Yesterday, after ten months of maternity leave, I sat in the therapist's chair once again, ready to receive clients, listen, and try to...

I'm probably going out on a limb saying this, but I don't really like autumn in Buenos Aires. Fewer daylight hours, the damp, and the...

So let me tell you about my day yesterday. I got up and took my son to school. And that is the only thing that I did that wasn't...

On our recent holiday in Córdoba a new desire surfaced from deep within me - I wanted to go souvenir shopping. I was surprised because...

Last week I was musing about how nice it would be to put the Christmas tree up on Saturday (the 11th of December if you're interested). ...

My son told me this morning that he wants to be a baby again. Without thinking too much about it I told him that time only goes forwards...

Last time I wrote about the sense of loss we often feel as expats when our friends move on. But what about when it's your turn to leave?...

"Tis better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all." said Alfred Lord Tennyson wisely. However, us expats know that...

Global pride month is over. Companies are removing rainbow flags and stickers from their store windows and websites. The parades have...

Any seasoned expat will tell you that some days are more difficult than others. Some days we feel free, light, adventurous. But other...

Recently I've been spending difficult sessions with clients trying to decide between 3 or more not very good options. Many expats are...

This article is dedicated to my patients who are 'expat stuck'. Stuck reading and re-reading embassy websites, travel-news bulletins,...

Before I begin I have to confess that I don't have first hand experience of this so I'm looking forward to the comments from other more...

Unsurprisingly after almost six months of quarantine I've recently had an influx of couples looking for therapy! When I sat down to...

From the third of August therapists in Buenos Aires could start working with patients face to face in their treatment rooms again. But...

As expats we're pretty used to switching constantly between different cultures, social conventions, time zones and social circles. ...

I've often said that the expat experience is unique, and even as we connect with our global neighbours during the pandemic and share...

I remember when I first arrived in BA almost nine years ago now the healthcare system was completely indecipherable to me. This was for...

A psicoténico is a psychological assessment which forms part of most recruitment processes in Argentina. In Europe and the US we are...

I'm pretty sure I don't really qualify as an ex-pat parent, when my mate drinking two year old barks orders at me in Spanish I wonder if...