Episode 38.6 - From UK Office to French Countryside, with Vicki Doudelle
Description
In this episode of Productivity Nerd, host Kathy Soulsby explores what it really takes to stay productive when your entire life – and business – moves across borders.
Her guest is Vicki Doudelle, a Virtual Assistant who traded UK suburbia for the French countryside, complete with a husband, kids, and a crash course in French bureaucracy. Together, they unpack the real challenges of remote working from another country – from navigating local laws and unreliable WiFi, to maintaining client trust and managing time zones.
But this isn’t just an expat story. It’s a conversation about the emotional and practical side of staying focused, motivated, and efficient when everything around you is new – including the lunch breaks.
They talk tech tools, cultural curveballs, and how to build work-life rhythms that actually work when you’re far from familiar routines. Whether you’re dreaming of working abroad or just trying to work better from wherever you are, this episode is full of smart tips and gentle honesty about what it takes to build a life and business you actually enjoy.
Because productivity isn’t always about squeezing more in. Sometimes, it’s about longer lunches and stronger boundaries.
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