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Learn how to enhance your digital wellbeing for better connection and communication as an expat The post Digital Wellbeing for Expats – Making Friends with Technology first appeared on Thriving Abroad.

Megan Norton shares her insights into the world of expat third culture kids and suggestions for how parents can best support them through disruption and change The post Teen Transitions: Turning Challenges Into Valuable Life Skills first appeared on Thriving Abroad.

Introduction to podcast Episode 72 where I talk to David Tompkins about the importance of medical and health insurance for globally mobile people/expats The post A Guide to Expat International Health Insurance: Advice to Help You Get it Right first appeared on Thriving Abroad.

The pandemic and resulting disruption is leading people to re-think, re-imagine and re-position businesses, careers and lifestyles. The internationally mobile have been particularly affected by the pandemic and for many it has raised important questions about their international lifestyle. Visa restrictions, closed borders, cancelled flights and quarantine rules alongside the disturbing health risks have all […]

This is a conversation with energy and forward momentum and if you’re feeling in need of a ‘pick me up’ then this is for you. That is not to say our conversation doesn’t acknowledge the current struggle, it does. But Jerry also asks us to think about what we can still achieve, asking important questions […]

The Thriving Abroad Together podcast series has focused on how best to support ourselves, our partners, families and colleagues through challenging times, with particular focus on the challenges associated with the current Covid-19 pandemic. The theme of uncertainty is one that has arisen in many of the podcast conversations and is one that will sound […]

Florence talks to Louise about the Brain Gym and how it has supported her family through their recent transition, made as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic

If we are all learning one thing through this current pandemic, connection and collaboration is at the heart of much of the amazing support and community spirit that is popping up around the world. But this is something that probably doesn’t surprise those of us who are, or have been, internationally mobile, collaboration is often […]

Leaders around the world are being challenged to help teams find new ways of working effectively while social distancing as a way of keeping us all safe and well. But is social distancing, the correct terminology and is it what we are really wanting to achieve? To prevent contagion, we need to be physically distanced, […]

How is your exercise and nutrition plan going in lock down? I know, it can be tough to keep on track when we are feeling the impact of the current crisis. I’m a bit of a comfort eater and working from home means I have to exercise some serious control over the biscuit tin! But […]

In the UK, the government is beginning to talk about the ‘next steps’ as ‘r’ falls below 1 and we begin, thankfully, to see a reduction in the death rate from Covid -19 infections. There is talk of a five step plan for getting us ‘back to normality’. In the expat world in relation to […]

Mindfulness is a practice I have been grappling with for a while now. I say grappling because sometimes it can be difficult in this highly charged and busy life to find time to simply stop and focus on the present moment. But maybe now is exactly the time to do so. It is difficult to […]

As expats and repats, we are used to coping with uncertainty. I remember a number of times while living abroad, when I felt as though my life were totally in the hands of other people. It did not feel good. And I vowed to never let that happen again. Famous last words. Because in a […]

‘Writers Retreat’ the ad said. I envisioned blue skies and crystal-clear waters on some remote island. Sadly, thanks to current requirements for physical distancing, the retreat was taking place online, hosted through Facebook. I hesitated. Did I need more Facebook? Did I really want to commit to two weeks of having to write – something […]

Over the past weeks I have been asking myself a few questions about the impact of this current pandemic on my teenage daughters. As their Mum, my immediate reaction is to want to downplay the situation (if that’s possible), to smooth their paths, t protect and keep things as normal as possible. Then I realised, […]

Through my business, I support international assignees and their partners to create professional and personal success abroad. So, you can imagine, as this current crisis erupted, borders began to close, and planes were grounded, I began to wonder what the future for my business would be? Is now the time to dig deep and keep […]

Download the full show notes for this episode HERE Keep up-to-date with podcast news via the newsletter HERE We all deal with stressful situations in different ways, this is something I have known and understood professionally for years, but now, confined in close quarters with the ones I love most in the world – it […]