This Expat Life

/// Before we get started, you're the first to know... Runway is back! ///Two and a half years ago, Anne Verhoeven posted a reel from London. She was 39, stuck, and ready to leave - even though she didn't have a visa, a plan, or a single guarantee that any of it would work out. I found her, I reached out, and she came on the show last year (twice actually because we loved talking about love, trust and moves!).She was still in the middle of it all: the long distance, the waiting, the faith required to hold on when nothing was certain yet.This is the third episode. And this time, she's calling in from her home in California, with updates that show the Universe really does deliver.In this episode we talk about:What it actually felt like to trust the process for nine months while a visa - and a relationship - hung in the balanceWhy the right relationship feels nothing like what she'd been used to, and how she knewThe thing she'd been blocking herself from wanting for years, and what finally shiftedHer exciting updatesWhat she'd tell anyone who's sitting where she was two years agoAnne is proof that when you finally decide - really decide - things start moving. And if you’re ready for that kind of moving as well, you’ll want to be inside my program The Co-Pilot.Links & resources:✈️ Ready to stop letting “Should I stay or should I go?” influence your sleep, joy and peace of mind? In The Co-Pilot I help you finally make the decisions you’ve been avoiding, confidently. Schedule a free call here to see if it’s the right step for you now.🙌 Get a free taster of how I guide you to clarity for your next chapter here.📚 I’ve listed my favorite books! Find them here.👩‍💻 Follow me on Instagram and LinkedIn

Julia Panchkowry didn't plan on Thailand. She was a trained actress turned primary school teacher when a friend suggested she try an interview in Bangkok, and two weeks after getting the job she was packing. A decade later, after a banana bread side project turned into a bakery and then a restaurant, she came back to London, now as a business coach and a very exciting new project in the making.Uhm.. Talking about reinvention?!I met Julia at my event in London last year and knew my listeners needed to hear her story. Because if you’re like most of my clients, you’ve shown courage in the past by moving abroad and possibly changing careers, but slowly a subtle fear has come up that has stopped you from pivoting again, even though you’ve been dreaming about a change for years.Julia is proof that you can reinvent yourself as often as you like, and that you don't have to wait until you feel ready. For whoever needs a boost of confidence for a new direction (or inspiration of what you could do), this episode is for you!Links & resources:✈️ Ready to stop letting “Should I stay or should I go?” influence your sleep, joy and peace of mind? In The Co-Pilot I help you finally make the decisions you’ve been avoiding, confidently. Schedule a free call here to see if it’s the right step for you now.🙌 Get a free taster of how I guide you to clarity for your next chapter here.📚 I’ve listed my favorite books! Find them here.👩‍💻 Follow me on Instagram and LinkedIn

Sign up for the free LIVE session that I'm hosting on the 30th! Let's get your priorities for Q4 clear so that you can end 2026 on a high. Something I've never offered publicly before and it's for FREE. Save your spot here (limited spots available).If there’s one thing that’s essential when you’re moving abroad that is not about logistics, it’s this: being intentional about this new chapter of your life. I’m doing the same right now as I’m closing a 6-year chapter in The Hague and moving abroad again. And my previous moves abroad have taught me something about my tendencies, traps and preferences - so I know exactly what to look out for now. In this episode I share the 3 things I’m doing differently as I’m about to leave for Mexico. Things I’m actively investing time, money and effort in.Whether you’re moving abroad, starting a new chapter in another sense, or liking the idea of being intentional with Q4, this episode will give you the inspiration to come up with your own three things.

For years, writer Kathleen O'Donnell has built an international life shaped by curiosity, uncertainty, and a willingness to choose a different path than the one she grew up around. But like many of us living abroad, her journey hasn't always been straightforward. Behind every move, every residency application, and every milestone came moments of self-doubt, comparison, and learning to trust her own definition of a life well lived.In this episode of This Expat Life, Kathleen shares what a decade abroad has taught her, from a one-year travel break that turned permanent to settling in Athens without the marriage, kids, house, or car that so often mark "adulthood" back home.This one's for anyone questioning a milestone they're "supposed" to want. And you can find Kathleen on Substack - this is the article that made me reach out to her.Links & resources:✈️ Ready to stop letting “Should I stay or should I go?” influence your sleep, joy and peace of mind? In The Co-Pilot I help you finally make the decisions you’ve been avoiding, confidently. Schedule a free call here to see if it’s the right step for you now.🙌 Get a free taster of how I guide you to clarity for your next chapter here.📚 I’ve listed my favorite books! Find them here.👩‍💻 Follow me on Instagram and LinkedIn

Two weeks before moving to Mexico, I’m deep in the pre-move chaos & overwhelm. If you’ve moved abroad (or back home again), you know what I’m talking about!In this episode I share my simple but effective way for dealing with the chaos, one that you can apply yourself to any busy season of your life.Links & resources:📞 Ready to stop letting “Should I stay or should I go?” influence your sleep, joy and peace of mind? In The Co-Pilot I help you finally make the decisions you’ve been avoiding, confidently. Schedule a free call here.🙌 Get a free taster of how I guide you to clarity for your next chapter here.📚 And I’ve listed my favorite books! Find them here.