Starting over in a new country

Settling in when everything is different.

Moving to a new country means learning new systems, a new language, new customs and new ways of making friends.

Practical steps

Register for health care
Open a bank account
Understand housing and work rights
Learn local emergency numbers

Emotional side

Homesickness
Feeling like an outsider
Missing family and food

Connection

Find community groups from home
Join language classes, which are good places to meet people
Connect with locals through shared interests

KEEP EXPLORING

Keep exploring.

Everything

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Withdrawal, overwork, anger and numbness are how pain often shows up in men. Disappearing is not the same as coping.

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Practical and emotional steps after release.

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Finding your feet when you know nobody.

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The first ninety days

What has to be handled after a death, a separation, or a release, in the order it has to be handled.

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The first ninety days

What actually has to be handled, in what order, and what can wait. Nothing in it about feelings, which is exactly why it works.

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Learning to live alone

After a breakup, bereavement or leaving home.

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