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En blog om det gode expatliv
af Henriette Johnsen
Velkommen til min blog. Her finder du alt fra guider om forskellige aspekter af expatlivet til personlige historier fra andre expats – og vigtigst af alt, dybdegående artikler om nogle af de psykologiske aspekter ved livet i udlandet. Bloggen er skrevet på engelsk, og nogle poster henvender sig specifikt til udlændinge i Danmark, mens andre er generelle for expats.
Jeg håber, du vil bruge disse blogposter til at berige din oplevelse som udlandsdansker.
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Henriette Johnsen
10. okt. 20236 min læsning
In relationships, conflicts are personal development waiting to happen - for both partners!
In my practice, I see lots of couples. Couples who love each other, hurt each other, keep fighting for the relationship, keep having the...
Henriette Johnsen
27. sep. 20234 min læsning
Anxiety in expats
Anxiety is one of the most common mental health conditions. From time to time, we all feel anxious and fearful; but for some, anxiety...
Henriette Johnsen
28. aug. 20232 min læsning
How to deal with the curse of expat friendships
Whilst nurturing your friendships at home, possibly attempting to befriend the locals, you might also want to create a circle of friends...
Henriette Johnsen
28. aug. 20234 min læsning
Expat life: maintaining friendships at home!
Whilst you may be excited about your move abroad, of starting afresh, meeting new people, engaging in a foreign culture, learning a new...
Henriette Johnsen
5. jun. 20233 min læsning
Parenthood - balance imbalances!
In Denmark, today is Father’s Day. It’s also Constitutional Day. And speaking of the law, new legislation on maternity/paternity leave...
Henriette Johnsen
1. jun. 20237 min læsning
Rights and responsibilities of children in Denmark
In Denmark, adulthood starts at the age of 18, but long before then, the process of becoming independent from one's parents and of taking...
Henriette Johnsen
10. maj 20234 min læsning
TCK and ECS - what are they?
Third culture kids and expat child syndrome! Raising children abroad means for them to be different, being the odd ones out. And not just...
Henriette Johnsen
10. maj 20234 min læsning
Expat mum! Super hero!
Being a mum is one of the most challenging and rewarding roles in life – I imagine being a dad is the other one! Before motherhood, if...
Henriette Johnsen
10. maj 20231 min læsning
Do Danish Babies Sleep Outside?
Many moons ago, a young Danish mother was arrested for leaving her child to nap in a pushchair outside a New York restaurant whilst she...
Henriette Johnsen
10. maj 20236 min læsning
How do you raise children multiculturally?
You are keen for your child to learn another language and experience another culture from the inside, perhaps to make a better life for...
Henriette Johnsen
8. mar. 20234 min læsning
How to support your expat child(ren)!
“Where do you come from?” A perfectly normal question to ask first time you meet someone. As you get to know them and realise their...
Henriette Johnsen
25. feb. 20233 min læsning
Friendship isn’t a big thing
— it’s a million little things! - Paulo Coelho. Part of most expats' experience it that it's important to make friends! And preferrably...
Henriette Johnsen
12. feb. 20234 min læsning
Do you speak any love languages?
As a couple's therapist working with couples of all ages and genders, across many cultures, religions, and nationalities, I recognise...
Henriette Johnsen
5. feb. 20235 min læsning
The significance of mother tongue language in additional language acquisition
Since 1999 where UNESCO founded International Mother Language Day to promote awareness of language and cultural diversity around the...
Henriette Johnsen
9. jan. 20232 min læsning
Enhance the emotional connection with your partner
Couples meeting each other with criticism, defensiveness, contempt, stone walling as well as lack of positive emotional connection face...
Henriette Johnsen
6. jan. 20232 min læsning
Winter Depression - Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
With the lack of light and the ongoing short days, many people find themselves lacking energy, develop a persistent low mood and become...
Henriette Johnsen
14. mar. 20224 min læsning
Protecting your mental health when feeling fearful
How can we regulate our nervous system at such testing times? Read this blogpost to understand your emotional response to the war and for...
Henriette Johnsen
2. mar. 20222 min læsning
Talking with your child about the Ukraine war
Over the past two years, many children have been worried about covid: Will the virus come to Denmark? How might I be affected by it? Can...
Henriette Johnsen
22. okt. 20214 min læsning
How to deal with the challenges of Empty Nest Syndrome
Part 3 of 3 posts! The last two blog posts have defined empty nest syndrome and explored why it often hits expat parents harder. In this...
Henriette Johnsen
14. okt. 20213 min læsning
Why is Empty Nest Syndrome often worse for expat parents?
Part 2 of 3 posts! Last week's post defined empty nest syndrome; this week's post will look at why this experience often feels most...
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