There is a moment I have witnessed dozens of times over the decades while working with organizations. It happens quietly, usually mid-conversation, when a team suddenly sees itself clearly for the first time. The room shifts, faces soften and something unspoken is finally spoken. I think of it as the wow moment: a group of individuals discovers it has become something more than the sum of its parts. This moment does not happen by accident. And it cannot be engineered through

Five months ago, when this postcard caught my eye in a small bookstore in Bad Tölz, I had no idea how much it would come to resonate with me. „Woanders ist es auch nicht besser.“ ("It is not any better elsewhere.") Postcard from Bad Tölz, Buchhandlung Winzerer I was deeply touched by it, although I didn’t yet fully understand why. Since moving to Germany, I have been observing myself and other expat stories with great interest. As a therapist and coach, I not only follow my c

The first time I encountered the art of kintsugi was a few years ago, during an organizational development project. My colleagues and I were searching for a metaphor that could capture the organization’s fragmented culture. What emerged was the image of a broken pot that didn’t need replacing, but repairing. Kintsugi (金継ぎ) is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with lacquer dusted with powdered gold . It became a symbol for what that

After moving abroad, the first three years felt like a rollercoaster — full of ups and downs, restlessly chasing my place while trying to settle in a new environment. Days, weeks, and months passed in joy and doubt. I enjoyed the novelty of my new environment as if I were a tourist, but I kept asking myself why I made this decision. And the answer remained the same every time: I moved because of my family and because we wanted to give living abroad a try, through new experi

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Relocation is a life-changing experience. It brings incredible opportunities, but also challenges that can shake our identity, career, and sense of belonging. How can we make this transition smoother? I had the pleasure of being a guest on Szilvia Fehér 's podcast, sharing my personal experiences of living abroad. Katalin Juhasz , an Organizational Developer and Transition Coach living in Switzerland, also joined me in the studio. We explored together: ✅ The emotional rolle