- Barbara Amalberti - Counselling for Expat, Migrants for Love - Italian and English speaking counsellor specialised in migration and expat problems.
September 12, 2023
If we chose to leave our country and move abroad, dealing with distance is part of our daily life. Everyday we face the sense of emptiness […]
January 18, 2023
For those who have chosen to live abroad, the distance from loved ones is part of everyday life and we all finds tools and resources to […]
November 28, 2022
Identity is what makes us unique. It’s the sum of our physical, cultural and emotional traits, of our values and our experiences. Identity is the result […]
February 23, 2022
Following my introductory post, I continue with more reflections on being a “migrant for love”. Let’s step back to Melbourne 1991, where you’ll find me full […]
September 17, 2020
The inspiration for writing about expat challenges came to me from a recent chat with a friend. She has never left her hometown but was interested […]
August 11, 2020
“Where did you meet?” They ask me. “In Thailand” I answer. And I see their faces turn into the heart-shaped eyes emoticon… romantic, exotic, interesting … […]
July 20, 2020
I still remember the excitement after deciding to follow my boyfriend to his native Australia; a new adventure, a new love story, a new chapter was […]
July 14, 2020
Although I am aware of the importance of living in the present, I still let myself charm by memories. Since living abroad I find it important, […]
July 5, 2020
It may be my Italian Catholic education but guilt is the first thing I packed when I made the decision to live abroad. Initially it was […]
March 17, 2016
At 20 I was in love with the world and its citizens. I left for Paris, the first stop of what will turn into years of […]
March 17, 2016
In 2003 I wasn’t happy, it is as simple as that. My tendency to self analysis had taken me to different counsellors and therapists but no one seemed […]
April 16, 2015
I am not a keen driver and I don’t like sport. In particular I don’t like driving at night and sitting in cold (or very hot) […]
September 28, 2014
Although I escaped from my small, provincial town as soon as I could, in the past few years I have become nostalgic for all the country […]
July 27, 2014
It’s July and it’s winter. When I think “July” my mind goes to long, sunny days lazing on the beach. I think of three months of […]
June 11, 2014
A few weeks ago I went to see an exhibition of the London Royal Academy of Arts at the Bendigo Art Gallery. Bendigo is an historical town in […]
