Category: mindfulness
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Mindful Expat Episode 32: Thanksgiving & Gratitude (Even If You’re Not Feeling So Grateful at the Moment)
What you’ll hear in this episode: • The benefits of practicing gratitude (to our emotional, psychological, and physical health!). • What it even means to “practice” gratitude. (And how doing so can help you experience more spontaneous gratitude as well!) • A short gratitude practice that you can incorporate into your daily routine that is…
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Mindful Expat Episode 31: Learning to Trust Yourself Through Pregnancy & Birth Abroad
Today’s Mindful Expat Guest is Karen Wilmot! Karen was born and grew up in South Africa. Growing up with a mother who was a midwife, Karen was exposed from an early age to inspiring stories of women giving birth. She followed in her mother’s footsteps and became a midwife herself. Karen’s love of travel led…
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Mindful Expat Episode 28: Reflections on Foreignness
What you’ll hear in this episode: • My reflections on foreignness during my travels in South Korea. • Some of the pros and cons of being an obvious foreigner vs. a hidden foreigner (or “hidden immigrant”). • Some of the benefits of living abroad and experiencing being “the other” first-hand — and how this experience can…
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Mindful Expat Episode 22: Supporting Expat Kids Through Relocation
Today’s Mindful Expat Guest is Kate Berger, MSc! Kate is a child and adolescent psychologist based in Amsterdam. Her private practice is called the Expat Kids Club, and — as the name would suggest — she specializes in working with expat and Third Culture Kids and their families. She is originally from New York, completed her…
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Mindful Expat Episode 20: Shedding Some Light on Expat Depression
What you’ll hear in this episode: • We’ll discuss what depression is, some factors that contribute to it, and why I think this is a particularly important issue for people living abroad. • We’ll discuss some of the ways depression can be effectively treated and how you can connect with therapists in your area or online.…