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6000 Miles Apart: Successful Long-Distance Relationships

Distance parenting, General, Global Mobility, Long distance relationships, The non-travelling partner

Navigating life 6000 miles apart? Discover how families manage long-distance parenting, frequent business travel, and co-parenting challenges—while maintaining connections across distance, strengthening parent-child relationships, and building resilient family culture across borders.

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Diplomatic Life and the Untold Realities of Distance

General, Global Mobility, Long distance relationships, The non-travelling partner

Being a diplomatic spouse isn’t all travel and glamour — it’s a life of constant change, resilience, and community-building across borders. In Holding the Fort Abroad Episode 80, I talk with Anna Skorobogatowa: mentor, diplomatic spouse, and founder of Not Just a Spouse, about what it really takes to hold a family together through absences, evacuations, and long-distance life abroad.

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Solo Parenting Survival Guide for the Summer: Keeping it Stree-Free and Fun

General

Travelling solo with kids during the holiday times can be very different with young children or teenagers. Here are general reflections from my personal experience. If you prefer audio, listen to Holding the Fort Abroad Ep# 50 https://rhodabangerter.com/captivate-podcast/50-solo/ Make it work for you This is something that I have started doing over the past few…

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Leaving home for a Job?

General, Long distance relationships, The non-travelling partner, The travelling parent

Are you facing the prospect of one partner working abroad while the other stays behind to manage family responsibilities? Whether it’s a career opportunity too good to pass up or a necessary move for financial stability, grappling with the idea of split-family assignments can be challenging. In episode #42 of the Holding the Fort Abroad…

When is parent is away from home there is a jacket missing on the hook and a calendar with crossed off dates until the parent returns . long-distance parenting

Multi-Location Families and Long-Distance Parenting

General, Long distance relationships

Find out how Michael stays present as a long-distance parent for his children even though he lives thousands of miles away. And how he and his wife share the load of raising a family with geographical distance

Mindset: First step to making an unaccompanied tour work

General

Does having the ‘right’ mindset, whatever that is, really change things for us? Can our way of thinking or feeling (aka our mindset) make a tedious job more enjoyable, a mountain hike less sweaty, and an unaccompanied tour more thrilling or even just feasible? My mom moved countries when she was in her forties, she…

Split location families can build a strong unit

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.

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