
Emotional Baggage Fees: How Unresolved Trauma Affects Expats (and How to Unpack It)
Moving abroad can feel like a fresh start—until you realize your emotional baggage somehow made it through customs. ✈️ You can leave your home country, but unresolved trauma has a way of sneaking into your carry-on. So, what happens when the past follows you to your new life? And more importantly, how do you finally unpack it?
Key Points:
Why Relocation Can Resurface Old Wounds (Spoiler: Change = Stress, and stress = uninvited emotional flashbacks)
Signs You Might Be Carrying Emotional Baggage (Besides the 23kg suitcase of “I’m fine” energy)
How to Start Healing While Abroad (Therapy, self-care, and resisting the urge to ghost your emotions)
The Power of Finding the Right Support System
Conclusion:
Healing takes time, but you don’t have to do it alone. Whether you’re navigating life in Prague or anywhere else, processing your past can help you fully embrace your present.