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Almost Local: Living Abroad StoriesDie Ausländer #19 | The EMOTIONAL TOLL of being an EXPAT | Expat Interview with with Lea Misan🇮🇱🇨🇦🇫🇷🇨🇭🇬🇧 Join us in this Expat Experts Podcast expat interview where we delve into the emotional toll of being an expat with our guest, Lea Misan. Join us as we explore the unique challenges faced by expats living in diverse countries like Israel, Switzerland, and Canada, and how these experiences shape their lives and families.Lea shares her personal journey, shedding light on the psychological aspects of intercultural relationships and the impact of parenting abroad. We discuss the best places for expats to thrive, the importance of cultural integration, and the nuances of raising kids in a globalized world. Whether you'r...
2023-02-241h 01
Go Be Great with Coach KarenaCreating Internal Self-Care With Lea MisanSet Yourself Free, Dreaming of the Future - Lea Misan
As an International, I felt lost in a new culture, again and again, as one who doesn’t fit in, isolated from friends and loved ones back in my home country. I wanted to feel accepted and at home.
I hid in a corner and waited for permission to invite me in for others to initiate.
I busied myself doing other people’s bidding.
I deferred to the needs and wants of others and pleased others at my own expense.
I froze at the...
2022-12-2720 min
Get the Boots49. Building home within (part 2) - with Lea MisanSend us a textIn our second conversation, Lea and I jump right back in and pick up a few subjects we mentioned in Episode 48.This time we dig even further into our expat minds, and Lea takes me deep into Jewish cultural history and how it's shaped the collective psyche. We also talk about how our own experiences have not only shaped us, but also keep influencing our immediate families, and we go back to topics such as identity, belonging, homesickness, and how we can maintain a bearable tension between missing a place an...
2022-12-2254 min
Get the Boots48. Building home within (part 1) - with Lea MisanSend us a textToday's episode is the first of two parts - I'm talking to Lea Misan, London-based author, psychotherapist and coach, as well as trauma counsellor. She's the executive director of UK charity Act for Change, and has worked extensively with expats.We talk about everything from what it's like to grow up with multiple languages, moving countries at a young age and in adolescence, what such a multi-faceted life does to your psyche and sense of self, and so much more. For more information about Lea, or how to contact h...
2022-12-211h 07
Surviving Trauma: Stories of HopeAct for ChangeSend us a textIn today's episode, I am excited to introduce you to my special guest Lea Misan. Lea is a process-oriented psychotherapist, ex-pat coach, facilitator, trainer, blogger, and the Executive Director at Act for Change. As a parent, Lea was inspired by those who acted to save a life at a moment of violent trauma and dispossession during the Holocaust. Act for Change was born out of a leap of imagination that each of us can connect, share and extend the possibility of empathy. Her mission is to stop exclusion from escalating into v...
2022-11-2435 min