Moving abroad changes more than your address.

It changes your routines, your priorities, and often the way you take care of yourself.

In this episode of Rome Unfiltered, Walter is joined by Angie and Joanna to talk about an often-overlooked part of expat life: rebuilding your personal routines after relocation.

Between finding schools, navigating bureaucracy, setting up a home, and supporting your family, many expats spend months focused on everyone else. At some point, though, survival mode ends and life begins again.

Together, Angie and Joanna share how they found balance in Rome through wellness, fitness, self-care, and the small routines that helped them feel grounded in a new country.

The conversation explores everything from finding a trusted hairdresser and booking beauty appointments to discovering Pilates classes, yoga studios, horse riding, and the habits that helped them create a sense of normalcy abroad.

They also discuss:

• Rebuilding routines after a move abroad • The importance of self-care during relocation • Finding trusted providers through recommendations • Pilates, yoga, horse riding, and fitness communities • Managing stress as a working parent • The Italian approach to wellbeing and balance • Why routines matter more than motivation • Practical advice for expat families settling into Rome

This episode is about more than wellness. It’s about creating stability, protecting your mental health, and finding the small rituals that help a foreign city start feeling like home.

Rome Unfiltered is made by expats, for expats. Real stories. Practical advice. Life in Rome without the filter.

If you know someone who has recently moved to Rome, send them this episode. Sometimes the best thing you can do for your family is make time for yourself.