You may not have thought about it this way, but you make "psychological contracts" in your head all the time. I bet you even know what I mean by psychological contract before I explain it … [Read more...]
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Expatriates: the Invisible Force Ruling Your Marriage (and All Your Relationships)
Filed Under: Relationships Tagged With: accompanying partner, Expat marriage, Expatriate Family, Expatriates' relatives, Expats, Parenting, relationships, trailing spouse
Expatriate Employee: How To Screw Up Your Marriage
As an expat employee, there are many ways to mess up your marriage. For your convenience, I've gathered the best ones here. Keep doing these and it's guaranteed: your relationship will be on … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Relationships Tagged With: accompanying partner, Expat marriage, expatriate, Expatriate Family, Expats, relationships, trailing spouse
Why New Expatriates Are Always So Tired (and Other People Are Not)
“I’m tired and overwhelmed. My energy is totally drained out. I even feel dizzy, completely worn out. You must think that I'm out of my mind: feeling exhausted because I struggled for 3 … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Personal development Tagged With: accompanying partner, expatriate, Expatriate Family, Expats, Third Culture Kids, trailing spouse
Why Trailing Spouses Can’t Be Happy (and What Can Be Done)
Companies recognize that accompanying spouses are playing an essential role in the success of international assignments. Research shows that they’re key to absorb the stress of both the … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Relationships Tagged With: accompanying partner, expatriate, Expatriate Family, Expats, Psychological trauma, relationships, Spouse stipend, trailing spouse
5 Reasons Why You Need to Talk to Other Expats
When I left France to live abroad, I did not know anything about culture shock, expatriate grief and third culture kids. But I had a clear idea in mind: I would immerse myself in the local culture, … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Personal development, Relationships Tagged With: accompanying partner, Culture Shock, Disconnection, expatriate, Expatriate Family, expatriate grief, Expats, isolation, Psychological trauma, relationships, Resilience, Third Culture Kids, trailing spouse, Trauma
Culture Shock and Your Expat Child: What to Do?
Have you ever wondered what’s happening in your children’s head when relocating abroad? In this article "Culture Shock: What Your Children Can't Tell You", you already found some … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Parenting abroad Tagged With: accompanying partner, Culture Shock, expatriate, Expatriate Family, Expats, Parenting, Parenting abroad, Third Culture Kids, trailing spouse
Culture Shock: What Your Kids Can’t Tell You
In a previous article, you uncovered what Gérard Depardieu could teach expatriates about culture shock. We outlined the very popular Oberg model characterized by 4 stages (honeymoon, crisis, … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Parenting abroad Tagged With: accompanying partner, Culture Shock, expatriate, Expatriate Family, Parenting abroad, Third Culture Kids, trailing spouse
The 3 Keys to Resilience
We’ve seen previously what resilience is and why it matters. You’ve assessed your own resilience thanks to the Al Siebert Test. We've then outlined the risk and protective factors fostering … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Personal development Tagged With: accompanying partner, expatriate, Expatriate Family, expatriate resilience, Resilience, trailing spouse
How Resilient Are You? Take the Quiz!
In the previous article of this series, we've seen what resilience is and why it matters, in all walks of life but especially when you're living abroad, having to face a lot of different … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Personal development Tagged With: accompanying partner, Disconnection, expatriate, Expatriate Family, expatriate grief, expatriate resilience, Third Culture Kids, trailing spouse
The One Skill Which Will Make All the Difference When You Live Abroad
It's the human capacity to face, overcome and even be strengthened by the adversities of life. This definition comes from the Resiliency Resource Center. It defines Resilience. Resilience … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Personal development Tagged With: accompanying partner, expatriate, Expatriate Family, relationships, Third Culture Kids, trailing spouse