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Awakening the new you
This blog is a collection of stories born from my need to share coaching insights to help you live better. Pick, Read, Reflect, Act to change your circumstances.
With Love & Compassion, Isabelle.


Bridges
#internationalteachers #expats How has 2021 been so far for you? Are you able to carry on as usual or do you nd yourself already...

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Chameleon
Part 2 A new country. Have you ever felt your #expatcouple challenged when you arrived in a new country, #expats, #internationalteachers?...

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Cultural differences
#expats, #internationalteachers, how many of you experience #culturaldifferences within your couple and possibly live in a country which...

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Teachers'care
Would you say #internationalteachers that you are feeling alone in the middle of a school full of peers and students, and feeling...

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Teachers' next move
January, #internationalteachers, it is time to prepare for your next move! Exciting? Scary? Both? Please share your feelings in comments,...

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Covid took my friend
Do you have someone you love, who has been in your life forever, owns a part of it through memories of times together, and who is now in...

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2021
What do you #wish for this coming year, #expats, #internationalteachers? Do you have new #challenges to tackle or a new vision for your...

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Chocolate cake
#internationalteachers, #expats, with Christmas around the corner and the pandemic tsunami, I feel a special connection with all of you...

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Success & Happiness
When I graduated 25 years ago, I moved on to my next goal which was to create a family, teach and do research work in my field. Success...

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Smile
#Joy. #Smile. #internationalteachers, #expats, take a moment and reflect. Earlier today, I lived a joyful moment as I was asked to bring...

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Human adventure
What is coaching if not a #humanadventure? Le Vendée Globe is a solo sailing race without assistance around the world. It occurs every 4...

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Giving
What does #giving mean for you #expats, #internationalteachers, as we approach Christmas? Is it a cultural and/or an emotional experience...

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Inner fight
Deeply sad, hurt and frustrated, helpless. I watched someone I love struggle as she engaged in an inner fight. She wants something but...

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Patching up holes
Do you get the feeling that you keep patching up your life as tears appear? You fix one, the next one reveals itself. #expats,...

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You never know.
Have you ever experienced “You never know what might happen” and grow from it? I took to walking on the beach. Fresh salty air, the sound...

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Strings attached.
Do you have the feeling that the World is scaling down, as a result of #covid, from a whole connected trading network to a puzzle of...

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Living together.
What is your definition of #respect? Have you ever felt that as #expats and/or #internationalteachers, we have integrated the...

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Samfundssinde.
Are you feeling lonely? Do you have a need to be active with a #purpose and to make your own difference to the world? A wind has blown...

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Hygge.
Ireland‘s second #lockdown announced last night. Even my love for cooking couldn’t get me out of the gloom and I kept wondering in front...

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Breakthrough!
Are you pulling your hair out? Headache looming? So confused you need to take a walk and breathe in the cool autumn air? This was me! I...

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