What do we really know when we promise undying love to our exotic foreign partner? Lysanne Sizoo considers the issues faced by expats when either one or both halves of a couple are in a foreign country. 

Lysanne Sizoo explores why many couples experience the ‘second day blues’, when one half returns weary from a trip abroad only to be faced with disgruntled grumbles and a list of chores.

Mental health expert Lysanne Sizoo discusses how our sense of identity is challenged when we move to another country… and how we can use it to our advantage.

Homesickness may be a sign that your internal adjustment mechanism is suffering from overload. It is not so much about missing the home we chose to leave, but about feeling temporarily exhausted by being an incomer in a new home that we have not yet made our own.

During the holidays, many of us go home to our families. These visits can be heaven or hell. Lysanne Sizoo looks at the feelings of guilt – both healthy and unhealthy – that follow from parental expectations and our own life choices.

Where’s the good in goodbye? This month, our mental health expert, Lysanne Sizoo, responds to a dilemma that all expats have to face at some time: saying hej då.

In the second part of ‘parenting international children’, Lysanne Sizoo looks at multilingualism, and the pros and cons of some typical character traits of so-called Third Culture Kids (TCKs).

Lysanne Sizoo looks at the ways in which internationals connect with other, and how they can keep their friendships happy and healthy.

For many expats, their geographical location is more likely to be a ‘home for now’ than a home forever. And when that call comes to tell you the next move is imminent, proper endings can be neglected or even forgotten in the rush to prepare.