The Good Expat Life

08/06/2026

𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐯𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝟏𝟎 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞

When I started my practice, I had some clear expectations… and, as it turns out, the reality has been a bit different – and often even better.

𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟏: I would have mostly expat clients living in Odense and its periphery.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: While I do see local expats, many of my clients now come from all over Denmark and even beyond. Online therapy has opened doors I never imagined, expanding the reach of my practice far beyond the map I pictured. As such, I have seen clients from Edmonton, the US East coast, and Brazil over Europe and Africa, into the Middle East and South East Asia, as well as Australia and New Zealand.

𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟐: I would have Danish clients living abroad.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: I have had a few, yes! But most of my clients are expats from other countries navigating life and relationships in lots of different places across many, many time zones. The need I envisioned locally turned out to be more international than national.

𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟑: I would have a fairly predictable schedule with steady hours.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: Therapy rarely follows a predictable script. Some weeks are full of breakthroughs and intense emotions, others are quieter and more reflective. While the “steady hours” never really appeared, the variety keeps the work vibrant and meaningful.

𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟒: Starting my practice would initially feel insecure and unstable.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: Whilst there have been ups and downs, mostly I have experienced that when I have availability and sufficient energy, clients have sought me – only one, perhaps twice, have I experienced a dip in client work that has had me worried.

10 years on, the surprises, the challenges, and the unexpected joys are part of what make this work so meaningful.

💬 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 – 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞?

03/06/2026

𝐀 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲

As we approach the summer break, I want to gently highlight something that often sits quietly underneath family life:

The relationship between the adults.
In my work and in my own life abroad, I have seen how easy it is for this relationship to move into the background, especially when children need support, and everything else feels uncertain.

And yet, it is often this connection that holds the family together. I often call it the family glue!

Inside my closed Facebook group, I am sharing more personal reflections on this – and the conversations are deeper and more supportive there.

👉 You are very welcome to join:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/thegoodexpatlife

If your relationship could benefit from support, I also offer couples and family therapy –including a free consultation in June. Check out more on my newly refurbished website, where you can see how I can support you as well as check out all of my resources. The link is in the comments.

01/06/2026

𝐌𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 💛

And, this version feels much more aligned with the work I do today.

Over the years, both through my own experiences abroad and through working with expats and internationals from many different backgrounds, I’ve become increasingly aware of how deeply life abroad can affect us emotionally.

What begins as excitement and adventure can also bring loneliness, identity shifts, relationship strain, anxiety, grief, uncertainty, or an accompanying sense of losing yourself along the way.

So much of my work has therefore become about helping people not simply “adjust” to life abroad – but feel more connected to themselves within it.

My new website reflects this more clearly: not only the different ways I support expats and international families through therapy, couples therapy, coaching, and hypnotherapy, but also the values behind my work.

A way of working rooted in warmth, emotional depth, attachment, nervous system regulation, relationships, and creating a sense of belonging – wherever in the world life has taken you.

You’ll also find:

✨ my online course, specifically designed for expats, Attached & Abroad

✨ my contact form to book a free 25-minute consultation to explore whether we are a good fit for therapy

✨ a free guide on expat blues that comes with my newsletter

✨ blog articles, podcasts, interviews, and resources on expat life and emotional wellbeing

✨ online support worldwide

As a former expat myself, this work is deeply personal to me, and I’m very happy to now have an online space that feels much more reflective of both who I am and how I work.

You are very welcome to explore the new website here:

www.thegoodexpatlife.com 💛

29/05/2026

🌍 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐀𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 – 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐲

This month we have touched on:

🍀 Third Culture Kids and belonging
🍀 repeated goodbyes
🍀 adaptation happening at different speeds
🍀 the child who longs to go “home”
🍀 supporting teenagers through mobility
🍀 the stabilising power of family rituals

These conversations continue inside my closed Facebook group, and all posts remain available for new members.

If your family is navigating the emotional side of life abroad and you would like professional support, I also offer family therapy for internationally mobile families.

You are very welcome to contact me at [email protected] or 004551886187.

Alternatively, check out my website

How is expat life treating you? I offer counselling & therapy in English in Odense and online for expats and the international community. Contact me today!

13/05/2026

🌿 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝

Growing up between cultures can be a wonderful, expansive experience.

And it can also be emotionally demanding.

During Mental Health Awareness Week, I want to gently highlight the inner world of children and teens in internationally mobile families – because their resilience is often very visible, while their losses are often very quiet.

A child who is struggling abroad does not always say: “I’m unhappy.”
Rather, it may look like:

🌟irritability or withdrawal
🌟sudden resistance to school
🌟physical complaints
🌟increased screen time
🌟wanting to “go home”
🌟becoming unusually clingy or unusually independent

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐬?
💛 Make space for ongoing conversations, not just when a move happens
💛 Name the losses as well as the opportunities
💛 Help them stay connected to people and places that matter
💛 Create small, predictable family rituals
💛 Remember that adaptation takes a different time for each family member

Most of all, children need to feel that their emotional experience makes sense and that they are not alone with it.

Inside my closed Facebook group for expats, we are exploring these themes throughout May in a more personal and supportive space. You can join the group via the link in the comments.

And if your family needs more tailored support, I also offer counselling and family therapy for internationally mobile families. You are always very welcome to reach out: https://www.thegoodexpatlife.com/

10/05/2026

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧, 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬.

Not because relationships are weaker, but because mobility is higher.

Learning how to say goodbye, stay connected, and dare to form new bonds again is a profound emotional task.

Inside my closed Facebook group, we are talking about how parents can support children through these repeated transitions.

You are very welcome to join us there - find the link in the comments to this post.

08/05/2026

One of my clients uses an app to write honest, truthful, and encouraging letters to her future self.

I thought it might be fun to do something similar – namely, 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝟏𝟎-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫-𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟📝

𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐌𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟔,

You did it!

You’ve always lived by the motto that the worst would be to regret not following your dreams: So, you went ahead and launched your business.

From your 10-year-older, more experienced self, here is my advice and encouragement:
🌟You are allowed to choose the life and pace that suits you.
🌟You don’t have to see the whole path to take the next step.
🌟Your lived experience is not a detour – it is your expertise.
🌟Ask other professionals for help with what you aren’t proficient in.
🌟Above all, be gentle with yourself. You are capable, you are enough, and the work you are about to do will change lives – including your own.

With lots of love and encouragement,
𝐌𝐞, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐞, 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟔

👉 If you could write a letter to your younger self, what would it say, and what age would you dedicate it to?

04/05/2026

𝐈𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰!

And I find myself thinking about how many different stories will be part of this space.

Some will be at the very beginning of their move abroad, some will be in the middle of a transition, and others will be trying to find their footing again.

If there’s one thing I’ve learned, both personally and through my work, it’s that living abroad often asks more of us than we anticipate.

It asks us to adapt, to stretch, to re-evaluate… and sometimes to rebuild parts of ourselves in a completely new context.

That’s why spaces like 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 matter.

For three days, you’ll be able to listen in on conversations that reflect the real depth of this experience: from career and business to identity, relationships, and emotional well-being.

I’ll be there as one of the speakers, and it would be lovely to have you there too.

You can join from anywhere, and each session is available for 24 hours after it goes live.

🎟️ Free ticket

📅 May 5–7

🌍 Online

You can still register here: https://www.theexpatwoman.com/summit/. 𝐄𝐍𝐉𝐎𝐘!

03/05/2026

🌍 𝐌𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐲–𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞: 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐀𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝

This is a theme I’ve returned to over the years – and after a pause, it feels both important and meaningful to bring it back again.

Perhaps also because I keep meeting families where these questions are quietly present, even when they’re not always spoken out loud.

Raising children internationally can be deeply enriching – and deeply complex.

Children often grow in confidence, flexibility and cultural understanding.

At the same time, they navigate repeated transitions, shifting identities and questions of belonging.

Over the coming weeks (through May and into June), I’ll be sharing reflections on:

✨ Third Culture Kids
✨ goodbyes and transitions
✨ teenagers and global mobility
✨ bilingual and bicultural family life
✨ when children settle faster than their parents

The deeper conversations and mutual support will take place inside my closed Facebook group for expats.

You are very welcome to join us there if this is part of your family’s life – you’ll find the link in the comments.