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Nomadic Diaries tells the stories, shares the secrets and offers strategies for the challenges that happen when we choose a life lived overseas. Our guests are authors and experts who distill everything from launching to landing back home. Drop in for a listen

Recent Episodes

Nov. 23, 2024

Re-Entry Series 23: Ups and Downs of Repatriation Camilla

Feeling adrift or untethered after moving back home? In this episode of Nomadic Diaries, our host Doreen Cumberford speaks with guest Camilla Quintana about the emotional and practical challenges of repatriation while shari…
Nov. 22, 2024

RE Series 22: Repatriation Symptoms

Have you ever experienced what you suspected might be symptoms of repatriaion? In this episode, hosts Doreen Cumberford and Linda Mueller discuss some of the more light-hearted ways and situations where returnees can sometim…
Nov. 21, 2024

Re-Entry Series 21: Nomads Repatriating

What do digital nomads have to consider when returning back home after enjoying thrilling adventures, exciting work projects and all that freedom? In this episode of Nomadic Diaries, host Doreen Cumberford welcomes Amy Suto,…
Nov. 20, 2024

Re-Entry Series 20: Michael Pollock Reading

Can you imagine uprooting your life multiple times, weaving through diverse cultural landscapes, and then finding your way back to a semblance of "home"?. In this episode of Nomadic Diaries, host Doreen Cumberford read from …
Nov. 19, 2024

Re-Entry Series 19: Coming Home Hard Craig Storti

Can you magine stepping back into your homeland only to feel like a stranger in a once-familiar place? In this episode of Nomadic Diaries, hosts Doreen Cumberford & Linda Mueller together with author and repatriation expert …
Nov. 18, 2024

Re-Entry Series 18: Mastering Farewells

Have you ever wondered how to truly find closure when saying goodbye to a place you've called home? In this episode of Nomadic Diaries, the Re-Entry Series, titled Farewells, hosts Doreen Cumberford and Linda Mueller delve i…

Recent Blog Posts

A Mother's Journey: The Road to Motherhood in a Foreign Land

Hold onto your passports, folks! We're about to dive into the wild world of expat motherhood through the eyes of Sarah Deschamps, a supermom who's taken on Japan with a diaper bag in one hand and adventure in the other. Buckle up for a journey fill…

The Power of Supportive Relationships for Expats

  Buckle up, global adventurers! We're diving deep into the thrilling world of expat life, inspired by our recent podcast episode, "Global Minds, Local Hearts: A Roadmap for Expat Thriving." Our guest, the incredible Vashti Kanahele, shared h…

The Expat Mindset Discovered

  Finding Home Within While Abroad requires a bit of a mindset shift. For those of us who call different parts of the world home throughout our lives, we have a unique narrative woven throughout our lives. In a recent captivating episode tit…

About the Host

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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.