The Expat Therapist: Navigating Mental Health

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CBT helps us understand the relationship between what happens, what we think it means, how we feel, and how we respond—and thought reconstruction helps us question the interpretations that may be limiting what we believe is possible.

If you're looking for a community of women who truly understand the emotional side of living abroad, come join us inside the Becoming Her Abroad Facebook community. We'd love to welcome you.

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What happens when women have a safe space to reflect, connect, and be truly understood? 🤎 In this episode, I’m sharing how my recent journaling event inspired me to continue creating more intentional spaces for women living abroad—and why we need more than social connection to feel like we belong.

If you're looking for a community of women who truly understand the emotional side of living abroad, come join us inside the Becoming Her Abroad Facebook community. We'd love to welcome you.

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In this episode, I’m sharing why I’m creating in-person spaces for expat women to connect, slow down, and reconnect with themselves—and why I believe meaningful transformation involves more than just talking about what’s happening in our minds.

We’ll talk about community, the body, somatic work, and the methodology behind these experiences.

If you're looking for a community of women who truly understand the emotional side of living abroad, come join us inside the Becoming Her Abroad Facebook community. We'd love to welcome you.

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Sometimes we don’t need advice. We just need someone to say, “Me too.”

In this episode, we’re exploring the power of being witnessed by other women, why shared experiences can soften shame, and how intentional connection can help us feel less alone in the things we’re navigating.

🌿 Looking for support on your own Becoming Her journey?

If you're an expat woman navigating identity shifts, emotional overwhelm, or simply trying to feel more like yourself abroad, I'd love to support you.

You can book a free 30-minute clarity call here, where we'll identify the biggest barrier keeping you stuck and create a personalized 3-step action plan to help you move forward with more clarity and confidence.

And if you're looking for a community of women who truly understand the emotional side of living abroad, come join us inside the Becoming Her Abroad Facebook community. We'd love to welcome you.

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You can be surrounded by people and still feel incredibly lonely.

In this episode, we’re talking about the kind of loneliness that happens when you move abroad—the feeling of being connected socially, but not truly seen. We’ll explore why emotional safety matters more than simply having people around you, and what it actually takes to create deeper connection in a new place.

🌿 Looking for support on your own Becoming Her journey?

If you're an expat woman navigating identity shifts, emotional overwhelm, or simply trying to feel more like yourself abroad, I'd love to support you.

You can book a free 30-minute clarity call here, where we'll identify the biggest barrier keeping you stuck and create a personalized 3-step action plan to help you move forward with more clarity and confidence.

And if you're looking for a community of women who truly understand the emotional side of living abroad, come join us inside the Becoming Her Abroad Facebook community. We'd love to welcome you.

✨ Join the 7-Day Become Her Abroad Challenge here!

Summer ends, routines return, school starts, visitors leave—and suddenly, real life feels a little heavier.

In this episode, we’re talking about why seasonal transitions can hit differently when you live abroad, and how to get curious about what your emotions might actually be telling you instead of immediately assuming something is wrong.

🌿 Looking for support on your own Becoming Her journey?

If you're an expat woman navigating identity shifts, emotional overwhelm, or simply trying to feel more like yourself abroad, I'd love to support you.

You can book a free 30-minute clarity call here, where we'll identify the biggest barrier keeping you stuck and create a personalized 3-step action plan to help you move forward with more clarity and confidence.

And if you're looking for a community of women who truly understand the emotional side of living abroad, come join us inside the Becoming Her Abroad Facebook community. We'd love to welcome you.

✨ Join the 7-Day Become Her Abroad Challenge here!

Moving abroad can create so much internal noise that it becomes difficult to hear yourself clearly. Your thoughts, emotions, fears, and the pressure to make the “right” decisions can become so loud that your intuition feels completely out of reach.

In this episode, we explore the difference between intuition, thoughts, and emotions—and why reconnecting with that quiet, grounded inner knowing can be such an important part of navigating an identity shift abroad.

You'll also learn how creating safety, building awareness, understanding your patterns, and developing self-trust can help you turn down the noise and reconnect with yourself.

🌿 Looking for support on your own Becoming Her journey?

If you're an expat woman navigating identity shifts, emotional overwhelm, or simply trying to feel more like yourself abroad, I'd love to support you.

You can book a free 30-minute clarity call here, where we'll identify the biggest barrier keeping you stuck and create a personalized 3-step action plan to help you move forward with more clarity and confidence.

And if you're looking for a community of women who truly understand the emotional side of living abroad, come join us inside the Becoming Her Abroad Facebook community. We'd love to welcome you.

✨ Join the 7-Day Become Her Abroad Challenge here!

What does it really take to build a life that feels like home in a country that once felt completely unfamiliar?

In this episode of Becoming Her Stories, I'm joined by Lara, a fellow therapist originally from London who has spent the last eight years building a life here in Valencia, Spain.

Together, we dive into the emotional realities of living abroad—from navigating cultural differences to finding community and marrying a Spaniard, creating meaningful friendships, and discovering the hobbies and routines that helped transform a new country into home.

As therapists, we also explore the emotional side of expatriation: the identity shifts, the moments of loneliness, the importance of belonging, and why building a fulfilling life abroad takes intention—not perfection.

And if you are interested in Lara's therapeutic services or simply want to reach out and tell her how amazing she is, you can find her instagram here or go straight to her website here. 

🌿 Looking for support on your own Becoming Her journey?

If you're an expat woman navigating identity shifts, emotional overwhelm, or simply trying to feel more like yourself abroad, I'd love to support you.

You can book a free 30-minute clarity call here, where we'll identify the biggest barrier keeping you stuck and create a personalized 3-step action plan to help you move forward with more clarity and confidence.

And if you're looking for a community of women who truly understand the emotional side of living abroad, come join us inside the Becoming Her Abroad Facebook community. We'd love to welcome you.

✨ Join the 7-Day Become Her Abroad Challenge here!

What happens when you've lived in multiple countries, speak multiple languages, and have had to reinvent yourself over and over again?

In this episode, I'm joined by fellow expat Meg as she shares her incredible journey of becoming—not just abroad, but within herself.

From working on a cruise ship and experiencing life across different cultures to speaking multiple languages (and noticing how different parts of her personality emerge in each one), Meg's offers a refreshingly honest perspective on what it means to continually adapt, grow, and redefine yourself.

Now just six weeks into her newest chapter in Valencia, Spain, we talk about the emotional side of starting over once again, finding your footing in a new place, and embracing the uncertainty that often comes with building a life abroad.

Whether you're preparing for your first international move or you've been living abroad for years, this conversation is a beautiful reminder that every new chapter invites us to rediscover who we are.

And if you are interested in Meg's english support services or simply want to reach out and tell her how amazing she is, you can find her instagram here or go straight to booking a call with her here. 

🌿 Looking for support on your own Becoming Her journey?

If you're an expat woman navigating identity shifts, emotional overwhelm, or simply trying to feel more like yourself abroad, I'd love to support you.

You can book a free 30-minute clarity call here, where we'll identify the biggest barrier keeping you stuck and create a personalized 3-step action plan to help you move forward with more clarity and confidence.

And if you're looking for a community of women who truly understand the emotional side of living abroad, come join us inside the Becoming Her Abroad Facebook community. We'd love to welcome you.

✨ Join the 7-Day Challenge here!

The truth is, identity shifts are a natural part of being human—but they're rarely talked about. And when they happen, it's easy to assume something is wrong with us.

In this episode, we're exploring why identity shifts feel so uncomfortable, what they're actually trying to teach us, and why living abroad often accelerates this process in ways many women never expect.

We'll explore:

✨ What identity really is—and why it's meant to evolve throughout your life

✨ Why your nervous system resists change, even when it's leading you toward growth

✨ How moving abroad disrupts the familiar parts of yourself that once made you feel confident and grounded

✨ The three phases of identity transition every expat woman moves through:

• Disorientation – when everything feels unfamiliar
• Reconstruction – when you begin questioning who you're becoming
• Embodiment – when your new identity finally starts to feel like home

Most importantly, I want you to leave this episode knowing this:

You haven't lost yourself.

You're in the middle of becoming.

And while that space between who you've been and who you're becoming can feel uncertain, it's also where your greatest growth begins.

🌿 Ready to Take the Next Step?

If this episode resonated with you, I'd love to invite you to join my 7-Day Become Her Abroad Challenge.

Over seven days, I'll guide you through the same emotional and identity work I wish someone had taught me before I moved abroad. Together, we'll explore your limiting beliefs, reconnect with your intuition, understand your emotional needs, and begin rebuilding the confidence and self-trust needed to truly feel at home abroad.

If you're ready to stop feeling disconnected from yourself and start becoming the woman you're meant to be abroad, you can join the challenge through the link in the show notes.

Because becoming her isn't about becoming someone new.

It's about remembering who you've always been—and giving yourself permission to grow into the woman you're becoming. ✨🤎