A podcast about life across cultures
The Nomadic Diaries Podcast
Nomadic Diaries unveils the complex tapestry of life as an expat, repat, or global nomad, exploring themes of identity, belonging, and the unexpected joys of cultural transitions. Join Doreen Cumberford and her guests for insights that resonate deeply with cross-cultural experiences.
Recent Episodes
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Nov. 2, 2026
Believe in Yourself and What’s Possible
You will rarely feel ready to move abroad, and that’s exactly the point. Doreen looks at the gap between fear and readiness, shares stories of people who moved later in life or against the odds, and offers small acts of courage that prove to yourself what’s possible. Launch to Landed: The A to Z of Life Abroad is a 31-day NaPodPoMo series from Nomadic Diaries. In ten-minute episodes, Doreen Cumberford draws on fifty years of life across eight countries and four continents to guide you from the
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Nov. 2, 2026
ALL About Moving Abroad Permanently
Launch to Landed: The A to Z of Life Abroad is a 31-day NaPodPoMo series from What does “permanent” really mean when you move abroad? Doreen looks at why people go, how a chosen move differs from a company posting, and the one question to ask yourself before you commit. Nomadic Diaries. In ten-minute episodes, Doreen Cumberford draws on fifty years of life across eight countries and four continents to guide you from the first thought of moving to the long road home. Whether you’re dreaming, pa
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Oct. 31, 2026
Welcome Aboard -
Two suitcases, 31 days, one letter at a time. In this opening episode, Doreen explains why every move abroad is really two journeys, the one you can map and the one you can’t, and invites you to ask yourself where you are on the road right now. Launch to Landed: The A to Z of Life Abroad is a 31-day NaPodPoMo series from Nomadic Diaries. In ten-minute episodes, Doreen Cumberford draws on fifty years of life across eight countries and four continents to guide you from the first thought of moving
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Oct. 30, 2026
Launch to Landed
Fifty years. Eight countries. Two suitcases. Now 31 days. Welcome to Launch to Landed: The A to Z of Life Abroad, a NaPodPoMo series from Nomadic Diaries. Every day this November, Doreen Cumberford brings you one ten-minute episode, built around one letter. The series runs from the first “what if we moved abroad?” to the homecoming nobody warns you about. Whether you’re dreaming, packing, living abroad or heading home, there’s a letter for you. New episodes daily, 1 to 30 November. Follow so ...
Oct. 27, 2026
Before You Move the Sofa: Choosing Where to Move Abroad
About our Guest Simon D. spent fifteen years running his own renovation business in Hamilton, Ontario, before he and his wife swapped Canadian life for Belize in 2022, a country they first fell for on their babymoon. Leaving his trade behind, he turned to content writing just as large language models arrived, and rather than retreat, he went all in. Today he helps founders and small businesses build AI integrations and automations, hosts the podcast Foreign Radio, and writes about life ...
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Oct. 21, 2026
Don’t Transplant Your Life, Translate It: Repatriating to Poland
Don’t Transplant Your Life, Translate It: Repatriating to Poland Lucyna Boland left Poland already asking where she could go next. Twenty years later she had lived in the United States, Germany, England, Spain and France. She had built a career in corporate learning and talent development, married a Canadian and started a family. Then, during the pandemic and while grieving her father, she felt a pull home she couldn’t quite explain. Within a week, the family had decided to move into her mother’
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Nov. 2, 2026
Why You Will Never Feel Ready to Move Abroad (And How to Act Anyway)
Waiting until you feel entirely ready to move abroad is the single biggest trap keeping aspiring expats stuck in their home countries. You can map out your logistics, secure your visa, and pack your bags, but you will never be able to mentally prepa…
Nov. 2, 2026
Mapping the Expat Metamorphosis: Why You Can't Plan Your Identity Shift Abroad
When planning an international relocation, most expats focus heavily on logistics like visas, shipping containers, and housing. However, the true challenge of long-term life abroad isn't logistical; it is psychological. You can easily map out a phys…
Oct. 31, 2026
Why Mapping Your Expat Move Fails: The Hidden Internal Metamorphosis of Living Abroad
When relocating internationally, most expats meticulously map out logistics like visas, housing, and shipping containers. However, true success in life abroad depends on navigating the invisible internal metamorphosis—the profound identity shift tha…
About the Host
Doreen Cumberford
Host/Author/Coach/CrossCulturalTrainer
Doreen Cumberford helps globally mobile expats, digital nomads and returnees to create happier, easier and more successful transitions while relocating overseas.
A Certified Coach, 30-year licensed Practitioner, Doreen speaks, writes, and teaches about the principles and practices necessary to navigate mobility from cradle to grave, or from launch to landing with a more ease and grace.
The author of Life in the Camel Lane, Embrace Your Adventure and Arriving Well, she is currently writing Sequel: How To Move Home After Living Overseas.
A native of Scotland, having lived in a wide variety of communities in 8 countries, over four decades and on 4 continents has enabled her to support people who live and travel overseas in creating more satisfying lives and build their dreams no matter where they land.