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Tanya Shares her wisdom as A Happy Expat
Being a happy expat is multi-faceted. You need to navigate the obstacles of adjusting to a new culture and home, be the emotional pillar for your family on a whole new level, and take the time to create a well-balanced healthy lifestyle for yourself. In my blog I cover a wide-variety of topics, all to encourage a happy life!
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An Expat's Hierarchy of Needs
For decades companies have been trying to crack the code on how to increase expat assignment success rates. Studies have shown around half
Tanya Arler
Mar 31, 20225 min read
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Reshaping Your Identity
I've been coaching and inspiring expat spouses for over 15 years and a common theme we just can't escape from is having to figure out who...
Tanya Arler
Feb 13, 20225 min read
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5 Questions for an Experienced Expat Spouse - an interview by UrbAct
5 Questions for travelling spouses from the Welcoming International Talent project of the European Union.
Tanya Arler
May 13, 20216 min read
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Re Invent Yourself - a guest blog by Clare Doyle
amily ‘back home’. A friend more experienced in making a new life advised me. ‘It’s such an opportunity’ she said, ‘you can re invent...
Clare Doyle
Dec 2, 20205 min read
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Making Meaningful Connections with Locals
When we embark on a new expat adventure part of our vision, understandably, is that we’ll meet and befriend locals and ensconce ourselves...
Tanya Arler
Nov 17, 20205 min read
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Nationality: Expat
A guest post by fellow seasoned expat spouse,
Malinda Coleman.
Malinda Coleman
Oct 10, 20206 min read
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How to handle 10 Realities as an Expat Spouse
Once the boxes are unpacked and school has started, expat spouses are left with a void. Here are 10 realities and how to handle them.
Tanya Arler
Aug 28, 20209 min read
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3 Pillars of Happy Expat Living
There are 3 basic pillars that, positioned correctly in your mind, can make adjusting to a move, adapting to a new culture, and finding your
Tanya Arler
Aug 27, 20203 min read
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Ask an Expert Expat - as seen in the Bamboo Telegraph
I have recently been asked to start a new column in the Bamboo Telegraph, a periodical issued by the AWA in Singapore which is where I ...
Tanya Arler
Jun 1, 20204 min read
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What's YOUR expat story?
Remembering how this whole adventure started and why you said yes in the first place can bring a valuable shift in mindset when times ...
Tanya Arler
Jan 31, 20204 min read
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6 months in? Make a new plan!
Before the move we all have a vision of what we're going to do when we get to the new country and the plan is ALWAYS flawed.
The first big
Tanya Arler
Jan 20, 20203 min read
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Navigating Change - 3 top tips
Regardless of what kind of change you are going through; moving to a new country, a career change, divorce, a move or watching your kids go
Tanya Arler
Feb 25, 20195 min read
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Life is what you make of it!
My choices determine how I experience life.
I learned that my perception and attitude to life experiences are stronger than the events...
Tanya Arler
Feb 25, 20194 min read
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Feng Shui for beginners - for your office
I lived in Singapore for 2 years and had the amazing good fortune to learn Feng Shui Consultancy from the most genuine, peculiar and ...
Tanya Arler
Feb 25, 20197 min read
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