Relocation Depression – Impacts and Ideas to Overcome It – Part 1

Posted on 19/11/2009 by Heather Markel

If you move to a new place as the trailing spouse, your transition could feel like a rollercoaster ride. This is especially important to realize if you gave up a job or a career where you’ve spent years building up your reputation, only to move someplace where you have no job lined up. Consider the fact [...]

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Relocating and the Weather – Climate Changes Can Have a Stormy Affect on Your Mood

Posted on 07/10/2009 by Heather Markel

One of the things that might take you by surprise when you move to a new place is how much the weather and climate impact your happiness in that place. Often times, this doesn’t sink in until several months after you’ve relocated – I remember being really excited to move from New York to Paris, [...]

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Relocating With Pets – Some Important Considerations

Posted on 07/10/2009 by Heather Markel

Moving to a new place brings with it many stresses. There’s the packing, the saying goodbye to everyone you know, turning off electricity, making sure bills are paid, but if you’re bringing a pet with you, there’s another strain for you to deal with. Depending where you are moving from, and to, you may find [...]

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Use the Gym to Make New Friends

Posted on 06/10/2009 by Heather Markel

As I’ve mentioned before, making friends after a move is one of the toughest and most important things you need to do to settle in and feel at home. There are many ways to start a new network, and I want to take a moment in this article to focus on the gym as one [...]

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Establishing a Network After a Move to a New City Or Culture

Posted on 06/10/2009 by Heather Markel

When moving to a new place, whether within your own country or to a new one, one of the biggest challenges is moving away from good friends and then meeting new ones. What typically ends up happening, is that you either rely on the plethora of technology (SKYPE, phone, email, IM, etc.) to stay in [...]

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Relocation Depression – Some Symptoms and Strategies to Overcome It

Posted on 06/10/2009 by Heather Markel

After the boxes are unpacked, the phone is set up, and you’ve sorted out all the other necessities, you may find yourself depressed after a move to a new place. The hardest part of this is that often times, you don’t even realize you’re depressed. You’re so focused on all you have to get done, [...]

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Relocation Impacts Family Holidays and Traditions

Posted on 06/10/2009 by Heather Markel

Holidays are often spent with family.  There’s Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, Independence Day, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, etc. When you relocate, you will most likely be breaking tradition and this can be very difficult to endure, especially the first time. For example, if you had a tradition of spending Father’s Day, or Independence Day with your parents, or [...]

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7 Tips to Survive Weird Food in a New Culture

Posted on 06/10/2009 by Heather Markel

When moving to a new country, one of the hardest things to adapt to is the different food. I’m referring to both the types of food available and the resources you have to buy food. Here are a couple of my experiences with strange food. I lived with a French host family as a teenager. [...]

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Deciding to Relocate – Some Tips With the Tough Decisions

Posted on 20/08/2009 by Heather Markel

When making the decision to relocate, there are many complicated factors to consider. You may be leaving friends, family, and a job you love behind. You could be moving from a big city to the suburbs, or countryside and encounter a new world you’re vastly unfamiliar with. Maybe you’re married, and this seems like a [...]

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Musings on Lessons I’ve Learned From Relocating

Posted on 19/08/2009 by Heather Markel

Having moved, and lived both domestically and overseas, there are many lessons I’ve learned. Some of the biggest were when I lived with a host family in Normandie, France. Here are some of the things that my experiences in other cultures have taught me. Laughter is the most powerful and easiest form of communication. Laughter [...]

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