Yesss, doors to The Co-Pilot are open! And close again on Monday June 30th a 17.59 CEST. Inside this episode you'll hear everything you need to know about The Co-Pilot: who it's for, what you'll walk away with, practical details. Are you ready to step inside The Co-Pilot? Join for just €174 today: https://www.amandamaximecoaching.com/the-co-pilot Still hesitating? Book your free 15-min call so we can have a chat and see if The Co-Pilot is the right fit for you now: https://calendly.com/amandamax...
Jun 23, 2025•48 min•0Ep. 79
Doors to The Co-Pilot are now open! https://www.amandamaximecoaching.com/the-co-pilot [doors close on June 30th] Ana Tello, a Panamanian expat in Germany, had it all: a successful career, a nice apartment, a fancy car - but on the inside, she felt sad and lost. She had secret dreams but didn’t know where to start. If you see her now, absolutely thriving and living her dream life, you wouldn’t think that that was her starting point! Ana shares how coaching with Amanda helped her uncover her true ...
Jun 15, 2025•40 min•0Ep. 78
<< Doors to The Co-Pilot are open until June 30th! https://www.amandamaximecoaching.com/the-co-pilot >> Where should I go this fall? A couple of weeks ago I asked you this on Instagram as I want to spend a few months abroad again - and I got a long list of suggestions. And it seems I made my decision… In this episode, I break down the process of how I got to it, so you can understand how I use my inner clarity system to make authentic decisions and take confident action. Now it’s abo...
Jun 11, 2025•39 min•0Ep. 77
<< Doors to The Co-Pilot are now open - until June 30th! https://www.amandamaximecoaching.com/the-co-pilot >> If you are single, in a situationship or navigating dating in your global life, this episode is for you! Candice Gallagher knows all about dating as an expat - up to the point that when she lived in Singapore, she started SinglePore, a dating event company to help singles meet offline. Now back home in England - although, what's home really after living abroad for 18 years? -...
May 28, 2025•44 min•0Ep. 76
Almost weekly I get requests from other coaches and (aspiring) business owners if I can have a virtual coffee with them because they want to hear how I set up my business, work on my online presence and more. And almost always I decline them (simply because my focus is elsewhere - the people pleaser in me struggles with this!). But this week I organized a free call for a small group to chat all things business. And I figured, why not share that on the podcast too? So I recorded this episode, in ...
May 21, 2025•41 min•0Ep. 75
<< Doors to The Co-Pilot are now open - until June 30th! https://www.amandamaximecoaching.com/the-co-pilot >> The #1 question I get asked is: Why did you leave your diplomacy career? Followed by #2: Will you go back? Which always surprises me because it's been over 3 years since I quit as a diplomat and started my coaching practice! However, sometimes I do miss certain elements of that career and lately I've been wondering... So in this episode, I'm going to share my honest answer to...
May 07, 2025•25 min•0Ep. 74
<< Doors to The Co-Pilot are now open - until June 30th! https://www.amandamaximecoaching.com/the-co-pilot >> Life back home in The Hague was fine but I realized I was in “meh” energy for quite some time. And when I found myself crying on the plane - AGAIN - I knew it was time for a change. In my energy & actions, to be precise. In this episode I open up and share personal reflections during & after my trip to the US, that led to my Great Reset project that I have embodied si...
Apr 30, 2025•42 min•0Ep. 73
<< Doors to The Co-Pilot are now open - until June 30th! https://www.amandamaximecoaching.com/the-co-pilot >> As an expat, one decision is never just about one decision - a question about your job leads to questions about your location, friendships, proximity to family, and so much more. And before you know it, you’re standing in front of this big web of options you need to figure out, like a giant puzzle you need to solve - leaving you paralyzed and stuck. If you want to get unstuck...
Apr 03, 2025•21 min•0Ep. 72
<< Doors to The Co-Pilot are now open - until June 30th! https://www.amandamaximecoaching.com/the-co-pilot >> In this episode, I host Kea-Sophie Stack, who transitioned from a 10-year career as an attorney in Munich to an entrepreneur in the wellbeing field in Los Angeles. As a busy global citizen who likes to travel, I don’t find it easy to always stick to my health, food and work-out routines when I’m on the go - and I often notice the difference in my energy. Kea-Sophie, who is al...
Mar 12, 2025•42 min•0Ep. 71
<< Doors to The Co-Pilot are now open - until June 30th! https://www.amandamaximecoaching.com/the-co-pilot >> Yesss, doors to my signature program have opened again! Are you ready to experience more fulfillment, confidence & direction in your expat life without constant overthinking? If you followed me for longer, you now know that the only way to get there is from the inside out: understanding yourself at a much deeper level so that you can make aligned changes from there....
Feb 13, 2025•20 min•0Ep. 70
<< Doors to The Co-Pilot are now open - until June 30th! https://www.amandamaximecoaching.com/the-co-pilot >> After having coached 150+ expats who feel unfulfilled, stuck, disconnected or lost (and having been there myself!), I started spotting tendencies among them: ways to deal with the situation they weren’t happy in. But while those ways are common go-to strategies for high-achievers and usually get them pretty far, I’ll tell you why they aren’t working in your favor this time!...
Feb 10, 2025•24 min•0Ep. 69
Travelling fulltime with your son sounds like a dream, but is it really so? In this episode of This Expat Life I go beyond the conventional expat context and talk with Jennifer van Leeuwaarde, mom, entrepreneur and global soul. Jennifer left an established life in the Netherlands behind because it didn’t match with what she wanted to experience. Now travelling the US, Latin America and South Africa, Jennifer shares openly about challenges (that expats, too, face) of feeling alone, the struggles ...
Feb 05, 2025•35 min•0Ep. 68
The #1 challenge expats come to me with? Deciding on their next big step. As an expat, a decision on your career or location has a huge impact on other areas of your life too. So that can trigger doubts if you even want it. Plus, as the future feels more uncertain when you live abroad (you don’t know how long you’ll stay there), it often complicates going forward with a decision too. The result? You stay in endless loops of overthinking. Leaving you feel unsure, stressed or without a sense of di...
Jan 29, 2025•27 min•0Ep. 67
How do you balance all the things you SHOULD do and all the things you WANT to do as a busy expat? How can you make more time for your family when your demanding job was the reason that took you & the fam abroad? What are tips & tricks to keep up with a busy work schedule and social events as a high-achieving expat? These are some questions that were asked this week by you. In today’s episode I dive into this and I share 10 tips that have personally helped me as a diplomat in Brazil, and...
Jan 22, 2025•36 min•0Ep. 66
How do you stay active, fit & healthy when you prioritise your career abroad? How do you stay committed to exercise when you’re just about to move countries and the overwhelm is real? Questions I have definitely asked myself, as - even though I regularly exercise - my work & to do list often get priority over a gym class. I got impressed with fitgirl & content creator Amie Wiley who did the 75hard challenge as she moved from Ireland to NYC. If you’re not familiar with 75hard, it’s a ...
Jan 02, 2025•28 min•0Ep. 65
How can you make this year different from the last? I’m always incredibly intentional about how I want to start the new year, so that I can ensure my continuous growth and avoid autopilot mode. Many set new year’s resolutions, but these are designed to fail. In this episode I share 12 questions that will help you set your priorities and see how you can stay your course throughout the year. Prefer these questions in written form? Leave your email address here and you will get them delivered to yo...
Dec 31, 2024•38 min•0Ep. 64
A new year is upon us! And many want to change something - big or small - about their lives. Getting into the habit of regular reflection is a great way to be more intentional with your time & energy, especially if you are as future-oriented as me. It’s tempting to always look ahead to the next month, the next promotion, the next country - but there are powerful lessons in your past that can make your future even better. In this episode I’ll guide you through 12 questions that help you refle...
Dec 30, 2024•34 min•0Ep. 64
There comes a point in every expat’s life that you need to face the dilemma: am I staying or leaving? And this is often when you feel stuck, unfulfilled or in a struggle. It’s a natural response to change the outer circumstances to feel better, but as an expat, that means you’re also questioning your location! So should you change the country or should you change yourself? In this episode of This Expat Life I shed my light on this topic with real examples. And are you ready to implement some of ...
Oct 24, 2024•41 min•0Ep. 63
Doors to my 8-week program The Co-Pilot are open NOW! Join us for 8 live calls and experience more fulfillment, confidence & direction in your expat life, without constant overthinking (it's really possible). Sign up here ! Doors close again on the 19th because that's when we have our first call, whoop whoop. Help, how do I deal with inconsistent energy as I’m working towards a goal? This is what an expat coachee asked me as she has embarked on a new career path but also finds herself in unh...
Oct 09, 2024•23 min•0Ep. 62
Doors to my 8-week program The Co-Pilot are open NOW! Join us for 8 live calls and experience more fulfillment, confidence & direction in your expat life, without constant overthinking (it's really possible). Sign up here ! It’s a cliche but it’s true… The magic really happens outside of your comfort zone. Now as an expat you have ventured outside your comfort zone already, but maybe you’re staying comfortable when it comes to other things, like changing careers, online visibility, a fitness...
Oct 02, 2024•34 min•0Ep. 61
<< Last chance to join my live event on Saturday 28 September! >> Akanksha is an ambitious management consultant and after two geographical transitions in 3 covid-years, she was left with a bit of a nagging feeling of something not being in place. Originally from India and now based in the Netherlands, she signed up for my 6-month group coaching programme to enable a shift. In this episode we talk about the inner transformation Akanksha had by being able to quiet her inner critic (mo...
Sep 25, 2024•36 min•0Ep. 60
How to find your soulmate when you live a somewhat unconventional life as an expat? Do you need to settle and compromise if you want to start a family? Where to begin if you keep moving around? These are some topics I (female, mid 30s, single) have thought about myself a lot in recent years, and some of my coachees as well. Expat life is great but it can also pose a barrier to your love life. In this episode I talk about it with Michelle Chung, a soulmate manifestation coach! Find more about Mic...
Sep 18, 2024•24 min•0Ep. 59
[ Only a few tickets left for my live event in Amsterdam this month! ] September marks ‘back to school’ vibes for many of us, and makes us aware that we only have a few months left before the end of the year. So if you had a goal for this year, now is the time to get cracking on it! September for me also marked the start of a new period in my home country, and as with any new start (calendar-wise or with a relocation), I’m super mindful of how I can make the most of it, so that I can really use ...
Sep 11, 2024•38 min•0Ep. 58
I went on a business & leisure trip to California and left with 3 big insights that led to a breakthrough when I got home 🤩 Insights that I think might be useful for other high-achieving, self-reliant & rational globetrotters. << There’s a long intro about the trip itself - Want to go straight to the insights? Skip to minute 12.30 >> These were things I sort of already KNEW, but this time I could really FEEL them. And in order for insights to really change something in our l...
Sep 03, 2024•45 min•0Ep. 57
<< Sign up for the priority list of my signature program The Co-Pilot , starting again on June 30th! >> What if a part of you feels unfulfilled in your expat life? Whether that's in your career, relationships, health, personal goals or just a general sense of unfulfillment. As a life coach working with high-achieving expats, I actually get a lot of coachees who struggle with this - and so I also know what you can do about it! In this episode I share the 3 perhaps unexpected steps tha...
Aug 14, 2024•34 min•0Ep. 56
Why is it that so many expats start to wonder about their life choices during summer.. And why I also book client after client? In this episode I share what I think causes this and give you tips to make the most of this summer period. And if you want a proven method to review your life, set your priorities and get started with an upgrade, download my FREE resource The Wheel of Expat Life here: https://www.amandamaximecoaching.com/wheel-expat-life
Aug 07, 2024•21 min•0Ep. 55
Download my new FREE resource The Wheel of Expat Life ! You bring yourself wherever you go and in Rio… I brought myself too. Towards the end of my stay I found myself in a bit of a funk, which was mostly the result of 3 mistakes I made. Mistakes I’ve made before, oops 😇 In this episode I share what they are, how they impacted me and what I’m doing now to prevent them again, even back home. Want to know more about personal growth and life abroad? Follow me on: - Instagram - LinkedIn - my weekly ...
Jul 31, 2024•28 min•0Ep. 54
The question I've asked dozens of time these past few weeks... What's it like being back home again?! And the answer surprised many - myself included 😅 So let the record show what I'm saying right now 😇 In this episode I share my personal reflection on being back home after living abroad for 6 months, plus 4 tips you can apply yourself as well when you are preparing / in the middle of a move. I'd love to hear if any of this resonated with you, as some of my coachees already told me they really...
Jul 24, 2024•27 min•0Ep. 53
In this episode I sit down with Josh, an experienced expat who, along with his wife Callie, has lived in various countries since 2009, including Spain, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and now Portugal. We talk about their current challenge: investing in real estate in Portugal - something I was so curious about! Josh shares their journey of finding and renovating a property in Porto, the importance of forming a reliable team, and the motivations behind their investment decisions. This info...
Jul 15, 2024•40 min•0Ep. 52
Whoa, the past 6 months have flown by and I'm ready to return home after almost half a year in Rio de Janeiro! And, what everyone is asking me... Will I return to the marvelous city? I recorded an open episode about my time in Rio to answer that question (and more). And when I say open, I do mean that: so you'll hear about what I struggled with, what I loved, my mistakes and lessons learned - I'm not holding back. I'd love to hear if you recognise any of it either because you lived in Rio or bec...
Jul 05, 2024•35 min•0Ep. 51
