Climbing Gracefully

In this episode, we move from reflecting on the past year to gently looking ahead. After our 2025 recap, this conversation is about how we approach 2026, not with pressure or perfect expectations, but with curiosity, honesty, and ambition. We talk about different ways of setting goals and why there is no single correct method. From vision boards and written lists to choosing key life areas and ask...

Today’s episode feels a little different: slower, warmer, and more reflective. We’re recording this at the beginning of 2026, with some distance from last year and finally enough space to look back at 2025 honestly. Not just at what happened, but at what it taught us. In this episode, we’re doing a personal recap of the year that was. We talk about lessons learned, wins in disguise, patterns we br...

Does the degree really matter when it comes to dating? And how much does education, career path, or “professional compatibility” influence attraction and long-term potential? In this episode of our Dating Series, we dive into one of the most debated topics in modern dating: education, ambition, and whether being on the same “level” actually matters. We talk about age gaps, life stages, admiration-...

Dating often brings us to one of the hardest questions: what do we accept, and where do we draw the line? In this episode, we dive into the delicate balance between accepting a partner as they are and knowing when something simply doesn’t work for you. We talk openly about personal experiences, dating “characters,” and the moments when it’s easy to confuse cultural differences with personal red fl...

This episode is part of our Dating Series — a series dedicated to our dating experiences, because as we talk about building our lives as young women abroad, our personal life is just as important as our career, professional connections, and integration. Dating, relationships, and the way we navigate them are a big part of how we grow, what we learn, and who we become. In this episode, we dive into...

Being new at a job — we’ve all been there. Especially when you are starting your career in a new country. Your first day, a new office, new colleagues… you are introducing yourself while still remembering everything it took to get here. In our very first episode, we share our personal experiences and thoughts on taking your first steps in climbing the corporate ladder. This episode was recorded a...

Pilot Episode: Why We Started "Climbing Gracefully" Welcome to Climbing Gracefully ! In our very first episode, we are opening up about why we decided to start this podcast, and what it truly means to us. Two international women in Vienna, two different backgrounds, one shared journey: navigating careers, cultures, and connections while building a meaningful life abroad. We talk about where this i...