How To Get Your Man To Go To Therapy
What's harder than pulling out teeth without any novocaine? That would be getting a man to seek or accompany you to any type of mental health counseling or couple's therapy. Women the world over have wondered why it is so hard to get men to go to counseling, especially when there are pressing relationship issues [...]
How To Cope With Expat Maternal Mental Health
May is maternal mental health month, and it brings about lots of questions from new moms who may feel left in the dark and overwhelmed by their current circumstances. Becoming a new mom is the most life-changing experience a woman goes through. Yet, it can bring a whole load of challenges that can throw new [...]
An Expat Entrepreneur!
Her Expat Life enjoyed sitting down with Camille Lordet, Founder of Maison Calypso (offering handmade french wedding veils). Currently, an entrepreneur incubated in the creative founder program at Station F; we found out what life is like as a female expat entrepreneur. 1. How did you begin your expat lifestyle? As a student, entrepreneur, trailing [...]
Dealing With Post – Covid-19 Mental Health Complications
As we live in a 'Pandemic world' as our new normal, there is now an array of triggered mental health complications felt in every society. Emotional, physical, & economic stress have led to a severe increase in anxiety, depression, & stress disorders. 'Some mental health care advocates believe the general population may be suffering from [...]
How To Gain Access To Mental Health Services As An Expat
As expats, we face many challenges when dealing with life. We live in different countries, face culture shock and language barriers, and can suffer from loneliness, depression and other mental illnesses far more significant than if expats had just stayed at home. The Pandemic has seen a stark rise in expats coming forward, stating that [...]
Women’s healthcare is expensive and inaccessible
In various countries, women's health care is either too expensive or women have restricted access to good medical health care. As women, we have a lot of needs from gynaecological issues, maternity, fertility issues and more. Women's medical list is longer than men's, and the complications can feel much greater! 'Approximately 529,000 women die from [...]
How to interview a nanny for your expat family
It can be hard to look after children, work, and maintain a good balance in expat families. Getting help with raising your children can be a godsend, and hiring a nanny can become a fixture for your family and household. Using websites like Care.com reviews is going to be a huge help when it comes [...]
Make friends outside your immediate family as an expat!
As expats, we come from varying backgrounds and have different lifestyles and reasons for living abroad. You may be a trailing spouse or relocating for a job or a better lifestyle with your family. Female expats can struggle to integrate as culture, language, and other factors lead to feelings of isolation and loneliness. You start [...]
Expat itchy feet… the desire to relocate again.
As established expats, it took a lot to get to where we are today, settled, with some resemblance of roots, connections and a sense that this place is 'home', yet there are times that every expat gets that 'itchy feet' feeling. The wanderlust, the sense of a fresh start, the opportunity, and the excitement never [...]
Turkey Raises It’s Citizenship By Real Estate Investment to $400,000 USD
On April 14th, the Turkish government announced that it would be increasing its minimum citizenship by real estate investment amount from $250,000 USD to $400,000 USD. This news came as a shock to many foreign real estate investors that were hoping to take advantage of Turkey's considerably low CBI real estate program of $250,000 USD [...]