By Doreen Cumberford

Nomadic Diaries is the podcast that lives at the intersection of intercultural theory and real life, that’s the place where the frameworks meet the feelings, and where the research finally hits the pavement.

Hosted by Scottish-born intercultural trainer, author and coach Doreen Cumberford, Nomadic Diaries is celebrating 200 episodes doing something deceptively simple: seeking to take the rich, rigorous world of intercultural scholarship and translating it into the language of daily lived experience. That’s the language in which we expats, dream in or lie awake at 2am, wondering who we are. Or the repatriate who comes home and finds it isn’t home anymore. Or the third culture kid who is trying to explain themselves to peers who have only grown up in one local environment.

Guests have included some of the most respected voices in the intercultural field, among them Kathy Ellis, Daniel Yalowitz (upcoming), Saehee Chang, Megan Norton-Newbanks, Lois Bushong and Ruth Van Reken, alongside coaches, therapists, storytellers and globally mobile people from every corner of the world. What unites them is a commitment to making intercultural intelligence not just understood but felt.

...Because the theory matters! And so does knowing what to do on a Tuesday morning when everything feels foreign and you can’t remember who you used to be.

With listeners in 127 countries and more than 200 episodes across five content pillars —Belonging, Identity, Repatriation, Adaptation and Culture Crossing — Nomadic Diaries has become a trusted resource for anyone navigating the interior journey of international life.

We would love for you to be a part of it. We can be found anywhere you love to listen to podcasts:

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