Burnout Recovery for Working Professionals. Ah, the fresh shimmer of a new year. The hopeful feeling that maybe this is the year you don’t crumble by April. The intoxicating promise of a clean slate, new habits, a better headspace, and a life that feels more like yours. And then, within weeks (or days), the pressure… Continue Reading
Rebuilding Identity as a Digital Nomad: Who Are You When ‘Home’ Keeps Changing?
The streets smell different, the food challenges your palate, the people are fascinating, and your passport is borderline quivering with possibility. Living abroad can be thrilling, but as a digital nomad, you may find yourself rebuilding your identity in ways you never expected. All of that sense of possibility comes with a shadow: a gnawing… Continue Reading
How to do an Expat Christmas That Doesn’t Suck
This blog post on how to do an expat Christmas that doesn’t suck was originally featured on the Internations blog where I have been delighted to write as a guest blogger, and is being reposted here with permission. By the way—these tips are not just for Christmas! They’ll will come in handy for any perfectionists… Continue Reading
How to Find a Counsellor Part 1: Avoiding a bad therapeutic experience
Lights. Camera. Action… A generic sad person, usually under duress, is sitting in a waiting room [insert ‘soulless and stark’ or ‘overdone floral’ before the words ‘waiting room’]. Dr so-and-so Therapist opens the door to welcome the person into the room [insert ‘middle-aged man with glasses and monotone voice’ or ‘hippie woman with a fake… Continue Reading
