Saying goodbye is always difficult. Some of us have routines or strategies when saying goodbye, they build a R.A.F.T.. Many put themselves, mentally, already in the other or next place not to feel the pain of the goodbye, others go through the pain of the moment, cry, feel upset and then, when they have cried […]
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Embracing goodbyes
Several years ago I deeply struggled with goodbyes. It was a year where many friends moved away, some left without telling us on time that they would leave. They didn’t take the time to say goodbye, they simply disappeared from our life. This made me and my family experience something that I called the goodbye-shock. It was a sense […]
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Moving on, relocating and staying behind…
When international families are preparing for their next move, they often only get a few months or weeks to get everything done. When they leave the place they called home for the last few months or years and conquer new frontiers, they have a lot on their plate and they are on a real rollercoaster […]
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