Mental health has become one of the top topics this past year.
Having to isolate ourselves from the rest of the world,
for a long period of time,
has left us quite unprepared for what happened to us mentally.
Continue reading “Improve your mental health”Mental health as an expat or not is more than trying to keep a positive frame of mind.
Mental health.gov states that it is not only about our mental health, but also our psychological and social well-being.
In short how we feel, think and act.
Continue reading “Mental health as an Expat”The days are growing shorter, the leaves are changing colour and for a while it is exciting and cosy,
especially for an Aussie girl who has only experienced two different seasons, hot and very hot.
Continue reading “Dealing with winter depression”As expats we can very quickly feel lonely and disconnected from everyone and everything.
This is purely because everything is new, and we need to start from scratch.
Continue reading “Why connecting with others is so important”Life can be hard and complicated and sometimes you just need a bit of guidance, help or a different perspective, to get you through it.
What are the signs you need a life coach?
Before you can decide if a life coach is for you, you may want to know what a life coach does.
Continue reading “Signs you need a life coach”It’s no longer taboo to seek out help when life isn’t going so well.
Nowadays it’s considered a sign of strength to ask for help, not a weakness.
A life coach can be very beneficial to you, but how do you know if you’re ready to see one or not?
Continue reading “Reasons to see a life coach and reasons not to.”There are so many good reasons as to why self-forgiveness is so important.
It is an expression of self-love, self-compassion, and self-empathy.
Continue reading “Why Self-Forgiveness is so important”Why stepping out of your comfort zone is so important as an expat?
Today’s mentality tends to gravitate to ‘more is better’.
The more thing we have to make our lives more comfortable, the happier you will be.
Continue reading “Your comfort zone as an Expat”Everybody who moves to a new country experiences culture shock. You even experience it when you move back to your country of birth.
When I moved to the Netherlands in late 2000, I was sorely prepared for whatever culture shock I may experience.
Just a quick reminder that I am an Australian bush baby, meaning I grew up in the bush with not so many neighbours and definitely no shops nearby (they were about a 40 minute drive away)
Continue reading “My culture shock experience”What is your self-love language? Do you know?
I have written before about self-care and self-love is another aspect of this.
There are so many ways to express self-love, but it is not always easy to understand what this could truly mean.
In my younger days I remember feeling like self-love was selfishness.
That was because I did not understand its full meaning.
Continue reading “What is your self-love language”
