Easy Rider – our latest expat experience
Back in sedate St Albans it wasn’t uncommon to pull up behind the odd Ferrari or Maserati at the traffic lights, but since we moved to Canada it’s been all Mustangs, pick-up trucks and Harley’s…
Read MoreWhat happens to the kids if you die overseas?
What are the chances of a pair of TCK’s from equally dysfunctional families getting married and having babies?
Read MoreIn My Other Life I’m A Cowboy
Ever since my imagination was captured by a children’s western running on Irish TV in the early eighties, I wanted to be a cowboy…
Read MoreDon’t Let Self-Doubt Sabotage Success
A thought struck me as I waved K off to work one morning – looking all hotshot and capable in his well-cut suit – and I resolved to talk to him about it when he returned…
Read MoreBreaking out of the Box – a review of “A Career In Your Suitcase”, 4th edition
“A Career In Your Suitcase” does what it says on the tin – equips you with the building blocks of a portable career.
Read MoreExpat Limbo
Approaching the three-year mark of our Canadian posting it seems I’ve reached an impasse…
Read MoreBPD – How Can You Help?
Following my last post, where I wrote about my recent BPD episode, I thought I’d clarify how Borderline Personality Disorder makes itself felt, the difficulties sufferers face, and the ways in which those close to them can help.
Read MoreBattling BPD
It doesn’t matter how many times BPD engulfs my mind, I can never recognize it for what it is at the outset.
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is a freelance features writer and mother of three currently based in Canada. She's written for newspapers, magazines and a range of expat and mental health websites, and has been a cultural chameleon since she first emigrated aged eight.
