How To Find A Tech Job As A Female Expat!
Transitioning into tech or finding the perfect tech job as a female expat can be challenging, hard to find and time-consuming, yet if it pays off has massive rewards and can change the course of your life. The tech industry is competitive yet lacks talent; therefore, you could find yourself in a very prosperous career [...]
Dealing With The Stress Of Expat Living!
As expats, we choose to live the life of an adventurer, trail blaze, take jobs in countries out with our own culture, carve a life well-lived, full of new experiences and grow beyond our wildest dream. But it doesn't come without its stressors, complications, and headaches to keep the dream expat life alive! Immigration is [...]
An Interview with Aliza Knox, Expat, Author & Female Advocate in Business.
Her Expat Life had the honour and privilege of interviewing Aliza Knox, Woman of the Year IT 2020 (Asia), Top 100 Tech Women, TechExec (Google, Twitter), Singapore and recently, the author of 'don't quit your day job', Amazon #1 bestseller. Here, Aliza shares what life is like as a successful expat businesswoman. 1: Congratulations [...]
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 [...]