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Stigma-Smashing, One by One

Posted in Blogging, Change, Doing What I Can to Help, Expat Life, Expat Transitions & Change, Identity, Repatriation, United States, Writing, tagged 2011 Global Relocation Trends Survey, anxiety, BringChange2Mind, celebrities, Chestnut Global Partners, Deborah Serani, depression, Expat Info Desk, Expatlogue, expats, mental health, mental illness, Michele Rubin, pain, PRWeb, Psychology Today, risk of mental illness, stigma, stress, suffering, The Truman Group, vulnerable on April 3, 2012 | 11 Comments »

In support of an effort by the group Bring Change 2 Mind to erase the stigma faced by those dealing with mental illness, my fellow expat blogger Aisha launched an ongoing series of posts on her site Expatlogue earlier this year entitled ’Breaking the Code of Silence’. Bravely sharing her own disturbing memories from younger days, the pain and suffering [...]

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Expat Teens Talk, With Much to Say

Posted in Blogging, Expat Authors, Expat Life, Repatriation, Third Culture Kids (TCKs), tagged Diana Smits, Dr. Lisa Pittman, expat teens, Expat Teens Talk, Repatriation, TCKs, writing on March 16, 2012 | 6 Comments »

As a writer and an expat, I like to keep abreast of the current literature in the field. The field itself is relatively small, which is why new arrivals are long awaited and eagerly devoured. Recently I had the opportunity to read and review Expat Teens Talk: Peers, Parents and Professionals Offer Support, Advice and Solutions [...]

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Uncertainty in Expat Life

Posted in Change, Expat Life, Expat Transitions & Change, Family & Friends, Repatriation, tagged David Pollock, expat life, expat transitions, job loss, RAFT, Repatriation, Ruth Van Reken, uncertainty on August 29, 2011 | 12 Comments »

Anyone who tries to tell you that expat life is a piece of cake, with everyone living the high life and doing whatever they please wherever they want to, is sadly misinformed. The truth is, living abroad is a lot like living in your home/birth/passport country. Except for the whole cross-cultural aspect to it, and the [...]

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Back Home?

Posted in Change, Expat Life, Family & Friends, Life Balance, Repatriation, United States, tagged home, Repatriation, United States on July 26, 2011 | 12 Comments »

This year I’m not going back. I was going to type ‘ back home’ but stopped short. Yes, the United States is my ‘home’ country. I’m lucky in that I’m able to state that clearly, without hemming or hawing or asking several qualifying questions. I’ve come to learn that for some, it isn’t [...]

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When It’s Over: Regret and the Post-Expat Life

Posted in Adventures Big & Small, Expat Transitions & Change, Guest Posts, NorthSouthEastWest: Expat Dispatches, Repatriation, Travel, tagged Alfred Lord Tennyson, Bordeaux, expat life, love lost, Repatriation, Singapore on July 14, 2011 | 34 Comments »

NorthSouthEastWest: Expat Dispatches Welcome to the inaugural four-way guest posting of NorthSouthEastWest! We are four expat bloggers who have joined together to rotate our monthly guest posts from the four corners of the world on each other’s blogs: Linda (Yours Truly) at Adventuresinexpatland.com (North), Russell at Insearchofalifelessordinary.com (South), Erica at Expatriababy.com (East) and Maria at [...]

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