Get the Boots

Send us Fan Mail Trigger warning: We are talking about very sensitive topics in this episodes, including assault, trauma and suicide. For immediate help or to discuss struggles, you can connect with people who can support you by calling or texting 988 anytime in the US and Canada. In the UK, you can call 111. These services are free, confidential, and available 24/7. My guest today is an adult TCK...

Send us Fan Mail My guest today is a 6 times expat, podcaster, author, international keynote speaker, global purpose coach and business mentor, amongst other things! - meet Dominique Narciso Kim. If you've ever been upset to be called the "trailing spouse", or struggled with your identity shifts during a move abroad, our conversation is for you. Dom gives the term "trailing spo...

Send us Fan Mail Today's guest brings a fresh breeze of energy and positive vibes! Louise, originally from Sweden, has lived in Lanzarote for over 25 years and has made the Spanish island her and her children's home. We discuss the wonders and challenges of multilingualism and what it looks like to try and raise your children with more than one language.  For more information about Louis...

Send us Fan Mail We have a special treat today: Megan from the UK is taking us on the Camino de Santiago! After working on cruise ships and then briefly back in England, Megan decided to head down to Portugal to walk the Camino - all by herself. To get clarity, to experience being alone, to test her limits.  If you've ever thought about walking the Camino yourself, or if you've never hea...

Send us Fan Mail Today, we're heading all over the planet! My guest, Kimberly Haley-Coleman is the founder and Executive Director of Globe Aware, a US & Canada based nonprofit that leads and mobilizes volunteers for short-term service projects in over 25 countries worldwide. We talk about the concept of service, the importance of local knowledge and participation and why and how an experi...

Send us Fan Mail For the last episode of the year, I sit down with Nadine Prager to talk about burnout and what we can do, especially at the end of the year, to avoid it.  You can find Nadine via her website , or on Instagram , or join her Telegram WhatsApp group, The Luxury of Sensitivity . Also check out her wonderful podcast, Too Sensitive, My Ass! which we didn't have time to talk about t...

Send us Fan Mail As promised, here are a few tips and tricks to check in with yourself and find a sense of grounding and connection with where you are. Inga Knysh works as a transformation coach based in Rotterdam, Netherlands.  Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast, and please reach out if you want to be a guest or have a story you'd like to share with me. My book, "Transcontin...

Send us Fan Mail I'm so happy to kick off my new podcast direction with a guest who knows all about transformation. Originally from Russia, Inga Knysh is a personal transformation coach based in Rotterdam in the Netherlands.  After her own experiences living abroad, repatriating to Moscow and then moving twice more, Inga learned to listen to her body and intuition and decided to make a comple...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome y'all! It was time for a change. My book, "Transcontinental Overload - a Memoir of Movement, Meltdowns & Making a Life In Between" is coming out this Thursday, 23 October 2025, and the title will be reserved for all things book-related. So why "Get the Boots"? Well.... dive into this episode and find out! I'm excited to start something new...

Send us Fan Mail Here's the latest episode - it is the last episode of Transcontinental Overload the Podcast. But fear not: I will continue in a different format with a fresh focus and a new name very soon. Today's episode is all about what it's like to be a TCK - a third culture kid. My guest is Tanya Crossman, a cross-cultural coach, mentor and researcher, who is supporting famili...

Send us Fan Mail This is the penultimate episode of Transcontinental Overload - the Podcast. One more after this, and then it's off to new adventures. I'll keep you posted! Don't forget to subscribe so you automatically get the new episodes. Today's episode is about being a TCK - the next one is about being a TCK and working with TCKs.  My guest today is Urmi - Italian by birth...

Send us Fan Mail Heute gibt's eine Folge mit ganz viel Herz! Frank nimmt uns mit in seine Herzensstadt San Francisco, wo er seit mehreren Jahren lebt und als Tourguide arbeitet. Unser Gespräch fängt mit Franks spannender Geschichte an und schlängelt sich durch Themen wie Mut, Freundschaft und den Unterschied zwischen deutschen und amerikanischen Beziehungen, die derzeitige politische Lage, Mi...

Send us Fan Mail As promised, here's part 2 of my conversation with Christina, a German expat here in New Jersey. Christina is a certified Embodicode® Mentor & Human Design Coach. She offers sessions both in German and English. What is Human Design? To sum it up, Human Design is a comprehensive and integrative system that combines elements from various ancient and modern disciplines to he...

Send us Fan Mail Here's part 1 of two conversations I had with my friend Christina! Christina is originally from Germany, and is currently an almost neighbour of mine here in New Jersey. Although by the time these episodes are released, she might be about to get on a plane, as her time in the US has come to an end and her family is relocating to Germany. We talk about the crazy beginnings of...

Send us Fan Mail My guest today is another mountain girl who moved to Texas (I know I'm not there anymore but of course I loved the parallels)! Originally from Austria, Claudia lives in Austin with her American husband and their baby son. She is a professional pastry chef and culinary expert, and the founder of Alpin Delights , where she brings a taste of Austria to the US through live online...

Send us Fan Mail Today's little progress report is all about my book, my podcast and why I do things the way I do.  The German version begins at 19 minutes. Wenn ihr mich lieber auf Deutsch hört, spult zur 19. Minute vor.  You can find me on my website (excuse the mess while it's being updated), on Instagram , and on LinkedIn . Substack coming soon!

Send us Fan Mail Und schon wieder sind wir auf Deutsch unterwegs - heute ist Janine von "Ich Hier Du Dort" bei mir, vielleicht kennt ihr ihren Instagram -Account, bei dem Paare davon erzählen, wie sie der Lieben wegen ausgewandert sind.  Natürlich geht es bei unserem Gespräch auch um die Liebe, denn -  ihr ahnt es bereits - Janine ist selbst aus Liebesgründen ausgewandert, und zwar nach...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Anniversary, Transcontinental Overload Podcast!   While the current abysmal state of affairs is nothing to be cheerful about, I'm trying to keep a positive mindset and am celebrating that my podcast is 5! Let's use all our anger and despair and fear and create a strong community - long live the resistance! Es lebe der Widerstand! (deutsche Version beginnt 16:13). I...

Send us Fan Mail Heute gibt's mal wieder eine Folge auf Deutsch! Mein Gast ist Andrea aus Hamburg, die sich nach mehreren Jahren in den USA wieder in Deutschland eine Karriere und ein neues Leben aufgebaut hat. Andrea arbeitet im internationalen Schulwesen und als Coach und Mentor für Rückkehrer nach Deutschland, insbesondere mit Kindern, und natürlich bekommen wir jeden Menge Tipps und Persp...

Send us Fan Mail Just a quick note to say THANK YOU!!!  It's been a great year, and here's to a happy and productive 2025! In case you want the definition of RSD (Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria): Rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD) is when you experience severe emotional pain because of a failure or feeling rejected. This condition is linked to ADHD and experts suspect it happens due to d...

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode takes us to a city close to my heart: Austin, the capital of Texas. My guest Viktoria, originally from Germany, tells us how she ended up in the Lone Star State, and you'll find out why we are expat twins!   Viktoria tells us about her early days in the US, her food truck business, and her move to Texas just before the pandemic. Since we recorded this in...

Send us Fan Mail We're off to South America again! Today, we're travelling to Huaraz, the hiking capital of Peru. Ami, a student from the UK, takes us to her favourite spots and talks us through some interesting food and drinks she encountered during her stay. Some points of interest mentioned: Café Andino Wool shop “Los Gemelos” (Ami and I are both avid knitters) Shopping tips: https://...

Send us Fan Mail I have something very different for you today.  This episode is just a little outburst that needed to find an audience - I'm working on new projects, but while I don't have a finite home for them yet, this podcast is my temporary host. For comments, please find me on Instagram! I absolutely welcome feedback, especially at this work-in-progress stage. 

Send us Fan Mail Today we're travelling to the Silver City! Catriona Turner, author of "Nest - a Memoir of Home on the Move", former guest on this podcast and recent repatriate to Scotland, takes us around her beautiful hometown of Aberdeen. If you haven't read it yet, Catriona's book Nest - A Memoir of Home on the Move is widely available everywhere and a really good read...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever felt lonely in your expat adventure? My guest today is Sarah, a German in London, who used her own loneliness to establish a business as a "Loneliness Coach". Friendships, and how to make friends and keep them, is our overall topic, but of course we also talk a lot about cultural differences, especially between the UK and Germany. Sarah mentions Brooke Cast...