Henriette Johnsen
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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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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Henriette Johnsen
- Feb 5
- 5 min
How to effectively navigate disagreements, conflicts, and crises in your romantic relationship?
Many, if not most, couples experience disagreements, conflicts, and crises at some stage of their relationship. These can break trust,...
Henriette Johnsen
- Nov 15, 2023
- 7 min
For love-pats and partners hereof: bringing your loved one home...
... unfortunately, isn't always the adventure that you had hoped it to be. This blogpost will explore why and what to do to prevent...
Henriette Johnsen
- Oct 10, 2023
- 6 min
In relationships, conflicts are personal development waiting to happen - for both partners!
In my practice, I see lots of couples. Couples who love each other, hurt each other, keep fighting for the relationship, keep having the...
Henriette Johnsen
- Feb 12, 2023
- 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...
Henriette Johnsen
- Jan 9, 2023
- 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Henriette Johnsen
- Sep 17, 2019
- 5 min
Enhance your relationship and expat life with couples therapy!
Couples expat life challenges therapy counselling
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