House of Peregrine

Part of the House of Peregrine Summer Series — shorter clips drawn from our favourite episodes, for those in-between moments when you want wisdom without the full sit-down.In this clip, financial strategist Alex Ingrim, founder of Liberty Atlantic, unpacks a deceptively simple idea: your "financial backpack" — everything you carry from one country to the next, and how it changes the moment you cross a border. Mickelle and Alex explore how building a life abroad is really like building a custom life, where your country, your passport, and your finances all have to work in concert.They dig into why trying out low-tax-impact countries can be the smartest first step, why you should run towards something rather than away from it, and the uncomfortable truth most people miss: your income is almost always taxable where you land, and your tax bill abroad may shock you. It's practical, aspirational, and exactly the kind of planning that makes a move sustainable.Connect with Alex Ingrim at libertyatlantic.com. Produced May 2025 — tax laws change, so confirm specifics with an advisor.Listen to the full conversation: https://www.houseofperegrine.com/podcast/ep-061House of Peregrine is the network for International life, made by and for people living abroad.  Get started with a FREE account today to unlock exclusive content, connections, and opportunities:houseofperegrine.com/auth/signupJoin a global circle of thinkers, creators, and doers. We host events, build products, publish guides, run a podcast, offer rewards and curated products — all within a vibrant ecosystem of experts and businesses to support your life abroad.Subscribe: houseofperegrine.com/subscribeJoin our WhatsApp Group: HOP CommunityExplore Memberships: houseofperegrine.com/membershipsInstall the App: houseofperegrine.com/installFollow us for daily inspiration and updates:Instagram: @houseofperegrinepodcastYouTube: @HouseofPeregrineofficialLinkedIn:@company/house-of-peregrineTikTok: @houseofperegrinepodcast

Part of the House of Peregrine Summer Series — shorter clips drawn from our favourite episodes, for those in-between moments when you want wisdom without the full sit-down.In this clip, Third Culture Kid turned therapist and writer Dr. Rachel Cason explores what it means to grow up between worlds — and the quiet, lifelong work of making sense of who we become. Mickelle and Rachel unpack why so many globally shaped people carry a sense of being different wherever they go, and how telling your own story, on your own terms, can turn that ache into something whole.In this episode:Why introducing yourself is never simple when your identity spans multiple culturesThe loneliness of "pruning" pieces of yourself so others can understand youHow naming everything you hold — precisely — is what lets you truly connect with othersWhy the answer to "I don't know who I am" is often too much self, not too littleDr. Rachel Cason is a therapist, writer, and author of Incredible Lives and The Courage to Live Them. Find her work and podcast online.Listen to the full conversation: https://www.houseofperegrine.com/podcast/ep-060House of Peregrine is the network for International life, made by and for people living abroad.  Get started with a FREE account today to unlock exclusive content, connections, and opportunities:houseofperegrine.com/auth/signupJoin a global circle of thinkers, creators, and doers. We host events, build products, publish guides, run a podcast, offer rewards and curated products — all within a vibrant ecosystem of experts and businesses to support your life abroad.Subscribe: houseofperegrine.com/subscribeJoin our WhatsApp Group: HOP CommunityExplore Memberships: houseofperegrine.com/membershipsInstall the App: houseofperegrine.com/installFollow us for daily inspiration and updates:Instagram: @houseofperegrinepodcastYouTube: @HouseofPeregrineofficialLinkedIn:@company/house-of-peregrineTikTok: @houseofperegrinepodcast

Part of the House of Peregrine Summer Series,  shorter clips drawn from our favourite episodes, for those in-between moments when you want wisdom without the full sit-down.In this clip, international divorce lawyer and mediator Magali van Maanen reveals a truth that catches most cross-border couples completely off guard: when you build a life abroad, the rules you assumed would protect you may not apply at all. Mickelle and Magali explore the moment so many expat families never see coming and why understanding it early changes everything.In this episode:Why your children may not be able to leave the Netherlands until you and your partner reach an agreement even if neither of you is DutchHow your home country's laws can quietly override a "50/50" split you assumed was fairThe clean-break versus spousal-support clash that blindsides cross-border couplesWhy speaking to a lawyer in both countries before you decide where to file can protect your futureProduced April 2025:  laws change, so confirm specifics with a lawyer.Magali van Maanen practises at DeBoorder Advocaten in Amsterdam,  find her full contact details at deboorderadvocaten.com.Listen to the full conversation: https://www.houseofperegrine.com/podcast/ep-059House of Peregrine is the network for International life, made by and for people living abroad.  Get started with a FREE account today to unlock exclusive content, connections, and opportunities:houseofperegrine.com/auth/signupJoin a global circle of thinkers, creators, and doers. We host events, build products, publish guides, run a podcast, offer rewards and curated products — all within a vibrant ecosystem of experts and businesses to support your life abroad.Subscribe: houseofperegrine.com/subscribeJoin our WhatsApp Group: HOP CommunityExplore Memberships: houseofperegrine.com/membershipsInstall the App: houseofperegrine.com/installFollow us for daily inspiration and updates:Instagram: @houseofperegrinepodcastYouTube: @HouseofPeregrineofficialLinkedIn:@company/house-of-peregrineTikTok: @houseofperegrinepodcast

What does burnout actually feel like in your body and why does our culture keep getting it so wrong? This is one of our favourite House of Peregrine episodes, brought to you as part of our Summer Series - shorter clips from the conversations we keep coming back to. Mickelle sits down with somatic empowerment coach Alicia Ingruber for a conversation that is equal parts science and soul. Alicia rebuilt her life after a two-year burnout by learning to work with her body, not against it and what she shares here will reframe everything you thought you knew.They go deep on the nervous system, the difference between burnout and exhaustion, and why sensitive women and high achievers are carrying a weight the world refuses to acknowledge. Mickelle opens up about her own burnout - not from work, but from motherhood - proving this can happen to anyone when we stop listening to what our bodies are telling us.In this episode:The three nervous system states and the moment your body tips into full collapseWhy burnout and tiredness are not the same thing, and why that distinction changes everythingHow sensitive women and high achievers are uniquely at risk and why healing takes far longer than anyone tells youWhy burnout isn't just a workplace story: international moves, caregiving, and major life transitions count tooConnect with Alicia Ingruber at aliciainspired.com and listen to the full episode at houseofperegrine.com/podcast/ep-063House of Peregrine is the network for International life, made by and for people living abroad.  Get started with a FREE account today to unlock exclusive content, connections, and opportunities:houseofperegrine.com/auth/signupJoin a global circle of thinkers, creators, and doers. We host events, build products, publish guides, run a podcast, offer rewards and curated products — all within a vibrant ecosystem of experts and businesses to support your life abroad.Subscribe: houseofperegrine.com/subscribeJoin our WhatsApp Group: HOP CommunityExplore Memberships: houseofperegrine.com/membershipsInstall the App: houseofperegrine.com/installFollow us for daily inspiration and updates:Instagram: @houseofperegrinepodcastYouTube: @HouseofPeregrineofficialLinkedIn:@company/house-of-peregrineTikTok: @houseofperegrinepodcast

Sam Frearson Tubito returns to House of Peregrine for a deeply reflective conversation on home, identity, motherhood, and the beautiful complexity of a life lived across borders. In Episode 52, Mickelle and Sam explored what it means to create stability inside movement. This time, Sam returns with her memoir, Beneath a Borrowed Sky: A Woman’s Search for the True Meaning of Home, a tender and honest account of belonging, family, and the places we temporarily—but fully—call home.Together, Mickelle and Sam talk about raising four fourth-generation global nomads, the emotional reality of having adult children scattered across the world, and the quiet cost of giving your children a global life. Sam also reflects on being the “supporting spouse,” reinventing herself in each new country, and the honest conversations required to keep a marriage steady through change.In this episode:Why “home” can be something we carry, not somewhere we arriveThe meaning behind Beneath a Borrowed SkyRaising third-culture kids and watching them build lives globallyThe unseen work of the supporting spouse abroadWhy doing your homework matters before any major life transitionBelonging, people-pleasing, identity, and learning to be yourself in the in-betweenSam’s work is a wisdom offering for anyone living between cultures, raising a family abroad, or asking what home really means. For more information about Sam, this episode, and all the links mentioned, visit https://www.houseofperegrine.com/podcast/ep-094.House of Peregrine is the network for International life, made by and for people living abroad.  Get started with a FREE account today to unlock exclusive content, connections, and opportunities:houseofperegrine.com/auth/signupJoin a global circle of thinkers, creators, and doers. We host events, build products, publish guides, run a podcast, offer rewards and curated products — all within a vibrant ecosystem of experts and businesses to support your life abroad.Subscribe: houseofperegrine.com/subscribeJoin our WhatsApp Group: HOP CommunityExplore Memberships: houseofperegrine.com/membershipsInstall the App: houseofperegrine.com/installFollow us for daily inspiration and updates:Instagram: @houseofperegrinepodcast

Melissa Parks, Ph.D. joins Mickelle for a conversation about what life abroad really asks of us, beneath the logistics, beneath the highlight reel. Melissa shares how a devastating breakup in Spain became a turning point: not just the loss of a partner, but a “compound grief” that included home, visa security, community, and identity. Together, they name what so many Peregrines feel but rarely articulate: when you live between cultures, you’re constantly becoming and that process can be both beautiful and brutal.Melissa introduces mindful self-compassion as a practical way through transition: first, acknowledging what’s true without getting swallowed by it; second, remembering common humanity (you’re not alone); and third, speaking to yourself with real kindness. They explore why even positive moves can activate grief in the body, and why closing one chapter with intention—goodbyes, rituals, permission to feel—helps us enter the next with more steadiness.The conversation opens into identity and belonging too: fitting in versus true belonging, the “multi-selves” we develop across languages and cultures, and Melissa’s late-in-life autism diagnosis, an added layer of self-knowing that reframes her experience of masking, sensitivity, and self-acceptance. Ultimately, living abroad becomes an invitation to go deeper, if we’re willing to build the tools to meet it.In this episode:Why a breakup abroad can become compound griefThe 3 parts of mindful self-compassion (and how to use them)How transition shows up in the body (panic, insomnia, overwhelm)Closing chapters intentionally before starting new onesFitting in vs belonging, and the “multi-selves” of global lifeNeurodivergence, masking, and self-acceptance across culturesFor more about Melissa Parks and all episode links and resources, visit: https://www.houseofperegrine.com/podcast/ep-093. Her memoir, A Compassionate Mess: A Therapist, Her Monsters, and a Journey to Self-Acceptance, will be published June 23, 2026.House of Peregrine is the network for International life, made by and for people living abroad.  Get started with a FREE account today to unlock exclusive content, connections, and opportunities:houseofperegrine.com/auth/signupJoin a global circle of thinkers, creators, and doers. We host events, build products, publish guides, run a podcast, offer rewards and curated products — all within a vibrant ecosystem of experts and businesses to support your life abroad.Subscribe: houseofperegrine.com/subscribeJoin our WhatsApp Group: HOP CommunityExplore Memberships: houseofperegrine.com/membershipsInstall the App: houseofperegrine.com/installFollow us for daily inspiration and updates:Instagram: @houseofperegrinepodcastYouTube: @HouseofPeregrineofficialLinkedIn:@company/house-of-peregrineTikTok: @houseofperegrinepodcast

Michel Bauwens—founder of the P2P Foundation—joins Mickelle Weber for a wide-angle, grounded conversation on what happens when the systems we inherited (market vs. state) stop matching the world we’re living in. Michel argues we’re in a civilizational transition accelerated by the internet’s ability to enable “translocal self-organization”: people coordinating, building, and sharing value across borders—without waiting for institutions to catch up.Together, they explore how the rise of commons-based, peer-to-peer networks changes our definitions of value, work, and belonging. Mickelle connects Michel’s “cosmo-local” lens to the lived reality of expatriates and globally mobile people: life happens locally—visas, families, health, community—but knowledge and coordination can (and should) flow globally. The heart of the episode lands on a human truth: technology without relational infrastructure isn’t enough. If we want a life worth living, we need new containers for solidarity, contribution, and care.Michel closes with a nuanced view of AI: not as a savior, but as a powerful synthesizing tool—and potentially an interface that helps humans understand the needs of the more-than-human world. The invitation is clear: build networks that are rooted, regenerative, and real.In this episode:Why “market vs. state” is an outdated debate—and what a third path could beContributory value, DAOs, and how commons can reshape economicsCosmo-local: keep what’s heavy local; share what’s light globallyThe loneliness/atomization problem—and why belonging is infrastructureDominator models, difference, and what “generative” could actually meanAI as a synthesis engine—and an interface with ecologyFind Michel’s work and every link mentioned for this episode at: https://www.houseofperegrine.com/podcast/ep-092House of Peregrine is the network for International life, made by and for people living abroad.  Get started with a FREE account today to unlock exclusive content, connections, and opportunities:houseofperegrine.com/auth/signupJoin a global circle of thinkers, creators, and doers. We host events, build products, publish guides, run a podcast, offer rewards and curated products — all within a vibrant ecosystem of experts and businesses to support your life abroad.Subscribe: houseofperegrine.com/subscribeJoin our WhatsApp Group: HOP CommunityExplore Memberships: houseofperegrine.com/membershipsInstall the App: houseofperegrine.com/installFollow us for daily inspiration and updates:Instagram: @houseofperegrinemediaYouTube: @HouseofPeregrineofficialLinkedIn:@company/house-of-peregrineTikTok: @houseofperegrinepodcast

In this episode, Mickelle sits down with Jewel Mondros of Jewel Mondros, Energetic Consultant, intuitive healer, and frequency guide to explore what happens when you can feel you’re changing, but can’t quite name it yet. Jewel shares her own peregrine path, years living across Europe, learning tarot while feeling untethered abroad, and ultimately channeling her work (and her oracle deck) during a liminal season before moving to Amsterdam. Together they make the “unseen” feel grounded: intuition as a skill, energy as information, and transformation as the steady return to self.They also unpack how tarot and channeling can function like a soulful mirror, less about prediction, more about perspective, pattern recognition, and being deeply witnessed. From microdosing as a gentle commitment to new neural pathways, to retreats where location, beauty, and group dynamics become part of the medicine, this conversation is both expansive and practical. Jewel closes with a collective message: fear and vulnerability aren’t obstacles - they’re the doorway.In this episode:Tarot as a structured “mirror” for clarity and self-trustWhat channeling adds: felt truth, not logicMicrodosing as subtle, consistent re-patterningRetreats as energetic containers: space, safety, and group workHow homes speak: leaks, clutter, kitchens + emotional patternsA collective pull: step through fear; vulnerability sets you freeFor more about Jewel and the links mentioned and more on this episode: https://www.houseofperegrine.com/podcast/ep-091House of Peregrine is the network for International life, made by and for people living abroad.  Get started with a FREE account today to unlock exclusive content, connections, and opportunities:houseofperegrine.com/auth/signupJoin a global circle of thinkers, creators, and doers. We host events, build products, publish guides, run a podcast, offer rewards and curated products — all within a vibrant ecosystem of experts and businesses to support your life abroad.Subscribe: houseofperegrine.com/subscribeJoin our WhatsApp Group: HOP CommunityExplore Memberships: houseofperegrine.com/membershipsInstall the App: houseofperegrine.com/installFollow us for daily inspiration and updates:Instagram: @houseofperegrinepodcastYouTube: @HouseofPeregrineofficialLinkedIn:@company/house-of-peregrineTikTok: @houseofperegrinepodcast

In this episode, Mickelle sits down with Ana Herrero-Wallace of Ada Invest, former US‑licensed equities trader, investor, and author of Still Thinking? Act. - to talk about building wealth with calm confidence, especially when your life (and residency) spans multiple countries.Ana shares her Peregrine path from Madrid to the US, Budapest, London, and eventually Amsterdam and how moving to a partner’s home country can require a total rebuild: language, network, even career. The conversation opens up the deeper layer too: money is math, but it’s also emotional and cultural, shaped by the stories we inherit.Together, they cut through intimidation and perfectionism, naming the real cost of waiting: not investing is still a decision. With practical clarity; fees, diversification, emergency funds, and long-term systems, this episode makes financial independence feel elegant, learnable, and deeply personal.In this episode:Why moving countries can create “analysis paralysis” around investingThe money wound: how early experiences shape financial behaviorWhy women often make strong investors and what holds them backThe rule of 72 + compound interest: time is your biggest leverHow to start simply: low fees, diversification, consistencyWhy women need personal financial autonomy, not outsourcingFor all links, the full transcription, and more about Ana, visit: https://www.houseofperegrine.com/podcast/ep-090.House of Peregrine is the network for International life, made by and for people living abroad.  Get started with a FREE account today to unlock exclusive content, connections, and opportunities:houseofperegrine.com/auth/signupJoin a global circle of thinkers, creators, and doers. We host events, build products, publish guides, run a podcast, offer rewards and curated products — all within a vibrant ecosystem of experts and businesses to support your life abroad.Subscribe: houseofperegrine.com/subscribeJoin our WhatsApp Group: HOP CommunityExplore Memberships: houseofperegrine.com/membershipsInstall the App: houseofperegrine.com/installFollow us for daily inspiration and updates:Instagram: @houseofperegrineYouTube: @HouseofPeregrineofficialLinkedIn:@company/house-of-peregrineTikTok: @houseofperegrine

In this episode of the House of Peregrine Podcast, we’re talking about one of the most tender realities of international life: loving your people well when they live an ocean away. Host Mickelle sits down with Helen Ellis, M.A., New Zealand–based researcher, author, and anthropologist, and founder of DistanceFamilies.com—a longtime practitioner of distance parenting and grandparenting with family spread across the U.S., England, and Scotland.Helen shares why she wrote her Distance Families book series after discovering just how little guidance exists, despite how common this life has become. Together, they explore the emotional undercurrent (especially guilt), the invisible grief that can sit alongside pride, and the practical rituals that help relationships thrive across time zones, without pretending it’s easy.In this episode:The grounding question that changes everything: “How is distance familying for you?”Why empathy across generations is the real bridgeAdult children as the “communication traffic officer” (book it, then build rhythm)Small visit-frictions that quietly matter: gratitude, thoughtfulness, respect for the homeRituals that hold connection: letters, shared books, mini-golf, food traditionsPlanning well for later life when family won’t be down the roadFor Helen’s books, resources, and all links mentioned, visit: https://www.houseofperegrine.com/podcast/ep-089.House of Peregrine is the network for International life, made by and for people living abroad.  Get started with a FREE account today to unlock exclusive content, connections, and opportunities:houseofperegrine.com/auth/signupJoin a global circle of thinkers, creators, and doers. We host events, build products, publish guides, run a podcast, offer rewards and curated products — all within a vibrant ecosystem of experts and businesses to support your life abroad.Subscribe: houseofperegrine.com/subscribeJoin our WhatsApp Group: HOP CommunityExplore Memberships: houseofperegrine.com/membershipsInstall the App: houseofperegrine.com/installFollow us for daily inspiration and updates:Instagram: @houseofperegrinepodcastYouTube: @HouseofPeregrineofficialLinkedIn:@company/house-of-peregrineTikTok: @houseofperegrinepodcast

Money gets emotional fast, especially when you’re living across borders. In this Best Played Moment, Mickelle and Sophie Duong unpack why globally mobile people often delay financial planning (not from laziness, but survival mode), and how that delay quietly reduces freedom later. Sophie, a financial advisor with Devere, reframes money as something that should support your life now and your life later, without the guilt, shame, or sacrifice narrative so many expats carry.They explore the mindset shift from “what should I do?” to “what do I want?” and why goal-setting matters more than age. Sophie introduces her process: start with your financial independence number, zoom out long-term, then work backward into short-term steps—so you can keep building the lifestyle you love while protecting future choices. The conversation closes with a simple, empowering framework: accumulation vs protection phases, defined by milestones and dependents, not by your passport stamps.In this episode:Why money feels personal (and why we avoid it)The “cost of inaction” after years abroad“Money moves where you tell it to move”How to define your financial independence numberWhy you can build a dream life and still plan aheadAccumulation vs protection (it’s milestones, not age)Explore more at https://www.houseofperegrine.com/podcast/ep-075.Find Sophie Duong at Devere Group: https://www.devere-group.com/.House of Peregrine is the network for International life, made by and for people living abroad.  Get started with a FREE account today to unlock exclusive content, connections, and opportunities:houseofperegrine.com/auth/signupJoin a global circle of thinkers, creators, and doers. We host events, build products, publish guides, run a podcast, offer rewards and curated products — all within a vibrant ecosystem of experts and businesses to support your life abroad.Subscribe: houseofperegrine.com/subscribeJoin our WhatsApp Group: HOP CommunityExplore Memberships: houseofperegrine.com/membershipsInstall the App: houseofperegrine.com/installFollow us for daily inspiration and updates:Instagram: @houseofperegrinepodcast

Kemo Camara, founder and CEO of Omek, joins Mickelle Weber for a rich conversation on what community really is and what it can become. Kemo reframes community as human technology: the original infrastructure that helps us survive, belong, and evolve, long before it was ever a marketing term. From growing up in Guinea in a multigenerational compound of 30–50 people, he shares how identity is formed through responsibility, accountability, and being mirrored by others; “me, myself, and us.”Kemo then traces his Peregrine path from Guinea to New York, where corporate life sharpened his strategic skills, but community building remained his instinct. A pivotal move to Germany (sparked by his wife’s career opportunity) became an awakening, highlighting the difference between immigrant and expat mindsets, and how comfort can quietly limit growth. That chapter led to a clearer purpose: supporting bicultural professionals who live between worlds.At the heart of Omek is a powerful reframe: bicultural life isn’t a disadvantage, it’s a privilege and a superpower. Kemo introduces the “toolbox” metaphor: each culture adds tools that expand empathy, creativity, and cultural intelligence. Omek brings bicultural people into intentional community, helps them name their strengths, and equips them to lead; personally, professionally, and as contributors to the societies they call home.In this episode:Community as “human technology,” not a brand buzzwordHow a collective upbringing shapes identity, values, and purposeImmigrant vs expat vs entrepreneur: the mindset shifts of moving abroadWhy staying in an expat bubble can limit growth and belongingBicultural “toolboxes” as a source of creativity, empathy, and leadershipHow Omek supports bicultural talent and partners with companiesFind Kemo Camara and Omek at myomek.com. Learn more www.houseofperegrine.com/podcast/ep-088House of Peregrine is the network for International life, made by and for people living abroad.  Get started with a FREE account today to unlock exclusive content, connections, and opportunities:houseofperegrine.com/auth/signupJoin a global circle of thinkers, creators, and doers. We host events, build products, publish guides, run a podcast, offer rewards and curated products — all within a vibrant ecosystem of experts and businesses to support your life abroad.Subscribe: houseofperegrine.com/subscribeJoin our WhatsApp Group: HOP CommunityExplore Memberships: houseofperegrine.com/membershipsInstall the App: houseofperegrine.com/installFollow us for daily inspiration and updates:Instagram: @houseofperegrinepodcastYouTube: @HouseofPeregrineofficialLinkedIn:@company/house-of-peregrineTikTok: @houseofperegrinepodcast