Reverse Culture Shock as a Digital Nomad

Reverse culture shock can be unexpected when you start out as a nomad. In this episode I sit down with returning guest and friend Julie Martin, licensed marriage and family therapist for expats and nomads. She actually lived my old dream of being a therapist in New York before leaving it behind for nomad life. We talk about what living in New York was really like, why she left, and what going home feels like once you have.

We talk about:

• reverse culture shock as a digital nomad
• what living in New York is actually like
• why going home feels harder than leaving
• quitting a stable job to move to Bali with no plan
• getting sick alone in a new country
• building an international therapy practice for nomads and expats

Julie Martin is a licensed marriage and family therapist who works with expats and digital nomads all over the world, based between New York and Southeast Asia. Instagram: @therapy4expats

Hi, I'm Ebba. The host of Being a Lot podcast. I'm a mental health survivor who decided to leave everything behind to start the digital nomad life. I started this podcast to open up the conversation about how to become a digital nomad and how to navigate nomad life when you are or have been struggling with your mental health.

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