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June 18, 2013 by admin 13 Comments

Expats: One Little Known Factor That Could Harm You (and Your Kids)

I don’t know about you but I make psychological contracts with my host countries. Those psychological contracts, that I form in my head, are "comprised of a belief that some sort of a promise … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Relationships Tagged With: accompanying partner, expatriate, Expatriate Family, Expats, psychological contract, relationships

May 30, 2013 by admin 5 Comments

Expatriates: the Invisible Force Ruling Your Marriage (and All Your Relationships)

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...]

Filed Under: Relationships Tagged With: accompanying partner, Expat marriage, Expatriate Family, Expatriates' relatives, Expats, Parenting, relationships, trailing spouse

May 19, 2013 by admin 17 Comments

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

April 30, 2013 by admin 1 Comment

How To Prepare Young Children For Dramatic Change Without Stressing Them Out

There are moments in the expat life where you’d like to talk to your children but you can’t. Maybe the move still needs to remain confidential. And your children are too young to keep a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting abroad Tagged With: expatriate, Expatriate Family, Expats, Parenting, Parenting abroad, relationships, Third Culture Kids

April 19, 2013 by admin 17 Comments

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

April 9, 2013 by admin 57 Comments

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

March 29, 2013 by admin 13 Comments

‘Toxic’ Expats: How to Spot and Avoid Them

Last week, I mapped 5 reasons why you need to talk to other expats. There are more: Carla mentioned availability and Franck underlined work, Betty acknowledged the power of this network, to find … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Relationships Tagged With: expatriate, Expatriate Family, Expats, relationships, trailing spouse

March 19, 2013 by admin 10 Comments

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

March 7, 2013 by admin 26 Comments

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

January 20, 2013 by admin 6 Comments

3 Questions to Nobel Prize 2012 Serge Haroche

To start 2013 with a (big!) bang, I’m extremely honored to welcome Serge Haroche, Nobel Prize Winner 2012 in Physics. Receiving his prize on Dec 10th, 2012 in Stockholm, Serge … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Relationships Tagged With: bilingualism, cross-cultural communication, Culture Shock, Expats, Language Acquisition, Multilingualism, TCK, Third Culture Kids