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Stay Abroad ­ Coachings

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“I HAVE NOT BEEN THE SAME SINCE I SAW THE MOON SHINE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD.”

- MARY ANNE RADMACHER -

Stay Abroad Coachings

Due to the diverse changes and new input, stays abroad are very intensive and enriching phases of life with high potential for change - and great challenges.

Coaching a stay abroad helps you to fully exploit the potential of this phase of your life and to consciously deal with the challenges. I prepare you for the challenges before they come and make potential visible for you. I would also be happy to be your contact person.

Climatic changes, new living environment, culturally unfamiliar surroundings, building a new social network, bureaucratic hurdles, language challenges, difficulties adapting to unfamiliar aspects of life, personal change processes, loneliness or falling into a hole after returning - in addition to all the pleasant aspects of a stay abroad, there can be challenges Sometimes we put a lot of strain on our adaptive abilities. Dealing with this in advance, for example knowing that crises are normal, and seeking professional support can provide clear support here.

Training concept

Coaching abroad takes place in three sequences: 1. preparation phase, 2. support during the stay abroad and 3. the return process.

1) Preparation phase

During the preparation period, the focus is on planning and organizing the stay abroad, knowledge input about the target region and the local situation, cultural and linguistic preparations, but also the emotional attunement.

2) During your stay abroad

After saying goodbye and arriving, your new life begins. Classically, you experience a “honeymoon” phase at the beginning: you enthusiastically absorb everything new and enjoy the new input and the broadening of your horizons. However, this can also be followed by phases of crisis: the new world is sometimes very demanding, developing a social network takes time and being alone requires learning, and cultural differences can be very stressful - you are in the middle of the adjustment process. After this period of getting used to it, you have “really” arrived.

3) Re-entry

You usually only notice how much you have changed as a result of your stay abroad after you return. Although you carry a whole backpack full of wonderful experiences with you and are looking forward to home enriched, you may have changed so much that when you return you no longer really “fit in” and perceive your usual life at home completely differently. You just need time to digest all the experiences and get used to being at home again.

Although stays abroad have very similar structures, all processes are individual and every stay abroad is different. I accompany you in your individual situation, give you professional input on intercultural and psychosocial processes, support you in crises and encourage you to think and reflect.

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