Expats and mental health: YOUR questions answered
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Old age and Abroad: Dealing with parents ‘back home’
- by Rebecca Martin
- 11 Jun 2013
Lysanne Sizoo looks at the feelings of guilt that follow from parental expectations and our own life choices.
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And then it’s time to move on again: the expat cycle
- by Rebecca Martin
- 28 May 2013
Few expats know in advance how long they will stay, as extensions are not unusual, nor are sudden changes of plan.
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Alone, Abroad: Dealing with Loneliness
- by YLC Stockholm
- 30 Apr 2013
Many expats experience a period of loneliness and isolation when they settle in a new country. In this article, Lysanne Sizoo, our mental health expert, looks at three underlying reasons for loneliness and the ways in which we can break out of the isolation. In this article, I will be describing three kinds of loneliness […]
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Transition as opportunity: your dream job abroad
- by YLC Stockholm
- 2 Apr 2013
Job searching is hard and can be demoralising. The longer people search, the more their self-confidence is dented. Add to that a foreign language and a foreign culture and the challenge is complete. YLC’s mental health expert Lysanne Sizoo suggests that you can use this time of transition wisely and meet the challenge creatively by […]
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Homesick or Heresick: Dealing with being away
- by YLC Stockholm
- 19 Mar 2013
In this article, Lysanne looks at the issue of homesickness and the fact that it may be a sign that your internal adjustment mechanism is suffering from overload. It is not so much about missing the home we chose to leave, but about feeling temporarily exhausted by being an incomer in a new home that […]