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My Red Couch Talk with Esteban Polidura


Esteban Polidura is an ICF-certified life coach, mental health first aider, bestselling author, and motivational speaker with a mission to help people navigate major life transitions with clarity, confidence, and purpose. Drawing on a background that includes more than two decades of experience in the global banking sector, Esteban blends practical strategies with deep empathy to guide others toward meaningful and lasting change. He is passionate about raising awareness around mental health and emotional well-being, offering tools, insights, and encouragement to break stigmas and build inner strength. Esteban brings a calm, grounded, and thoughtful approach to helping others adapt to change, whether it’s moving abroad, shifting careers, facing uncertainty, or rebuilding after personal setbacks. He supports individuals in reconnecting with […]

Four Key Tips to Handle Your Repatriation

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In the interview below we cover four key tips for your repatriation or your next transition. 1 – Repatriating Your Role – You own your career and your brand Maintain a Repatriation Plan with your Employer Regular “home leave” where you network with your previous colleagues and meet your sponsor and other important influencers, and key decision-makers. Think about alternative roles you could do with your expat experience, start your own business Update your CV and LinkedIn profile and add your transferable skills 2- Expect Re-Entry Shock – It’s not all milk and chocolate Reading the news and keeping up with the latest trends in the country before you repatriate Keep relationships up and return “home” regularly. Psychological contract: Consider […]

Bringing the Family on Board in Global Mobility

Expat Spouse employment Bringing the family on board in global mobility Expat Family Support

Bringing the Family on Board in Global Mobility Have you been offered an international project or long-term assignment to another country and are not sure how to bring your family on board? Many expats make difficult decisions. These decisions are not always to the liking of our partner or children, especially teenagers can be quite difficult when they find out that they have to leave their friends. Having worked in Global Mobility for a long time in my career, I would like to help you with tips of bringing the family on board in global mobility earlier in the process. You might argue now that your partner knew when they married you, that you had an international outlook on your […]