You arrived fluent enough to get by, maybe even confident, and then something shifted. Suddenly you are stumbling over words in meetings, laughing a beat too late at jokes, or going quiet at dinner tables where everyone else seems completely at ease. Language...
You packed your life into boxes, crossed an ocean or two, and still somehow find yourself eating dinner alone, wondering why this adventure feels so quiet. Loneliness being abroad is one of the most common experiences my clients bring into sessions, and one of the...
You packed up your life, crossed borders, built something new together, and somewhere along the way, the relationship started to crack. Divorce living abroad carries a particular kind of weight that most people around you will struggle to fully grasp. Your expat...
Last December, during a talk with a group of high-achievers in Zurich, someone asked the question that usually shows up around this time of year: “Gabriela… why does being an expat feel ten times heavier during the holidays?” The room went quiet. Because everyone knew...
AI and expat life, and the limits of “help” She was in her third country in five years.New city. New job. New colleagues. Everything looked perfect on LinkedIn.But when the loneliness hit, she asked AI:“Why do I feel disconnected abroad?”The answer? “Make new friends....
Moving to a new country for love sounds like the ultimate adventure, but for many expats, it’s a maze of cultural hurdles, language barriers, and shifting power dynamics. I recently had a conversation on a podcast where we dived into the complexities of expat...
