This end-of-year episode of The Returner Support Podcast is an invitation to slow down, reflect honestly, and stop shaming yourself for not being “where you should be.”

If you’re back in your home country after time abroad, or even just visiting, and you feel heavy, lost, misunderstood, or disconnected from yourself, this episode is for you.

We explore why December and January are not meant for big decisions or radical life plans, but for gentleness, truth, and deep reflection. We reframe winter as a necessary season, a pause that prepares the next chapter, rather than a sign that something is wrong.

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• How emotions like frustration, anger, and sadness point directly to unfulfilled desires

• How fear silently blocks action

• How to stop letting your past shape your present

• The power of acting from your future self instead of reacting from old wounds

• Real-life examples around friendships, values, family relationships...

• A concrete reflection practice using your photos and memories from the past year

This episode is about reconnecting to what you truly desire, naming the fears that keep you stuck, and choosing, little by little, to move toward alignment instead of familiarity.

A powerful listen to close the year with clarity, honesty, and self-compassion.

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You did everything “right”.

You settled.
You have friends.
A job.
A life you once dreamed of.

And yet… something feels off.

In this episode of The Returner Support Podcast, I speak directly to those quiet months after the move, whether you’re back in your home country or you decided to stay longer somewhere else. Not the honeymoon phase. Not the one-year milestone. But that in-between moment where the excitement fades and heavy emotions show up.

I share my own experience of feeling deeply unfulfilled despite having “everything to be happy”, and the pattern many returners and long-term travelers repeat:
when it gets uncomfortable, we leave.

Again.

We talk about:

• Why sadness often appears after things stabilize

• The urge to escape instead of staying with what we feel

• How travel can become an emotional avoidance pattern

• Why it’s dangerous to make big life decisions when you’re emotionally low

• The difference between living “fully” and constantly chasing novelty

• How to stop trying to fix yourself and start listening instead

• A simple journaling practice to create safety with your emotions

This episode is an invitation to pause.
To stop questioning your entire life just because you’re having a hard season.
To sit with sadness instead of running from it.

If you know someone who’s back home after years abroad, or stuck in the “should I stay or should I go” loop, share this episode with them.

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In this episode, we’re going straight into a topic almost every returner feels but barely anyone names out loud: disappointment.

The disappointment you feel when you come back to your home country and nothing looks like you imagined. The people don’t ask the questions you hoped for. The connections feel different. The life you thought you were coming back to… isn’t there.

I share a personal story from my own dating life, not because it’s dramatic, but because it shows exactly how disappointment shows up in different areas of our lives. The return. The relationships. The expectations. The desire to protect yourself. The urge to skip the process and run straight to the “good part.”

We explore why disappointment hits so hard when you return home, what it reveals about what you truly want, and how to actually hold yourself through it without numbing, rushing, or blaming.

If you’ve been back home and you’re feeling let down, by people, by circumstances, or even by yourself, this episode will make you feel less alone and help you see your disappointment for what it really is: information, not a failure.

Want personalized support for your return journey? Book a free 30-minute clarity call here: Here

🔗Grab the Ebook Deep Dive : Here

Follow me on Instagram for daily insights and support: @The returner support

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