Moving abroad can be harder than you expected
“Settling in here is a lot harder than I thought it was. Actually, now that I’m talking to you, I realise how tired I really am”. An...
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Amanda Molenaar
- Aug 14
- 2 min
Cultural & personal dynamics come hand in hand as an expat
“This is where you’re going to live for the next 3 months”, he said as I gave him a puzzled look. It was August 2017 and I had just...
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Amanda Molenaar
- Apr 12
- 3 min
Help - I need more friends!
How to find friends when living abroad as an expat? Before we get started: I also have a cheatsheet with 21 practical tips on how & where...
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Amanda Molenaar
- Feb 7
- 4 min
The10 things I would do to live my best life abroad if I were to start over again as an expat
As a life coach for expats I often see globetrotters struggling with building a new life abroad. Some get paralysed by the overwhelm of...
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Amanda Molenaar
- Nov 7, 2022
- 4 min
The 7 phases of Expat Life
Contrary to what most stay-at-homers think, expat life is not always rainbows and butterflies. After all, it’s still life - and life...
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Amanda Molenaar
- Jun 8, 2022
- 3 min
How limiting beliefs are holding you back from creating your dream life
Recognise any of these? You say you want to settle down but before you know you’ve booked yourself another international adventure,...
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Amanda Molenaar
- Jun 1, 2022
- 3 min
How your identity shifts when your posting comes to an end
I remember feeling a bit lost when I moved back to the Netherlands after having lived in Brazil for 3 years. I felt lost because my move...
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Amanda Molenaar
- Apr 22, 2022
- 3 min
The stories we tell ourselves
As I was talking to some friends and clients, and reflecting upon some of my own recent experiences, I realised that we are often so...
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Amanda Molenaar
- Mar 22, 2022
- 2 min
When you have everything you wanted, and still feel like something is missing
“I have everything I wanted - but I still feel like there’s something missing. I’m wondering: is this really it?” Two of my coachees both...
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Amanda Molenaar
- Mar 16, 2022
- 2 min
Emotions just want to be felt
Emotions just want to be felt - a hard lesson I learned in 2020. For years I looked for adventures abroad as a means of distraction. It...
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