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A Portable Identity
A Portable Identity
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When you move abroad to support your partner's career, the most profound change you experience is internal-shifting your sense of self.
Whether it's your first international move or your fifth, A Portable Identity is your essential companion for understanding and navigating the emotional, psychological, and cultural impact of global transition.
This revitalized edition blends timeless wisdom with fresh insights for our interconnected world. With warmth, empathy, and openness, the authors explore deeper layers of change that tend to be overlooked in typical relocation handbooks.
You'll discover:Why feelings like confusion, self-doubt, frustration, or resentment are normal-and how to move through themHow identity evolves through each stage of international transition:pre-departure, arrival, living abroad, and repatriationPractical steps to own your experience and create a more meaningful life abroadInspiring stories, expert reflection, and interactive prompts to guide your own transformation
If you are a relocation specialist, HR professional, or global coach, this book is a vital resource for supporting others through change.The authors combine their professional knowledge and lived experience to give you everything you need to shape a portable identity grounded in your sense of self. This edition features expanded strategies for intercultural adaptation, including The Intercultural Pendulum, and new perspectives on personal transformation. The Wheel, a proven model, provides enduring support during your international transition.
You don't have to lose yourself in the move.
Open this book-learn to take charge of change, wherever you go.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
346
Release Date:
2026-01-05
Publication Date:
2026-01-12
Publisher:
Summertime
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
1999880897
ISBN13:
9781999880897
Minimum Reading Age:
18
Maximum Reading Age:
18
Weight:
652 g
Height:
178 cm
Width:
254 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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