Weight Gain, People Pleasing and Other Expat Wife Phenomena

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Let me ask you something: Have you noticed something strange in yourself and others upon moving abroad, especially in the first months? Or have you developed some kind of pattern throughout your multiple international moves?

Like weight fluctuation? An unconscious need to please others as you’re trying to make new friends and be met with smiley friendly faces? Or perhaps moving has had the opposite effect on you, and you developed a bit of a shell, a bit of a ‘You don’t need me? Well I don’t need you!’ kind of attitude. Another thing you may have noticed are certain patterns in your marriage or relationship.

Whatever it is, let’s start a conversation about it and let’s tackle these expat phenomena!

Awareness is the prerequisite for change

When you develop a profound understanding for yourself, your motives for doing things (or not) and your triggers, you’ll have a high level of control and power over your life. And as expat wives we often feel that we lack control and power – right?

In fact, we can get into the driver’s seat of our lives, and even though we may not choose where we’re headed geographically, we can definitely choose how we’re going to get there.

In this episode I’ll address the following

Expat Wife Phenomena

weight gain abroad
weight loss abroad
people pleasing
developing a tough shell around people
relationship patterns that can arise as a result of moving

And I’d LOVE to know:

Have you gone through them to?

Or have you maybe noticed something else, some other kind of phenomenon as a result of relocating?

What are your thoughts on this?

Hop over to my Instagram and Facebook and let me know!

Further Resources:

At the root of many of these expat wife phenomena is often a lack of feeling nurtured and supported. So if you, too, are in need of a little love, support and confidence on your expat journey, then download my free 10-minute nurture boost to change that!