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- Expat Grief with Katie
Season 6, Episode 12. Grief isn't something reserved for tragedy and death. Grief has a much wider spectrum, and people living abroad have some unique challenges with some of its forms.
Returning guest Katie, a US American living in Munich, Germany, has had her own (un)fair share of grief. As a licensed counselor, she's put her experience and professional knowledge to pen and paper with her new book, The New Face of Grief.
We talk about scheduling a time to grieve, forcing ourselves to tell friends and family back home about our grief experiences, and avoiding avoidance while living internationally.
Donate to Kinderlachen to support education grants for differently abled kids in Germany via ThrEGEPADFO!
This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Save 10% on your first month of professional therapy at BetterHelp.com/ExpatCast.
FIND KATIE
Katie's website and resources
Katie's Instagram @katie.rossler
Katie' book, The New Face of Grief
Katie's other The Expat Cast episode, "Counseling for Cross-Cultural Relationships"
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43 min - Travel Germany: Wiesbaden with Christie from A Sausage Has Two
Season 6, Episode 11. In the Travel Germany series, different places across Germany are featured in interviews with expats who relocated there. Today, we learn about Wiesbaden!
Christie moved from her home of London to her husband's home of Germany and quickly fell in love with the city of Wiesbaden. Located among German wine country and in the most forested state of the country, Wiesbaden's natural charm is made even more impressive by its historic old town.
Now a food and travel writer, Christie's got the best tips on where to go, what to drink, and what to eat in and around Wiesbaden!
To listen to all the episodes in the Travel Germany series, click here.
Donate to Kinderlachen to support education grants for differently abled kids in Germany via ThrEGEPADFO!
FIND CHRISTIE
Christie's website ASausageHasTwo
Christie's Instagram @asausagehastwo
Christie's Twitter @asausagehastwo
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44 min - Comedy in Germany - Does It Exist?? with Chelsea from SoundingLustig
Season 6, Episode 10. Hey so uhhh... Are German people funny?
We tackle the age-old question with Chelsea, a US American in Hamburg and a fellow lover of comedy. First, we share our favorite and least favorite German language movies and TV shows in the category "comedy." Then, we explore the stand-up scene in Germany, both via online specials and in-person shows.
Finally, we turn the examination inwards as we ask, do German people find us funny?
Donate to Kinderlachen to support education grants for differently abled kids in Germany via ThrEGEPADFO!
OUR RECOMMENDATIONS
Movies & TV Shows: Fack ju Göhte, Stromberg, Tatortreiniger, Good Bye, Lenin!, Türkisch für Anfänger
Comedians: Hazel Brugger, Alicja Heldt, fellow expat Mari in Cologne
TikTok accounts: Dominic, Felix, Felix's other account, Nic
FIND CHELSEA
Chelseas's blog SoundingLustig
Chelsea's Instagram @soundinglustig
Chelsea's TikTok @soundinglustig
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39 min - The German Media Landscape with Nic and Simon
Season 6, Episode 9. Nic and Simon from the podcast "Decades from Home" come by to talk about the media landscape in Germany.
Nic and Simon both moved from the UK to Germany, where they've now been living for (you guessed it) decades. They share how they find their news in Germany, compare German political reporting to it in the UK, and even get into why US news is covered with such dramatic flair in German publications.
And, yeah, we mention the news story about the reappearing penis sculpture. Read more about it here.
Get ready for ThrEGEPADFO!
FIND DECADES FROM HOME
Their podcast "Decades from Home"
On Twitter @decadesfromhome
On Instagram @decadesfromhome
FIND NIC
Nic's blog 40 Percent German
Nic's Twitter @40PercentGerman
Nic's Instagram @40PercentGerman
His first appearance on The Expat Cast in 2019, "Here & There, Then & Now"
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46 min - Finding Therapy in Germany with Julian
Season 6, Episode 8. Let's talk about how to get mental health support when living abroad.
One great thing about living in Germany is the health care - for many reasons, but notably, most public health insurances cover mental health therapy. It's a wonderful thing, but like all things in Germany, there is a lot of paperwork and bureaucracy required to find a therapist, get the therapy approved, and start the actual process.Today's guest, Julian, is from Venezuela and has been living in Germany for 5 years. In 2020, he hit a point where he needed help. He began his journey to find a therapist in his current home, Berlin. He shares why he decided to seek therapy and why it has been so valuable, over a year later. Most importantly, we get into HOW to seek therapy, from where to research doctors to who needs to sign off on the treatment and more.This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. If your insurance doesn't cover therapy or you'd prefer to have more options when choosing your therapist, BetterHelp is a fantastic alternative to going through the German healthcare system. Save 10% on your first month of professional therapy at BetterHelp.com/ExpatCast.LINKS
Therapist search function on therapie.de
Look up the Kassenärztliche Vereinigung in your state, like Berlin or Baden-Württemberg, and use the doctor search function there
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42 min - Visiting Home After Years Away with Casey
Season 6, Episode 7. Casey and Nicole compare stories and experiences from their first trips back to the US since the arrival of the pandemic.
Casey moved from the US to Germany 3 years ago. In March 2020, she had her bags packed and ready to go on her first trip back home since moving abroad... when lockdown was announced and international travel was halted due to Covid.
In August 2021, she finally got to go home. This was her first time visiting since moving abroad, her first time seeing family after the pandemic hitting, and to top it all of, she was six months pregnant!
FIND CASEY
On Instagram @CaseyfromCologneOn Twitter @CaseyinCologneTHE DATING ABROADCAST
Listen to my other podcast where my friend Aspen and I date GerMEN so you don't have to!
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44 min - Living Right on Time with Julie
Season 6, Episode 6. To some, Julie's life might seem like she's hitting certain milestones too late. But for Julie, life is playing out right on time.
She left her good, satisfying life in Scotland in her early 40s, because she was ready for a change. Love took her to Munich, Germany, where she moved in with her partner, started her own business, and had a child - all at the same time. Although it was a lot of life changes all at once, Julie embraced this opportunity to create the life she wanted.
Many of her approaches were backed up by science and research - which she shares about in her work as a life coach and in various groups she started in Munich, including her Happiness Club.
FIND JULIE
Her website
The Happiness Club
THE DATING ABROADCAST
Listen to my other podcast where my friend Aspen and I date GerMEN so you don't have to!
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41 min - Expat Resilience & a Munich Love Story with Meghan from Balancing Cultures
Season 6, Episode 5. On a solo backpacking trip in her early 20s, Meghan visited Munich. She wasn't expecting to fall in love, but she did - with the city itself. She moved there as soon as she could, at least temporarily. But she extended her temporary stay by another couple months, then another, then another...
Now, she and Munich are celebrating 14 delightful years together. Along the way, Meghan has repeatedly chosen to stay in Munich, through career changes and challenges, breakups, and more. Today, she's a wife, a mom, a teacher, and a fellow expat podcaster! She tells us all about the resilience it's taken to stick it out with her one true love, Munich.
Check out the report from Expats and Spouses Monitor research project on expat partners.FIND MEGHAN
Her podcast Balancing Cultures
On Instagram @BalancingCultures
On Facebook @BalancingCultures
On Twitter @BalancingStory
THE DATING ABROADCAST
Listen to my other podcast where my friend Aspen and I date GerMEN so you don't have to!
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38 min - Travel Germany: Kiel with Jordan
Season 6, Episode 4. In the Travel Germany series, different places across Germany are featured in interviews with expats who relocated there. Today, we learn about Kiel!
Jordan Wagner takes us all the way up north near the Danish border to the city of Kiel, a harbor city that is a paradise for boat lovers. Jordan used to think she could never love anywhere like she loves southern Germany, but Kiel converted her to love the north even more. She let's us in on the things that made her fall in love with it.
Not only are there great beaches and events to explore in Kiel itself - it's also a great jumping off point for so many day trips, like to Hamburg, Sylt, or even Denmark!
For links to the places and restaurants mentioned, head on over to the blog.
To listen to all the episodes in the Travel Germany series, click here.
This episode is sponsored by Lingoda. Read more about their upcoming sprint on the sprint with the code EXPATCAST2 for 20€ off!
FIND JORDAN
On Instagram @jordanbwagner
Her travel blog Wayfaring with Wagner
Her blog about northern Germany Hamburg and Beyond
THE DATING ABROADCAST
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44 min - A South African, a Filipino,& an American Walk into a Bakery... with Shaun & Lawin
Season 6, Episode 3. Stop me if you've heard this one - a South African, a Filipino, & an American walk into a bakery...
Shaun from South Africa moved to Germany 14 years ago and now runs The Germany Experience podcast. Lawin from the Philippines moved to Germany 2 years ago and now runs the Pop Your Cultural Cherry podcast. And your host Nicole moved to Germany 4 years ago and hosts, well, this podcast.
The three come together to share their personal preconceived notions about Germany and the things they wish more people knew about it. Plus, they share what Germans know about their countries and the things they wish more Germans knew about their home.
This episode is sponsored by Lingoda. Read more about their upcoming sprint on the sprint with the code EXPATCAST2 for 20€ off!
FIND SHAUN
Online at thegermanyexperience.de
On Instagram @the.germany.experience
On Twitter @GermanyXP
FIND LAWIN
His podcast Pop Your Cultural Cherry
On Instagram @popyourculturalcherry
On Facebook @popyourculturalcherry
THE DATING ABROADCAST
Listen to my other podcast where my friend Aspen and I date GerMEN so you don't have to!
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About The Expat Cast
From the publisher's feed
The ExpatCast is the podcast where expats share stories about fitting in, standing out, and every mishap on their journey to feeling at home abroad.
https://www.theexpatcast.com/