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ME16: A Taste of Mindfulness: Finding the Present Moment Through Our Five Senses
Mindful Expat, with Dana Nelson, Ph.D. - May 17, 2017 01:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsWhat you’ll hear in this episode: • About the importance of practicing mindfulness in everyday situations or through “formal practice” so that we have the skills when we really need them (when we’re in distress). • How to use mindful eating as an everyday mindfulness practice. Resources ment...
ME15: A Compassionate, Growth-Oriented Approach to Cultural Adjustment (With Guest: Sundae Schneider-Bean, MA)
Mindful Expat, with Dana Nelson, Ph.D. - May 10, 2017 01:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsToday’s Mindful Expat Guest is Sundae Schneider-Bean! Sundae is an intercultural strategist and solution-oriented coach, and – as she says –she’s on a mission to help expats make the most of their lives abroad! Sundae is originally from the United States, from the state of North Dakota. Even...
ME14: Self-Compassion, the Two Arrows, & Learning to Surf
Mindful Expat, with Dana Nelson, Ph.D. - May 03, 2017 10:08 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsWhat you’ll hear in this episode: • How you can create a pause between your initial experience of an emotion and your reaction to it, and how doing so will allow you to cultivate more self-compassion and feel less out of control in your life. • About the differences between pain and suffering...
ME13: Nurturing Love on the Move (with Guest, Oxana Holtmann, MA, CPCC)
Mindful Expat, with Dana Nelson, Ph.D. - April 26, 2017 01:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsToday’s Mindful Expat Guest is Oxana Holtmann! Oxana was born and grew up in the Siberian part of Russia. She has lived in Moscow, Germany, and now the United States, in Washington, DC. Oxana works as a Conscious Leadership and Relationship Coach, helping her clients nurture and strengthen the...
ME12: Expat & Intercultural Relationships: Growing Together Through the Challenges
Mindful Expat, with Dana Nelson, Ph.D. - April 19, 2017 12:03 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsWhat you’ll learn in this episode: • Some different contexts that expat or intercultural couples find themselves in and how these contexts can present unique challenges for relationships. • Some of the most common challenges I see in expat and intercultural relationships (including some of my...
ME11: Embracing Change & Going With the Flow
Mindful Expat, with Dana Nelson, Ph.D. - April 12, 2017 01:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsWhat you’ll learn in this episode: • How change is an inevitable part of our lives -- especially when we're living abroad -- and how accepting and even embracing change (rather than resisting it) can allow us to be happier. • Some tips for learning how to accept and embrace change in your lif...
ME10: Finding Community & Building Authentic Connections on the Move (with Guest: Naomi Hattaway)
Mindful Expat, with Dana Nelson, Ph.D. - April 05, 2017 01:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsToday’s Mindful Expat Guest is Naomi Hattaway! Naomi is from the United States (originally from Nebraska). She and her husband have 3 children, and together they have lived in New Delhi, India, Singapore, and they've now repatriated back to the US -- first to Florida, then to Northern Virginia...
ME9: The Wolf You Feed (aka Building Mental Habits)
Mindful Expat, with Dana Nelson, Ph.D. - March 29, 2017 01:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsWhat you’ll learn in this episode: • About my experience at the Families in Global Transitions (FIGT) Conference last week. • About the link between our thoughts and our feelings and some strategies for becoming more aware of automatic thoughts. • The parable of the two wolves and how it can...
ME8: Raising Resilient Third Culture Kids (TCKs) (with Guest: Josh Sandoz, MA, LMHC)
Mindful Expat, with Dana Nelson, Ph.D. - March 22, 2017 02:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsToday’s Mindful Expat Guest is Josh Sandoz! Josh is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) currently living and working in Seattle Washington (in the US), where he specializes in working with expats, repatriated expats, and Third Culture Kids (TCKs). Josh not only works with TCKs, but he ac...
ME7: Diving Deeper into Mindfulness & Balancing Acceptance with Change
Mindful Expat, with Dana Nelson, Ph.D. - March 15, 2017 02:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsWhat you’ll hear in this episode: • The attitudes of mindfulness — beginner’s mind, non-judgment, acknowledgment, non-striving or letting be, self-reliance, and self-compassion. • That acceptance and commitment to change are not in opposition to one another. • About my plans to attend the FIGT...
ME6: Reframing Our Challenges as Great Opportunities! (with Guest: Amel Derragui)
Mindful Expat, with Dana Nelson, Ph.D. - March 08, 2017 02:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsToday's Mindful Expat Guest is Amel Derragui! Amel is the host of the amazing Tandem Nomads podcast, which is a wonderful resource for expat partners. An adult third culture kid (TCK) and expat partner herself, she has a wonderful, inspiring perspective on the unique challenges and opportuniti...
ME5: Introduction to Culture Shock & the Expat (Emotional) Rollercoaster
Mindful Expat, with Dana Nelson, Ph.D. - March 01, 2017 21:10 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsWhat you'll hear in this episode: • A definition of "culture shock" and some of the ways it can manifest differently for different people. • Some theoretical models of cultural adjustment, including various phases of adjustment that people may experience as they adapt to a new culture (and so...
ME4: Everyday Mindfulness in the Expat Life (with Guest Jodi Harris)
Mindful Expat, with Dana Nelson, Ph.D. - February 22, 2017 07:35 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsToday's Mindful Expat Guest is Jodi Harris! Jodi is a life coach who specializes in working with expats and others living abroad, helping them work through life changes, define their priorities and goals, and build a satisfying and meaningful life for themselves! Originally from the United Sta...
ME3: An Introduction to Mindfulness (Abroad!)
Mindful Expat, with Dana Nelson, Ph.D. - February 15, 2017 09:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIn this episode, we discuss what mindfulness is and why I believe it can be especially helpful for expats and others living abroad. I'll also give you some practical suggestions to get you started with practicing mindfulness in your daily life. What you'll hear in today's episode: • What is...
ME2: Expat? Immigrant? What's in a Name?
Mindful Expat, with Dana Nelson, Ph.D. - February 15, 2017 08:30 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsToday we’ll be talking about the language we use to describe ourselves in our experiences of living abroad. Do you use the word “expat” to describe yourself? Or do you prefer the word “immigrant”? What about “global nomad”? Something else altogether? In this episode, I share with you some of my ...
ME1: Welcome to the Mindful Expat Podcast!
Mindful Expat, with Dana Nelson, Ph.D. - February 15, 2017 08:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsWelcome to the Mindful Expat Podcast – a podcast designed for those living abroad to provide you with weekly guideposts for emotional wellbeing and resilience in your international life and to help you make the most of your inner and outer journeys! Today’s episode will be different from futur...
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