37. Career Congregation with Meghan Fitzpatrick, Therapist & Coach: Identity, Expat Life and Building a Life & Career Across Borders

Career Congregation is your weekly gathering for all things career, a space to explore the highs, the lows, and the real stories of people navigating change, uncertainty and growth in their working lives. Hosted by Therapist and Coach Meghan Fitzpatrick, each episode offers insights, perspective and real life examples of people doing amazing things in their careers. This podcast is for anyone questioning their career direction or what comes next.In this solo episode, podcast host, Meghan reflects on a lifetime shaped by living across borders and how being an expat from a young age has influenced her identity, career, relationships and sense of home. Drawing on her own experience as a third culture kid (TCK), digital nomad and business owner, she explores what it really means to build a life and career without a single fixed base.Meghan shares candidly about her current pivot, spending time between Ireland and Portugal, setting up her business within the EU, and navigating the emotional and logistical realities of cross border living. She speaks openly about the nervous system impact of repeated moves, letting go of London after more than a decade, and the quiet grief that can accompany change even when it is chosen.The episode explores the less talked about sides of expat life. Loneliness, relational strain, identity confusion and the repeated experience of starting over. Meghan reflects on growing up in international schools, the constant cycle of arrivals and goodbyes, and how this environment builds resilience, adaptability and social confidence while also leaving a lasting imprint.This conversation is both personal and practical. Meghan connects her lived experience to her work as a therapist and coach, explaining why supporting people through major transitions, relocations and identity shifts has become a core focus of her practice. She offers reassurance to anyone feeling unsettled, ungrounded or unsure during a period of change, and reframes adaptability as a skill that can be developed rather than a personality trait you either have or do not.This episode is for anyone navigating a move, a career pivot, life abroad, or the in between space where the old life no longer fits and the new one is still forming. It is a reminder that there is no single right way to build a life, and that stability can be internal, even when everything else is in motion.If you think you know someone who would make a great guest, feel free to email Meghan at [email protected] you would like to support the show and the work of Career Congregation, you can do so here: https://ko-fi.com/meghanfitzpatrickKey episode themes:Expat lifeIdentity and belongingCareer pivotsTCKDigital nomad realitiesResilience and adaptabilityBuilding a location independent careerNervous system regulation during changeLetting go of old versions of homeThird culture kids Keywords:CareerCoachingPersonal developmentMental healthPurposeCareer transitionFinding your purposeWork life balanceBurnoutLife after burnoutMotivationAuthentic career pathsTherapyTherapistEntrepreneurSolopreneurDigital nomadRemote working© Copyright Meghan Fitzpatrick 2026