Moving Abroad with Your Health and Sanity Resource Page
A collaboration of resources including articles and buy/sell, home rental and expat events pages to support expats and individuals traveling.
Dan Buettner shares extensive insight and research on longevity and how the oldest and happiest communities of people around the world live. His work around environment is one source that I appreciate in remembering how important our surroundings are for health.
Air Quality Apps
AirVisual and EPA’s AirNow
Shannon Jones is a certified life coach trained in Transformational Coaching, and specializing in expatriate transitions abroad and back home to help you make great relocation decisions, prepare for relocations with greater ease, fast-track your adjustment, and thrive in your new place.
A few small photos on your dresser can make a difference in bringing your memories into your home, or you can go so far as to purchase a digital frame like Nixplay, that allows for you to share photos from your phone to other Nixplay users and for them to share with you.
Kay Milkman’s work around behavior change is at the forefront of the latest research and techniques on the topic. Her articles, podcast appearances and book all contain realistic, actionable tips on shifting your behavior in a sustainable way.
Santos teaches the most popular Yale Course to date, The Science of Well-Being which is available to take for free, on Coursera. Her podcast, The Happiness Lab, is a great source of shifting behaviors to find more health and happiness.
Author of Tiny Habits, his research on behavior change is well researched and easily applicable.
A collaboration of resources including articles and events to connect expats and individuals traveling.
An organization dedicated to supporting individuals and families living and traveling around the world. Memberships are available, as well as a variety of free resources. Their yearly conference is a great way to connect with others. www.figt.org/
Shannon Jones is a certified life coach trained in Transformational Coaching, and specializing in expatriate transitions abroad and back home to help you make great relocation decisions, prepare for relocations with greater ease, fast-track your adjustment, and thrive in your new place.
Networking and Community Connection Ideas
- Hash House Harriers (running/drinking club)
- International Women’s Association (most larger cities have this international social group)
- InterNations (a networking organization with communities around the world)
To help navigate the time zones where you are and where you’re going, my favorites are here:
Time Converter and World Clock
To Stay Connected with others:
A term coined by Joshua Rosenthal, the founder of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. This concept, now backed by scientific studies, revolves around the idea that each individual needs different nutrients to thrive.
Crowding-Out
Another Joshua Rosenthal concept, which suggests instead of depriving yourself when working on adjusting your diet, focus on adding in more nutrient rich food sources, and naturally “crowd out” the foods that don’t serve a purpose in your life. His book, Integrative Nutrition: A Whole LIfe Approach to Health and Happiness, discusses this concept as well as many others.
An organization dedicated to supporting individuals and families living and traveling around the world. Memberships are available, as well as a variety of free resources on their website. The yearly conference is a great way to connect with others.
Transition experts, “Our goal is to help ourselves and others manage the stress, distress and chaos of transition, so we can get on with learning, loving, growing, stretching, cross-cultural competence and joy: all the things we launched into the international world to do wisely and well.”
This foundational book for anyone raising, or considering raising their children outside of their passport country. The term “third culture kid” (TCK) refers to children who grow up or spend a significant part of their childhood living abroad. The authors give readers an understanding of the challenges and benefits of the TCK life and provide practical suggestions and advice on maximizing those benefits.
Location Independent Therapists
A group started by Melissa Parks, therapist and coach, to connect therapists around the world who work and specialize in location independent lifestyles.
A therapy group founded by an adult third culture kid, all therapists do or have lived outside of their passport country.
Online therapy. Reasonably priced and all online.
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
My preferred method for incorporating mindfulness into the stress of a global lifestyle.
A Guide for Beginning a Journaling Practice
Journaling is a great option for reflection and moving through transition.
Current and accurate source of currency exchange rates.
Referenced and Related Articles
Blue Zones article on Health and Environment: HERE