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Welcome - and thank you for being here

My name is Lynda, and for more than 35 years I have lived and worked around the world, supporting people from every walk of life and from richly diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. My career began in organisational and management roles, but over the past decade my work has evolved into life coaching, mentoring, personal counselling, and natural energy-healing therapies.

My own international and expatriate journey, combined with a deep passion for mental health and wellbeing, allows me to connect especially well with clients living overseas. I understand first-hand the emotional, practical, and identity challenges that often accompany life abroad.

Supporting you - wherever you are in the world

I work primarily online, using Zoom or WhatsApp video, with clients based across Europe, the UK and Ireland, the USA, South Africa, and beyond. This flexible approach allows you to access support from the comfort of your own home, at a time that fits your lifestyle and time zone.

Whether you are:

• Living abroad and feeling overwhelmed or disconnected
• Preparing for an international move
• Returning home after years overseas
• Or seeking personal or professional clarity while home-based

My multi-disciplinary approach can support you with emotional healing, problem-solving, goal-setting, confidence building, and mentoring for long-term success — both personally and professionally.

When the dream becomes harder than expected

Wherever we travel, we always take ourselves with us. Moving abroad in pursuit of “the dream” can sometimes become unexpectedly challenging when unresolved personal issues arrive packed neatly in our suitcase. When new cultures, pressures, and responsibilities layer on top, overwhelm can quickly follow.

In 2020 my first book Brains At The Border was published and went on to top Amazon’s Travel Writing Chart. An updated edition is planned for 2026.

Available on all Amazon marketplaces in paperback and Kindle, the book offers a humorous yet honest insight into my own overseas experiences while posted with the UK Foreign Office, in locations ranging from idyllic island settings to war-torn conflict zones. Through these stories, readers gain a real sense of what expatriate life is truly like — the rewards, frustrations, resilience, and humanity behind the adventure.

As my own nomadic life became more complex — moving from single life to marriage and motherhood — I eventually left the Diplomatic Service and settled with my young family on Spain’s Costa Blanca. It was there that I encountered wave after wave of ill-prepared expatriates who joked that they had “left their Brains At The Border.”

That phrase became a metaphor - and a message. You are not failing. You are not alone and with the right support, you can thrive.

Let’s talk

If something here resonates with you, I invite you to get in touch using the links below for an initial, informal conversation about the support you feel you may need.

I would love to hear from you and explore how I can help you move forward with clarity, confidence, and balance.

Warm regards,