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Falling in love with someone from another culture can be exciting, enriching and, at times, unexpectedly challenging. Many intercultural couples don't initially think of culture as something that will influence their relationship. They fall in love because of who the other person is, not because of where they come from. Yet, as the relationship grows, culture quietly starts to appear in everyday life. It shows up in the way we communicate, the expectations we have of each oth

Emigrating often goes hand in hand with new opportunities for personal and professional growth, alongside the chance to build a better future. However, behind a move to a new country there is also an emotional reality that often goes unnoticed: the grief associated with migration. Adapting to a new culture is not simply a matter of learning a different language or finding a new job. It involves saying goodbye, at least temporarily, to the people, places and traditions that fo

Moving to another country means much more than changing your address. It also means adapting to a new food market, different meal schedules, new ingredients and sometimes even a different definition of what it means to "eat healthily." For many of my expatriate patients, food is one of the most destabilising aspects of their new life and, at the same time, one of the least anticipated. The food shock is real: we often talk about cultural shock, but rarely about the food shock

When looking for a psychotherapist, one question often comes up: which therapeutic approach should I choose? There are many different schools of psychotherapy. At Abroad Psychotherapy, we have chosen to work from two approaches that, for us, are inseparable: systemic psychotherapy and the humanistic approach. Why? Because understanding our history is not always enough to create change. And because experiencing our emotions without being able to give them meaning can sometimes