The Expat Therapist: Navigating Mental Health and Dreams Abroad
Ariel Roberts
68 episodes
2 weeks ago
This year’s birthday was unlike any other — not because of where I was or what I did, but because I finally let myself be celebrated. For the first time, I didn’t avoid it or minimize it… I allowed myself to really experience it. And in doing so, I noticed something powerful: when you start celebrating and honoring yourself, others learn to celebrate and honor you too. But life lifed, and it had other plans woven into my day. My husband’s grandmother passed away — on my exact birthday. It was...
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This year’s birthday was unlike any other — not because of where I was or what I did, but because I finally let myself be celebrated. For the first time, I didn’t avoid it or minimize it… I allowed myself to really experience it. And in doing so, I noticed something powerful: when you start celebrating and honoring yourself, others learn to celebrate and honor you too. But life lifed, and it had other plans woven into my day. My husband’s grandmother passed away — on my exact birthday. It was...
The Expat Therapist: Navigating Mental Health and Dreams Abroad
10 minutes
2 months ago
065 Permission to Rest
After two months away, I’m back behind the mic — and this episode is all about permission to be tired. As expats, we carry so much: the stress of navigating a new culture, the loneliness of building life from scratch, the weight of leaving behind family and familiarity. And yet, so often we guilt ourselves for needing rest. In this episode, I share why I stepped away from the podcast, what living in Spain has taught me about slowing down, and how giving myself permission to rest didn’t set me...
The Expat Therapist: Navigating Mental Health and Dreams Abroad
This year’s birthday was unlike any other — not because of where I was or what I did, but because I finally let myself be celebrated. For the first time, I didn’t avoid it or minimize it… I allowed myself to really experience it. And in doing so, I noticed something powerful: when you start celebrating and honoring yourself, others learn to celebrate and honor you too. But life lifed, and it had other plans woven into my day. My husband’s grandmother passed away — on my exact birthday. It was...
