Leaving a place, and the people we love, always comes with a wave of emotions. In this episode, I share what it was like to say goodbye to my host family in the U.S., the sadness that came with it, and the patterns I noticed in myself as I navigated the days after.

I talk about:

• The stories we tell ourselves when we leave someone or someplace we care about

• How I allowed myself to feel the heaviness and what helped me get grounded again

• The little shift that made me start appreciating my day without forcing it

• A pattern I’ve seen in myself: clinging to sadness or even resenting the new place I’m in

• An invitation for you to get curious about how you handle the first few days after a goodbye

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If you’re in the middle of a transition, or holding the weight of a recent goodbye, this episode is a reminder that your emotions have wisdom to share, and that beauty is still around you, waiting to be noticed.

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Have you ever gone back to a place you once lived, only to feel like old versions of yourself suddenly show up again?

In this episode, I share what I discovered while revisiting a place from my past, and how that experience can mirror what you might feel when you return somewhere familiar after years away.

We’ll talk about:

• Why younger versions of you might resurface when you revisit old environments

• The hidden beliefs and patterns that can come alive again (like people-pleasing or proving your worth)

• How to use these moments of discomfort as an opportunity for deeper self-awareness and growth

If you’ve ever wondered why going back to a familiar place feels so different than you expected, this episode will give you perspective, and remind you that these experiences can actually strengthen your relationship with yourself.

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It’s hard to believe this is the 50th episode of the podcast, almost one year since I started!

In this special episode, I’m diving into a topic that so many returnees feel but rarely put words to: why it can feel like our time abroad was just a dream once we’re back home.

I explore two key themes: grief and integration.

• I share my very first day back home after two years abroad, what I felt, how I coped, and why it was so overwhelming.

• To draw a parallel, I open up about the grief I felt when I lost my ex, and the similarities between grieving a person and grieving a life chapter.

• I talk about the importance of acknowledging what you’re grieving, your life abroad, the version of yourself you used to be, and why clinging to the past is a natural reaction.

  
  

Then, I shift to integration, the process of weaving your time abroad into your life now. I explore:

• The fact that most people’s baseline state is “fine.” Okay. Nothing bad, but not really alive either. What if instead, you made aliveness your baseline

• Why feeling all your emotions (not bypassing the hard ones) is the gateway to joy, excitement, and presence.

• A simple tip to start integrating aliveness into your daily life.

  
  

This episode is for you if you’ve ever looked back on your time abroad and wondered if it was real, if you’ve struggled to find meaning back home, or if you want to carry that sense of aliveness with you into this next chapter.

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