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    Preparing for Split Locations - Part 2
    Rhoda Bangerter
    • 2 days ago
    • 2 min

    Preparing for Split Locations - Part 2

    Is your partner soon to start working away from home for long periods of time? If this is the case, I’m sure you are starting to prepare...
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    You're back!
    Rhoda Bangerter
    • Dec 14, 2020
    • 2 min

    You're back!

    One of the biggest challenges of a spouse being away on a business trip can be the transition as they return home. One travelling husband...
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    It's Too Much To Ask
    Rhoda Bangerter
    • Nov 18, 2020
    • 2 min

    It's Too Much To Ask

    What stops you from asking for help? As an expat parent with a spouse who often works away from home, you may often feel overwhelmed, but...
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    When do you feel vulnerable?
    Rhoda Bangerter
    • Oct 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    When do you feel vulnerable?

    Are you afraid alone with the children at night? Do you feel vulnerable in a world where you don’t understand the language and couldn’t...
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    Boost your emotions by celebrating small wins
    Rhoda Bangerter
    • Oct 9, 2020
    • 3 min

    Boost your emotions by celebrating small wins

    As a child growing up, we never celebrated much as a family. Birthdays yes, but not much more. I have recently been reminded that even...
    8 views0 comments
    Lessons From Navigating Rapids
    Rhoda Bangerter
    • Sep 16, 2020
    • 3 min

    Lessons From Navigating Rapids

    I’ve hit a few snags in my routine these past weeks. Here are a few tips I've learned from white water rafting.
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    Plant the seeds of your personal development
    Rhoda Bangerter
    • Sep 3, 2020
    • 4 min

    Plant the seeds of your personal development

    For years you may have supported your spouse in their career, transitioning yourself and your entire family into new countries and new...
    13 views0 comments
    Covid, toothaches and leaking roofs
    Rhoda Bangerter
    • Aug 7, 2020
    • 3 min

    Covid, toothaches and leaking roofs

    I'd say! Life is full of twists and turns. On top of dealing with the consequences of Covid in every day life and long-term separation...
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    “When will I see you again?” Couples split by Covid 19
    Rhoda Bangerter
    • Jul 8, 2020
    • 4 min

    “When will I see you again?” Couples split by Covid 19

    If he doesn’t show, I have no way of getting in contact with him, I realise, as the boys and I drive to the airport to pick up my...
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    This pandemic feels like running a marathon
    Rhoda Bangerter
    • May 14, 2020
    • 3 min

    This pandemic feels like running a marathon

    Living through this pandemic feels like running a marathon right now. How do we keep going when there seems no end in sight?
    47 views0 comments
    How three sides of a pyramid helped me make sense of my multicultural life
    Rhoda Bangerter
    • Feb 4, 2020
    • 3 min

    How three sides of a pyramid helped me make sense of my multicultural life

    Do you do one thing at a time or several things at once? Could this be a reflection of your culture? Read about Richard Lewis' Model
    78 views0 comments
    A suitcase by the door
    Rhoda Bangerter
    • Jan 3, 2020
    • 2 min

    A suitcase by the door

    Does your spouse always have a suitcase by the door? Are you solo parenting in a foreign country while your spouse comes and goes? Can your
    47 views0 comments
    Moving overseas: a not-so-lazy river
    Rhoda Bangerter
    • Nov 18, 2019
    • 3 min

    Moving overseas: a not-so-lazy river

    The water is pushing me forward. I’m keeping an eye on our two boys as they tumble and spin ahead of me. I can barely touch the floor of...
    13 views0 comments
    Déménager à l'étranger : pas si relax
    Rhoda Bangerter
    • Nov 18, 2019
    • 3 min

    Déménager à l'étranger : pas si relax

    L'eau me pousse en avant. Je surveille nos deux garçons qui jouent devant moi. Je peux à peine toucher le sol de la piscine alors que...
    2 views0 comments
    Une famille, six cultures, un deuil
    Rhoda Bangerter
    • Nov 12, 2019
    • 4 min

    Une famille, six cultures, un deuil

    La culture crée, influence, façonne, limite et définit le deuil, parfois profondément. Comprendre l'enchevêtrement complexe entre culture...
    20 views0 comments
    Une dispute pas comme les autres
    Rhoda Bangerter
    • Nov 12, 2019
    • 3 min

    Une dispute pas comme les autres

    Mes parents se sont beaucoup disputés quand j'étais enfant. Ils s’aimaient, de ça il n’y avait aucun doute et leurs vies étaient...
    3 views0 comments
    One family, six cultures, one grief
    Rhoda Bangerter
    • Nov 4, 2019
    • 4 min

    One family, six cultures, one grief

    Culture creates, influences, shapes, limits, and defines grieving, sometimes profoundly and how the Dual Process Model helps.
    40 views0 comments
    Forging a new path
    Rhoda Bangerter
    • Oct 21, 2019
    • 3 min

    Forging a new path

    ‘Brooklyn is one of the best films ever made about leaving one's homeland in search of a better life, and forging a new path.’ Claudia...
    25 views0 comments
    Not just another argument
    Rhoda Bangerter
    • Oct 10, 2019
    • 3 min

    Not just another argument

    Three must-dos for any cross-cultural communication
    45 views0 comments
    Is where I'm from, who I am?
    Rhoda Bangerter
    • Sep 6, 2019
    • 4 min

    Is where I'm from, who I am?

    I wonder: is asking "where are you from?" actually asking "who are you?"
    54 views1 comment
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