about ana
life and career coach for women living abroad
Hi, I'm Ana.
I've been living abroad as an expat since 2009. Over the years, I've moved countries several times and rebuilt my life from scratch more than once.
I know how easy it is to lose touch with yourself when so much of your energy goes into adapting, staying practical, and keeping life moving.
Each move brought new routines, difficult decisions, and another period of starting over before life began to feel settled again. I went from searching for work and finding my place in a new country to building a career in international education and working with colleagues and professionals from more than 50 countries.
my own experience abroad
Living abroad taught me how easy it is to focus on what needs to be done. You adapt to a new environment, make practical decisions, and keep moving forward. Without realising it, you can lose sight of what you want for yourself.
I went through that myself. For a long time, I relied on logic, put pressure on myself, and did what seemed like the sensible thing to do. Underneath that, I felt increasingly uncertain about what I wanted and where I wanted my life to go next.
Over time, I had to learn how to trust myself and my decisions again, even in the middle of constant change and uncertainty.
Gradually, life abroad felt calmer and more grounded. I stopped overthinking every decision, became clearer about what was important to me, and learned to handle change without losing myself in the process.
That shift did not happen overnight, but it changed the way I experience life abroad completely. It also shapes the way I work today.
from education to coaching
My background in international education taught me how people learn, adapt, and grow through change. Over the years, I worked with students, colleagues, and professionals from many different backgrounds, and I saw that the questions people struggle with most rarely have straightforward answers.
I've learned that lasting decisions rarely come from someone else's answers. They come from having the time and space to think clearly about your own.
Training as a coach gave me a different way to support people. Rather than giving advice or offering solutions, I support women by giving them the time to slow down, explore what's really going on, and arrive at decisions that make sense for their own lives.
What I enjoy most about coaching is watching someone leave a conversation seeing themselves and their situation differently from when they arrived. Those shifts are often small at first, but they can change the way someone approaches decisions, relationships, work, and everyday life.
why i work with women living abroad
My own experience is one of the reasons I chose to coach women living abroad. While every woman's story is different, I know how easy it is to spend years adapting to life around you without stopping to ask whether it still reflects who you are today.
The women I work with are rarely starting from scratch. Most have built successful lives abroad. They manage work, relationships, and everyday responsibilities, yet they're beginning to question parts of their lives that once felt right.
Coaching gives them the space to step back, understand what is influencing their decisions, and move forward with greater confidence in their own judgement.
Life abroad can feel very different when you trust yourself to make decisions that reflect who you are today.
book a discovery session
If you've recognised yourself in what you've read and would like the space to think things through differently, I invite you to book a discovery session.
In this conversation, you'll share what's been on your mind recently and what you'd like support with. We'll explore one of your real situations together so you can experience what coaching is like and see what changes when you have the space to think more clearly.
This is not a commitment or the start of a programme. It is simply a chance to meet, ask questions, and see whether we feel like the right fit to work together.