How to keep emotional connection when far apart, how to repair a disagreement when distance or duty interrupts and how to build shared life when not living under the same roof. Al and Autumn Ray share their story and what they learned along the way. Al served 27 years in the U.S. Air Force which…
Key Takeaways How do cross cultural couples navigate time apart? How does growing up with different family and society expectations impact a couple’s relationship? As Pesa and Whitney Shayo share their cross cultural marriage story and how they learned to understand each other, much of what they share can be extremely valuable for couples who…
Episode takeaways: Sue Schoormans, author of “Sink Then Swim” – shares practical insights and heartfelt stories about her search for work after relocating abroad, what led to her and her husband’s decision to do a long-distance relationship and some surprising results of that decision. This episode is packed with insights from her lived experience. Career…
Episode takeaways: Long-Distance Relationships is a big topic and there is a lot of generic advice on social media. Here are 3 essentials for a successful time apart. I have lived various configurations of time apart from my husband over the last 20 years, as well as studying the topic and interviewing hundreds of families…
Synopsis: Clinical psychologist Dr. Veronique Elefant-Yanni guides us on how to (re)build emotional intimacy for couples separated by frequent business travel or international assignments. Drawing on her 25 years of experience and her innovative 3D Human Therapy, she explains why sharing day-to-day experiences—even trivial ones—is essential. The conversation covers the invisible pressures of expat life,…
Synopsis: Today my guest is Pascale. She and her husband are living in different countries and working in different countries and she’s going to share a little bit what it’s been like for her, what they’ve put in place and just how it works for them to encourage listeners, anyone who’s living and working in…
Welcome to Holding the Fort Abroad, the podcast about frequent business travel and working away from home:
Holding the Fort Abroad is about sharing creative ways families have found to maintain relationships when a partner and/or parent works away from home a lot and how the non-travelling partner juggles the roles of home and their own pursuits. I interview expats who have experience, therapists and researchers and share my own tools for this life journey. Even if you don’t have a travelling partner, you will find gems in this podcast for your life.
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Families where one partner is away a lot for work or is living and working in another country for long periods don't often realise they are under more pressure than families who don't have this lifestyle.
However, I truly believe that split location families can build a strong unit, be a happy family with happy individuals even when living apart. I have witnessed families who are living this reality.