Best Gina & Lawrence Oliver Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 119: Navigating Transitions and Understanding Anxiety Part II 13:19

8M ago13:19

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Transitions often leave us feeling like our world has been turned upside down, intensifying our anxiety. In the last episode of Love Your Expat Life, we explored what anxiety is and debunked some common misconceptions about it (make sure to tune into part one first). Today, I want to share a powerful tool that has helped me manage anxiety and regai…

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Episode 118: Navigating Transitions and Understanding Anxiety Part I 14:10

9M ago14:10

14:10

For global nomads, change is the only constant. And, with the recent world events and constant flow of bad news this can make our anxiety levels rise. Today, we're going to explore the intricate dance between navigating transitions and understanding anxiety, and how these two seemingly opposing forces can coexist harmoniously. Transitions come in v…

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Episode 117: Thriving Through Life Quakes as an Expat with Adapt & Succeed Creator, Sundae Schneider Bean 41:41

9M ago41:41

41:41

In this episode of Love Your Expat Life, I’m joined by the incredible Sundae Schneider Bean, a true Renaissance woman in the world of intercultural strategy, transformation facilitation, and solution-oriented coaching. Join us as we delve into her journey of helping individuals and organizations not only survive but thrive through life quakes and s…

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Episode 116: New Ideas to Encourage Smooth Transitions for Parents & Educators with SPAN executive director, Valérie Besanceney 41:42

10M ago41:42

41:42

Transition is a vital skill for success in the 21st century, whether or not we live abroad. So, how can schools, educators, & parents better help our children grow up to be more resilient during times of transition? I know I’m not alone as a parent when I say– we move abroad with the best intentions, but we often focus on the logistical aspects of …

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Episode 115: Thinking Outside the Box so International Children Can Thrive with Expat Valley, Former Co-founder, Matthijs de Rave 42:23

10M ago42:23

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There are 40 million global families who move to a new place, leave their neighbors, jobs, schools, and communities behind. They have to start all over again. This is where international organizations need to step up and recreate that sense of a ‘village’ again so that those international children can thrive. I’m joined by Former Co-founder at Expa…

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Episode 114: [Rebroadcast Series] Transformation and Growth Through a Career Change with Elizabeth Mina 35:54

11M ago35:54

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Often, people undergo changes when they feel dissatisfied with their current circumstances. In such cases, there's a tendency to hastily seek something different in order to find relief. However, change is often best when we pursue alignment rather than relief. When we already appreciate the life we have and still nurture a desire for growth, for n…

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Episode 113: [Rebroadcast Series] How to Welcome Clarity to Embrace Peace 18:04

11M ago18:04

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Clarity is a source of peace. It helps us feel focused and energized. When there is clarity, there is no fog. When we are clear, we can move mountains. We can accomplish anything. We defy the odds, we don’t give up. When we do not have clarity the opposite happens– we feel stressed and we do not take action. Do you often wonder: how, where, is that…

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Episode 112: Smooth Transition: How to Ease Repatriation with Repats, Wiebke Homborg, and Christina Kapaun 45:06

12M ago45:06

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Episode 112: Smooth Transition: How to Ease Repatriation with Repats, Wiebke Homborg, and Christina Kapaun What, in your opinion, presents more challenges: moving abroad or repatriating to your home country? In this conversation, we explore the stressors and challenges associated with repatriation, as well as solutions to minimize the transition's …

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Episode 111: Building a Supportive Expat Women Community: Insights from “Coffee with an Expat,” Navine Eldesouki 31:33

1y ago31:33

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Expatriate women often share a common feeling of loneliness. . But guest Navine Eldesouki decided to take this shared feeling and create a community out of it. Navine is the founder of Coffee With an Expat, a female-centered space for meaningful connection and storytelling over a cup of coffee. I asked Navine about how she grew her supportive globa…

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Episode 110: The 4 Keys to Success as an International Career Couple 41:44

1y ago41:44

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It’s well-documented that international assignments for dual-career couples can be both exhilarating and complicated at the same time. Many organizations with international talents have not fully understood the complexities of dual international career couples in their workforce. This is what usually happens: One career takes precedence over the ot…

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Episode 109: Nurturing Resilience: Parenting Tools for Supporting TCKs with Expert, Dr. Ruth Van Reken Part 2 45:53

1y ago45:53

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As parents, we have the best of intentions and we want our children to thrive in the midst of transitions. However, we're also dealing with our own roller coaster of emotions and so many other things. In this episode, we help you reflect on what you can do to support your TCK (and yourself better). For instance, as a TCK parent, you might ponder qu…

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Episode 108: Unresolved Grief and How to Overcome It: Part 1 with TCK Expert, Dr. Ruth Van Reken 35:21

1y ago35:21

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Imagine this: Bernard's family was enjoying a ski vacation in the Alps when news broke out about Russia's attack on Ukraine. Little did they know that this seemingly ordinary ski trip would mark the end of their familiar life in Moscow. Their house, their beloved pet, and for Bernard's teenage son, his serious girlfriend—everything would soon becom…

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Episode 107: Transitions and Changes of a TCK with author, Michael V. Pollock 56:18

1y ago56:18

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A TCK, or third culture kid, is a person who spends a significant amount of developmental time outside of their passport country. This exposes them to some tremendous experiences they wouldn’t otherwise have. Parenting or teaching a Third Culture Kid (TCK) is a one-of-a-kind experience, shaped by their extraordinary mobility. Join us in this enligh…

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Episode 106: How to Seamlessly Relocate Abroad w/ Moving Expert, Josh Sims Top Moving Tips from Sanelo Expert, Josh Sims 38:02

1y ago38:02

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After the pandemic, there’s been a tremendous increase in people moving abroad for personal decisions instead of mandated ones by a company. Sanelo is a company that serves those people. After working in the moving industry for over 20 years, Josh Sims gives his advice for planning a seamless move abroad. Josh first started out packing and moving h…

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Episode 105: Decluttering Your Mind and Busy Life 24:37

1y ago24:37

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Welcome to Love Your Expat Life, a podcast that provides you with the tools and inspiring stories to live the life you love no matter your location! I'm excited to talk about the importance of decluttering this month and how it can help us lead an organized life, no matter where we are in the world. I’d like to start with this message: “The more yo…

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Episode 104: The Unopened Boxes 21:09

1y ago21:09

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Welcome to Love Your Expat Life, a podcast that provides you with the tools and inspiring stories to live the life you love no matter your location! I'm excited to talk about the importance of decluttering this month and how it can help us lead an organized life, no matter where we are in the world. As someone who lives abroad, I know firsthand how…

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Episode 103: Thinking Outside the UN Box with NYLESA chairperson, Soraya King 47:18

1y ago47:18

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Welcome to Love Your Expat Life, a podcast that provides you with the tools and inspiring stories to live the life you love no matter your location! In this episode Soraya King, non-executive vice chairperson of the Meikles Foundation and also the Chairperson at NYLESA, the New York Local Expatriate Spouse Association, expounds on common challenges…

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Episode 102: Adventures Abroad: from Climate Scientist to ESL Teacher with Dian Seidel 40:35

1y ago40:35

40:35

Welcome to Love Your Expat Life, a podcast that provides you with the tools and inspiring stories to live the life you love no matter your location! In this episode National Climate senior scientist, Dian Seidel expounds on her transformative journey teaching english in Thailand during her third trimester. After decades in a fulfilling career where…

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Episode 101: Should We Move Abroad in Our Twenties? 31:34

1y ago31:34

31:34

Welcome to Love Your Expat Life, a podcast that provides you with the tools to live the life you love no matter your location! This episode is especially important to me as my in-laws from Norway, Mathias and Benedicte, share their journey of living abroad in many different countries including Oman, Taiwan, & Scotland. This young couple, who is 20 …

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Episode 100: Milestones of a Mobile Life 29:16

1y ago29:16

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Reaching 100 episodes in almost two years is no small feat, and I'm excited to celebrate it with you. By the end of this episode, I will share three valuable lessons that this adventure taught me to help you further in living a life you love. But first, give yourself a pat on the back because without you this podcast wouldn’t be possible. Thank you…

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Episode 99: Escaping the Turbulent Zone: Tool for Calming Your Anxious Mind 12:40

1+ y ago12:40

12:40

Welcome to Love Your Expat Life, a podcast that explores the realms of expat life– and all the ups and downs it brings. Today I want to share a tool with you for calming an anxious mind. Naturally, as an expat, anxiety may rise to high levels at certain moments throughout our journey. For instance, “What if my kids are not accepted into the school …

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Episode 98: The Messy Mobile Life with Mariam Navaid Ottimofiore 42:13

1+ y ago42:13

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Welcome to Love Your Expat Life, a podcast that provides you with the tools to live the life you love no matter your location! In this episode, Mariam Navaid Ottimofiore, a talented expat author, writer, researcher, and economist shares her insights on her book, ‘Messy Mobile Life’-- a book that speaks to the complexities that many mobile families …

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Episode 97: Expat Chronicles: Should I Keep Moving or Stay Put? 15:40

1+ y ago15:40

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Imagine yourself in a forest with only two paths. If you want to live a life of freedom, lightness, and impact, you need to be open to exploring other paths that may not be immediately visible to you. The way you think about choices can be limiting and prevent you from achieving what you truly want for yourself and those you care about. Welcome to …

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Episode 96: Sacrifices & Transformation with Global Expat, Kate Dahl 40:44

1+ y ago40:44

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Welcome to Love Your Expat Life, where we explore transformational stories & tools to help you design a life you love no matter your location. In this episode, Kate Dahl, founder of Career Denmark ApS & expat living in Denmark shares her evolution through travel. After turning down a teaching career in China, she listened to her gut & found herself…

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Episode 95: How to Connect to Your Inner Truth Part 2 15:19

1+ y ago15:19

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How to Connect to Your Inner Truth Part 2 One of the questions we constantly try to answer throughout this global life is: How do I want to lead my life? Last week, in episode 94, I discussed why this is important to answer. If you have not already make sure to tune into that one! There is a vague sense of floating and dissatisfaction that often co…

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Episode 94: How to Connect to Your Inner Truth Part 1 25:58

1+ y ago25:58

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On the podcast, I often say that the truth is inside of us and that to gain clarity, we need to look inside and not outside of us. If you’ve followed along for a while, you know that I help people navigate what I call serial expatriation and transitions, where one international move follows several more. When we’re constantly adding new cultures, n…

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Episode 93: The Process of Alignment through a Career Change with Beth Mina 36:10

1+ y ago36:10

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Have you ever felt like something was missing in your life? Or maybe you’ve felt that you’re meant to do something more impactful? Welcome to Love Your Expat Life, where we explore stories of extraordinary transformation and growth to create a location-independent life we love. In this episode, Beth Mina shares her story about how she rearranged he…

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Episode 92: Chronicles of an Expat Life: People at Home Don’t Get It 17:50

1+ y ago17:50

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Have you ever felt a sense of disconnection when reuniting with friends and family back home? Personally, I know this struggle all too well, and that's why I want to help. This disconnection is a common experience, so just know you’re not the only one experiencing it. Many of us have felt that disconnection and longing to belong when we return to o…

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Episode 91: Am I Allowed to Want More? 16:54

1+ y ago16:54

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I was coaching a client who imagines a scenario in which she either has a high paid job in the US, or she can move to different country she dreams of living in which would cause her to take a lower paying job plus lose her status and identity. We often do that. We put ourselves in a “ black and white” scenario. In essence what my client was saying …

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Episode 90: How to Figure Out What You Actually Want 16:29

1+ y ago16:29

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In this episode, I would like to discuss the significant obstacle to what you want for yourself in various areas of your life. For instance, in your professional or personal life. You might want to get even more specific & focus on your health, finances, romantic relationships, and other aspects of your life. What you want is what I call your visio…

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Episode 89: Moving Intentionally with TCK’s with Temis Tormo 38:05

1+ y ago38:05

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Temis Tormo, a brilliant journalist, mom, & global nomad, shares her intimate details on her upcoming move with her diplomat husband & TCK’s. In this episode, you’ll learn how to navigate the emotions of a move & how to move intentionally with TCK’s– helping them better acclimate to upcoming change. We also talk about: 4:20– An intro to how Temis e…

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Episode 87: Tales of an Expat Coach: Why We Do Not Follow Through on What We Want 22:54

1+ y ago22:54

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The "new year, new you" narrative can be counterproductive and out of reach for many of us with constant lives to build elsewhere. All the pressure to make resolutions and become a "new you” can be overwhelming. And the truth is, quick fixes don't work. In fact, most of them are ineffective in the long term. The beginning of the year is like a brea…

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Episode 86: Use These 4 Stages of Change to Avoid Stressful Transitions 16:30

1+ y ago16:30

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A few days ago, my family & I watched a brilliant documentary about Gerry Lopez, a world-famous surfer, and traveler. Gerry's life journey is inspirational, and as I watched the documentary, I couldn't help but think about the changes he made in order to achieve such mastery in surfing. He tells the story of how he transformed and kept transforming…

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Episode 85: Celebrating Your Wins 18:24

1+ y ago18:24

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Why is it that we have such a hard time celebrating ourselves? As we broadcast this episode, this is the last episode of this year. I want to talk about how to celebrate ourselves. I bet there are so many things you showed up for this year. Maybe you settled in a new country and continued to show up at your kid’s practices and multiple birthday par…

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Episode 84: My Anti-Resolution Strategy to Achieve Your Goals 15:15

1+ y ago15:15

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Let’s be honest here; for most of us, resolutions do not work. Let me rephrase, it seems like sunshine & rainbows for a few weeks, and suddenly, it drops off. To help you get inspired and set yourself up for success, I'd like to share some of my favorite end-of-year rituals. These practices have helped me take stock of the past year and start the n…

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Episode 83: What is Your Word for the Year? 12:14

1+ y ago12:14

12:14

It's time to look back on the past year, take stock of what we liked or disliked and give us the means to approach the month of January with clear ideas on what we want to create and accomplish for this New Year. This is a great segue to share with you a practice that I have adopted. Instead of resolutions, I prefer to adopt a word for my year. A w…

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Episode 82: Well-Being and False Pleasures Over the Holiday Season 19:30

1+ y ago19:30

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Well-being is a state of being comfortable, healthy, and happy. It comes from within. On the other hand, false pleasure is a temporary or momentary feeling of comfort that comes from something external. The podcast topics this month are all around this question: why bother to change if this is hard work? Why bother seeing what we are capable of? Wh…

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Episode 81: How to Let Go of the Holiday Blues 12:02

1+ y ago12:02

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The holidays can be emotional. Sometimes it’s a joyous feeling of celebrations & traditions, but it can also be a time of sadness or homesickness. Especially for ex-pats, traditions from home might be missed. Traditions are a way to feel connected to our family or tribe. They’re a way to feel connected to past generations. So when we aren’t able to…

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Episode 80: How to Use the Immense Power of Gratitude to Change Your Mindset 16:23

1+ y ago16:23

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Gratitude is not something that depends on the situation you are in. It's something you create with your thoughts. The more you practice it, the easier it will be to feel it and let it drive your expat life. In this episode we’ll discuss: How it helps connect you with others How it can help you cope with difficult times How it can help you be more …

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Episode 79: How to Help TCK Kids Build Resilience & Navigate their Emotions with Lauren Wells 43:20

1+ y ago43:20

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Lauren Wells is the founder and CEO of TCK Training and author of Raising Up a Generation of Healthy Third Culture Kids, The Grief Tower, and Unstacking Your Grief Tower. She is an Adult TCK who spent her teenage years in Tanzania, East Africa. She sits on the board of the TCK Care Accreditation as Vice Chair and is part of the TCK Training Researc…

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Episode 78: How to Put Out the Fire and Let Go of Anger 24:08

1+ y ago24:08

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We are all hard-wired with anger because it’s related to the‘ fight, flight, & response’ of our sympathetic nervous system. We all feel some sort of high-intensity agitation that can turn into anger and even rage. It’s often easy to recognize the sensation in our body…our hands tremble, our cheeks become beet red, and sweat emerges from our forehea…

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Episode 77: 5 Decades of a Portable Career with Bonnie Miller 48:22

1+ y ago48:22

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Bonnie Miller's professional experience spans five decades as a social worker, psychotherapist, educator, consultant, social activist, and trainer. She has extensive experience in countries experiencing war, genocide, and oppression of minorities. Currently, as Oral Historian and Podcast Host, Bonnie interviewed 20 Foreign Service spouses in the Pa…

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Episode 76: How to Face Uncertainty Without Chronic Low-grade Anxiety Part II 11:33

1+ y ago11:33

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In this episode, you’ll learn how to create calm and peace and move away from anxiety. Our sphere of control over our emotions is enormous and I would argue infinite: how we respond to what happens in our lives is going to change how we show up and what we create for ourselves. Therefore, a shift from focusing our energy on what we can control and …

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Episode 75: How to Face Uncertainty Without Low-grade Chronic Anxiety Part 1 28:02

1+ y ago28:02

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This episode is a two-part series to describe a simple process to face uncertainty without anxiety. This episode is not for people who feel anxious to the point they cannot function properly. I would strongly advise you, if you are in that case, to seek medical help. Here we are going to discuss situations of low-grade chronic anxiety. Uncertainty …

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Episode 74: How to Create a Portable Business & Change Your Money Mindset with Amel Derragui 44:07

1+ y ago44:07

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Amel Derragui is a business and marketing coach and the founder of Tandem Nomads. Since 2015, she’s been on a mission to help solo entrepreneurs and small business owners across the world launch and grow their portable businesses, while assisting them to align with their lifestyles and their families' needs. She’s an international speaker, works wi…

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Episode 73: How Procrastination is Harming You from Pursuing Your Purpose 12:43

2y ago12:43

12:43

Priorities shift as we go through life. As we go through life, we start prioritizing differently. And, this is true whether or not we move around the world. However, the complexities and challenges we face are more regular, and thus, it takes a lot of energy to make sure that everyone is OK and also find the courage and strength to pursue our purpo…

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Episode 72: Exactly How to Change Your Mindset While You're Transitioning Abroad With Gouri Mirpuri 40:54

2y ago40:54

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Gouri Mirpuri is passionate about social entrepreneurship, youth empowerment, and environmental sustainability. She combined these interests to set up the award-winning Learning Farm in Indonesia sixteen years ago, a residential farm working to give vulnerable youth and refugees a second chance in life through organic farming. Gouri also founded th…

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Episode 71: 3 Reasons Why You're Not Finding Your Life Purpose As a Global Nomad 20:01

2y ago20:01

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Eps. Title: 3 reasons you aren’t finding your life purpose as a global nomad In this episode, we’re going to talk about a common obstacle many global nomads face: how to find out what we want to do when we move around the globe every few years. For most of us, we have to “ invent” a type of global career or something that creates purpose. This epis…

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Episode 70: We're Here - Now What? 26:05

2y ago26:05

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La rentree in French is a term equivalent to going back to school or back to work, but it’s more than that, it’s a little bit like January 1st, where you have a fresh start in your personal and professional life. And, that’s what I like to think about this season as where school is in full swing and people are back at work. But, with all these chan…

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Episode 69: Reflections from Clayton Bond Esq., LGTBQ+ Advocate & Diplomat 37:20

2y ago37:20

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Clayton Bond is the spouse of Ted Osius, former U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam, and a cousin of the late civil rights leader Julian Bond, Clayton Bond is an attorney, small business co-owner, and activist/philanthropist dedicated to ensuring that all people can participate fully in society without regard to race, sexual orientation, or gender identity.…

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