit anyone, at any time, in any place, and wherever you are in your expat journey. It can also be particularly strong at the start of a new school year as you work out new routines, timetables, expectations and challenges. 

When you just curl up into a ball and hide for a while but you can’t, because suddenly you have to do the school run again. When you’ve discovered school finishes at midday on Wednesdays, yet it takes you an hour to do the school run, so what’s the point of going back home… 

When your kids are having upsets, meltdowns, tantrums at least once a day and you feel like joining them.

When you’re frustrated that your life isn’t the Insta-perfect expat dream you expected, when you’re missing the easiness of home.

Discover what causes emotional overwhelm, how it can affect you, and most importantly, how to manage it to reclaim your brain and happiness.

• Get expat life support at every stage of your expat journey - from home to away and back again!  Join The Expatability Club - the only community you need, supporting you from home to away, and back again!
• Want independent advice about your move overseas? For a one-to-one chat, please check my calendar for dates and options here
• Take a look at my Expatability site for more details on how we can work together to make your expat life the dream life you want!