How Counseling with an Expat Psychologist will Support You
At the time you moved abroad, you may have been fulfilling your biggest dream. You may have planned everything you possibly could have to prepare for this significant transition. Still, you came to find that no amount of planning could have ever prepared you for how...
4 Must-Do’s to Navigate your Multilingual Relationship
Misunderstandings are usual in all kinds of relationships: with your partner, family, friends and colleagues. However, when this is a multilingual relationship and you have to communicate in a language that is not your mother tongue, the challenges are even more...
How the Big Five Personality Traits Impact Expat Life
We are all bound to have days where we wish we could drop the labels and be who we are, without our traits or characteristics having to mean something more than what they are or set us apart from other people. At the same time, we know that there is value in...
Recognizing Anxiety: 5 signals to Bear in Mind
Expats deal with anxiety. Yet it might be difficult recognizing it. It is the second mental health problem among expats, after depression. Being abroad and “living the life” is beautiful and a great opportunity. It also involves challenges that can trigger...
3 Ways to Stop Toxic Positivity from tainting Your Expat Life
Living in another country is a dream come true in many ways, but international life isn’t all éclairs and museums. Expats may experience depression and anxiety, and as I explained in this post, we are even more vulnerable as if we would be back home. Join me in this...
Gabriela’s Videos: Tips and tricks for your Life Abroad
Sometimes it’s easier to see a face and hear a voice of someone, instead of reading an article. If you want to see/hear great tips, advice, and insights about life abroad and its lights and shadows, from a Psychologist and Coach, specialized in working with...
Understanding Expat Coaching Online
If you are an Expat and want to find meaning, regain direction, and seize the opportunity for personal and professional growth in your expat experience, you have come to the right place. Do you live Abroad? Expat Coaching Online might be what you need. This type of...
The Truth About Expat Shame
You’ve made the enormous decision to move to a new country, but you just aren’t finding the success you know you’re capable of. This situation can also lead to feeling inadequate or unworthy of love—fears underlying the feeling we know as shame. Join...
Expat Friendships: Meaningful Connections Abroad
Finding Friendships as Expats is challenging. We struggle in search of people we can feel attached and connected. Sometimes we even find some “prospects” and then have second thoughts about it (or the other way around). Join me in this article and discover...
Expat Anxiety: Dealing with the Stress of Life Abroad
Expat Anxiety. Why is it any different from “common” anxiety? Keep reading and discover the main causes of anxiety among expats and how to cope with this uncertainty state. Instead of feeling stuck and paralyzed, start to see clearly and confidently what...
Podcast: The Expat Psychologist
liste Patricia hosts “The Enterprising Expat”, her podcast about expats entrepreneurs and their journeys to where they are now. She managed to help me summarized my life in less than 60 minutes! In this interview, you get to know me better and some aspects...
Expat Grief: Coping with Loss Living Abroad
The worst fear of all expats is losing someone you love while you are abroad. To face Expat Grief. We live with this fear; we try coping with it as well as we can. Stay on the present, mindfulness. We visit home as often as we can and seize every opportunity we have...
Claim your Space: Moving in Together as an Intercultural Couple
I met my partner online, through Hospitality Club. The previous version of Couchsurfing. A beautiful space to meet people from around the globe. I was a very involved member and when travelers were searching for a host in Chile, I was one of the first to appear. Many...
On your way to Expat Acceptance
My series “all about expat emotions” is not only about the unpleasant ones like envy or frustration. Although if you follow me for a while, you are familiar with my convictions: “You are allowed to feel the way you do”, and “emotions are...Subscribe to my YouTube Channel
