Jo Parfitt Reviews Brave(ish) a Memoir of a Recovering Perfectionist by Margaret Davis Ghielmetti

27th November 2020

(NOTE: Register for my Jo Parfitt’s In Conversation series below.) I recently had the good fortune to discover a new memoir by an ex-expat turned author, Margaret Davis Ghielmetti. From Chicago, her marriage to Patrick from Switzerland led her to live on several continents as a ‘trailing spouse’. So far not so unusual, right? (Not… Read More Jo Parfitt Reviews Brave(ish) a Memoir of a Recovering Perfectionist by Margaret Davis Ghielmetti

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In Conversation with Olga Mecking, Author of Niksen: Embracing the Dutch Art of Doing Nothing

17th November 2020

Olga Mecking is an amazing example of an expat writer, who hit on a great idea and had publishers fighting over her book, Niksen: Embracing the Dutch Art of Doing Nothing. She wrote it in a year, despite having three young children and it has now been translated into umpteen languages. Is she bionic? How… Read More In Conversation with Olga Mecking, Author of Niksen: Embracing the Dutch Art of Doing Nothing

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Thriving Abroad Podcast with Louise Ross, author of The Winding Road to Portugal

4th November 2020

Louise Ross, author of The Winding Road to Portugal talks to Louise Wiles of Thriving Abroad about the rational for her book, how she approached gathering the stories and the themes that she drew from them.

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Interview with author, Nicole Webb

18th September 2020

Nicole Webb, author of China Blonde, talks to Brightside Story Studio. Why did you uproot your life and go overseas? “I met my husband, James, on a blind date when I was 35. He worked in hotels and warned me that they liked their staff to progress, which could involve moving overseas. After striving for… Read More Interview with author, Nicole Webb

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Cath Brew on the Expat Happy Hour

6th August 2020

Cath talks to Sundae Schneider-Bean on the Expat Happy Hour about her illustrated book, Living Elsewhere: Because a life overseas can be tough and, well, sometimes you just have to laugh.

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Thriving Abroad Podcast with Helena Jalanka, author of Greetings from Abroadland

23rd June 2020

Helena Jalanka, author Greetings from Abroadland, Experiences of Family Life Abroad, talks to Thriving Abroad about curiosity and adventure in Abroadland.

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Distance Grandparenting Podcast with Helen Ellis

16th June 2020

Helen Ellis joins Sundae Bean on the Expat Happy Hour to share her personal story, professional experience, and thought-provoking research on grandparenting from afar. A writer, scholar, and proud grandma, Helen’s Distance Families project brings the grandparent’s perspective to light.

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Writing Through Challenging Times

30th April 2020

The Benefits and How to Get Going This was one week into ‘lock down’ and I knew I needed something to get me focused, to wrestle me away from the endless scrolling, the hopeless searching for better news as I tried to wrap my head around this new reality. I hesitated. Did I need more… Read More Writing Through Challenging Times

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Jo Parfitt Reviews Brave(ish) a Memoir of a Recovering Perfectionist by Margaret Davis Ghielmetti

In Conversation with Olga Mecking, Author of Niksen: Embracing the Dutch Art of Doing Nothing

Thriving Abroad Podcast with Louise Ross, author of The Winding Road to Portugal

Interview with author, Nicole Webb

Cath Brew on the Expat Happy Hour

Thriving Abroad Podcast with Helena Jalanka, author of Greetings from Abroadland

Distance Grandparenting Podcast with Helen Ellis

Writing Through Challenging Times