Chances are you had to resign from a career you enjoyed when you moved overseas. Maybe you’ve considered changing careers, but maybe you also loved what you did before. In…

Identity change: before moving abroad in 2012 I wasn’t fully aware of how much impact living overseas would have on me. I had lived abroad before after high school, which…

Working with a coach is one of the ways to create a “better” life for yourself. I write “better” because  your definition of better is not necessarily my definition, or…

Self-Leadership was one of these terms that I thought was meaningless management speak. “We are all leaders inside, even if you do not lead a team”- blarf, get me a…

Are you feeling stuck abroad career wise, especially without a work permit? Get started somewhere is my conclusion. The past weeks I’ve been working with expat partners in a group…

Elena: “Stock photography is storytelling with photos.” Where many expat partners have to reinvent themselves for the first time abroad, stock photographer Elena is no stranger to career change. The…

One of the biggest struggles for expat partners is the loss of financial independence. If you have always made your own money and move abroad without a job, it can…

One of the surprising things about expats moving abroad, is that they often receive very limited training about cultural differences. The working expat and especially his or her family are…

What is standing between you and your dreams? You know what you want, your mission is clear- and still you struggle to move forward. Putting your plans on paper seems…

Sacrificing your career for your partner. Have you ever heard an expat partner say that? Have you ever thought this about your own career? Before I left The Netherlands, the…