Best Laura Castillo Podcasts (2025)

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Winter Solstice Dreams of Transformation, Water, and Wholeness

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Winter Solstice is the time of year to go within. How have your dreams been nudging you into a new alignment? Today is a rare all call-in show! No guest, just YOU. We host six dreamers on the show today starting with Sylvia from Ontario who describes a dream where a crow climbs into bed with her, comforting her. Then Steve shares about the latest i…

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Wherever You Go, There You Are: Lessons from a Life Abroad with Laura Baringer 56:36

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What does it mean to build a life abroad — not just once, but again and again, through different seasons of life? In this episode of Armchair Expat, Shannon sits down with Laura Baringer to explore a deeply thoughtful, non-linear international journey that spans Italy, Guatemala, Nigeria, Rwanda, the UK, and now the Netherlands. Laura shares how gr…

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Everyday Narcissists with Susan Schwartz

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Are you a narcissist? How would you know? Or maybe you are in a relationship with one. We talk to Jungian analyst Dr Susan Schwartz about dreams related to narcissism and about how to be in relationship with those everyday narcissists in our life. Dr Schwartz starts by defining narcissism as outer bravado and inner fragility. She lists some of the …

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The Expat Tax + Financial Survival Guide with Arielle Tucker 55:10

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Thinking about moving abroad — or already living overseas and feeling overwhelmed by taxes, visas, or financial planning? In this episode, Shannon sits down with Arielle Tucker, CFP®, EA, Founding Partner of Connected Financial Planning and host of the Passport to Wealth™ podcast, for a deeply insightful and surprisingly relatable conversation abou…

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Dream Animals and the Asklepian Temple with Laura Payne

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Animals in dreams always seem to have a special meaningfulness. Today we talk about how dreams of certain animals were viewed at the Asklepian Temple in ancient Greece where people could go to be healed by their dreams. Learn about a modern interpretation of this ancient technique from our guest psychotherapist, mindfulness teacher, and Dream Boat …

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Adaptive Nightmares with Prof Wojciech Owczarski

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Learn how dreams help us process trauma with our guest Gdansk Professor Wojciech Owczarski who studies the dreams of Auschwitz survivors, modern Ukrainian refugees, and nursing home residents. He finds that dreams help us cope with trauma, adapt to new life situations, and feel optimistic for a better future. Nightmares help us deal with unresolve…

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Turning Toward the Uncomfortable with Rachel Schafer

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There are many ways to open the door to the unseen world: sound or singing, stillness, or movement, nature immersion. We speak to Rachel Schafer about dreaming into love. Rachel speaks about body centered awareness and the value in turning toward what is uncomfortable in our lives. Video short from this show: https://youtu.be/QjkTV5d94II She ta…

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HOW TO MOVE TO ITALY: Lessons from ViaMonde Founder Jennifer Sontag 52:02

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In this episode of The Armchair Expat Podcast, Shannon sits down with Jennifer Sontag — serial entrepreneur, expat, and founder of ViaMonde, a bespoke agency that simplifies relocations to Spain and Italy. Jennifer’s story is one of bold reinvention, deep resilience, and the transformative power of starting over in a new country. Jennifer shares he…

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Spiritual Elderhood with Illana Berger, PhD

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Aging through the lens of night dreams, living dreams, and earth dreams. Dr. Illana Berger guides seekers through life’s initiations through Zen practice, Indigenous wisdom, dreams, and soul-centered transformation. Dr Berger starts out by speaking about koans and how dreams are like them: things to ponder not riddles to solve. We talk about the ar…

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What Happens When You Move Abroad Sight Unseen with Mary Alice 1:03:00

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Ever thought about packing up your life and moving to another country you’ve never even been to? That’s exactly what my guest today, Mary Alice Duff, did. She’s a fractional COO and business strategist living in Montpellier, France. After launching her own clothing brand and later shifting into business consulting, she now helps small businesses st…

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Diving Before Dawn: Dream Journaling with Sandi Madison

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Dreams are crazy, but aren’t they also guidance? Our guest, Sandi Madison, helps us find sense in the nonsense of our dreams and argues that the best self-help book we can ever read is our own dream journal! We talk about the importance of keeping and reviewing a dream journal, and Sandi shares some of her recurring themes that show how she has mat…

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DON’T BANK ON IT: The Smarter Way to Move Your Money Abroad with Kelly Cutchin of Moneycorp 56:00

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In this episode of Armchair Expat, host Shannon Acton sits down with Kelly Cutchin, U.S. Country Manager for MoneyCorp, to demystify the world of currency exchange and international money transfers. They explore why using your bank for overseas transactions could cost you thousands, how forward contracts can protect your home-buying budget, and why…

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Understanding Your Mind with Jesse Lyon

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Meet Jesse Lyon, a clinical hypnotherapist with an extensive background in trauma, anxiety, dissociative disorders, and the neurodivergent community. He’s a viral social media influencer with over two million followers, captivating hearts worldwide. We talk start by talking about how dreams speak in the language of the subconscious mind and often r…

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What No One Tells You About Moving Abroad with Stacy Ennis 1:09:25

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Moving abroad sounds glamorous, but behind the Instagram reels and dream-home photos, there’s a very real side that often goes untold. In this episode, I’m joined by Stacy Ennis, bestselling author, book coach, and host of the Beyond Better podcast, who has lived in four countries outside the U.S.—the Dominican Republic, Vietnam, Thailand, and now …

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A Jungian Approach to Dream Groups with Sara Saidy

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Every night our dreams invite us to enter the mystery that is our soul, and they guide us toward wholeness, purpose, and destiny. Today we talk with Sara Saidy about the power of dream groups which she describes as alchemical containers. She calls dreams love letters from the soul. Sara starts out by defining the imaginal realm and how we access it…

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Should You Let AI Interpret Your Dreams? With Harry de Bont

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AI dream interpretation platforms are getting ever more popular. We talk today with Harry de Bont, the developer of AUT-Dream, about how best to approach these tools and why his platform is an improvement over Chat GPT. We talk about what he calls the Anthropic Universe Theory (AUT) and argues that the primary purpose of dreams is to comment on…

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The Soundtrack to Your Dreams with Michael Mollura, PhD

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Today’s guest composes music to his patient’s dreams, capturing feelings and moods and deepening the psychotherapeutic process. In this replay from two years ago, we meet Dr. Michael Mollura who is a PhD licensed clinical psychologist and also an award-winning music composer for TV and movies. Michael started by scoring music to his own dreams and …

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EXPAT TAXES MADE SIMPLE: Insights from MyExpatTaxes Founder Nathalie Goldstein 57:30

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Dreamifesting with Kelly Sullivan Walden

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Why just manifest your dreams when you can dreamifest them? Harness the power of your nighttime dreams to make your daytime dreams come true! Eleven-time author and popular podcaster Kelly Sullivan Walden, aka Doctor Dream, joins us for a magical romp through her ideas around why it’s so hard to create the lives we want, and how dreams will help us…

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Fire Hose or Garden Hose? Psychedelics vs Dreamwork with Darren Jakubec, MD

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Our guest has hosted hundreds of patients on ketamine-assisted psychedelic trips and has gone on a few of his own, yet his experience is that dreamwork can be even more profound. In this show, a replay of a popular show from August 2024 Katherine talks to Dr. Darren Jakubec, an emergency-room anesthetist who runs a pain clinic in northern British C…

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CROSS-BORDER MOVES: Building a Life (and Business) Abroad with Global Tax Advisor Nicolas Castillo 51:29

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What happens when you trade Miami traffic for Madrid tapas—and still have to keep the IRS happy? In this episode of Armchair Expat, Shannon Acton interviews Nicolas Castillo, founder of Rook International CPAs and Advisors, about the realities of building a life and business abroad. Nicolas shares his personal journey from Miami to Madrid, opening …

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Life after Death before Death with Nirakara Vani

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How does a near death experience affect your life’s path? Hear one man’s story about how death before death can be a spiritual rebirth. So too, in dreams, death can be a gateway to awakening. Our guest this week is Nirakara Vani of the Philosophical Entertainment podcast. It’s another deep dive into the realms of dreaming, death, birth, and …

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Many Ways to Explore a Dream with Five Dream Practitioners

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Does your dream have only correct interpretation? No! I believe that there are many valuable ways to explore a dream and many layers of meaning. This week the Dream Journal hosts four dream guest experts who offer a range of ways to explore dreams to get you thinking about how to expand your thinking about dreaming. Join me, Katherine Bell, with my…

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CAN I AFFORD TO MOVE ABROAD? Insights from Expat and Financial Advisor Alex Ingrim 1:07:45

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“Can I really afford to move abroad?” It’s the question at the heart of so many expat dreams — and today we’re digging into it with someone who knows the answer firsthand. My guest is Alex Ingrim, financial advisor, expat, and CEO of Liberty Atlantic Advisors, a US-registered investment firm specializing in helping Americans navigate life and wealt…

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Heliopsychology with Annani Kelley

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Do sunspots, solar flares, and geomagnetic activity affect our dreams? Our guest, Annani Kelly, is finishing her PhD research on a study involving 92 participants and over 4700 dream reports. Annani talks about some of the effects of solar activity on health which has been well studied over the years. Hers is the first study which investigates such…

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Akinke Lucas and the Divine African Feminine

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Today we speak with Akinke Lucas about dreaming ourselves whole. We start by talking about Akinke’s travels in Africa and Indonesia, then about how to tell the difference between helpful tricksters and not-so-helpful demons. Akinke describes masculine vs feminine, conscious vs unconscious, mind vs soul, and speaks about how the birth of humanity wa…

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MOVING ABROAD FOR A CHANGE OF PACE: From New York City to Small-Town Italy with Caroline Chirichella 45:32

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What happens when you leave behind the nonstop energy of New York City for life in a 5,000-person town tucked into the Italian mountains? In this episode of Armchair Expat, Shannon sits down with Caroline Chirichella, founder of Chirichella Associates, to hear her story of trading chaos for community. Caroline shares her unlikely path—from training…

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Soul Reconciliation with Amy Jo Ellis and the Court of Atonement

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Can’t see your way through a difficult situation? Try asking all Souls concerned to discuss issues until they understand why things happened, because once the Soul understands, forgiveness takes place. Today we speak with Amy Jo Ellis, founder of the Court of Atonement. Amy Jo describes herself as a reluctant spiritual medium who was thrust into th…

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Dreaming Helps Integrate Psychedelic Experience with Adam Miezio

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Can dreaming help us integrate psychedelic experiences? How dreams and visions can both take us to the boundaries of consciousness. Today’s guest Adam Miezio talks about how dreams and psychedelics both access the unconscious and that taking powerful psychedelics can be like tilling the soil of consciousness. He describes what he calls divine influ…

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MOVING TO PORTUGAL: Real Estate, Residency & the Golden Visa with Erin Charlotte 34:00

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In this episode of Armchair Expat, Shannon sits down with Erin Charlotte, an international real estate agent and Golden Visa advisor who’s helping Americans find their dream homes — and their freedom — in Portugal. Originally from Minnesota, Erin shares the story of how a birthday trip to Porto sparked a full-on relocation journey and led to the cr…

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Dreaming, Art, and Empathy, a Dream Journal Redux with Renzo Del Castillo

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Katherine speaks with poet Renzo Del Castillo about building connections and empathy through creation, art, integrity, and love in a replay of a popular show from a year ago. Renzo is the author of the award-winning, best-selling debut poetry book “Still” (available in Kindle version for 99 cents). The poems that make up the book were conceived dur…

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Angels and Radiant Aging with Poet Jenny D’Angelo

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Light, truth, and direct experience. Today we will talk about angel healing with local poet, author, and mystic Jenny D’Angelo. Amidst a shower of poetry, Jenny shares about her history with Dorrie D’Angelo, the Angel Lady of Carmel and about how she hopes to model vibrant elderhood for those around her. She talks about how to tune into the angels …

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FLOURISHING IN SPAIN: Christine Job on Finding Home, Purpose & Herself Abroad 1:07:50

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In this episode of Armchair Expat, host Shannon Acton sits down with Christine Job, J.D.—an award-winning storyteller, strategist, and creator of the acclaimed podcast Flourish in the Foreign. Christine shares her deeply personal and transformative journey from Atlanta to Spain, detailing the burnout that led her to take a sabbatical, the unexpecte…

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Dream Deeper to Sleep Better with Leah Ann Bolen

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A New Kind of Hero’s Journey with Donna Glee Williams

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We all know that dreams can galvanize your creativity. Today in this replay of a popular show from almost two years ago, we speak with Donna Glee Williams, PhD, who has published three dream-inspired fantasy novels which seek to reimagine the hero’s journey. Her latest book is called The Night Field. We also play music by Lynn Morgan Rosser. Donna …

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FRANCE CHOSE HER: Moving to France with Purpose and Passion with Jeannette Ceja 53:51

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In this episode of Armchair Expat, Shannon sits down with Jeannette Ceja, an award-winning bilingual travel journalist, international speaker, and fierce advocate for women and Latinos in travel. From her earliest passport stamp at 9 months old to speaking on stages around the world, Jeannette has built a career fueled by curiosity, courage, and co…

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Dreams as Sacred Liturgy with Darby Christopher

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How can we meet our dreams on their own terms and use them as liturgy for sacred gatherings? A conversation about Natural Spirituality with Haden Institute’s Darby Christopher. We talk about what makes gatherings sacred including the idea of going slow and leaving room for silence. Darby goes into some of her ideas on what she calls the dream Round…

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MANIFESTING A MOVE ABROAD: How Ziza Manifested Her Move to Italy 1:07:03

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In this episode of Armchair Expat, I sit down with freelance writer and editor Nicole “Ziza” Bauer, who shares her journey of moving to Italy and building a new life abroad. Ziza talks about the lifelong dream that led her to Italy, her experience navigating the dual citizenship process, and how she used manifestation, intuition, and practical plan…

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The Toltec Knowledge Base with Joel Schafer

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Expand your dreaming awareness by utilizing energetic and shamanic movements, breath work, guided recapitulation, and shadow reflection. Our guest is Shamanic Dreaming Arts teacher, Joel Schafer. Joel talks about the shamanic practices of the Toltecs which are described in novel form in the Carlos Castenda books and describes how movements called m…

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How to Prepare for a Successful Move Abroad: A psychologist’s take on navigating fear, family dynamics, and the unknown with Dr. Colleen Crowley 53:26

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Today’s guest brings both heartfelt wisdom and hard-won experience to one of life’s biggest transitions: moving abroad. Dr. Colleen Crowley is a psychologist, expat, and global traveler who has spent the last 30 years living around the world—while also raising a family and supporting others through major life changes. Drawing on over two decades of…

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The Dream Cure with Theresa Cheung

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Decode your dreams and heal your life! Today’s guest is author and dream decoder Theresa Cheung, dubbed by Women’s Health “the British Grande Dame of psychic and spiritual studies.” We talk about precognitive dreams, visitation dreams, and how we can “live our dreams” by looking in waking life for the symbols we dream about. She describes dreaming …

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She Thrives Abroad: From Fear to Freedom Abroad with Lauren McDonnell 1:01

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Lauren McDonnell of She Thrives Abroad shares her journey from the U.S. to the Netherlands, detailing the motivations behind her family's move abroad, the extensive research and planning involved, and the challenges of transitioning to a new culture. She discusses the importance of safety, quality of life, and education for her children, as well as…

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Helping the Dream Self with David Jenkins

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Our dream self is different in many ways from our waking self. They are often much more beleaguered and can behave differently than we imagine that our waking self would. We discuss why this is important, and how we can help them. In this replay show from December, our guest is David Jenkins, PhD, clinical psychologist and author of “Dream RePlay: …

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Early Retirement in Italy: Choosing Meaning Over Money in Midlife with Dan Kidson 59:18

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In this episode of the Armchair Expat podcast, Dan shares his journey from a corporate career in the U.S. to pursuing his dream of living in Italy. He discusses his love for travel, the challenges of finding a home, navigating the visa process, and the cultural immersion he experienced in his new community. Dan also highlights the bureaucratic hurd…

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Renovating Life: An American Family’s Move to Portugal 50:11

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In this episode of the Armchair Expat podcast, Shannon interviews Allison, an American expat living in Portugal. They discuss Allison's journey from New York to Portugal, the challenges of moving abroad with children, the process of finding a suitable school, and building a community in a new country. Allison shares her experiences with language le…

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Move Overseas Now: Real Talk on Visas, Mindset & Building a Life Abroad with Shawna Lum 52:28

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In this episode of the Armchair Expat podcast, Shawna shares her journey from growing up in Los Angeles to living in Spain and helping others move abroad. She discusses her experiences in the corporate world, her love for the European lifestyle, and the creation of her business, Move Overseas Now, which assists Americans in relocating to Europe. Sh…

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Reinventing Life and Work in France with Andrew Guck 59:58

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In this episode, guest Andrew Guck shares his remarkable journey from upstate New York to building a life in southern France, where he’s lived for over a decade. What began with a casual interest in French class—and a long-lost crush—eventually led to a love story, a spontaneous elopement, and a bold move abroad. Andrew opens up about the cultural …

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How NOT to Retire Abroad: One Couple’s Story of Moving to Portugal 49:26

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In this episode, I'm joined by Matt and Dawn — better known as The Unretirees — who traded their big-city grind for a brand-new life on Portugal’s Silver Coast. We talk about how they sold almost everything they owned, why the pandemic was a turning point, and what made Portugal the obvious choice (spoiler: fast-track citizenship and serious beach …

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Doing Italy: Life Lessons from a Female Founder with Thea Duncan 1:03:45

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In this episode of the Armchair Expat podcast, Shannon chats with Thea Duncan, the founder of Doing Italy. The conversation explores Thea's journey to Italy, her love for the culture, and how she helps others navigate the process of moving to Italy. Thea shares her experiences with intuition, the impact of COVID-19 on her career, and practical advi…

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How to Move Abroad (Without Forcing It): The Power of Intuition & Divine Timing with Nicolle 1:01:21

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What if your next big move—whether it’s across the world or deep within—wasn’t about figuring it out, but about feeling it through? In this episode, Shannon sits down with Nicolle Merrilyne, a Certified Intuitive Energy Healer, Medium, and Meditation Teacher who recently left California to follow her intuition—and her spirit guides—all the way to S…