Tag: personal growth
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Mindful Expat Episode 18: Learning from Our Emotions (Part II): Learning to Listen to Yourself
What you’ll hear in this episode: • A continuation of our last discussion about how our emotions can actually give us useful messages about our needs — if only we can learn how to listen and decode the messages they’re sending us! • Some of the reasons why many people have learned to distrust their emotional…
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Mindful Expat Episode 7: Diving Deeper into Mindfulness & Balancing Acceptance with Change
What you’ll hear in this episode: • A discussion of the different attitudes of mindfulness — beginner’s mind, non-judgment, acknowledgment, non-striving, letting be, self-reliance, and self-compassion. • That acceptance and commitment to change and growth are not in opposition to one another and can, in fact, coexist. • About my plans to attend the FIGT conference…
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Embracing Change & Going With the Flow
Heraclitus (an ancient Greek philosopher) wrote, “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.” I love this metaphor. The moment you step in the water, it has already moved on, constantly flowing, constantly changing. You may look at the river and see what looks…
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Cultural Adjustment, Part 5: Wrapping Up & Food for Thought
In the last several posts, we’ve been discussing various aspects of the cultural adjustment process that many expats may experience when moving abroad. We’ve discussed the experience of culture shock, reviewed some models of cultural adjustment, looked into the experience of repatriation (moving back home after time abroad), and covered some topics specific to moving abroad with kids or teens.…
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Welcome to Inner Journeys — A Blog for Those on a Quest for Both Inner & Outer Adventures!
Did you move abroad full of excitement and a spirit of adventure but now find that you’re feeling a bit lost and disconnected from yourself? Or were you a reluctant adventurer, coming along with your parter — and now your relationship is feeling strained from the stresses of life abroad and your shifting roles? Or perhaps you’re generally doing well and…