6 Essential Practices for Hard-to-Reach Stressors
This summer we’ve decided not to go home. We’re here, in Tokyo, living out our sweltering summer amidst the asphalt and kakigoori (also known as the best thing made from ice ever invented). My mom’s...
View ArticleSeeing Through Red Brick Walls – How I Found My Vision at the End of the World
When we moved to Madagascar several years ago, I had three small children. The youngest was just a few months old. My husband worked long hours and I used to dread the moment when our helper left at...
View ArticleThree Must-Have Goals for Expats in the New Year
Whether you’re staying put or off on another adventure, these 3 New Year’s goals can make all the difference in your expat life. This year is one of the big years for us. Three and a half years into...
View ArticleFinding the Right Words: Cultivating No-Fear Friendships In Your Expat Life
Do I have to do this AGAIN? I sometimes hear that expat life is a lonely life; that our relationships remain on the surface and that the constant moving leaves us longing, but unable to fulfill,...
View ArticleExpat Life: Living In the Middle
Photo by Jack Finnigan on Unsplash We’re moving soon. Right now I’m in a canyon of in-between. Desert wildflowers and brambly bushes compete for space with rattlesnakes and scorpions along the banks...
View ArticleNew Year’s Reflections for the Globally Mobile
I’m so happy to share my latest article for I Am a Triangle. Click here to read about how turning your New Year’s resolutions into New Year’s questions can be a great way to tune in and reflect on...
View ArticleWhat Does it Take to Practice Mindfulness?
This past week I had so much fun creating a series of Facebook live videos where I answered the question, “What does it take to practice mindfulness?” This is such an important topic to me and I love...
View ArticleEverything’s a Shade of Gray: The Perfection of Imperfection in Expat Life
I remember when we were heading to our first overseas assignment as a family. It was 2009, my husband and I had both lived abroad before, but this was our first time exposing our children (ages 3 and...
View ArticleFive Ways Mindfulness Helps Me Find Home
It’s no secret that I’ve found a daily mindfulness practice to be a key ingredient in my ability to manage the ups and downs of our international life. Despite common misunderstandings about...
View ArticleRelocation Season
It’s May and that means a lot of things for those of us living between cultures. If you have children, their school year is likely coming to an end. If you’re an expat you may be planning travel or...
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