Leaving means gaining a lot and also losing a lot. These worksheets help you make room for what you left behind and build your life here.
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Living abroad: migratory grief and homesickness · 7 worksheets
4620-30 minThe map of my lossesNaming everything migration has made me lose (migratory grief)See the worksheet →4715-20 minMy adjustment curveMapping the ups and downs of settling in a new countrySee the worksheet →4815-20 minMy suitcaseWhat I take with me, what I leave behind, what I discoverSee the worksheet →5315-20 min · several daysMoving between there and hereMaking room for homesickness and for the new life (dual process)See the worksheet →5520 minFar from those who stayed behindLiving with ambiguous loss: present in your heart, absent from daily lifeSee the worksheet →5710-15 minMaking room for homesicknessWelcoming homesickness without drowning in itSee the worksheet →5820 minThe shock of going backWhen returning home is harder than expectedSee the worksheet →
Living abroad: building a life here · 8 worksheets
4920 minMy network here and thereMapping social support in two countriesSee the worksheet →5015 minWhich language do I feel in?Emotions, memories and languages when living between two languagesSee the worksheet →5120 minBetween two culturesHow I combine my culture of origin and the one hereSee the worksheet →5215-20 minMy rituals for leaving and arrivingMarking transitions to get through them betterSee the worksheet →5420 minMy first weeks hereA landing plan to find your bearingsSee the worksheet →5620 minMy values travel with meKeeping a direction when everything around changes (values)See the worksheet →5920-30 minFrom here and from thereTelling your migration story and your identitySee the worksheet →6020 minMy plan for difficult days, far from homeKnowing what to do and whom to call when I’m not well, in the country where I liveSee the worksheet →
These worksheets do not replace therapy. If you are in distress or having suicidal thoughts, call your local emergency number (112 in Europe; 3114 in France, free, 24/7).
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