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A blog about the good expat life

by Henriette Johnsen

Welcome to my blog! Here you’ll find everything from guides on various aspects of Danish culture to personal accounts from other expats - and most importantly, an in-depth look at some of the psychological challenges of expat life. I hope you will use these blog posts to enhance your expat experience.

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Do you speak any love languages?

Henriette Johnsen

Feb 12
4 min

Do you speak any love languages?

As a couple's therapist working with couples of all ages and genders, across many cultures, religions, and nationalities, I recognise...

Enhance the emotional connection with your partner

Henriette Johnsen

Jan 9
2 min

Enhance the emotional connection with your partner

Couples meeting each other with criticism, defensiveness, contempt, stone walling as well as lack of positive emotional connection face...

Expat couples - co-dependency or dependency?

Henriette Johnsen

Feb 12, 2021
3 min

Expat couples - co-dependency or dependency?

Co-dependency in an expat relationship is not necessarily the same as an unhealthy co-dependent relationship. And perhaps it shouldn't...

Expat spouse dependency - Anna's story

Henriette Johnsen

Jan 26, 2021
4 min

Expat spouse dependency - Anna's story

I met my Danish husband while we were both working abroad. The nature of our work was not such that we would stay there permanently. We...

Expat spouse dependency - Camilla's experience

Henriette Johnsen

Jan 21, 2021
3 min

Expat spouse dependency - Camilla's experience

I love living overseas with my husband and our infant daughter. I’ve been an expat wife for one and a half year now and it’s one of the...

Codependency in expat couples

Henriette Johnsen

Jan 21, 2021
7 min

Codependency in expat couples

One of the biggest challenges of the expat adventure and most vital to successful outcome of the expatriation contract is the wellbeing...

Divorcing abroad, and what is a stuck parent?

Henriette Johnsen

Jan 16, 2021
4 min

Divorcing abroad, and what is a stuck parent?

Expat life can be testing on any marriage, and studies show that nearly 70% of all failed international assignments are due to “marital...

How do you keep your relationship fit to survive the lockdown?

Henriette Johnsen

Mar 22, 2020
5 min

How do you keep your relationship fit to survive the lockdown?

With the Danish government having introduced a national lockdown, many couples and families begin to feel the strain of having swopped...

Enhance your relationship and expat life with couples therapy!

Henriette Johnsen

Sep 17, 2019
5 min

Enhance your relationship and expat life with couples therapy!

Couples expat life challenges therapy counselling

The missing piece -
struggles of trailing spouses

Henriette Johnsen

Aug 29, 2018
7 min

Trailing spouse

The missing piece - struggles of trailing spouses

For lack of a better term and fully aware that many consider it derogatory and an indication of a life without responsibility, direction...

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