56. Belonging After Time Abroad: How to Feel at Home in Your Own Country

24min | 10/07/2025

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Returning home after living abroad can be a joyful yet disorienting experience. At first, everything feels familiar, but soon, you might notice a sense of disconnection, loneliness, or the feeling that you no longer truly belong.

In today’s episode of The Returner Support Podcast, we dive deep into the concept of belonging. Inspired by the book Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home, I explore why we often feel like outsiders in our own country, and how this is tied to showing up fully as ourselves.

We talk about:

Why “fitting in” is not the same as truly belonging
How past experiences abroad and at home shape your sense of self
The difference between false belonging and authentic connection
How to reclaim parts of yourself that have been hidden or suppressed
Practical reflection questions to help you explore where and with whom you truly belong

Whether you’re struggling with reverse culture shock, feeling unneeded, or questioning your next steps, this episode will help you understand your emotions and start feeling at home in yourself and your country again.

🎧 Tune in, reflect, and take a step closer to belonging, exactly as you are.

Want personalized support for your return journey?

🔗 Book a free 30-minute clarity call here: Here

🔗Grab the Ebook Deep Dive : Here

Follow me on Instagram for daily insights and support: @The returner support

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About The returner support

The Returner Support Podcast is the only space dedicated entirely to what it really means to come back home after living abroad. Here, we go beyond reverse culture shock, we talk about the messy, beautiful, confusing process of returning to your home country and rebuilding your life from the inside out.

Whether you've just landed or have been back for months (or years), this is your space to feel seen, supported, and understood. You’ll find real talk, practical guidance, and gentle reminders that you’re not alone, and that what you’re feeling is valid.

This podcast is here to help you make sense of your return, reconnect with who you are now, and create a life that actually feels like you not just a return to the past, but a leap into your next chapter.

Because coming home is not the end of your adventure, it’s the beginning of a whole new one.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About The returner support

The Returner Support Podcast is the only space dedicated entirely to what it really means to come back home after living abroad. Here, we go beyond reverse culture shock, we talk about the messy, beautiful, confusing process of returning to your home country and rebuilding your life from the inside out.

Whether you've just landed or have been back for months (or years), this is your space to feel seen, supported, and understood. You’ll find real talk, practical guidance, and gentle reminders that you’re not alone, and that what you’re feeling is valid.

This podcast is here to help you make sense of your return, reconnect with who you are now, and create a life that actually feels like you not just a return to the past, but a leap into your next chapter.

Because coming home is not the end of your adventure, it’s the beginning of a whole new one.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Description

Returning home after living abroad can be a joyful yet disorienting experience. At first, everything feels familiar, but soon, you might notice a sense of disconnection, loneliness, or the feeling that you no longer truly belong.

In today’s episode of The Returner Support Podcast, we dive deep into the concept of belonging. Inspired by the book Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home, I explore why we often feel like outsiders in our own country, and how this is tied to showing up fully as ourselves.

We talk about:

Why “fitting in” is not the same as truly belonging
How past experiences abroad and at home shape your sense of self
The difference between false belonging and authentic connection
How to reclaim parts of yourself that have been hidden or suppressed
Practical reflection questions to help you explore where and with whom you truly belong

Whether you’re struggling with reverse culture shock, feeling unneeded, or questioning your next steps, this episode will help you understand your emotions and start feeling at home in yourself and your country again.

🎧 Tune in, reflect, and take a step closer to belonging, exactly as you are.

Want personalized support for your return journey?

🔗 Book a free 30-minute clarity call here: Here

🔗Grab the Ebook Deep Dive : Here

Follow me on Instagram for daily insights and support: @The returner support

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About The returner support

The Returner Support Podcast is the only space dedicated entirely to what it really means to come back home after living abroad. Here, we go beyond reverse culture shock, we talk about the messy, beautiful, confusing process of returning to your home country and rebuilding your life from the inside out.

Whether you've just landed or have been back for months (or years), this is your space to feel seen, supported, and understood. You’ll find real talk, practical guidance, and gentle reminders that you’re not alone, and that what you’re feeling is valid.

This podcast is here to help you make sense of your return, reconnect with who you are now, and create a life that actually feels like you not just a return to the past, but a leap into your next chapter.

Because coming home is not the end of your adventure, it’s the beginning of a whole new one.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About The returner support

The Returner Support Podcast is the only space dedicated entirely to what it really means to come back home after living abroad. Here, we go beyond reverse culture shock, we talk about the messy, beautiful, confusing process of returning to your home country and rebuilding your life from the inside out.

Whether you've just landed or have been back for months (or years), this is your space to feel seen, supported, and understood. You’ll find real talk, practical guidance, and gentle reminders that you’re not alone, and that what you’re feeling is valid.

This podcast is here to help you make sense of your return, reconnect with who you are now, and create a life that actually feels like you not just a return to the past, but a leap into your next chapter.

Because coming home is not the end of your adventure, it’s the beginning of a whole new one.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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