I am sure we can all relate to times in our lives when we have felt overloaded. We know we have to act fast but we have so many competing claims on our time, all seeming equally important that we don’t know where to turn. Instead we simply freeze. Two years ago my family and I moved [...]
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Introducing the Art Of Moving Home: Repatriation.
In November 2011 I embarked on an exciting new project with Leah Stickley aka The Onion Peeler. The objective of the project: To record from a coaching perspective Leah’s experience of “repatriating” to the UK after over twenty years of living abroad, first living in France and then latterly China, where she lived for thirteen years, eleven of which were [...]
Christmas Is Coming – How Does Expat Living Influence Your Holiday Period?
This year I have received so many thanksgiving messages that I almost feel it is my celebration as well! I do like the sentiment though: gratitude, appreciating and enjoying the company of those you love. I particularly like the non-commercial nature of the celebration, Christmas without the gifts…… Bah Humbug! But now having mentioned the [...]
How Do You Feel When An Expat Opportunity Knocks?
Excitement at the thought of new beginnings, sadness at the thought of those who will be left behind, concern for children and their reaction to change, fascination at the prospect of discovering a new country and culture. These are just some of the reactions people generally state when the opportunity of relocating abroad arises. For many [...]
Turning Points – Turning Challenge to Success.
Turning Points is the brain child of Kate Cobb, a British expatriate currently living in France. In 2005 Kate was diagnosed with a rare muscle condition that would gradually affect her mobility and lead to increasing disability. At the moment when the full force of the diagnosis hit her Kate said she realised she had [...]
It’s not the success or failure, but what you learn that really counts.
The upside of my half marathon experience was that I did it! I ran the race and completed it. I should be happy, and I am but also I have this nagging thought, “I should have run it faster”. So it looks like I’m going to be doing it all again – one day. I [...]
I did it!
As I stood on this beautiful bridge just over a week ago, I was not as enthralled by the fantastic view of Expo, the River Tejo and Lisbon beyond as I should have been. I had terrible butterflies as I surveyed my co-half marathon runners. They all looked fit and serious. There was not a [...]
Homesickness.
I have lived abroad for over six years now and I am generally very happy but every year as autumn approaches I start to feel homesick. It’s not particularly upsetting just a sense of “missing” what I have loved and enjoyed in the past. My favourite season has always been Autumn. When I lived in [...]
Living the expatriate life: An adventure of growth, or recipe for identity crisis
Living and working in a global village may be very challenging and exciting, providing a playing field in which to expand our horizons and challenge our existing ways of thinking. Personal growth and professional development in this world without boundaries is however not a simple endeavor. Apart from dealing with the day-to-day practicalities of re-establishing [...]
Five Tips for Understanding the Brits.
When you think of the UK, what images come to mind? ??????????? The beauty of the increasing globalisation of our world is that little is now truly unknown. We can research and inform ourselves about new destinations, even walk virtually down chosen streets, and so arrive with some sense of familiarity. [...]


