Expat Family Connection – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Sometimes we lose track of how we impact those around us. Recognizing our power to effect change can be very uplifting. David says, 

“Thinking you can fix the world is totally naive. But it's not naive to think you can change it. We change it all the time, whether we like it or not.”

Then it’s up to us to know when and how to engage with others who hold vastly different viewpoints.

In this episode we talk about 

• Why so much patience is required when “returning” from abroad;
• How to know when others have the bandwidth to hear what we have to say;
• What a peaceful society really is;

and so much more.

RESOURCES mentioned in the episode: 

David’s Patreon community is where he shares music each week and hosts monthly gatherings online. This is a great way to support his work and get regular inspiration.

At DavidLaMotte.com you can find out what David’s up to these days, his TedTalk: Music Can Help Us Understand Peace and Conflict, his book WorldChanging 101, and so much more. 

Note: Music and books are most helpfully bought from DavidLaMotte.com.

LetsBeNeighbors.org has signs, banners and stories related to building community and stepping across dividing lines.

Kim is hosting a “Book Club” discussion group for international schools teachers / staff and parents. Sign up here.

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ABOUT TODAY’S GUESTS:

David LaMotte is a songwriter, author, speaker, and activist with over 3000 shows on five continents to his credit. He is also the co-founder of a non-profit organization that works with schools and libraries in Guatemala, and a husband and father. His passions include conversation, photography, peace work, music, poetry, and the Appalachian mountains, where he lives with his wife Deanna and son Mason. David is a Rotary Peace fellow with a masters in Peace and Conflict Resolution from the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, and is the former Clerk (Chair) of the AFSC Nobel Peace Prize Nominating Task Group. His books include Worldchanging 101: Challenging the Myth of Powerlessness, and White Flour, a children's book inspired by the true story of a Klan rally that was subverted by a clown rally. He has traveled extensively and lived for a time in France, Australia and India. 

CONNECT WITH David LaMotte:

Website DavidLaMotte.com

LetsBeNeighbors.org signs, banners and stories

Patreon community 

ABOUT YOUR HOST:

Kim Adams is an American raising three daughters along with her math-teaching husband of 20 years. She loves photography, reading, thunderstorms, walking on the beach, camping where there are no bugs, and has a weakness for mint chocolate chip ice cream. 

CONNECT WITH KIM: 

Learn more about my Coaching & Mentoring services. I’d love to help guide you in your expat life journey.

Live Q&A’s in my free Facebook Community for international school teachers & parents

Email

Instagram

Resilient Expats LLC website

Facebook page

Do you like the idea of built-in community and connection combined with plenty of privacy? Do you wish your children had freedom to play outside and with neighborhood friends at any time? Do you want to retire in a country with low cost of living, gorgeous weather and deliciously fresh, healthy food? Then it's worth your time to learn more about Greek Village Cohousing.

“It's really for anyone who is drawn to community. That's what it comes down to. If you have a desire to be in greater connection with other people and connection with the land, then cohousing is for you.”

Learn

• What cohousing is (and isn’t);
• Why it’s great for families;

and so much more.

I think you’ll be inspired!

RESOURCES mentioned in the episode: 

Book your Free 30 minute call to ask Kim anything! I’d love to help guide you in your expat life journey.

Greek Village Cohousing website or Facebook Page

Article in Athens Insider about Greek Village Cohousing 

Video - hear from families & children about the cohousing experience

The Cohousing Association of America Cohousing.org is a wealth of information and resources.

Greek Village Cohousing are planning a community focused on healthy and relaxed living, being in nature near the sea and mountains, and giving children the enriching experience of having people around from many nations with all sorts of talents and skills to share. There’s an information coffee Zoom every Friday, and the Outreach coordinator and original founder Pare Gerou is available for any and all questions. 

Greek Village Cohousing has just re-opened membership, and has had lots of interest from expat families who recognize the wonderful advantages of living in a cohousing community. It’s an instant tribe for the children, with an enriching environment and wonderful sense of freedom. It’s a strong support system for parents and leads to a relaxed and more fulfilling life as a parent: No more planning playdates or driving children all over the place. Pare says she found her years in cohousing transformational as a parent. 

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• Episode 18 - Identity and Belonging, with Anna C. Seidel

ABOUT TODAY’S GUESTS:

Ivy Summer is a diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) expert with a decade of experience who has helped hundreds of people routinely become proactive allies to marginalized and oppressed groups in a multitude of ways. Her mission is to empower organizations to benefit from unique contributions that stem from the diversity of their employees and customers. She has coached folks in building a routine in their own business by doing an internal audit on contracts, websites, sales copy, imagery, email campaigns, and marketing to make inclusion a cohesive component in a brand. 

Outside of her DEIB work with community-based organizations, nonprofits, and big tech, Ivy has coached yoga instructors, piano teachers, retirees, parents, social media influencers, and more to help them make incremental changes to express allyship in both business and interpersonal parts of life. Aligned with her mission to empower and enable others, she offers pre-built event plans for DEIB-themed workshops that are designed for you to facilitate in your own community.

Pare Gerou is an Immigration Attorney with a specialization in refugee law, and she spent many wonderful years raising her son at Touchstone Cohousing in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It was there that she fell in love with cohousing as a parent, and during the pandemic, she decided to marry her love of cohousing with her love of Greece.  As a child, she relished her summers on the beautiful island of Lesvos.  Now with her cohousing group of wonderful talented people, she is looking forward to fresh food from the Greek gardens and cooking with friends, trips to the beach and hiking in the mountains, learning Greek folk dance and listening to music, living with warm and welcoming people of Greece, exploring a beautiful country, and living a Greek lifestyle that is genuinely happier and healthier in her opinion. 

CONNECT WITH Ivy Summer and Pare Gerou:

Greek Village Cohousing website www.GreekVillageCohousing.com and Facebook Page

Email Pare: GreekVillageCohousing@gmail.com

Email Ivy

Ivy’s website: ThatPlace.Rocks

Ivy on LinkedIn

Instagram: @LunchWithIvy

ABOUT YOUR HOST:

Kim Adams is an American raising three daughters along with her math-teaching husband of 20 years. She loves photography, reading, thunderstorms, walking on the beach, camping where there are no bugs, and has a weakness for mint chocolate chip ice cream. 

CONNECT WITH KIM: 

Book your Free 30 minute call to ask me anything! I’d love to help guide you in your expat life journey.

Email

Resilient Expats LLC website

Facebook page

Free Parents Community on Facebook

Parents who’ve grown up in one culture may not know exactly how to support their Third Culture Kids (TCKs) develop a strong, healthy sense of identity and belonging.

“It starts with acknowledging that our kids won’t have the same identity we do, and that’s OK.”

In this episode we talk about

• Advantages of TCK life;
• Why parents and family are so critical to children’s success when we move;
• Practical ways to create a sense of belonging;

and so much more.

RESOURCES mentioned in the episode: 

adapt.succeed.together. 12-week group program starts March 1 - with a special bonus for those who sign up by February 15. Get more details and updates on the adapt.succeed.together. Facebook page. Get a taste of what the program is about through the upcoming FREE events, including

• ways to manage the ups and downs of cultural adaptation (Zoom talk) and 
• a 5 day challenge to help you live without regrets.

Anna’s talk on identity and belonging in the Facebook group Expats on Purpose (January 8, 2021)

Raising Up A Generation of Healthy Third Culture Kids by Lauren Wells

Third Culture Kids Growing Up Among Worlds by Ruth E. Van Reken and David C. Pollock

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• Episode 5 - Stories & Memories with Ulrika Ernvik
• Episode 14 with Jane Ordaz
• Episode 16 with Andrea Puck
• Episode 17 Where do you need more support?
• Episode 19 with Renata Andrade

ABOUT TODAY’S GUEST:

I remember the first time I heard the term Third Culture Kid (TCK). It was 1994 and my mom sent me an email with a link to a gopher site (remember those?). I sat in the computer lab at the university reading it, fascinated. There was a whole world of “don’t-quite-fit-ins” out there. I work to help other TCKs and their parents find this tribe and how they belong there before they reach adulthood. 

Anna is a certified trainer, coach, and engineer with 40+ years of expat experience who empowers clients as parents and as individuals. Building on a solid foundation of experience and state of the art programs she helps the whole family love their expat experience without regrets.

Anna has lived abroad all her life and is currently raising her own Third Culture Kids in a cross-cultural marriage. She knows what keeps you awake at night - as a parent and as an individual.

CONNECT with Anna C. Seidel:

When you sign up for Anna’s newsletter you’ll get a copy of 25+ ways to nurture long distance relationships

Email Anna

Website www.globalmobilitytrainer.com

Instagram: global_mobility_trainer

LinkedIn

ABOUT YOUR HOST:

Kim Adams is an American raising three daughters along with her math-teaching husband of 20 years. She loves photography, reading, thunderstorms, walking on the beach, camping where there are no bugs, and has a weakness for mint chocolate chip ice cream. 

CONNECT WITH KIM: 

Email

Resilient Expats LLC website

Facebook page

Free Parents Community on Facebook

Inquire about adapt.succeed.together. and get all your questions answered.

In this episode I share a few of my lessons learned in expat life - areas of my life that would have been easier if I’d had the right kind of support earlier. 

“Honestly, if I’d known about a program like this when we were first starting out, I would have jumped on it. … If I’d seen a program like this and thought we could have someone holding our hand, teaching us not just how to do it once, but teaching us how to get along for the whole time abroad, with targeted support now but lifetime access so we could dip in every time we faced challenges, that would have been a game changer and I would have jumped on it.”

In this episode I share my take on the need for 

• choosing friends who can give wise counsel; 
• cultivating relationships with a diverse social network;
• having strategies for dealing with chaos, overwhelm and uncertainty; 
• learning how to get satisfaction now, even while waiting for a desired outcome; 
• knowing how to have energy for the long haul

and explain how my program adapt.succeed.together helps with all this and more. Invest in yourself. You will grow. And the program will grow with you, too.

RESOURCES mentioned in the episode: 

Free training on Energy for the long haul - Tuesday January 26

Free training on Relationships - Thursday January 28

Free training on Understanding cultural adaptation to ease your growing pains & frustrations - Saturday January 30

adapt.succeed.together. 12-week group program starts February 15 - with a special bonus for those who sign up by February 1. Get more details and updates on the adapt.succeed.together. Facebook page. 

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You might also like:

• Episode 9 - Self Care
• Episode 15 with Jane Ordaz
• Episode 16 with Andrea Puck
• Episode 18 with Anna Seidel
• Episode 19 with Renata Andrade

ABOUT YOUR HOST:

Kim Adams is an American raising three daughters along with her math-teaching husband of 20 years. She loves photography, reading, thunderstorms, walking on the beach, camping where there are no bugs, and has a weakness for mint chocolate chip ice cream. 

To inquire how Kim can support you through adapt.succeed.together., send an email or use the contact form.

CONNECT WITH KIM: 

Email Kim

Resilient Expats LLC website

Facebook page

Free Parents Community on Facebook

How does life change when your kids have grown and left the house? And how might it be different than you expected when you’re a re-pat?

“I was kind of torn between: I know she will make it, I know I gave her everything I could, everything to live a good life. And the other part was kind of like sorrow for myself. Since she’s the only child it felt like a loss. Deep sorrow. I can't even explain it.”

In this episode we talk about

• Why Andrea still cleans her daughter’s room;
• How her identity as “mother” has changed;
• Ways their lifestyle abroad made it harder to let go - in surprising ways;

and so much more.

RESOURCES mentioned in the episode:

Andrea says: “I’m looking for repats who’d love to tell their story about moving back to their passport country. It’s all about grasping the concept of home and the challenges you face when moving back home. I’ll publish these stories on my blog to inspire and motivate other people so they can see they’re not alone with their thoughts.” To participate in this project or just start a conversation with Andrea send her an email.

adapt.succeed.together. 12-week group program starts February 15 - with a special bonus for those who sign up by February 1. Get more details and updates on the adapt.succeed.together. Facebook page.

RATHER READ? I’ve got you covered with a transcript and blog post.

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You might also like the full series on major life transitions:

• Episode 12 - Giving Birth Abroad, with Ana Cuchi Gracia
• Episode 13 - Death, with Cath Brew
• Episode 14 - Menopause, with Jane Ordaz
• Episode 15 - Nutrition & Healthy Living, with Angela Warm

ABOUT TODAY’S GUEST:

Andrea is married and the mother of a teenage daughter who just recently moved to the Netherlands to study. Now back in her home country, Germany, Andrea has experience living on 3 continents for over a decade. She understands the hassle of moving around and helps with getting settled in your home of choice by utilizing diverse Feng Shui methods. As an Imperial Feng Shui Consultant and member of the Expat Coach Coalition, she is facilitating a unique program tailor made for globally minded families. Combining the tools of Feng Shui with the methods of the Adapt & Succeed Abroad Program presents you with a fresh perspective not only on your living space but it also supports you mentally and emotionally. Home is an essential part of our life and it matters … no matter where.

CONNECT with Andrea Puck:

Email Andrea

Website Andrea Puck - Feng Shui & Wellbeing

Facebook group: The Repat Journey Community

Facebook page: The Repat Journey

ABOUT YOUR HOST:

Kim Adams is an American raising three daughters along with her math-teaching husband of 20 years. She loves photography, reading, thunderstorms, walking on the beach, camping where there are no bugs, and has a weakness for mint chocolate chip ice cream.

To set up a conversation with Kim to learn how she can support you, go to ResilientExpats.com/Booking.

CONNECT WITH KIM: 

Email  |  Resilient Expats LLC website  |  Facebook page  |  Free Parents Community on Facebook

Apply Now for 1:1 Support to smooth your transitions & maximize your expat experience

Has your health suffered since your last move abroad? If so, you’re not alone. Tune in for a few tips on regaining and maintaining your energy and health, even while adjusting to new diet norms. Don’t worry, it’s not too complicated. In fact, Angela’s all about getting back to basics.

“We tend to steer away from protein. But it's so important for your immune system. And we need a lot of it, especially women in our late forties going into menopause age. Holy cow. It makes a huge difference. And not just our physical health, but our mental health as well.”

Simple shifts can make dramatic changes in how you feel. And yes, nutrition is important, but it’s not going to save you from lack of sleep or a very stressful lifestyle. Listen in to hear Angela’s four pillar approach to health. 

In this episode we talk about

• Ingrained subconscious beliefs stemming from childhood that affect our health patterns today;
• You might be smoking a pack of cigarettes a day - even if you don’t smoke;
• Seasonal changes in what your body needs;

and so much more.

RESOURCES mentioned in the episode: 

Angela’s seasonal programs include Immunity & Beyond: Kick colds to the curb naturally; Spring Reboot: Natural detox & ideal weight program; Green Cleaning: Makeover your cleaning closet; and Seasonal Academy: Program for every season of the year, as well as the changing seasons of your life. Get more information and see her current offerings at her website WarmWellness.com and her Facebook group Healthy Living Community for Expats.

Real Food, Real Quick program starts January 18.

Book Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker

RATHER READ? I’ve got you covered with a transcript and blog post. 

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You might also like the full series on major life transitions:

• Episode 12 - Giving Birth Abroad, with Ana Cuchi Gracia
• Episode 13 - Death, with Cath Brew
• Episode 14 - Menopause, with Jane Ordaz
• Episode 16 - Empty Nest, with Andrea Puck

ABOUT TODAY’S GUEST:

Originally from the US and now based in Switzerland, Angela Warm is a Certified Health Coach and former environmental consultant. As founder of Warm Wellness, Angela specializes in helping women embrace their health regardless of what season of their lives they may be in. She especially enjoys helping expat moms find reserves of energy, reach their ideal weight and navigate their tiny kitchen with ease. She does this through seasonal meal planning, sustainable nutritional support and lifestyle adjustments, in both customized 1:1 sessions and seasonal group programs.

Angela went back to school after becoming an expat mom to two littles ones 18 months apart. What started as a fact finding mission to keep her family and herself healthy, and overcome constant exhaustion, Angela found a calling helping others make their health a priority. She now combines her expertise in environmental science, expat living and seasonal health coaching to help women incorporate healthy habits into their daily lives. If you’re ready to change your relationship around your health and get yourself feeling fantastic again, book a free, no obligation call to talk through your health goals.

CONNECT with Angela Warm:

Email Angela

Website WarmWellness.com

Facebook group: Healthy Living Community for Expats

ABOUT YOUR HOST:

Kim Adams is an American raising three daughters along with her math-teaching husband of 20 years. She loves photography, reading, thunderstorms, walking on the beach, camping where there are no bugs, and has a weakness for mint chocolate chip ice cream. 

To set up a conversation with Kim to learn how she can support you, go to ResilientExpats.com/Booking.

CONNECT WITH KIM: 

Email Kim

Resilient Expats LLC website

Facebook page

Free Parents Community on Facebook

Apply Now for 1:1 Support to smooth your transitions & maximize your expat experience

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Women are still struggling to find information about “the menopause,” and it’s even harder for expats: a lot of the common advice doesn’t apply very well to people struggling to find their way in a different country and system. 

”I'm shocked that in 2020, 2021, it's still difficult, and that A) we’re not teaching people about themselves and their bodies, and B) there’s still so much shame attached to it. We haven't got rid of the shame people feel around it and what that means.”

When we break out of the taboo and talk about what’s really going on, we liberate ourselves and normalize it for the next generation. In this episode we talk about

• Explaining to our kids what’s going on;
• When the hairdresser points out your gray hairs;
• Stepping into a space of knowing you look brilliant at your age;

and so much more.

RESOURCES mentioned in the episode: 

The Menopausal Expat Facebook Group

Why Everyone Needs to Know More About Menopause — Especially Now - Washington Post article by Jackie Gillard, June 29, 2020

Jane and Kim, with other coachy colleagues, are working together on a group program Adapt. Succeed. Together. launching in February. Watch out for it!

RATHER READ? I’ve got you covered with a transcript and blog post. 

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• You might also like the rest of this series on major life transitions:
• • Episode 12 - Giving Birth Abroad, with Ana Cuchi Gracia
  • Episode 13 - Death, with Cath Brew
  • Episode 15 - Nutrition & Healthy Living, with Angela Warm
  • Episode 16 - Empty Nest, with Andrea Puck

ABOUT TODAY’S GUEST:

Jane Ordaz spent a few decades working in the arts and charitable sector in the UK supporting other people to tell and shape their stories, be that as a funder, marketing manager or coach. In 2007 she was the recipient of a Clore Cultural Leadership Fellowship and realised her true passion for helping individuals to find their voice, follow their own path and succeed. This led her to qualify as a Coach/ Mentor, accredited by EMCC in 2009.   

Not long after arriving in Mexico aged 49, The Menopausal Expat knocked at the door and refused to leave. Jane now supports globally mobile women going through menopause to manage these two huge changes. 

CONNECT with Jane Ordaz:

Website: www.themenopausalexpat.com 

Facebook group: The Menopausal Expat 

Facebook page: The Menopausal Expat

Instagram: janeordaz

Twitter: @ordazstubbs

LinkedIn

Email Jane

ABOUT YOUR HOST:

Kim Adams is an American raising three daughters along with her math-teaching husband of 20 years. She loves photography, reading, thunderstorms, walking on the beach, camping where there are no bugs, and has a weakness for mint chocolate chip ice cream. 

To set up a conversation with Kim to learn how she can support you, go to ResilientExpats.com/Booking.

CONNECT WITH KIM: 

Email Kim

Resilient Expats LLC website

Facebook page

Free Parents Community on Facebook

Apply Now for 1:1 Support to smooth your transitions & maximize your expat experience

Affiliate Links: Some links may be affiliate referrals. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Re-thinking how we approach death: Do you want to take care of things yourself or hire a funeral director? What are your options, really, as an expat? In this episode we talk about some of the financial and legal barriers that complicate things for families abroad, and emotional and physical needs of those who are grieving.

“It's really important to understand that grief is not something that has a set trajectory. It's a long process and you need to physically experience it in your body to kind of expel it. You can't intellectualize it. You have to physically feel it. And your body has to get used to the fact that there is this difference. And that physicality of it makes it a completely consuming experience.”

My guest Cath Brew recommends having conversations with your loved ones ahead of time so you’re much more prepared for whatever the choices might be, and so you’re making decisions when you’re not in grief. 

In this episode we talk about

• To stay or go? Knowing what you can live with;
• Soft inroads to start conversations around dying;
• What to say (and not say) to kids about death;
• Continuing your relationship with someone after they’ve died;
• Death doulas and soul midwives;

and so much more.

RESOURCES mentioned in the episode: 

The Soul Midwives’ Handbook: The Holistic and Spiritual Care of the Dying by Felicity Warner   

Dying Matters

Macmillan Care

Another resource for advance care planning (not mentioned by name in the episode): Five Wishes

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ABOUT TODAY’S GUEST:

Cath Brew runs Drawn to a Story and works to illustrate and educate about marginalised experiences for positive change - with a focus on Identity, Belonging and Expat Life. Cath is the author/illustrator of 'Living Elsewhere', a book of 100 cartoons about what it's like to live a global life. She also creates custom illustrations as gifts and works as Senior Designer at Summertime Publishing and Springtime Books (publishers of books by expats for expats). In addition, Cath runs 'Crock-of-**it-free Spiritual Guidance' helping people who feel lost and confused find relief and release emotional wounds, especially around bereavement. Clients tell Cath that she gives them a sense of hope, wholeness and inner peace.

CONNECT with Cath Brew:

Visit my website to sign up to the mailing list: www.drawntoastory.com

My book 'Living Elsewhere' - Available from my website, or it can be bought via The Book Depository (free worldwide shipping) or at Amazon.

'Crock-of-**it-free Spiritual Guidance': I help people who feel lost, are struggling with unresolved trauma or held back by insecurities to find relief and release their emotional wounds, especially around bereavement. Currently, all my clients come via word of mouth. This work is not directly part of my public presence in the expat community although it does relate to exploring our identity and belonging to ourselves. I will be launching publicly in 2021.

Email Cath

Instagram: @DrawnToAStory

Facebook

ABOUT YOUR HOST:

Kim Adams is an American raising three daughters along with her math-teaching husband of 20 years. She loves photography, reading, thunderstorms, walking on the beach, camping where there are no bugs, and has a weakness for mint chocolate chip ice cream. 

To set up a conversation with Kim to learn how she can support you, go to ResilientExpats.com/Adapt and hit “Apply Now.”

CONNECT WITH KIM: 

Email

Resilient Expats LLC website

Facebook page

Free Parents Community on Facebook

Apply Now for 1:1 Support to smooth your transitions & maximize your expat experience

Affiliate Links: Some links may be affiliate referrals. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

How do you navigate something as intimate, personal, and BIG as becoming a parent, when you’re in another country and don’t speak the language? 

“There's so many layers to giving birth abroad. Yes, birth is birth. Definitely we all agree. But you definitely need a set of extra tools.”

Ana shares some of what she’s learned through her own journey to parenthood, through listening to others’ stories, and through her training to become a newborn care specialist and a doula. In this episode we talk about

• Doula what? Confusion between a doula, midwife, maternity nurse, newborn care specialist, nanny, babysitter, etc.;
• Using your voice to channel your energy in pregnancy, birth and postpartum;
• Surprising challenges + surprisingly easy ways to help it go smoother;

and so much more.

RESOURCES mentioned in the episode: 

My Birth Story Abroad (also on instagram)- Ana Cuchi Gracia’s project collecting expat women’s stories

Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth

La Voz en el Parto - chanting for pregnancy, birth and postpartum

The Virtual Midwife Karen Wilmot

La Leche League - find your local group, Leader, or find a group holding meetings online

Book Now for your free consultation - you could have a "doula for change and transition"

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ABOUT TODAY’S GUEST:

Ana is a Spaniared in Budapest who’s passionate about creating a community of support for mothers abroad. In My Birth Story Abroad she’s collecting women’s stories from around the world to share knowledge and experiences to encourage each other. With a background in translation and interpretation, Ana taught at international schools and has now pivoted to personal support for mothers… soon to be a newborn care specialist and a doula.

CONNECT with Ana:

Website: www.anacuchigracia.com

Email Ana

Instagram: @MyBirthStoryAbroad

ABOUT YOUR HOST:

Kim Adams is an American raising three daughters along with her math-teaching husband of 20 years. She loves photography, reading, thunderstorms, walking on the beach, camping where there are no bugs, and has a weakness for mint chocolate chip ice cream. 

To set up a conversation with Kim to learn how she can support you, go to ResilientExpats.com/Adapt and hit “Apply Now.”

CONNECT WITH KIM: 

Email

Resilient Expats LLC website

Facebook page

Free Parents Community on Facebook

Book Now for your free consultation to smooth your transitions & maximize your expat experience

Affiliate Links: Some links may be affiliate referrals. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

I took time off the past few weeks while sick, and I didn’t feel bad about it. That’s a big change for me. Over the past couple years I’ve upgraded how I understand self care.

“What’s changed is I now have a deep respect for myself that’s beyond my output. It’s tied to who I am already ... not who I’m going to be when I do that work or accomplish that goal.”

Now I’m focused on doing things that bring me small bursts of joy and rest every day; things I used to think were too small to count as self care.

In this episode I talk about 

• What I used to think self care meant
• My new understanding of taking care of myself, guilt free
• Why we need to practice this so we can model it for our kids

and more.

RESOURCES mentioned in the episode: 

Preview webinar - email Kim@ResilientExpats.com

Self care handout in the free VIP Member Vault: https://resilientexpats.com/vault

RATHER READ? I’ve got you covered with a transcript.

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• You might also like: Episode 9 - Unresolved Grief

ABOUT YOUR HOST:

Kim Adams is an American raising three daughters along with her math-teaching husband of 20 years. She loves photography, reading, thunderstorms, walking on the beach, camping where there are no bugs, and has a weakness for mint chocolate chip ice cream. 

To set up a conversation with Kim to learn how she can support you, go to ResilientExpats.com/Adapt and hit “Apply Now.”

CONNECT WITH KIM: 

Workshop: Effortless Family Connection

Email

Resilient Expats LLC website

Facebook page

Free Parents Community on Facebook

Apply Now for 1:1 Support to smooth your transitions & maximize your expat experience