The Expat Therapist: Navigating Mental Health
"The Expat Therapist: Navigating Mental Health Abroad" is a podcast that offers insights, advice, and strategies for expats needing guidance with mental health struggles on their journey and guidance for individuals anticipating a move abroad. Hosted by a licensed clinical therapist and fellow expat, the show aims to help listeners overcome the unique challenges of moving and living abroad and achieve greater well-being and happiness.
The Expat Therapist: Navigating Mental Health
084 Avoiding My Finances (And What It Was Really About)
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For years, I thought my problem was money.
But looking back, finances were never actually the issue.
Avoidance was.
In this episode, I’m sharing how avoidance became a protective shield during some of the hardest seasons of my life abroad — including identity shifts, motherhood, relationship challenges, emotional overwhelm, and navigating life in a different country.
We’ll explore why avoidance is often a nervous system response rather than a character flaw, how survival patterns can quietly keep us stuck, and what changed when I finally stopped running from the things that felt uncomfortable to face.
If you've ever found yourself avoiding finances, difficult conversations, decisions, or even your own emotions, this episode is for you.
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