Category: relationships
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Mindful Expat Episode 34: Recognizing & Guarding Against Destructive Patterns in Relationships
What you’ll hear in this episode: • How not all issues in relationships can be completely resolved, but how this may actually be ok — we just need to learn how to manage them! • Some problematic patterns that couples can fall into (what John Gottman calls the “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” — criticism,…
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Mindful Expat Episode 23: Let’s Talk About Sex! Starting the Conversation about Sexual Intimacy for Expat Partners (With Guest: Dr. Nazanin Moali)
Today’s Mindful Expat Guest is Dr. Nazanin Moali! Dr. Moali is a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of California in the United States. She is not only a practicing psychologist, but also a consultant, researcher, sex educator, and fellow podcaster! She has two wonderful podcasts – one in English and one in Farsi –…
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Mindful Expat Episode 13: Nurturing Love on the Move (With Guest: Oxana Holtmann)
Today’s Mindful Expat Guest is Oxana Holtmann! Oxana was born and grew up in the Siberian part of Russia. She has lived in Moscow, Germany, and now the United States, in Washington, DC. Oxana works as a Conscious Leadership and Relationship Coach, helping her clients nurture and strengthen their relationships, discover their creativity, and develop a…
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Mindful Expat Episode 12: Expat & Intercultural Relationships: Growing Together Through the Challenges
What you’ll learn in this episode: • Some different contexts that expat or intercultural couples find themselves in and how these contexts can present unique challenges for relationships. • Some of the most common challenges I see in expat and intercultural relationships (including some of my own experiences!). • How open, non-defensive communication can help couples learn…