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Life Coaching with a Focus on Expatriates

Coaching because...

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living in a foreign country changes everything

going home is the hardest part

Expat Insights Podcast
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Every expat journey is full of ups and downs — from culture shock and identity shifts to building a new sense of home. On Expat Insights, I sit down with expats, global mobility experts, and cross-cultural coaches to share honest conversations, practical wisdom, and inspiring stories from around the world.

Come join us!

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Moving abroad was supposed to be exciting but instead, you feel confused, overwhelmed, and unsure of how to manage this transition.
​And when you return home, things get even more complicated. Reverse Culture Shock can leave you questioning your identity, where you belong, and what comes next.

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You are navigating one of life`s most complex transitions. And you don´t have to do it alone.

Coaching offers you the space to untangle confusion, release guilt, and rediscover your sense of self.

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Together, we´´ll clarify

  • what truly matters to you,

  • explore new possibilities,

  • and create meaningful action steps so you can move forward with confidence and hope

because thriving abroad isn’t about pretending everything’s fine — it’s about finding your way forward.

Feeling Lost Abroad or Back Home?

Learn  here  about the neuroscience behind coaching and why it is so effective.

Home: About Me

Meet Your Coach

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Annegret Bertsch graduated from the ´Art and Science of Coaching` and holds a solution-focused coach diploma by Erickson International.
She has a master`s degree in Mathematics and English. Annegret has lived in Europe, America and Asia and has repatriated to Germany a year ago. 

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Services
Coffee Break

1:1 Pure Coaching Sessions

It's you and me. Talking. Getting to the root

of your struggle and working it through.

No excuses. No hiding. Highly effective.

Personal Development Made Easy

7 week program

You are excited about your personal and professional growth, but you don't know where to start:

then this program is for you.

week 1:      Assessment of Your Life

week 2:      Clarifying Your Values

week 3:      Your Career

week 4:      Fears and Insecurities

week 5:      Your Relationships

week 6:      Your Digital Well-being

week 7:      No Regrets

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Expatriation Made Easy

6 week program

You are an expatriate and you don't want to have any regrets on the day you leave:

then this program is for you.

week 1:      Your Life Abroad

week 2:      Culture Shock

week 3:      Your Relationships

week 4:      Fears and Anxieties

week 5:      Your Career 

week 6:      No Regrets

Repatriation Made Easy

6 week program

You are about to repatriate or you are already back home and you feel lost or you want to prepare: 

then this program is for you:

week 1:      Your Life Back Home

week 2:      Reverse Culture Shock

week 3:      Your Relationships

week 4:      Fears and Anxieties

week 5:      Your Career 

week 6:      Moving Forward

Hear Me Share

What happens when home doesn’t feel like home anymore? I explored this question in a conversation about reverse culture shock, identity, and the long journey of readjustment.

I had a heartfelt conversation about expat guilt — that mix of gratitude and guilt many of us feel when we leave aging parents behind or watch our children navigate a life we chose for them.

I talk with Prof. Dr. Stefan Remhof about the benefits of expat coaching and that supporting your employee and their family especially when they move abroad will always come back to the company.

Marie Suazo interviews her guests on all things TCK. We talked about how important it is to create awareness first and then go from there.

We will look at some typical struggles that most couples experience abroad and you will learn how coaching can help you to live happily ever after (and during) your expat assignment. 

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YOU  CANNOT  TEACH  A  MAN  ANYTHING; YOU  CAN  ONLY  HELP  HIM  TO  FIND  IT  WITHIN  HIMSELF.- Galileo Galilei -

Reviews

 

Coaching has helped me immensely. It's been incredible having someone who has had the same experience as me talk to me. They always say when you are talking to someone about something it is good for the person to whom you talk to to have some sort of knowledge about what you are talking about so that you be understood and feel validated.

Having someone to check in and keep me accountable to things that I say I want to do in order to move forward has also been helpful.

 

Coaching because I want to complete the mission of becoming the kind of person I want to be.

- Yolanda Ajak -

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