Goodbye Season: What Living Abroad Teaches You About Leaving Well

If you've ever lived abroad, you know that the highs are extraordinary. But there's one part of this life nobody really prepares you for — you have to get really, really good at saying goodbye.In this episode, Brianna and Morgan get honest about one of the most emotional parts of international life. Brianna is in the middle of packing up her life in Bali and preparing to move to Switzerland. Morgan knows this feeling all too well. Together, they open up about what goodbyes have cost them, what they've taught them, and how to actually leave a place — and the people you love — well.What we cover:💔 Why expat goodbyes hit differently — the deep friendships formed through shared international experiences, the revolving door of digital nomad life in Bali, and why the uncertainty of living abroad makes every goodbye feel more extreme✈️ The airport goodbye — why it's never just one goodbye by the time you reach security, Brianna's strategy of smiling until nobody can see her anymore, and Morgan's confession that she's been known to weep in the security line🌍 Major life transitions — Brianna reflects on leaving Kenya, Albania, Curaçao and now Bali. Morgan on leaving Spain, and why even returning to a place you love feels like another goodbye😢 Goodbyes that surprised them — the bachata teacher who made Brianna cry mid-warm-up, Morgan's friends in South Africa she weeps saying goodbye to every single time, and Brianna's theatre students in Bali who somehow found her TikTokHow to leave well — 5 tips:Tell people what they mean to you — don't assume they knowDon't avoid the sadness. Let the tears comeCreate a real ending — a last dinner, a last surf, a ceremony for the things that matteredPut the phone away in the moment, but take all the photos in the lead-upLeave the door open — goodbyes are rarely foreverWhat goodbyes have taught them — on gratitude, courage, holding on loosely, and why being the one who stays is just as hard as being the one who leavesThis one's for everyone in a goodbye season — whether you're the one leaving or the one being left behind.💬 Share your goodbye tips with us — find us @theglobalgirlfriend on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook, or at theglobalgirlfriend.com🎧 New episode every week.